Source: The Schuman Centre for European Studies
Twenty-five years ago, the world was in the grip of Y2K panic. As January 1, 2000, drew near, fear spread around the world that a global computer bug would cause widespread computer failures in hospitals, airborne planes, traffic systems, television broadcasts, military control over rocket launches, including nuclear weapons? All eyes were on New Zealand as the clock clicked towards midnight on New Year’s Eve ahead of the rest of the world.
Twenty-five years later, our world has become overwhelmingly shaped by computers in almost every field. The iPhone introduced Smartphones only in 2007, one of the most transformative technological innovations of the 21st century. They now dictate our daily lifestyles: waking us up, feeding us Whatsapps, emails and social media updates, offering finger-tip access to daily Bible and meditation readings, weather reports, daily agendas, news headlines, directions for public transport for our appointments—and that’s all before getting out of bed!
Read the thought provoking article. It addresses many sweeping changes in the world and the global church in the first quarter of the century.
Perhaps a disclaimer is in order: You may see some of these issues differently than the author does. What would you see as highlights (and lowlights) in your corner of the world?