"This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." Jeremiah 31:15
About two years ago I had one of the strangest experiences. As I walked in the building I passed three classrooms, it was before school, and in every classroom ALL the students were looking at their phones. It was weird! However, in that moment the Holy Spirit pierced my soul and laid Jeremiah 31:15 on my heart.
Sadly, it was a feeling I haven't been able to shake. Since that day, numerous things have been on the news regarding school incidents in Georgia. With just this week WSB reported on a 14 year old in Glascock County facing possible felony charges over a picture on his phone taken of another student.
Psalm 127:3 says, "Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him."
Physically, mentally and spiritually caring for our children should be a #1 priority of everyone. Unfortunately, this isn't the case. As this year has progressed I've been saddened by the "scuttlebutt" I hear from students about things going around on their social media accounts. Friend, it is shocking! I'm talking 12, 13 and 14 year old kids!
Recently our church has decided to put on a conference entitled, "Growing God's Gifts." This conference will deal with the impact social media is having on our children (yes, they are still children).
It amazes me that main-stream media and psychologist all see the ramifications on our youth. Yet, Christian parents are almost confident that their child won't be damaged.
In an article by Carl Trueman in the Public Discourse he states, "As our dependence on technology reshapes the moral imagination of our culture to see human beings as psychological wills that need not respect material limitations, so the old order that was built upon the vision of human beings as both body and soul will become increasingly implausible. The things that make Christianity stand out from the wider culture—belief in the incarnation, the resurrection, and embodied human nature as a real, universal thing with moral consequences—are antithetical to the terms of membership in the emerging world order."
That is a lot to unpack! If you need help understanding our role in a changing world join us!
Our conference will be April 21-22, 2023 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Covington.
Conference Schedule
Friday night: 6pm Dinner; 7pm Samuel D. James
Saturday morning: 9am Coffee & Donuts, 9:30am Angel Shelton
10:30am Panel Discussion
Saturday evening: 7pm D.J. Seals
If you are interested please register online at:
https://connectionpointcounseling.org/growing-gods-gift-2023
Or call our church office at 770-787-7493
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