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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4h

One of the flesh and the devil’s subtle deceptions is to get us to equate self defense with defending the faith.

Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4h

“In the six years since [getting off social media], I’ve noticed I see things differently. Light is brighter. Trees are more intricate. Squirrels are more hysterical. Sin is more bitter. Christ is sweeter.”
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/conf...

Confessions of a Former Social-Mediaholic

I’ve been sober now for nearly six years, and I’m not turning back.

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 16h

My friend Dave shares his impressions (and endorsement) of the Connecting Scripture New Testament study Bible. I have the pleasure of jumping on Zoom with him from time to time. He’s a churchman whom I greatly admire and for whom I’m deeply grateful.

Dave Sherrill @sherrill-blog.bsky.social · 20h

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Connecting Scripture New Testament

YouTube video by Every Thought Captive with Dave Sherrill

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

This essay brought this old ATT commercial to mind. Ironically, it’s as though ATT was parodying the very consumers it sought to attract, poking fun at them for craving their product. youtu.be/jBQX9uRz-HU?...

AT&T Commercial and television everywhere

YouTube video by Live Venue

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

“My beef is not with the entire medium of moving images. My concern is what happens when the grammar of television rather suddenly conquers the entire media landscape.”
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Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

“Without chronology, life on the internet became more fractured and it became rarer for people to be talking about the same thing at the same time.”
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Is ‘Going Viral’ Dead?

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

“Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, & burned it at the brook Kidron.” (2 Chron 15:16)

Blood is thicker than water. Loyalty to God must be thicker than blood.

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

These days, it’s easier to call someone out than to call them.

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a blue jacket is smoking a cigarette in a blurry photo .

ALT: a man in a blue jacket is smoking a cigarette in a blurry photo .

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

a man and a boy are looking at each other in a field of corn

ALT: a man and a boy are looking at each other in a field of corn

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.

(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 2d

"We believe in the hot communication of content, and as our age cools off more and more in its communication, as content is played down and reason is plowed under, I believe the historic Christian faith must more & more consciously emphasize content, content, and then more content."

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 2d

“As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.” (Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 2d

Well, when you put it 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 way, maybe there’s something to all the talk about not giving kids smartphones.

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Smartphone Free Childhood US - "Let's Change The Norm"

YouTube video by Smartphone Free Childhood US

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 2d

"Part of me has always wanted to be a hermit, but the job opportunities are just not there these days." -Paul Kingsnorth

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 2d

“It’s not always easy to tell the difference between someone with a simple passion for theology and a disorder driving them with anxiety to find impossible certainty.” @oalannoble.bsky.social

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How Ministers Can Identify Scrupulosity

When earnest questions about faith and morality become compulsive and unhealthy

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 2d

All of this, from Schaeffer’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 (1984), is so pertinent to our day:

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 3d

"God is leading me to ________" is often code for "I want to _________." Christian, if it's consistent with Scripture, "I want to ________" is sufficient.

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4d

Common courtesy is becoming increasingly uncommon.

Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4d

I appreciate this thoughtful take from Coleman Hughes.
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The History of Slavery Should Not Be Partisan

The president wants to stop talking about ‘how bad slavery was.’ But if we want to heal racial divisions, we need more facts—not fewer, writes Coleman Hughes for The Free Press.

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4d

God commands; he doesn’t simply “ask.”

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4d

“We must talk about it to our congregations; we must preach sermons pointing out the necessity of standing for the holiness of God & the love of God 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, & by our attitudes we must 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵 it to our congregations and to our children.” -F. Schaeffer

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4d

“At the moment when we most need moral clarity and wisdom to navigate these questions, we find ourselves moving through the world at breakneck speed, struggling to find the time to contemplate what we are doing and whether it is wise.”
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The Moral Hazards Of AI Are Closer Than You Realize

We're walking on a knife edge

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 4d

Good advice from @bonniekristian.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/bonniekr...

An editor’s guide to online comportment

Plus: tariffs' terrible effects, antique iron match holders, and more

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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 5d

I spoke with @lmsacasas.bsky.social about this device in this episode of defragmenting. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

When AI Means Artificial Intimacy: A Conversation with Michael Sacasas

Podcast Episode · defragmenting · 12/18/2024 · 56m

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