Social media is dead, how Facebook has changed, and the failure of the Jefferson Bible.

Ministry Minded

In this episode, I talk about the recent proliferation of articles and essays that speak to the negative side-effects of social media, and how this negativity can be discerned just by examining the ways in which social media has changed since ts inception. I also talk about the good news of God’s rest as found in Christ and why Thomas Jefferson’s “version” of the Bible was a complete and utter failure.

Resources.

“How Connectivity Made Us Miserable,” Samuel D. James

“Another Week Ends: Social Media’s End and the Cost of Love,” Bryan Jarrell

“The Age of Social Media is Ending,” Ian Bogost

“Doubting Thomas: On Peter Manseau’s ‘The Jefferson Bible’,” Ed Simon

“Thomas Jefferson on Jesus,” Colin Brown and Craig A. Evans

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church, Michael Horton

Grace: So Much More Than You Know and So Much Better Than You Think, Brad J. Gray

Sponsor.

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Credits.

Intro music: “Explorers (Instrumental Version)” by The Midnight, The Midnight Music LLC, 2018.

Ad music: “Coffee Stains” by Finley, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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