A Living Bread Ideas series
Invisible Liturgies
Invisible Liturgies. This is one thread of Living Bread Ideas: a set of essays that take a piece of ordinary modern life, ask who told us it had to be this way, and set it beside Jesus Christ. Not to call the world evil, but to ask what has been quietly behaving like a lord.
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
Psalm 139:14When Being Seen Became Easier Than Being KnownVisibility is the same as intimacy.The Algorithm Is Forming YouThe feed is neutral; it only shows you what you already are.Your Algorithm Has a TheologyRecommendation systems have no vision of the good life.Who Discipled You TodayNothing is forming you unless you choose it.Attention Is Not AffectionBeing watched by many is the same as being loved.You Are Not ContentYour life is raw material for an audience.A Million Followers Cannot Sit Beside Your Hospital BedA large audience is the same as real relationship.The Liturgy of the Morning NotificationHow you begin the day forms nothing in you.
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The One all of this points to
Every essay in this series circles the same center. Your life belongs to God, and in Him it is finally free. His name is Jesus, the Bread of Life.
Come and seeJesus Christ is Lord.