If you stop and think about it our generation is the first generation of teenagers to have cell phones. We're the first generation of teenagers to send text messages. How are we using this new technology, and more importantly, how should we? Article hosted by The Rebelution.
Following Christ carries radical implications for the believer's lifestyle. Including what we choose to watch. Joshua Harris doesn't try to impose legalistic rules, but he does share the biblical principles that should guide our media choices, as well as expose some of the foolish excuses we can make for ourselves. Article hosted by Boundless Webzine.
"They want to be cool. They are impressionable, and they have the cash. They are corporate America's $150 billion dream." That's the opening statement in PBS's stunning 2001 Frontline documentary, "Merchants of Cool." What emerges is a scandalous portrait of how major corporations study America's children like laboratory rats, in order to sell them billions of dollars in merchandise by tempting, degrading and corrupting them. Think that's a bit of an overstatement? It's an understatement. Article hosted by The Rebelution.
Our generation multitasks constantly. Studies show that the average teen does 3 to 4 other things while surfing the Internet. However, just because we can do something doesn't mean that we should. How can we evaluate the pros and cons of multitasking in our lives? What questions should we be asking? Article hosted by The Rebelution.
This article focuses on how multitasking affects your productivity. Most people assume that if you're multitasking you're being more productive, but is that really the case? New studies seem to show that our best work is done when we give something our complete focus. Article hosted by The Rebelution.
This article focuses on how multitasking affects your thought life. Technology seldom allows our minds a quiet moment to just think or mull over an important question. Is constant mental busyness making our minds stronger, or is the torrent of information we feed our minds making us mentally obese? Article hosted by The Rebelution.
This crazy-busy world can distract us from the things that really matter. That's why it's important to know when to turn off the iPod, shut the laptop, and live and love right where we are. Article hosted by The Rebelution.
This final installment in the series on multitasking brings everything together to show how technology isn't the problem, but rather our imbalanced use of it. Our calling as Christian young people is to lead in the area of technology, not only showing the world what technology can do, but also what it can't do, and that there's life beyond the screen. Article hosted by The Rebelution.
Thomas got his first Nintendo for Christmas back in 1988. Soon video games were his default pastime and Mario was his new best friend. His love for video games continued to grow through Jr. High, through high school, through college and even through his first year of law school. God was first, video games, school and people were second, everything else third. Then God asked Him some very pointed questions. Article hosted by Boundless Webzine.