As an introvert, the advent of social media has been huge for me, Facebook and blogging in particular. It’s where I’ve found my voice and strength, before which I was clueless that I possessed either. It’s also where I’ve found the best and most fulfilling social/spiritual connections.

Over the last 5 years, while my local church relationships have withered and died to almost nothing, my e-relationships have blossomed into a lush and vibrant garden where I thoroughly enjoy spending most of my time and energy tending to the souls of myself and others.

I recently had the opportunity to step out of the safety of my e-world to have coffee and a face-to-face chat with the one and only person on staff from Big Church willing to talk to me. Every other pastor and board member has long since chosen denial and silence after displaying severe and aggressive aversion to anything resembling humble and…