Is technology shaping us more than we realize? Are we losing our ability to rest, reflect, and be present? In this episode of Thinking Christian, Dr. James Spencer sits down with Dr. Felicia Wu Song, sociologist and author of Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (InterVarsity Press). They explore how digital technology influences our sense of self, why constant connectivity isn’t neutral, and how Christians can resist being shaped by algorithms instead of by God.

Key Discussion Topics:
The hidden ways digital media rewires our attention and habits
Marshall McLuhan & Neil Postman—what they got right about the power of media
Why modern tech trains us to consume, not reflect
The rise of digital exhaustion—why even Gen Z is feeling the burnout
Recovering personhood & presence—practical ways to reclaim attention and space
How Christians can build “analog” rhythms that resist digital overreach

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Thinking Christian is hosted by Dr. James Spencer, president of the D. L. Moody Center and author of Digital Discernment (InterVarsity Press). Each conversation reads the Bible as the final authority for life and faith, questioning the assumptions of our culture, even our Christian culture, so that we don't settle for a narrower vision than God's word offers.

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