Word and Wisdom

It is easy to think of growth as something personal.

A private journey. An internal process. A way of becoming more whole within yourself.

And while that is true, it is not the whole picture. Transformation is never meant to end with you.

READ MORE: https://www.clergyandcongregations.org/archive/may-centering-articles/formation-for-the-sake-of-others

Formed by What We Scroll: Technology
and the Shaping of the Soul

We often think of technology as a tool.

Something neutral. Something we use.

But over time, most of us begin to suspect that the relationship is not quite that simple.

Because what we give our attention to… also forms us.

Every scroll shapes perception.
Every notification interrupts or redirects our focus.
Every algorithm learns what holds us—and gives us more of it.

And slowly, almost imperceptibly, our inner world begins to mirror the patterns of our digital one.

Fragmented. Reactive. Urgent.

This is not a moral failure. It is formation. READ MORE at https://www.clergyandcongregations.org/home/formed-by-what-we-scroll