Wednesday Wisdom | Speaking of God in a Digital World

Communicating theology effectively in today’s world isn’t easy. Post-pandemic 2025 is an era when information moves faster than wisdom and opinions speak louder than truth. However, the call to make the heart of God known in a way people can actually hear, feel, and live remains the same.

Theology—our understanding of who God is and what He’s doing in the world—isn’t meant to be left sitting on a shelf or staying trapped in old worlds. What we believe and understand about God is meant to breathe through us. Our theology is meant to walk into the streets, speak in our art, and find expression in the everyday moments that remind us Heaven still touches Earth. Theology is a powerful public endeavor as much as it may be a private pursuit.

So how do we go about expressing our theological views in a chaotic, vitriolic, post-pandemic 2025 world? Glad you asked. What follows are 7 wisdoms for communicating theology effectively in our present world.

1. Speak Human Before You Speak Theological

We are humans being. Before quoting Scripture or explaining doctrine, start with story. People in 2025 are longing to be understood more than they’re longing to be taught. Learn to listen and understand before teaching or preaching what you believe. The Gospel is often caught more than it is taught, so show them what it means to live and love like Jesus. When we share from our own journeys—the moments of doubt, discovery, and grace we’ve experienced—truth lands softer and sticks deeper.

Start where people hurt, wonder, or hope. Then show them how God meets them there. Be authentic, not academic.

2. Translate, Don’t Dilute

The Gospel doesn’t need to be made trendy; it needs to be made clear. Jesus isn’t a fad. He’s someone we follow and try our best to imitate. Big words like “atonement,” “sanctification,” and “redemption” still hold power, however they sound like old words from ancient worlds. Many people don’t speak that language anymore. Learn to translate biblical truths into the language of everyday life.

• Grace becomes getting what you don’t deserve and it changing everything.
• Redemption becomes God buying back what was broken.
• The Incarnation becomes God showing up in our skin.

3. Marry Word and Image

It’s obvious that we live in a visual age. Kids are fixated on screens. We eat with our eyes before we dine with our hearts. Theology can come alive through visual expression—through color, texture, and image. A picture can carry truth just as deeply as a sermon can, perhaps even more so. A single image can stir questions that open a heart to revelation.

Sometimes the best way to say something about grace is to show someone pictures of it. We can let theology breathe through creativity, whether through music, photography, or visual storytelling.

4. Embrace Questions

People aren’t afraid of faith. They are afraid of being shut down and excluded from the conversation before it ever begins. It’s okay to say, “I don’t have it all figured out.” That kind of humility draws people toward God’s mystery instead of pushing them away from His majesty.

Faithful wrestling often leads to deeper belief than easy answers ever could. You and I are either pointing people to Jesus or pushing them away. Invite people to join the conversation. Don’t exclude them from it. Their salvation isn’t up to meeting your standards. It’s up to God.

5. Being Present

In a digital world, presence is the new apologetic. Apologetics is about explaining why we believe what we believe and doing so in a way that is truthful, thoughtful, and gracious.

People don’t just want to know what we believe—they want to see how we live it out in our daily life. It’s easy to be for God when everything is coming up aces. It’s harder when the tsunami shakes our faith. When we allow compassion, grace, and integrity to show up consistently in our lives, we put our theology in motion.

6. Keep Formation Over Performance

Theology isn’t about showing off what we know. It’s about shaping who we’re becoming. Every truth we teach should lead us to love God more deeply and love others more generously. Sharing the Gospel and sowing seeds is just as much for us as it is for others. We grow when we sow.

7. Practice Digital Incarnation

Just as Jesus entered our world, we enter the online world with humility and light. The goal isn’t to be viral but to be real. It’s about authenticity, not academic prowess. When our posts, prayers, and reflections flow from love rather than pride, the Holy Spirit finds room to work.

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A Prayer for Communicating the Gospel Effectively

My dear, sweet Lord,
Teach me to speak of You in ways that bring life. Let my words, my art, and my presence reflect Your heart. Help me translate timeless truth into a language this generation can understand. May my digital spaces be sacred spaces where people encounter Your grace. In Jesus Name and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Until my next post…

Be salty, stay lit.

Rainer Bantau —The Devotional Guy™

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