Mark Sayers describes a problem that many people encounter: “We want the freedom and autonomy of radical individualism while being dependent on the opinions and emotional climate of the crowd.”* Do you see the tension? We love to think of ourselves as rugged individualists who don’t need anybody else, thank you very much. Yet at … Continue reading Resisting the opinions and emotional climate of the crowd
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The wilderness
In the previous devotional, I shared Mark Sayers’ idea that we are at the start of a new era of human history.* We aren’t there yet. In fact, we have one foot in the previous era, and one foot stepping into the emerging era. He calls this present moment a “gray zone.” There is increased … Continue reading The wilderness
A new and uncertain era
Mark Sayers makes the case that we are at the start of a new era.* When you look back on human history you can see how one era gives way to another. The early 1500’s was the start of a new era; so was the industrial revolution. At the time, people wouldn’t have been able … Continue reading A new and uncertain era
