xag.org Redeeming the Time

Last night, I attended the second meeting of a new Christian technologist's group in Columbus, Ohio called Digital Disciples. Digital Disciples is an effort organized by Gabe Taviano to offer a combination of technical training and devotional discipleship instruction.

It was definitely a good time, and I had occasion to meet Kary Oberbrunner, a pastor (at Grace Church in Powell, OH), speaker, and author of several books, including the newly released title, The Fine Line: Re-envisioning the Gap between Christ and Culture. You can find more about this and other books on Kary Overbrunner's website.

Kary gave a talk called "Thy Kingdom Come," which echoed a chapter from his latest book. It was quite moving when he defined three types of Christians:

1. "Separatists" - those that take themselves out of the world
2. "Conformists" - those that become just like, or "of," the world
3. "Transformists" - those who are in the world, but not of the world, making a transforming impact on it

Kary challenged us to strive at living out the Sermon on the Mount, pointing out that, despite the claims of others, it is truly for today.

Kary and I talked afterward, and I discovered that his ministry, Redeem the Day Ministries is named after my life verse, Ephesians 5:16! It reads,

15. See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,
16. redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

- quoted from the New King James Version, with emphasis added

Related Resources

• Kary Oberbrunner's blog
• Kary Oberbrunner on Twitter
• Digital Disciples website
• Digital Disciples on Facebook and on Twitter