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In Today’s Issue:My 2025 Tech StackThe Discipline of Following ThroughDisciple-Making When You’re BusyUnderstanding Your CallingKuyper on Serving God

Dear steward,

This month in the Academy, we’ve been exploring the theme of digital minimalism. And I’ve tried to keep all of my August podcasts, videos, and articles tied to that theme as well.

I’ve written about taking phone addiction seriously, how technology is often the culprit behind our lack of focus, and the dangers of outsourcing our thinking to AI.

But it’s not all bad news. And that’s what makes technology so difficult to think about.

When it comes to how we, as believers, should employ technology, the answers aren’t cut and dry. There isn’t a verse that gives us a list of which apps to use and which to avoid. Instead, weighing the pros and cons and deciding where to draw the line requires wisdom and discernment.

But I am convinced that it is a challenge we must rise to.
The evidence is already clear: if we are passive in our adoption of technology, the natural drift will lead to devoured attention, fractured focus, and lives dissipated by distraction.

By God’s common grace, technology can magnify our labors. In the right hands and with the right focus, it becomes a tool for His glory. But every gift carries danger. So in the digital age, wisdom must be our watchword.

What’s NewMy 2025 Tech Stack

Inspired by my friend Darryl Dash’s recent rundown of his 2025 Tech Stack, and a desire to counterbalance my negative-nancy attitude toward tech this month, I thought I’d share a list of all the apps and tools I use, by the grace of God, to get things done.

Weekly Word

“Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”
– Matthew 16:16

When life feels chaotic and I’m pulled in a dozen directions, I’m comforted by the simplicity of Peter’s confession: This is who Jesus is. My task is simply to fix my eyes on Him.

Worth Your TimeHow to Execute: The Discipline of Following Through (7 mins)
Art of Manliness has a great list of 8 strategies to learn the skill of following through on your plans. Disciple-Making in a Busy Season (6 mins)
As life gets busier, it’s easy to make excuses for not pouring yourself into others. Scott Hubbard makes a convicting case for making time for disciple-making, even when you’re busy.Everyone’s Calling (8 mins)
”Believers must reject the idea that if they are thoroughly committed to the Lord and the work of His kingdom then they will leave their ordinary callings to serve as an officer in His church, pursue pastoral ministry, or enter the foreign mission field.”Words of Wisdom

“Whatever man may stand, whatever he may do, to whatever he may apply his hand – in agriculture, in commerce, and in industry, or his mind, in the world of art, and science – he is, in whatsoever it may be, constantly standing before the face of God. He is employed in the service of his God. He has strictly to obey his God. And above all, he has to aim at the glory of his God.”
– Abraham Kuyper

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