The Wolf in Their Pockets

13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead

De: Chris Martin

Narrado por: Mark Henson

The world has changed. And we feel it in our homes, schools, and congregations.

We can hardly remember a time when we didn’t feel the influence of that back pocket device. The average social media user spends about two-and-a-half hours a day using social media. That’s more than enough time to shape our values and desires. Pastors, teachers, and parents feel their influence slipping away. We’re seeing increased loneliness, disunity, and self-absorption. But where do we go from here?

In The Wolf in Their Pockets, Internet expert Chris Martin examines the many ways we are being changed by social media. With a biblically informed voice, Martin both exposes the ways the Internet is distorting our life in Christ, and shows us how to faithfully respond. Martin teaches us how to care for people who are obsessed with followers, views, and likes—and how to love those whose online influences have filled them with cynicism and contempt. Martin looks at how the social Internet is changing how we understand sex and beauty—what to do about the epidemic levels of anxiety—and how to redirect our hearts to worship Jesus Christ.

Shepherding and leading people has never been easy, but the social Internet has brought new challenges. We need the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit and a powerful prayer life. Martin provides the biblical wisdom, direction, and hope necessary to combat The Wolf in Their Pockets.

©2023 Chris Martin (P)2023 Chris Martin

Good points -although got to political

Some good points - although it got to political. The impression I was left with is that the writer(s) had liberal political views and out of no where started talking about subjects like “fake news”, “January 6/insurrection”, & “conspiracy theories “
It was clear to me our view did not align and that they wanted to make their point in this book.

Because of their political views and their agenda to voice it here.. I have reservations about the data overall.
it overshadowed the content of the rest of the book and I did not give the facts as much credit after reading the mentioned chapter.

I’m not a sheep.