In this week’s episode, Robert responds to a listener question about what pastors and churches can and should do in response to the shifting technological trends in our society. 

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Let’s say that you agree that, in addition to its incredible benefits, technology has had significant negative effects on us individually and on our culture as a whole. It would be natural to ask, “Then what should we do with technology?” In this week’s episode, Robert shares two practical applications to help us be salt and light in a technology-rich world.

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Perhaps the most under-appreciated negative impact of the internet era is the effect that pornography has had upon our culture. This week’s podcast contains a frank conversation about how the wide availability and nearly infinite supply of porn has harmed our society, before reminding us that God’s kindness and mercy, especially as depicted in Advent, can cover a multitude of sins.

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Many studies have looked at the effect that technology has had upon our brain’s ability to think, process, and focus. The results aren’t great. In this weeks episode, Robert shows us how important it is to recognize the Internet and its endless information stream for what it is, and encourages us to return to the wisdom found in God’s Word.

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One massive part of our lives that has been altered by technology is community, from who we do (and don’t) have relationship with and how we communicate with them. In this week’s episode, Robert looks at the negative affects of technology upon our relationships and points us to the God who sets the example for how to relate to each other.

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Virtually every aspect of our lives is influenced by technology. It is all-encompassing, and yet there is relatively little written about how to honor Christ through our devices. The aim of this series on technology is to help Christians redeem the technology in their lives, and this introductory episode starts off the series by diving deep into the Christian theology of technology.

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Gandhi once said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Some of you may have had the same experience with Christians that he did. In this week’s episode, though, Robert asks us to consider the hypocrisy found within all worldviews, and shows us how Jesus (perhaps like you) holds self-righteous believers in contempt.

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Parents are the most influential relationships in a person’s life, and none of them model Christ perfectly. In this week’s episode, Robert asks everyone (and especially those who left the faith due to their parents’ failings) to take a fresh look at the God of the Bible, whose call to “honor your father and mother” may not mean what you think.

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The history of slavery and racism goes back for millennia in our species, and Christians have certainly participated in some of the worst examples of it. In this week’s episode, though, Robert highlights how Christians have also been fighting against slavery from the very beginning, starting with Jesus and his extremely counter-cultural views on the topics.

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It’s not uncommon for someone living in today’s culture to be turned-off by apparent misogyny that seems to define the Christian religion. But what does the Bible actually have to say about the value of women? This week’s episode is all about the beauty and importance that Jesus ascribed to women.

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