"Real Hands, Real Water"A story of the power of the Spirit. "Her own computer in the shop, our rector Gail asked if she could use mine to attend an online baptism. She had a role in the service as a sponsor for the baptismal candidate. I was both glad to oblige and mystified. How could anyone be baptized online? I imagined a minister in Milwaukee dipping his hand in the font and resting it on a fifteen-inch monitor while a candidate in Santa Fe touched her forehead to a screen and tried to experience virtual wetness. Cyber-cool? Definitely. Sacramental? Not...." Jan-Feb ’07 Technology issue of Alive Now, published by The Upper Room. |
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