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Ep. 179: Should Christians Use Meditation & Prayer Apps?


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Meditation and prayer apps have increased in quantity and popularity, but should Christians use them? Promising peace, focus, sleep, emotional regulation, and spiritual growth, these apps make great boasts that must be evaluated before downloading.

In this episode, Kelly & Chelsea unpack how the algorithms, the behavior modification tactics, the quantification of prayers, and the promoted streaks actually impact mental health, much less someone’s spiritual development.

Articles referenced:

What is Secular Meditation? A Guide to Mindfulness Without Spirituality

Biblical Meditation vs. Eastern Meditation
Christian Meditation: What practices are New Age and what is biblical?
There’s an app for that: Christian mindfulness, meditation apps find their moment
Meditation Apps and the Gospel of Self-Optimization
What is mindfulness?
What is contemplative prayer?
Medium: Soultime
Launching a Christian Social Media Network: Mark Wagner of Soultime
Banned by China, Backed by Mark Wahlberg: The Christian Prayer App Changing the World
Hallow’s Rise: How a Former Atheist Built the World’s Largest Christian Prayer App

Scripture referenced:

Psalm 1:2

Psalm 119:15
2 Timothy 3:16
Romans 5:1
John 14:27
2 Corinthians 2:17
2 Corinthians 4:2
1 Thessalonians 2:3
1 Corinthians 14:14-15

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