Great piece as usual. There is currently a euphoric addiction to "conservative" news. I shudder to think there is a non 0 % of Christians who have missed church due to some form of news cycle addiction. Maybe Christian Ghetto can do a "confessions of Twitter addicts" episode? (CJs attendance is required)
Most of us who participate in the Ghetto have a love-hate relationship with news and social media. But, in spite of all of its dangers and side effects, its costs to us, we have take up engaging in the narrative battle because the alternative seems worse. That said, it has been somewhat dismaying just how caught up in the "vibes" and the "winning" many have become, not seeing that they are becoming the people that they loathed. It is crazy hard to gain the distance and perspective to recover some of your own thoughts. Prayer -- which I should talk about at some point -- the Word and Christian community do wonders though.
I would of given you 50 bucks just for this post but I figgered I might as well get a sub.
This post on Propaganda is the most concise few paragraphs I have read on the subject, and I am a very well read man. I lived in a backroom of a bookstore for 5 years.
You Sir, are a Wordsmith of the highest order I salute you, PB
Great piece as usual. There is currently a euphoric addiction to "conservative" news. I shudder to think there is a non 0 % of Christians who have missed church due to some form of news cycle addiction. Maybe Christian Ghetto can do a "confessions of Twitter addicts" episode? (CJs attendance is required)
Most of us who participate in the Ghetto have a love-hate relationship with news and social media. But, in spite of all of its dangers and side effects, its costs to us, we have take up engaging in the narrative battle because the alternative seems worse. That said, it has been somewhat dismaying just how caught up in the "vibes" and the "winning" many have become, not seeing that they are becoming the people that they loathed. It is crazy hard to gain the distance and perspective to recover some of your own thoughts. Prayer -- which I should talk about at some point -- the Word and Christian community do wonders though.
KP,
I would of given you 50 bucks just for this post but I figgered I might as well get a sub.
This post on Propaganda is the most concise few paragraphs I have read on the subject, and I am a very well read man. I lived in a backroom of a bookstore for 5 years.
You Sir, are a Wordsmith of the highest order I salute you, PB
Thank you ever so much! And welcome aboard!