Great Bible Software

There are loads of new software packages coming out each week to entice us and our children to spend more time at our computers. While I am an avid computer user (two-six) hours a day seven days a week, I know that anything taken to its excess can become a problem.

While our kids spend more time at their computers they spend less time in sports and other social activities with live real present people. This can lead to obesity, a lack of social desire and skills and a general coldness to "the real world". As we did 30 years ago with TV we must be very diligent to monitor the amount of time and the quality of time being spent on our computers.

Unlike TV computers can be interactive and usually involves others. Just like we should know our children's outside friends we should know their "inside" computer friends as well or even better. In the world of "virtual reality" a 14 year old boy could be a 30 year old pedophile. Your daughter could be being seduced into a lifestyle of drugs, sex, gambling or other potentially dangerous activity.

I believe there needs to be a comprehensive home computer safety checkup done in every home that has children under the age of 18. This should include a set place for the computer (not in the bedroom or away from the rest of the family), a set amount of time to use the computer (I can't tell you how many students are losing sleep and performing horribly in school due to computer late nights), parameters of acceptable computer use (research, non-offensive gaming, music etc...).

As a family we should talk about what's going on in cyber-space together perhaps at dinner. Allow your children to share what is important to then as well as what might be confusing to them in a loving , caring environment. You may also want to share different ways of looking at things to give them a wider perspective.

A really great computer package I found is Logos Bible software. It has everything a child or adult could need to do in depth study of the Bible and bible Times in History. I've had mine for 2 years and barely go a day without using it. It even has 5 ways to read your bible through in a year or helps for bible memorization. If you'd like one of Logo's packages for the computer drop me an e-mail for a 25% discount! Their site is http://www.logos.com/christianhome .

Grace and Peace,

Ed