Our consumption of information in the digital age is making us sick. Our media diet needs an overhaul. To flourish in this foolish age, we need to intentionally prioritize intakes that are trustworthy and true, conducive to our wisdom. Too often, though, we look in the wrong places or passively let the algorithms direct our attention to whatever they want us to watch, listen to, or click on. Just as physical health depends on the food we take in, our spiritual health depends on the information and knowledge we take in. What kind of diet do we need?
Brett McCracken is a senior editor for The Gospel Coalition and author of Hipster Christianity: When Church & Cool Collide (Baker, 2010), Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism & Liberty (Baker, 2013), and Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community (Crossway, 2017). He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN.com, The Princeton Theological Review, Mediascape, Books & Culture, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Relevant, IMAGE Journal, Converge, Mere Orthodoxy, ERLC, Canon & Culture and Q Ideas. He speaks and lectures frequently at universities, churches, and conferences.
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