Podcast: A Trauma Surgeon’s Guide to Modern Medicine and the End of Life (Kathryn Butler, MD)
Kathryn Butler, MD shares from her experiences working as a trauma surgeon in an ICU and offers biblical wisdom for walking alongside loved ones at the end of life.
4 Ways to Redeem Your Time
We each have a blink. We can waste it in sinful busyness or laziness or discontentment or distraction. Or the gospel of Jesus Christ can change how we spend our time.
3 Threats to Deep Relationships
Drew Hunter
What makes deep relationships so uncommon and challenging today?
Advice for Wisely Navigating the Internet
Brett McCracken
Wisdom is knowing where you're going and sticking to that. Foolishness is straying off the path, being susceptible to people on the periphery calling for your attention.
John Piper on Instagram, Superficiality, and Online Fame
Tony Reinke
Influence is not wrong. Seeking to influence others is very Christian. But many Christians now set out to become social-media “influencers.” When does this become fame-seeking?
3 Musts before You Hit “Reply”
Paul David Tripp
A commitment to wholesome talk isn’t first a commitment to a restricted vocabulary but rather to change at the level of the thoughts, desires, intentions, and choices of the heart.
Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions: Why Can’t I Have Screen Time All the Time?
Andrew T. Walker,
Christian Walker
There is no Bible verse that says, “Thou shalt not use an iPad,” or a commandment that says “You can have twenty-five minutes of screen time per day.”
5 Ways the Church Makes You Wiser
Brett McCracken
Church can be an indispensable source of stability and growth; a treasure trove of communal and Spirit-infused wisdom that we’d be foolish to neglect.
Why You Need a Sabbath from Your Tech
Tony Reinke
The human body is remarkable in similarities to an efficient machine, but we are physical beings with finite limitations and eternal souls.
Are You Experiencing FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)?
Tony Reinke
Because of Christ's assurance of salvation to all believers, we don't need to fear missing out on eternity.
Podcast: We're Thinking about Technology All Wrong (Tony Reinke)
Tony Reinke considers what the Bible has to say about human innovation and the things we create and why Christians are often so attracted to tech dystopianism, the future of AI, and more.
3 Ways the Internet and Social Media Benefit Wisdom
Brett McCracken
In what sense are the Internet and social media potentially valuable for wisdom? We know the many downsides to online life. What are the upsides?
Technological Progress Must Honor God’s Design for Our Bodies
Tony Reinke
We may eventually modify our bodies in ways that are helpful and necessary. But we will never reach a point where the human body is a disposable machine.
Check Your Digital Self-Image
Tony Reinke
In the rare moments when we catch broad attention from our social media presence—whether through our images or tweets or memes—we become the star.
#yourewrong - Our Problem with Self-Righteousness (Reactivity Episode 3)
Paul David Tripp
Paul Tripp talks about the self-centeredness and self-righteousness that work together to deceive us into believing we’re always right and about the humility that cures this selfishness and radically changes us.
Podcast: The Dehumanizing Habits That Social Media Has Normalized (Paul Tripp)
Paul Tripp discusses how we as God’s people should think about the reactive culture in which we live and how to make sure we're not part of the problem.
Introducing the ‘Reactivity’ Podcast with Paul Tripp
Join Paul Tripp in this new podcast as he encourages Christians to think wisely about their social media interactions and to be a beacon of light in an age of toxicity.
Being Constantly Online Has Changed Us More than We Think
Samuel D. James
When you ask, How could being on the internet so much be shaping us?, the real answer is, How could it not be shaping us?
Podcast: Why You Can’t Stop Looking at Your Phone (Samuel James)
Samuel James sets forth a distinctly Christian theology of technology, one that is profoundly realistic about its power, both for good and evil.
How Does Our Digital Life Affect Our Theology?
Samuel D. James
When you’re looking out into the realm of social media, it's easy to base your theological reflection not on what Scripture emphasizes, but on what social media wants to talk about.
Will the Next Tech Upgrade Satisfy the Longings of Your Heart?
Tony Reinke
The spiritual dilemma of the tech age is deep because our modern economy is built on the false promise that new innovations are the key to satisfying the heart’s longings.
In an Outrage Culture, Choose Respect
Paul David Tripp
We would do well to remember that behind the social media post is someone who was formed by God to bear his likeness.
Podcast: Are We Scrolling Ourselves to Death? (Brett McCracken and Ivan Mesa)
Brett McCracken and Ivan Mesa discuss the changing world of technology and how it competes for our attention.
How These Seven Developments Shaped the Modern World
Andrew Wilson
What happens in 1776—this one remarkable year—is that there are seven key developments that you can see in a particularly intense form.
Can Media Be Effective for Christ?
Read Mercer Schuchardt
If contemporary Christians wish to transmit a meaningful gospel to a world awash in meaningless media, then they have a dual dilemma to confront before they can hope to proceed successfully.
#toxic - Why Is Our Culture So Reactive? (Reactivity Episode 1)
Paul David Tripp
Paul Tripp discusses the toxic culture of reactivity full of anger, mockery, and disrespect that is so common to see on social media but also bleeds into our everyday relationships.
Podcast: Answering Your Questions About AI and Christianity (Part 1)
Samuel James and Shane Morris answer theological, cultural, and ethical questions submitted by the Crossway audience about Christianity and AI.
Podcast: Inherent Dangers of the Information Age (Brett McCracken)
Brett McCracken discusses what it looks like to pursue true wisdom in a noisy and confused age.
Faithfulness in This Digital Age Is about Establishing Priorities
Samuel D. James
Faithfulness in the digital age means prioritizing God’s word and prioritizing embodied relationship over these digital tools.
#QandA - Paul Tripp Answers Your Questions about Social Media (Reactivity Episode 8)
Paul David Tripp
In this final episode of the Reactivity podcast, Paul Tripp answers questions submitted by listeners related to how Christians should think about social media and its impact on us.