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February 6, 2014

Improving Your Literacy

By James Riley Estep Jr. Improving Your Cultural Literacy Thomas de Zengotita”s Mediated: How the Media Shapes Our World and the Way We Live in It (2006) assesses the impact of living in a media-immersed society by exploring the influence technology has on the relationships in American culture. Sherry Turkle”s Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other (2011) explores how technology challenges the desire for community. Likewise, Jake Halpern”s Fame-Junkies: America”s Favorite Addiction (2008) assesses the American obsession with achieving fame, cultural recognition, and its influence on society in general. These books apprise

January 13, 2008

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Teens Matter

By Curtis Booher and Phyllis Fox The First of Four Articles About Teens We will offer four Reflection articles: an overview of why teens matter to the church (what you”re reading now), a second article in the spring on church leaders” perspectives on teens” role in the church, a third article in the summer on the vital influence of parents and other caring adults, and a closing article next fall about students” perceptions of their role in the community of faith. This dialogue began this summer at the NACC Teen Convention when a panel of nine ministers came together to