For more resources on smartphone addiction and coping with the digital age, see: Odysseus and the Age of Distraction Digital Prayers I hate Henry Following Christ in a Digital Age The Occupation It was a bloodless coup, a quiet revolution. There were no guns or bombs; no terrified shouting in the …
The Greek hero Odysseus never owned a smartphone (or so the annals of myth record). The Trojan Horse ploy was not live tweeted, the escape from the Cyclops never streamed to Facebook Live, the bloodbath in Ithaca spawned no Instagram posts. Yet armed with a phablet, the Greek hero could have been the influencer to end all …
[This post explores whether social media spaces are just tools for human communication, or whether there is are more spiritual elements driving our behaviour online.] Social media spaces are geared towards performative behaviours. In them, we become actors; we post to target an audience response. We may pretend social media is a communication tool, but it …
[In this essay, I explore the meaning of “myth”, particularly as it relates to Christianity. I explore how myth works, and a number of the unexpected places mythic motifs can be found. This leads up to an examination of C.S. Lewis’ claim that Christianity communicates the “myth become fact” – that Christianity works at the …
The way we understand reality usually develops incrementally. We build slowly on what we know, using methods we have reasons to trust. This is as true of our personal relationships as it is of our approach to the physical world. Most people are naturally wary, changing their opinions of people and things only gradually. Yet, …
I hate Henry. I hate the way he gets caught against the door-frames of my house. I hate the sight of one mocking eye studying me with contempt. I hate the way his electric flex always catches around his wheels. I hate the way his hose intermittently kinks and blocks off suction. I hate the …
[This is an extended version of a review of James K A Smith’s book “How (Not) to be Secular”, which is published over at UCCF’s BeThinking website] “I want so badly to believe, that there is truth, that love is real. And I want life in every word, to the extent that it’s absurd.” – Clark …
