Half of kids surveyed say their parents should be worried about their screen time. Jonathan Haidt thinks he missed something big in his own book. And Meta allegedly knew about the damage it was doing to children for years — and said nothing.

Joel and Tim work through a raft of confronting data about childhood today, wrestle honestly with the collective action problem of smartphone culture, and then land somewhere unexpected: a conversation about preaching John 15 that produces one of the sharpest applications you'll hear.

Don't let people hate Jesus because of you. Let them hate you because of Jesus. That's the order. And getting the order right changes everything about how you show up as a disciple.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
02:20 Wes Huff on Diary of a CEO — communicating the gospel to a curious generation
12:00 After Babel — 30 facts about childhood today
15:30 No siblings, no cousins — and what the church can offer instead
28:00 Screen time, double standards and the collective action problem of smartphones
44:00 Preaching John 15 — preparation process and the difference between teaching and preaching
1:03:30 Don't make them hate Jesus because of you — the sharpest application of the episode

Wes Huff on Diary of a CEO
Wes Huff on Joe Rogan
30 Facts About Childhood Today
Unsealed court docs allege Meta knew for years about harms to young users, even as they fueled its growth
The Great Cousin Decline
Coming of Age in a Fully Connected World
Your Marriage Has a Third

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