Tag: social-media
Fridays with Fred: Between Contemplation and Contempt
My very first Nietzsche reflection was on a line from Human, All Too Human: “One hears a lot of talk about men, but none at all about man” (§35). As...
Donna Tartt: Beautiful Windows Into the Transcendent
A few years back I developed a passage from Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club arguing that, despite making us feel as if we’re the centre of attention, social media does little...
The Second World War Never Happened: A Satire
If you grew up in South Africa, then there’s a good chance you were indoctrinated—just like I was. Sitting through history class in the early 2000s it never occurred to...
Between Death, Distraction and Existential Dread
None of us can put off death forever. To quote the opening line from Markus Zusak’s Book Thief, “You are going to die”; or Indiana Jones, “We are going to...
Doodle: Our Digital Age Isn't the Golden Age
Midway through 2005 I dropped out of university—and not for the first time. I can clearly remember talking to my understandably worried parents before officially deregistering. Attempting to stave off...
You Can't Pop Over to the Friendship Super Store
Having recently relocated, my wife and I have been taking a new route to work. When not driving I’ve been enjoying the new sites, sounds and surrounds. And a couple...
Cobelligerents Make Bad Friends
Apparently Jesus once said something along the lines of: ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ Well, no, he didn’t. But the power of co-belligerence is as undeniable as...
Treat Your Bible Reading Plan Like You Do Mediocre Series
It’s that time of the year when many Christians have resolved to read their Bible more regularly—typically using a Bible reading plan, such as M’Cheyne’s. If you’re like me, chances...
Doodle: Tyler Durden On Mental Health
That we are facing unprecedented levels of loneliness and anxiety—among other significant mental health crises—has been well documented. And while we aren’t wrong to identify living through a pandemic as...
Watch Yourselves
Recently I wrote an article calling on Christians to invest their attention more carefully. Beyond simply budgeting a finite resource, I argued that “how we invest our attention pays dividends...
Be Careful How Your Spend Your Attention
In September I posted an article on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, a very popular podcast. My intention wasn’t to engage with the content of the show but...
Technological Fundamentalism: Faith In The Digital Age
Responding to predominantly unfavourable letters regarding his essay on consumerism and new technology, Wendell Berry writes: “I can only conclude that I have scratched on the skin of a technological...
Digital Consumerism: Where Is The Line?
‘How far is too far?’ If you were a Christian teen, or have pastored to them, then it’s very likely this is a question you’ve either asked or heard. For...
