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The news can be quite depressing. Check it and quickly you find out about the latest war, controversy, political fight, or worry of the day, as well as death, disease, and despair. Watch it long enough and, with some people on screen being paid to be commentators (not journalists), you might just start to get… Read more
I just finished binge-watching a show. For the third time. There’s nothing like the little “next episode” button that shows up during the credits. It leaves you in quite the conundrum. Do I go on with the responsibilities of life, or just watch “one more”? That “just one more episode” thing can be quite dangerous,… Read more
There’s a lot going on in Matthew 27. This week as I was reading through this story again, I was struck by the word “responsibility.” In 2010, a researcher at MIT wrote a book called “Alone Together.” Dr. Sherry Turkle was looking at the impact of advances in digital technology about 10 years into the… Read more
As I begin writing this devotion, it is a super cold January morning and I’m sitting at my kitchen table with a fresh pot of coffee brewing. The coffee was a Christmas gift I’ve been enjoying all month, but today it is especially appreciated because of its rich aroma, warmth, and jolt of caffeine. Like… Read more
