I Tube, do You Tube?

  If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a video worth?  YouTube seems to be all the rage these days.  It’s turned into a verb, like “google” has — “oh, YouTube it and you’ll see this hilarious video…”  I was shopping for a video camera last night, and some models have a YouTube sticker on them, boasting ‘one-click uploads’ to the YouTube website.

If you haven’t spent time on YouTube, I must admit that I don’t think you’re missing a lot.  I’ve found some good videos and have been able to understand a little more about our culture through YouTube, but for the most part I feel like it’s another way to waste time and entertain ourselves with other peoples’ public stupidity.

With that said, I would like to announce my new YouTube channel!  What?!  It took me a long time to break down and become a member.  But I think it boils down to the age-old question: do I refuse it because of what I don’t like, or do I use it in positive ways as a method of reaching our ever-changing culture, “redeeming” the good qualities for God’s purposes?

Maybe saying that YouTube can be used for God’s purposes is a stretch for some.  But perhaps if Paul lived today, he would use YouTube too – “I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some” (1 Cor 9:22).  I have become a YouTuber to reach the YouTubing generation(s) in our culture.

And video speaks.  So far I’ve only uploaded my itineration videos that I’ve played in churches.  You can see my first video or a recent re-edit.  In the future I’ll be posting news and updates on YouTube, so you can see firsthand what life in Thailand is like, and meet my friends face-to-face… sort of.

We’ll see where this new YouTube journey takes me.  I Tube, do You Tube?