{"id":2428,"date":"2016-08-15T11:41:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2016-08-15T11:41:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:41:59","slug":"presence-needs-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2016\/08\/presence-needs-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Presence Requires Absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>To be able to be present with people in this chaotic world you need to embrace times of absence. We need to put away our phones, put away our to-do lists and deadlines. We must be intentional about being still and knowing God. How do we do this in an age of technology?<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN NOW:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.tyndale.com\/files\/2016\/08\/tricia-rhodes-wired-soul.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tricia Rhodes talks about how to healthily engage with technology<\/a> and find spiritual balance and presence with Christ. As Christians, we can live free from the anxiety caused by technology because we walk with Christ. (This podcast is hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyndale Podcasts<\/a>).<br \/>\nDive deeper with Tricia in her book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/p\/the-wired-soul\/9781631465123?utm_source=Presence-Absence%20Meme&amp;utm_medium=Podcast%20link&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Wired%20Soul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Wired Soul<\/em><\/a>. She outlines the brain science behind the influence of technology on our brains and souls; and how to practically employ spiritual disciplines to live a balanced life.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/p\/the-wired-soul\/9781631465123?utm_source=Presence-Absence%20Meme&amp;utm_medium=Podcast%20link&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Wired%20Soul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/WiredSoul_3D-shadow-845x1024.png\" alt=\"WiredSoul\" width=\"365\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be able to be present with people in this chaotic world you need to embrace times of absence. We need to put away our phones, put away our to-do lists and deadlines. 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