Text with a Stranger
Jan 29, 2010 
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I just sent a text message to a friend asking her to help photograph an event tonight. Well, my friend must have changed her number, because a complete stranger replied back and introduced herself as “Jessica”.
Oddly enough, Jessica and I continued texting. I even invited her to check out my church and linked her to the website. Seems innocent enough… Who knows, maybe she’ll attend and we’ll become friends.
In the old days (I say that like I’m an old fart), you were limited to meeting new people face to face. Friendships were formed after meeting each other at school, at work, or perhaps while standing in line at the Piggly Wiggly. But now… things are much different. Technology has led us to open up our lives, to be a little more transparent, and to share our experiences. Strangers, like Jessica, are invited into our little worlds.
Question: Have you formed any real-life friendships that began through technology such as Facebook, Twitter, chat rooms, dating sites, or even random misguided text messages? If so, tell me about it.
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Out of the blue, someone from my town twittered me and begun following me (not like stalker follow, but twitter follow…lol). We began twittering. Also, I found instant kinship with a myraid of other authors and strangers online even as far away as Italy. It is kind of wierd. None of these are text messages, but still, it is neat how God draws people to other Christians. You just never know. At the same time though, I think too much texting and too much twittering tends to leave a person feeling a little disconnected with flesh and blood people around you. Sometimes, I find it easier to make friends online than to meet and greet someone new at church. So I make myself get out of my comfort zone.
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Nikole, thanks for commenting. I share the same concern about being \”overly\” connected online and not in the flesh.
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