As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Wall Street Journal: When Information Storage Gets Under Your Skin
… it won’t be long before the implants will allow them to make payments in cafes or shops, the way smart cards are used.
“It’s a King James Version (KJV) with 10 to 15 percent of the text swapped for emojis; about one or two symbols appear in each verse.” CT
“Bible Gateway offers year-end analysis of the most-popular verses and chapters, and whether anyone finished their Bible-in-a-year reading plans.” CT
We met, as we had often done. But this time it was different. He brought his Bible. I asked him what had changed. He explained.
I realized something as we’ve been meeting over the past months. You would share a passage of Scripture, turn to it, we’d read it, and discuss it. I found myself wanting to share some idea that I thought was found in Scripture. But rather than recalling the passage, I found myself pulling out my laptop, opening up my Bible app, and searching for something I vaguely recalled. And I realized I hadn’t been reading Scripture.
I know—that’s just anecdotal. No serious qualitative analysis; just an exchange between two brothers. But what my friend shared has come up in other conversations. Christians are “reading” the Bible in ways other than in a printed book, and it seems that it might be changing how we read.
“Being electronically tethered to work undermines our energy, our motivation, our creativity, our joy, and ultimately, our ability to contribute positively to our workplaces.” The Center for Vision and Values
“It wasn’t until later that I learned that what I had seen was a cold-blooded murder streaming across my Twitter feed.” Russell Moore
“Even unedited, raw video can instill ‘perspective biases.’ To state the obvious: every shot, while accurately capturing what’s in the frame, leaves out what’s outside of it.” CT
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