Conquer Your Phone: Why the First Command in the Bible Applies to Your Screen Time

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of technology on attention and presence in relationships, emphasizing the need to reclaim control over screen time.

God's first command was to subdue and have dominion over creation. Your phone has reversed that order entirely. As a pastor, one of the most consistent complaints I hear from wives isn't about pornography or obvious sin. It's simpler and more devastating: he's never fully in the room. Morning, evening, weekends. Emails, sports clips, news alerts. His body is present but his attention has been transported somewhere else. Technology has fed you a subtle lie: that being reachable everywhere is a...

People in this episode

Host: Seth Troutt

Topics covered

• technology
• screen time
• attention
• dominance
• spirituality
• relationships

Keywords

• screen time
• technology
• attention
• relationships
• spirituality
• dominance

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