Welcome to “Wednesday Words,” a weekly quote or insight I hope will encourage you in the midst of this chaotic world and provide you with a thought or illustration for preaching or teaching this week. Today’s quote is from Andy Crouch. It is from a 2017 book, but the words are probably even more true five years later:
“Parents feel out of control, hopelessly overmatched by the deluge of devices. And we can’t even count on one another to back us up. Parents who set limits on their children’s use of technology often experience intense peer pressure—from other parents!
The kids know we need help too. They see how addicted their own parents are to devices. Apple introduced the groundbreaking iPhone in 2007. An awful lot of children born in 2007, turning ten years old as this book is published, have been competing with their parents’ screens for attention their whole lives. They see their parents tethered to their laptops, trying to stay ahead of work that has spilled out of the office into evenings and weekends.”
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Andy Crouch, The Tech-Wise Family (p. 18). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
