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Paying attention to God in an age of CONSTANT DISTRACTION

The beauty of using my phone as my alarm clock is that when I reach over to turn it off, I’m only a few more taps away from the rest of the world. Before I’m even fully awake I’ve checked my Twitter and Facebook and my emails, and then returned to Twitter to check my feed for breaking news. Before I’ve said “good morning” to my wife and children, I’ve entered a contentious argument on Twitter about terrorism, and shared a funny video of a puppy.

The encroachment of technology

While making my breakfast, I begin working through social media conversations that require more detailed responses so that by the

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