Christ’s Victory over Social Media

Christ’s Victory over Social Media – “I can only imagine the gold mine Satan must have thought he hit when social media was invented. What a boon to capture the unsuspecting hearts and minds of young people by stealing their most valuable possession—their attention.”

Creators, Consumers, and Christ: 10 Social Media Resolutions

Creators, Consumers, and Christ: 10 Social Media Resolutions – “Whether creating or consuming, Christians can use social media as a tool to steward and leverage well for the glory of God and the good of others.”

Stop Filling Every Quiet Moment with Scrolling

Stop Filling Every Quiet Moment with Scrolling – “Where is your phone right now? Is it in your hand? In your pocket? At your side? Do you ever not know where your phone is? And when you don’t know, how do you react?”

 

Social Media Is Hurting Our Children: What Can Concerned Parents and Grandparents Do?

Social Media Is Hurting Our Children: What Can Concerned Parents and Grandparents Do? – “This is a battle for our children, with their lives and futures at stake. May Christian parents answer the Lord’s call to protect their children.”

Social Media Is a Spiritual Distortion Zone

Social Media Is a Spiritual Distortion Zone – “Social media isn’t a neutral player in our sanctification. It’s an active agent working against our becoming more like Christ.”

5 Questions to Ask Before You Post on Social Media

5 Questions to Ask Before You Post on Social Media – “In Taming the Fingers, Pastor Jeff Johnson offers five practical questions that can help us cultivate heavenly wisdom in our use of social media:  Am I controlled?  Am I calm?  Am I careful? Am I compassionate?  Am I conscientious?”

Social Media Boundaries in Marriage: 5 Ways to Protect Your Relationship

Social Media Boundaries in Marriage: 5 Ways to Protect Your Relationship – “By using social media boundaries in marriage, you take a proactive approach to safeguarding your relationship.” 

How Can We Avoid Becoming Cynics of the Cynicism and Negativity on Social Media and in the Body of Christ?

How Can We Avoid Becoming Cynics of the Cynicism and Negativity on Social Media and in the Body of Christ? – Charles Spurgeon said, “Warm-hearted saints keep each other warm, but cold is also contagious.” How true that is, especially on social media.

Are You Faking On Social Media?

Are You Faking On Social Media? – “Social media can be dangerous because it allows us to create a false identity of who we are.”

The Shift Away From Instagram and Why It’s Happening

The Shift Away From Instagram and Why It’s Happening – “What I’ve just discussed about Instagram is also true about our interactions with young people face to face. They long for personal, genuine contact with others.”

The Young Adults’s Guide to Social Media

The Young Adults’s Guide to Social Media – “So how can Christian young adults navigate these apps and websites in a way that avoids temptation and addiction, and ultimately honors and glorifies Christ?”

How to Lead Others in a Digital Age

How to Lead Others in a Digital Age – “As we enter another year, here are three truths to equip yourself and your people to wisely follow Jesus in a digital age.”

 

Not-Really-Already-But-Definitely-Not Yet

Not-Really-Already-But-Definitely-Not Yet – “A God's-eye-view of the world will destroy those who aren't God.”

 

Screen Sabbaths: A Modest Proposal for a Digital World

Screen Sabbaths: A Modest Proposal for a Digital World – “What might happen if, for one day a week, you silenced the hum and darkened the glow of every device? If you knew you would hear no ding and feel no vibration? If every impulse to text, check, or divert were thwarted by an empty pocket? What might happen on such a day?”

Protecting Your Teenagers Online

Protecting Your Teenagers Online – “As a dad, I would jump to defend my children from a ‘bad guy’ trying to hurt them physically. I’m sure you would do the same. Does that same intensity translate into protecting the minds and hearts of our children online?”

 

What the Bible Says About Social Media

What the Bible Says About Social Media – “Unfortunately, it doesn’t talk directly about using social media, something many of us wish we had a guidebook for. It does, however, tell us how we should comport ourselves, how we should treat others, and how to reflect Christ into the world.”

Seek Wisdom in the Age of Algorithms

Seek Wisdom in the Age of Algorithms – “Algorithms care nothing about the truth. They’re designed to capture our attention for the maximum time to exert the maximum influence over our decisions. They bring to our screens the most reliable attention-grabbers: things that make us feel angry, afraid, aroused, or adored.”

Love One Another On Twitter

Love One Another On Twitter – “The same hammer used to build a house can also smash a window in a robbery. The same screwdriver that assembles gorgeous furniture can stab someone in a fit of anger. Such is the case with social media.”

Is Your Device Controlling You?

Is Your Device Controlling You? – “God created you to have control over creation. He didn’t intend for you to be controlled by your device.”

Social Media Is Terrorizing Our Prayer Lives

Social Media Is Terrorizing Our Prayer Lives – “The more stressful our calendar gets, the greater the demand of the urgent over the important, and the easier it is to shuffle off a little prayer and Bible reading for a calmer date that never quite comes.”