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  • March 12, 2023

    Does Social Media Help or Hinder Discipleship? Responding to the Brady Shearer Critique

    Does Social Media Help or Hinder Discipleship? Responding to the Brady Shearer Critique

    This past week, the rock-star digital media strategist Brady Shearer published a YouTube critique of my interview with Preston Sprinkle. He has 54k Instagram followers, 97k TikTok followers, and 134k YouTube subscribers. He’s super-smart and well-spoken. I’m grateful for a dialog with someone so accomplished. This is an in-depth and important conversation, so it’s long.…

  • January 25, 2023

    Screen-Free Family Dinners: A Matter of Life and Death?

    Screen-Free Family Dinners: A Matter of Life and Death?

    I’m far from a perfect parent. I have many regrets — things I wish I could do over. But here’s one thing I’m proud of: we made screen-free family dinners a priority. Besides praying together (nearly) every night, I believe this is one of the main reasons I still have a great relationship with my…

  • December 3, 2022

    How Social Media and Screens Have Hijacked Our Hearts and Minds: The Preston Sprinkle Interview

    How Social Media and Screens Have Hijacked Our Hearts and Minds: The Preston Sprinkle Interview

    If you haven’t listened to the Theology in the Raw podcast with Preston Sprinkle, you’re missing some of the most thoughtful and engaging conversations. Preston’s motto is “love widely, and think deeply.” He’s a Bible scholar par excellence, but his obvious love of people with diverse belief systems makes him unusually engaging and winsome. I’ve…

  • October 19, 2022

    TikTok Wins By Hoarding Data, but Is Privacy The Real Concern?

    TikTok Wins By Hoarding Data, but Is Privacy The Real Concern?

    TikTok is winning. Dominating. Conquering. But what game are they playing? There’s no doubt that TikTok’s copycat competitors are intimidated by the winner. That’s why Instagram added “Reels” that feel just like TikTok. And YouTube recently added “Shorts” for the same reason. If two of the biggest Big Tech companies are dancing to TikTok’s beat,…

  • April 23, 2022

    The Secret Scheme of Screens, and How To Sever Big Tech’s Strings, with Mind Matters News

    The Secret Scheme of Screens, and How To Sever Big Tech’s Strings, with Mind Matters News

    I’ve been a long-time fan of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Their cutting-edge Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence publishes some of the best content on these subjects through their articles and podcast. I’ve learned so much from them over the years. So what a joy it was for me to…

  • March 12, 2022

    How To Overcome Deceptively Effective Screens With The Covenant Eyes Podcast

    How To Overcome Deceptively Effective Screens With The Covenant Eyes Podcast

    A decades+ dream came true as I joined the Covenant Eyes podcast this week. I’ve recommended Covenant Eyes for years, since I believe so strongly in their mission to help people overcome pornography. This podcast is about much more than that, though: it’s about understanding how to become more intentional with your life so that…

  • February 26, 2022

    Healthy Screen Use with Nathan Sutherland of GospelTech.net

    Healthy Screen Use with Nathan Sutherland of GospelTech.net

    Nathan Sutherland and I had a great conversation on his GospelTech podcast. Nathan and his wife Anna are doing a really important work: helping families navigate our screen-saturated world with a focus on the Gospel of Christ. We offer hope for parents who are willing to be more intentional with their families than today’s most…

  • February 21, 2022

    If the App is Free, Are We the Product, Sold Like a Human Slave?

    If the App is Free, Are We the Product, Sold Like a Human Slave?

    Last fall, in the five minutes a week I spend on Facebook, I shared a provocative idea. It raised a question, a push-back, even a disagreement. Take a look: I’m grateful for Greg’s push-back, as it inspired this (long delayed) post. I don’t debate on social media, but I welcome debate in blog comments. As…

  • August 20, 2021

    An Inspiring Conversation with Eric Rutherford

    An Inspiring Conversation with Eric Rutherford

    I’m grateful to Eric Rutherford for the inspiring conversation on his Entrusting The Faith podcast. He has a wonderful heart for families, and works hard to equip parents with the tools they need to disciple their kids in a challenging world. I found his questions insightful and his analysis and summary at the end especially…

  • July 16, 2021

    A Great Interview with ScreenStrong Podcast

    A Great Interview with ScreenStrong Podcast

    I recently had the honor of appearing on the ScreenStrong Families Podcast. I think the 25-minute interview with Marketing Director Mandee Hamann is one of the most helpful I’ve done. If you need encouragement to become more intentional with screens — yours or your family’s — I think you’ll appreciate this episode. If so, please…

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