In God's Image (Gen. 1:26-28, Psalm 8:3-6)

Most depictions of technology we see in popular culture arrive at the same conclusion. Technology is going to end us… Now the Bible doesn’t mention iPhones, the internet, or social media apps, but it does have a lot to say about why things keep going off the rails, and what God has done to put it right. It is not a list of self-help practices, but it does show us how to be healthy and whole human beings in a fallen, thorny world.

To be made in the image of God, as it says in Genesis, means that humans have the capacity and the potential to reflect, to reveal God, to reveal the attributes of the One who created us.  And it is not what we’ve done right or wrong but the image of God in us that is the deepest thing about us.

Based on recent estimates, Meta, owners of Facebook and Instagram, extracts roughly 89 cents of profit from each person’s daily attention. You’re worth much more than that to God. You are made in the image of God and redeemed by the blood of the lamb. You can’t put that into dollars and cents.