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A recent Amazon search brought to my attention A Way With Words: Using Our Online Conversations for Good by Daniel Darling. The title instantly caught my eye as interactions between Christians on social media, especially this year, have caused many questions to arise in my heart. I enjoy using social media and unlike many, I’m a firm believer that it can be used for redemptive purposes. However, I’ve often felt that I’m in the minority when it comes to the way I think about social media. I’ve wondered why it doesn’t seem that more Christians view it as a means of proclaiming the gospel and a catalyst for loving, what Darling refers to as, our digital neighbors. A Way With Words helped me work through my questions and brought so much clarity to my heart and mind. I couldn’t put it down and it is one of the best books I’ve read this year! The book begins with Darling addressing the general lack of information discipline among social media users.
The book begins with Darling addressing the general lack of information discipline among social media users. Regarding this he wrote, “Paul was not against the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge. All over his letters, we see him urge people to study and grow and learn. And it is Paul who, nearing his own death, asked for someone to bring his books (2 Tim. 4:13). And yet he understood the difference between idle pursuit of cheap information and a lifelong commitment to wisdom. He committed to this discipline in his own life, telling the church at Corinth that he ‘decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified’ (1 Cor. 2:2).”
Darling urges Christians to use their online conversations to speak of the hope of the gospel and to honor God with how they speak as well as when. Read more of my review here.
