Spiritual Disciplines in a Digital Age

The digitally connected world has given us access to more information and less understanding. It puts me in contact with more people but provides less relationally to these contacts. Our technology allows me to see everywhere but not to visit. It is as if the Disney movie “Wall-e” is beginning to happen.

As I’ve done a great of thinking, teaching, and writing about spiritual disciplines, I feel a certain press to ask people to go analog for a while so they can more deeply connect spiritually to God and others. But, what if the digital age can be helpful? I think that it can and I’d offer a few ways to leverage digital tools for the work of spiritual development.

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