https://headhearthand.org/blog/2009/10/23/glorifying-god-and-email/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2009/10/23/glorifying-god-and-email/#comment-47261 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:43:43 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2009/10/23/glorifying-god-and-email/#comment-47261 […] Face-to-Face Communication Is Still Supreme. Phones used to be for talking. When we all had land lines, we knew that. But now our phones are for texting, emailing, and maybe even—sometimes—for calling to actually communicate using vibrations from our vocal cords. We need to return to verbal conversation. We need to speak the truth in love to one another. Yes, we may encourage one another through texts and emails; I do this and have many friends who encourage me in this way. But nothing beats seeing a face and hearing a voice. Several years ago, a wise brother in Christ encouraged me with these words: “Paul, always try to talk to the person, in person. If you can’t, then try calling them on the phone. Your third, and last, resort should be email. Email is by far the most easily misinterpreted, misunderstood form of communication.” If we are called to glorify God in all we do then this includes our use of email. David Murray encourages us to check out this helpful article, Glorifying God and Email. […]

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