Are You Being Informed… or Formed?When the conversation ends… what remains?The Afterglow is a reflective podcast from the Echoes of Truth Network, created as a place to sit with the weight of truth after it’s been spoken. Each week on JT’s Mixtape, heavy conversations unfold. The Afterglow exists for the quiet moments that follow; where we process, examine, and return to Jesus.In Episode 9, Aaron  @TuneThyHeart  and JT  @jtfollowsjc  address something many are feeling right now.The files were opened. Old stories resurfaced. Details that are difficult to unsee are circulating everywhere.Many of us processed this years ago; the shock, the anger, the long nights down rabbit holes trying to make sense of it all. Now a new wave of people is encountering it for the first time.So the question becomes:Are you being informed… or formed?Because exposure does not just inform you.It forms you.In this episode we discuss:• Guarding your heart in an age of constant exposure• Why not all knowledge was meant to be carried• Renewal requires replacement• The difference between awareness and spiritual self-harm• How algorithms can disciple your mind• Why constant exposure to darkness can reshape compassion, tone, and peace• How to walk with people who are just now discovering heavy truths• Why peace is spiritual resistanceScripture reminds us:“But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” — Genesis 2:17“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely… think about such things.” — Philippians 4:8“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.” — Matthew 6:22“Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them… For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.” — Ephesians 5:11–12We are not called to ignorance.But we are also not called to mental overload.Guarding your heart is not pretending evil doesn’t exist.It is recognizing that your inner life belongs to Jesus — and it is worth protecting.This is The Afterglow.Subscribe to Echoes of Truth for long-form conversations, biblical discernment, and Christ-centered reflection.🎧 Audio versions available everywhere podcasts are found.As mentioned in the podcast, we have officially launched the Echoes of Truth Coaching community for faith-based creators who want to make content without compromising their walk with Jesus.If you feel called to speak, create, or lead but want to do it with integrity and discernment, join us.Learn more at:https://www.echoesoftruthnetwork.com/🙏 We invite prayer requests and praise reports in the comments. We read them. We pray over them. It is an honor to stand with you.May the noise fade and only the love of Jesus remain.