You’ve probably had this experience with one of your children—the experience of trying to explain something that was a part of your childhood, but is completely foreign to theirs. Though we aren’t that far removed from the years when we were young, the pace of technological change has been unparalleled. What was mind-blowing in the 70s, 80s, or even the 90s is practically ancient history today. I recently found myself thinking about some of the experiences I had that my children never will.
Studying the maps in the back of a Bible. During a boring sermon, there was always this escape: You could flip to the back of your Bible and browse the maps. It wasn’t exactly the height of entertainment, but it was least something, and they were at least in color. You could trace your finger along the path of the exodus or along Paul’s missionary journeys. But because kids today tend to use a Bible app, they will never browse the maps at the back of their Bible.
Reading liner notes and lyrics. CDs, cassettes, and (some) records had liner notes. Do you remember them? The liner notes contained the lyrics to the songs, but
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