Algorithms of Belief: How Attention Economics Shapes TruthINTRODUCTION:  The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPEN:  Share an example of a time when the internet surprised you by “knowing...  Read More

Freedom in a Fragmented WorldJohn 8:31–32 “If you abide in my word… you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Jesus does not say we will be set free by:more informationclearer argumentspolitical victoriesperfect certaintywinning debates He says freedom comes from abiding — from staying, dwelling, remaining in His word. To abide is to refuse spiritual hurry.To abide is to resist fr...  Read More

The Illusion of Knowing1 Corinthians 8:1–3 “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” In a world flooded with information, we often mistake familiarity for understanding. Scrolling through Christian posts does not make us spiritually wise. Consuming theological content does not necessarily make us Christlike. Being informed does not equal being formed. Paul warns that “knowledge puffs up.” The Gree...  Read More

The Soul Becomes What It Beholds2 Corinthians 3:18 “We all… beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed.” Gregory of Nyssa wrote in the 4th century:“The soul becomes what it beholds.” Modern neuroscience agrees. What you repeatedly expose your mind to literally reshapes your neural pathways. Attention becomes architecture. This is why repetition is the mother of formation. The things yo...  Read More

Be Careful How You HearLuke 8:18 “Therefore consider carefully how you listen.” Jesus didn’t say, “Be careful what you listen to,” though that matters.He said, “Be careful how.” We tend to assume hearing is passive — that whatever enters our ears simply becomes information. But Jesus teaches that spiritual hearing is selective, interpretive, shaped by desire, story, wounds, loves, and fears. In co...  Read More

The Battle for AttentionProverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” If this proverb were written today, it might read:“Above all else, guard your attention.” In Hebrew thought, the heart (lev) was the seat of desire, imagination, and decision. It included what we today call “the mind.” Everything a person loved, feared, valued, and believed was rooted in ...  Read More