computer – Three Minute Bible

June 21, 2025June 22, 2025

Philippians 1:27b – Standing With Paul

Picture of an old rotary phone (Pixabay)

Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit…

Summary: Paul’s words put us in mind of the power of God to connect us in his Spirit.

Our modern world is an amalgam of strange and conflicting realities.

On the one hand, technology has made it possible for us to be more connected with other people than ever. Do you want to talk with someone? Reach for your cell phone and call. If you don’t want to talk, you can text, or at the other end of the spectrum, you can use the video feature and call, talk, and see the person(s) you are talking with.

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

Ephesians 4:24a – Programmed for Life

… and to put on the new self,

Summary: Using a computer for a modern metaphor for a spiritual concept is helpful. We operate in a similar way. The one major difference is that unlike the computer, we get to choose our “programming.”

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023

Ephesians 4:17b-19 – Garbage In, Garbage Out

… in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.

Summary: What we think has a big impact on what we do and who we are. Thinking there is no God is a faulty assumption that leads to faulty — and dangerous — conclusions.