Smartphones, depression, our teenagers, and ourselves
Guichelaar examines the pervasive problem of smartphone dependency among teenagers and families, arguing that excessive device use undermines healthy face-to-face social interaction that God designed humans to experience. Drawing on contemporary psychological research, the article calls believers to reflect critically on how technology affects their spiritual and relational well-being, particularly within the family and church community.
I think most of us have gone through the experience, in one way or another. I need only give one example for you to know what I am talking about. You are at home Sunday night after church. You have invited friends and family to come over for a time of fellowship. Everyone has gathered themselves into the living-room, and there are two or three different conversations taking place. But as you pause from your own conversation to look at how things are going elsewhere in the room, this is what you...
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