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I just finished The Circle and gave it 4 stars.

"...I realized that sometimes the best thing we can do for each other is talk honestly about being wrong"

"As greater portions of our waking lives migrate to the Web, and as our "real-word" lives and our online lives continue to blur, the conversation becomes increasingly crucial. We are not simply fighting for freedom vs. security, we are fighting for the ownership of our selves. Those bits of data that Mark Zuckerberg wants to sell to advertisers are just as much a part of who you are as your flesh in blood."

Stryker's closing words: "Yes, anonymity lets you be a different person, but it also allows you to be who you really are. That's precious. Let's not give it up without a fight."

Very important key point and it really gets to the heart of what I've often tried to say. Nice to know I'm not alone in my thinking! "Digital ministers, then, facilitate relationships between people and information rather than imparting information as all-knowing of wisdom."

Scott McLeod, University of Kentucky: "We no longer live in an information push-out world where we passively receive information that is broadcast out to us by large, centralized entities. Instead, we now live within multidirectional conversation spaces."

RE: digital sacred spaces. "Such spaces serve as spiritual oasis—reminders that the divine is always in our midst, made known to us through our connectedness to one another and all of creation."

Clint Schenkloth "Think of what you're doing in social media as ministry, not commentary on it, not ancillary to it." Pg. 50

"We are ministers, not marketers, so our presence in digital spaces must be clearly defined in terms of authentic ministry—an authentic connection with others that focuses on the sharing of love, wisdom, and gifts rather than monetary or other transactional exchanges."