Keep Calm and Blow Bubbles
A few weeks ago, I went to a lecture series at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. One of the workshops I attended was called “Real Relationships, Virtual Space.” It was about how technology can help us enhance our church life (as opposed to replacing it…the work enhance was key). The speaker had many good ideas about how to use technology better in our own contexts, but the activity that was most meaningful was the one with stock photos. She had printed out 200 stock photos (which are free from copyright) and laid them out over a table. She invited each of us to go and find a photo that best described what we wanted our ministry to look like. This is the picture I chose: Maybe I was drawn to it because my mom loves sunflowers and it made me think of her. I was also drawn to the bubbles. I’ve always been a sucker for bubbles. There’s something about bubbles that just makes you feel like a kid again. Do you remember sitting there with the