In Elizabeth Oldfield’s book ‘Fully Alive’, she wrote, “For most of the week, my value is in what I produce and what I consume. If I’m not careful my main goal in a day becomes impressive and competent, subtly signalling my status with the things I buy, say and post. Sabbath is the opposite. It is a line in the sand. Today I am just a person, and a person is beyond price. Sabbath is about valuing, fighting for and fiercely guarding rest.” [1]

What are the things that demand our attention and distract us from being fully alive in Christ? My guests on this episode are Rick Hiemstra and Andy Gabruch.

Rick is the director of The Centre For Research On Church And Faith at The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.

Andy is the author of Infobesity: How To Be Followers Of Jesus in an Information Overload World.

[1] Elizabeth Oldfield, ‘Fully Alive’ p. 110.

Links:

Rick Hiemstra – Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/RickHiemstra

Infobesity Book

https://www.infobesity.ca/infobesity-the-book

Andy Gabruch Website

https://andygabruch.com/

Increase in Bible sales

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/sales-of-bibles-are-booming-fueled-by-first-time-buyers-and-new-versions-d402460e

Igods: How technology shapes our spiritual and social lives

https://www.amazon.ca/iGods-Technology-Shapes-Spiritual-Social/dp/1587433443/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S9HZCBUQI4AB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aU0UvmNAvigfu5nWqrKrFEHSnGQ3khC7TdlsGEpma7Dh2AL0SQBTynVWPDJdNxiGKBFG4NGYwFYf12HG0uaIRBtYpGkjNDVLOJHh49psynjr5KKvlDMNu7MN3SM321BEta6Qgse8spoyMRskcBQ6LA.8jP7J3hj5dwOXlJLWRq1VxLP1EByMu0-bHGFuMjti0c&dib_tag=se&keywords=igod%27s+book&qid=1738874432&sprefix=igods+book%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1

How to Break Up with Your Phone

https://www.amazon.ca/How-Break-Up-Your-Phone-ebook/dp/B072J77B68/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GGZXH7IPGOBT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BrxH8fEW3onrWcfbpGanIrANsvt6MSIDPqgn5-pSmVTH2GUIK3bWrZs3artkG3YW1j4acqps1fo-SxngnRPaTSYwNS8OYM8R0otTX9mQUkjrebv2r4n8qq26vqiXMXSBmXvnORQva9XAHK_DTOAHBbapuY-WwCtpSfNLmAEw3DcQU0QxlmfhULzrvgWhgAcZL1R4IOIvYZgiqfTK71A1M9TbhNFuuM6FVtZSQDJODca9stta5nkG29p7pEk2t2-pdj5CzDiV7XZ51BmaNuEhP-FnevnRKzMuFaDx0Di147zdbV2QFg_hNiO66zzy_3PIt5kbfNwkdrLWMoaG4ahPUoc8ZOHZ7BBi148PniSPR1nngKF6Np7sSRU7zoJDNrLMGw-9kC_N-wxHHoG3kVxXtbfWQoqWfJ5_mw9LuY1ELKvw5tGHg4Z4WBb_FqmC5ble.D5txhFM3pS0OoIUgFcyslqJ2opGcqJ9nEifsapFD7vE&dib_tag=se&keywords=catherine+price&qid=1738874618&sprefix=catherine+price%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-1

Sidewalk Skyline Podcast – Season 5, Episode 19

https://www.sidewalkskylinepodcast.com/sidewalkskylinepodcast/infobesity-techicism-and-tekton-andy-gabruch-interview

John Longhurst's journalistic reflections provoke thought and questions about faith, inviting readers to think beyond their own religions, theologies, and denominations. Why do people believe what they do? What might we learn from each other's acts of faith?

John Longhurst is the recipient of the 2021 Lieutenant-Governor's Award for the Advancement of Inter-religious Understanding in Manitoba. He has served as the director of communications for several international relief and development organizations and continues to write for the Winnipeg Free Press and many other publications.[1]

His most recent book is a collection of writing from his Free Press column and is entitled, “Can Robots Love God And Be Saved?’

[1] https://www.commonword.ca/ResourceView/82/27814

Links:

Book: Can Robots Love God And Be Saved?

https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781987986198/john-longhurst/can-robots-love-god-and-be-saved

Winnipeg Free Press

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/biographies/john-longhurst

The Attention Economy (Rick Hiemstra and Andy Gabruch)

The Gilded Pen of Winnipeg (John Longhurst interview)