History
In 1934 in Charlotte, North Carolina, a tent revival was held by a Baptist evangelist named Mordecai Ham. One night two 16-year-old…
Mission · Presence
Psalm 78
Analogy
Snake Game and Screen Time
December 28 – The Usher Effect (Psalm 78)
When my parents got one of their first cell phones, I used to take it whenever they weren’t looking — not because I had important calls to make as a 7-year-old, but because I could play Snake. That simple game felt revolutionary at the time. Today the average teenager spends around 8½ hours a day on screens for entertainment alone (video games, social media, movies, etc.). That is roughly the equivalent of a full school day of influence shaping what they believe is good, right, important, and worth following. The question is not whether young people will be formed. The question is *who* or *what* will do the forming.
How you’d preach it
Strong contemporary statistic + personal nostalgia that sets up the urgency of intentional generational discipleship.
- Mission
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Psalm 78
Psalm 78