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What went wrong with Twitter?

Whilst quite a few of my readers will never have experienced twitter, most of you seem to have found your way here via a social media link. In fact, it’s still the case that most referrals seem to come via Twitter. That’s one of the reasons why I’ve stuck with Twitter and part of the… Continue reading What went wrong with Twitter?

Social Media: the good, the bad and the ugly

The big cultural change of my adult life has been the explosion of social media. It is likely that most of my readers will have at least one, if not more, of the following accounts: Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, TikTok. In fact, there’s a good chance, if you are reading this blog and don’t know… Continue reading Social Media: the good, the bad and the ugly

The death of conversation

Conversation and debate seem to be dying. Social media, especially forms like twitter are probably not helping with this. I reflected on this a little bit more over the past couple of days from two observations. First, I’ve noticed a pattern on social media. It runs like this: Original Poster “Here’s my particular hot take. … Continue reading The death of conversation

Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account

The other day, I introduced the concept of Christian Nationalism and explained why it is such a dangerous idea. I’m currently working on a review of Stephen Wolfe’s book “A defence of Christian Nationalism.” In the process of this, I picked up on some further controversy which further highlights the dangerous and murky waters we… Continue reading Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account

If Twitter were to die tonight, would your tweets get into heaven?

Yesterday, the internet was caught up in rumours and gossip suggesting that Twitter, one of the main social media platforms people communicate on could be about to completely collapse. Elon Musk appears to have picked up the Liz Truss playbook at the same time as taking over Twitter leading to complete chaos with many key… Continue reading If Twitter were to die tonight, would your tweets get into heaven?

Why we fire fight … There’s little gratitude for prevented problems

Allegedly, Twitter is going to implode and collapse. Already, I’m seeing the predictable comments about how “this feels just like the Y2K bug all over again.” Similar comments were made during the pandemic The implication is that we are dealing with a hysterical, over inflated scare story or even a hoax. This is because back… Continue reading Why we fire fight … There’s little gratitude for prevented problems

We shouldn’t be throwing anyone under the social media bus

The other day, I shared this Gospel Coalition article urging people not to throw their pastor under the bus. The article was specifically about how Christians engage on social media. I thought it might be helpful to say a little bit more about the specific subject. By social media we mean internet sites and phone/tablet… Continue reading We shouldn’t be throwing anyone under the social media bus

No context outrage

The other day in a coffee shop I overheard something I found absolutely hilarious, roll on the floor laughing out loud silly. Because I knew Sarah would find it equally hilarious I texted her one of those messages that begins “Overheard ….” Her response was a series of laughing emojis and then the question “Was… Continue reading No context outrage

Should Christians disagree on social media?

Social media, whether it’s twitter or Facebook (I assume that TikTok and Instagram have the same challenges but I’m not trendy or young enough to know) isn’t always the easiest place to be. Friends fall out quickly, words are said, others are muted, unfriended and blocked. It can become toxic very quickly. Sadly, that seems… Continue reading Should Christians disagree on social media?