Having not heard the podcast, I am not going to propose whom I think is right or wrong.

But I will speak from experience and tell you that out of the desire to be liked, I became a social media slut. And it almost cost me my marriage and my identity.

I had begun to read so many blogs. Thing is, I was always attempting to figure out how to get the followers or how to write like the person I was reading. I was so fake and wore so many masks I wasn’t even sure who I was anymore.

So I deleted them all. And tried to sort my life out. And rescue my marriage. And figure out who in the heck I was.

That being said, I have once again started writing. Mainly because it gives me peace and helps me sort things out in my head. But there is no stat counter. No comments. And I got back on Facebook. But I don’t approve everyone that wants to be my friend. And I occasionally go through and weed out the Facebook garden.

Whereas, a year ago, I needed Twitter, Facebook, Blog, Flickr, etc. for acceptance, I am fine now where I am. Controlling what is personal and what is worth tossing out to the “general” public, as it were.

OK, Shaun, here’s the thing. I read your blog, and I subscribe to your Twitter. I’ve actually even organized you coming to my church, talked to you on the phone and set up your compassion table one Sunday. I didn’t speak out of an assumption that you didn’t like Twitter. I read it on your blog (or twitter, I can’t remember).

But perhaps you were speaking tongue in cheek at the time, and perhaps I misspoke about what I read. For that I apologize.

The major problem I have is when other people put a self-imposed limit on where I draw my lines. For some Carlos Whittaker is a social-media slut.

To me he’s a complete inspiration.

Who makes that call.

Carlos and God, together.

For anyone to call that something else is seriously missing the point of Romans 14.

–Terrace Crawford
http://www.terracecrawford.com
http://www.twitter.com/terracecrawford

peace | dewde

When it comes to my personal “online identity,” I think sometimes I say too much and other times I say too little. It’s hard to know where that line is sometimes. I rely on my wife and my community of friends to help me navigate those waters. I think it’s different for different people and also for different situations…

But I really appreciated Shaun’s observations yesterday. God has used his words/songs to better me for a long time–and I’ve always appreciated that about him.

And that I shouldn’t use phrases like “sure as hell”.

And that punting when you spot floaters really is the right thing to do.

I’m pretty sure that didn’t answer your question.

peace | dewde