By Casey Iwanaga

How is God seen in the media?

Little sparks of likes on posts, mentions, retweets and 30 second shout-outs to God in speeches

The one verse “everyone” should know is John 3:16

There are over 31,000 verses in The Bible, but only one that “saves”,

 one “worth mentioning”

 and the “most important one to know”

John 3:16 is important

The problem is God can’t just be reduced to that verse and isn’t

just that verse

God is 31,000 verses

More than any post or mention in the media

What people see of God on social media are shallow snapshots

tiny keyholes that show how God can work

how God can love and protect

If we put God in every media post, He would widen our view

Instead of one verse, He would become 31,000 verses

Instead of little sparks in media, He would become wildfires

Instead of snapshots in our life, He would become our life

Then we would have 31,000 ways to describe God

Instead of one verse

Casey Iwanaga is a junior at the University of California in Merced. Her father is a retired pastor currently serving as Chairman of the OMS Holiness Churches.