If our device’s pull-to-refresh function is analogous to a slot machine lever holding out the promise of affirmation, entertainment, knowledge, escape, and more, what are the quarters we’re inserting? What is the bill we’re racking up during our stay at Casino Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.?
Reclaiming My Brain & The Pull of Social Media
We never do things “just because.” We make decisions out of our hearts and wills, and they always say something about our desires, hopes, wants, needs, beliefs, and anxieties. Social media is no exception.
Mourning
We who know how things were supposed to be have the most reason to grieve over and in the world we live in. We know that unlike what others may say, this isn't how things always have been. We know from the depths of our souls this is not how it was meant to be.
To Keep Me From Becoming Conceited: A Thought Experiment
Sometimes, God guards us from ourselves through our weaknesses. The very thorns we pray for God to remove may be God’s grace to us, for the sake of our souls. God only knows who we would be not only apart from the saving grace of God, but for these gracious trials from God.
Learning How To Handle Abundance
In a world East of Eden, filled with good things but also of temptation, uncertainty, and suffering, it is then a struggle to know how to handle the "good things" in life-- the created things that God has declared good. We often need to undo and relearn our relationship to created things.
Keeping Heart 