First, and negatively, the “Information Age” has come to us packaged with a set of at least three assumptions: 1) information must be taken as important, 2) information must be taken for the purpose of growth, and 3) information must be taken at face value. Yet each of these assumptions prove to be false more often than not.
Secondly, and positively, Christians do have the resources they need to navigate the Information Age with discernment, awareness, and wisdom. Moreover, by using the “tools” intrinsic to our faith we not only find a way to navigate this confusing world, but we stand as lights to the lost. “One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” (Proverbs 12:26)
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