Great article by Tim Challies on how social media can supplant true friendship and mask loneliness. He writes of a study on a sort-of digital fast: Could you go just one day without checking e-mail? And without logging in to Facebook? And without using a cell phone? And without turning on your television? Could you go 24 hours without using any media at all? This was a question put forward by the International Center for Media and Public Affairs and a challenge accepted by 1,000 university students worldwide. An excerpt: Removing media exposed the tenuous nature of relationships in a … [Read more...] about Loneliness and Social Media
Archives for June 2011
July/Aug issue of Modern Reformation
The current (July/Aug) issue of Modern Reformation is out, and the Table of Contents is below (with links to free previews). I was asked to submit a piece highlighting some of the themes in Thriving at College related to discipleship and technology. The article is entitled Coming of Age in the Facebook Age. TABLE OF CONTENTS Learning the A, B, Cs (In This Issue) By Ryan Glomsrud Acts 4: The Community of the Kingdom (Studies in Acts) By Dennis Johnson Just Being a Christian Church: An Update from the Chiesa Evangelica Riformata Filadelfia, Milan, Italy (Focus on Missions) By Andrea … [Read more...] about July/Aug issue of Modern Reformation
The Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor
Fred Zaspel reviews a short book particularly suited to ministers and Bible scholars, The Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor: Reflections on Life and Ministry, by D.A. Carson and John Piper (edited by Owen Strachan & David Mathis). … [Read more...] about The Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor
Economic Freedom & Quality of Life
If you care about the poor (and you should), you should care about economic freedom: HT: Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about Economic Freedom & Quality of Life
Keller, Horton, Chandler: The Church and Culture
The most efficient 9-minute conversation on this topic that I've ever heard: Chandler, Horton, and Keller on the Church in Culture from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo. HT: Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about Keller, Horton, Chandler: The Church and Culture
Why You Should Still Go to College
Zac Bissonnette, author of Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching off My Parents, has a brief post, pointing to some articles arguing for and against the value of a college education. (See my previous post for a run-down on the main pros and cons here.) Related: Class of 2011, Most Indebted Ever HT: David Murray … [Read more...] about Why You Should Still Go to College