Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to the first half of Jim's interview with Andy Crouch about his book Tech-wise Family.

Making conscientious choices about technology is more than just using internet filters and determining screen time limits. It's about developing wisdom, character, and courage in the way we use digital media rather than accepting technology's promises of ease, instant gratification, and the world's knowledge at our fingertips.

Andy Crouch is a partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His two most recent books—The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place and Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing—build on the compelling vision of faith, culture, and the image of God laid out in his previous books Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power and Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

https://www.praxislabs.org/

https://andy-crouch.com/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Warren Christian:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Jqurhos3xs2YuTu3Qbpxa