Keeping Up
 
There are now more than 3 million blogs, but the data shows that remarkable few Americans know about blogs or read them. 
 
(If you want to follow political news, Betsy's Page is worth scanning regularly.  I'm amazed that she can compile so much information.  She's a history and civics teacher with a politically conservative viewpoint.   Her contributions to blogging can save you a bunch of time. )
 
What are the consequences of this information trend. 
 
We're trying to sip from firehoses.  More and larger firehoses are on the way.  (The future is already here, but it is not evenly distributed yet.)  Bots and agents and RSS feeds are coming in to pull selective information out from the multiple streams and present them to you automatically. 
 
"Our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in 'muchness' and 'manyness,' he will rest satisfied. " -- Richard Foster (derived from thoughts Martin Luther expressed, I believe, in Table Talks)
 
There is a kind of pseudo-wisdom and psuedo-knowledge that comes from being "up to date with current events."  It's appealing to us, probably because (a) it's easier and faster than pursuing genuine wisdom and knowledge, and (b) we can enjoy legalistic pleasure from knowing more than the next guy. 
 
Being bold and gentle, men, may require us to fast from the media, particularly since it is likely to be a primary interference to Biblical wisdom from a God-changed heart.