Tuesday, 4 October 2011

The self taught lesson that media learnt

I was in the car yesterday listening to an interview in connection with the recent trial of Knox. The presenter asked if the media's interest had not been good or had skewed the case and all agreed that the media coverage was not helpful at all. It was good for the presenter to then turn around and note how they were doing exactly what they said was not good in reporting on the story in the manner they were. The show was not sure whether it was helping, hindering or doing anything useful. I sometimes wonder whether my sermons (or even my blogs come to that) are useful and sometimes wonder what the point is and if they are actually helping people. I suppose whether we think something is useful or not, whether that be a sermon, a blog or a news programme, or anything else we just have to put it out there and see what God can do with it, sometimes we may be surprised, sometimes we will just never know, sometimes we may have to call it a day... I think for me, it is just about carrying on and seeing what might happen.

1 comment:

  1. I think you've missed the point - your conclusion is that what you put out there in terms of blogs/sermons/etc is given for God to use - but your assumption is that it can't do any harm.

    It's the same assumption the media make - they are just discussing, reviewing, reporting (i.e putting out therefore others to use/experience). But what they've learnt in this case is that their activity can be a hindrance.

    Your conclusion, therefore, shouldn't be to just put it out there whether you consider it useful or not - your conclusion should be to consider carefully the fall-out from your musings??

    Unless you don't believe you can take responsibility for how people react to your actions?

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    When are we having lunch again? John W

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