Why I Started Deleting My Old Tweets
When I typed “how to del” into the Google search bar, the first handful of autofill options were just what I was looking for. “How to delete tweets.” “How to…
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Facebook Confirms It Scans Your Private Pictures and Messages
In an interview published earlier this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg indicated that his company is scanning people’s Messenger accounts for content that doesn’t abide by their policy. The comment…
5 Questions to Ask Before Posting To Social Media
I was a freshman in college when Facebook came out and I distinctly remember thinking, “why would I need this? I have AOL Instant Messenger and MySpace!” Well, times have…
Former Facebook President Says Creators Intentionally “Exploited” Human Psychology
In a recent interview with Axios co-founder Mike Allen, former Facebook president Sean Parker alleges that the creators of the social media platform “knowingly exploited a vulnerability in human psychology.”…
How Social Media Can Ruin Your Marriage
All I wanted for Christmas was a 1999 Haro Zippo. No, not a lighter. A BMX freestyle bicycle. It was my late 90s version of the Red Ryder BB gun from…
Don’t Let Social Media Debates Ruin Your Actual Relationships
Communication breakdown isn’t just a great Led Zeppelin song (though it is that), it’s also a really unfortunate situation. Not only are our relationships on the line, but as Christians…
The Part of Vulnerability No One Talks About
Vulnerability is neither comfortable nor easy to watch. Kichijiro of Shusaku Endo’s famous novel, Silence, shows ugly and smelly vulnerability over and over again as he confesses, not once, but…
The Spiritual Problem with ‘Unfriend’ Culture
Between the Women’s March, the election and inauguration, escalating racial tension and such, there has been plenty to fight about on social media. And we’ve probably all read a variation…
Social Media Addiction Is Real. Here’s How You Can Break It
Have you ever noticed that your greatest need can produce your greatest vulnerability? It seems like a thin line exists between seeking the fulfillment of a genuine need and allowing…
8 Things Christians Need to Do More on Social Media
I’m terrified that because of social media, the entire world can see my words. It means I can hurt more than just the people in front of me every time…
8 Dangers of Social Media We’re Not Willing to Admit
When I posed a question the other day about possibly leaving social media, I got a response that shocked me. People said it was risky—dangerous even. They told me I…
The Spiritual Consequences of Selfie Culture
As someone who’s cycled through Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, email and back again in the time it’s taken me to write this article, I’m no stranger to the pull of social…
How Social Media Made Me a Better Person
You often hear about the dangers of social media, including: narcissism, wasted time, envy of the lives of others, lack of integrity or the temptation to restart unhealthy relationships. Of…
Death by Validation
Looking at the need for validation that comes from all those like and retweet and favorite buttons on social media.
Jesus Is Not an Online Boyfriend
Kurt Willems on why spiritual tweets and posts are no substitute for an offline relationship with God.