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Unplug to Recharge

Posted by Kimberly Bass on Sep 25, 2018

  At the beginning of the summer, I felt the Holy Spirit convicting me to temporarily delete Instagram and Facebook from my phone and to focus more on God. I was initially caught off guard by this random tug in my heart. I didn’t think I was addicted to social media. It wasn’t...

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Tags: being present, insecurity, insignificance, social media, unplug

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Posted by Daniel Fang on Sep 18, 2018

  I’ve been off of Facebook for almost two years. And it’s been fantastic. I consider myself an infrequent user of social media. When I share this fact with friends and colleagues, I get mixed responses. Some applaud my courage to pursue a low-information diet (which seems to...

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Tags: addiction, attention, facebook, social media, spiritual formation, stillness, attention economy

Contests, Sweepstakes, and Games, Oh My!

Posted by Lorianne Lee on Mar 29, 2016

  “I never win anything.” How many times have we all said that? How about “Winner, winner chicken dinner!” Or, for you poker aficionados, “One time!” Do you know someone who’s related to someone who dated someone who knew someone who used...

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Tags: competition, contests, fairness, justice, losing, social media, winning
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Estuary: a body of water with one or more streams flowing into it and a connection to the open sea

Estuaries is a public space for individuals who call The River their home to express and reflect on their own personal stories of God in their lives. We recognize that we are each a work in progress, and that our spiritual journeys are as unique and diverse and that through sharing our stories, we hope to recognize, celebrate, reflect on, and lament the joys and struggles of following Jesus.

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