In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, our lives are changed in ways we frequently fail to notice. We work faster and longer, but at what cost? This book explores seven pivotal terms—Authenticity, Buzzfeed, Connectivity, Device, Environment, Instagram, and Productivity—that define our digital interactions and reshape our consciousness. But there’s hope. For each term, Cali introduces a counter-term—Accompaniment, Beauty, Communitas, Dasein, Encounter, Inscape, and Presence—that guides us toward a more balanced and meaningful existence. This journey is both a diagnosis of the digital age's challenges and a practical guide for reclaiming our humanity amidst the noise.

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This collection of 52 devotionals (one per week for a full year) is designed for college or university professors, so all entries are connected to some aspect of faculty life: the classroom experience, research, or participation in the academic community (either intra- or extramural). Readers will be challenged to think of new ways to live out their God-given calling in their teaching, research, and leadership lives. They will be invited to meditate on reflections from some of the most thoughtful and spiritually sensitive members of their profession, both youthful and seasoned. Also, readers will understand ways to become godly mentors...