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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Brave New World? | |
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| Not a Technophobe | |
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| The Digital Invasion | |
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| The Bright Side of Technology | |
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| The Not-So-Bright Side | |
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| Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants | |
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| The Digital World and Our Spirituality | |
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| Parents and Educators CAN Make a Difference | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Awaken to Your Relationship with Technology | |
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| Where Has All the Time Gone? | |
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| We All Have a Relationship with Technology | |
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| More Socially Connected, but More Disconnected | |
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| Living in the Shallows | |
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| Wake-Up Call to Parents | |
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| Wake-Up Call to Teachers and Educators | |
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| Questions for Teachers to Reflect On | |
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| A Rainbow in the Dark Skies of Learning | |
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| Wake-Up Call to Pastors and Chaplains | |
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| Digital Addiction in the Military | |
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| What Pastors and Chaplains Can Do about It | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The Rewiring of Our Brains | |
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| Are Our Brains Changeable? | |
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| Does the Brain Have Any Limitations? | |
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| Brain Systems That Could Be Affected by Our Hyper-Tech World | |
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| System One: The Brain's "Pleasure System" | |
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| System Two: The Brain's "Tranquility System" | |
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| System Three: The Brain's "Memory System" | |
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| System Four: The Brain's "Learning System" | |
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| Ten Ways to Improve Sleep Quality | |
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| System Five: The Brain's "Attachment System" | |
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| System Six: The Brain's "Spiritual System" | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The Multitasking Myth | |
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| Uncovering the Truth about Multitasking | |
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| Do Computers Really Multitask? | |
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| Human Limitations in Multitasking | |
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| Why Is Multitasking Such a Challenge? | |
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| Multitasking and Learning | |
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| Test for Multitasking Addiction | |
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| Multitasking and "Attention Deficit Trait" | |
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| Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Multitasking Teenagers | |
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| Teaching Our Children to "Pay Attention" | |
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| Effective Cyber Learning | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Five Free Apps That Can Help You Reclaim Your Time | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Relationships and Social Media | |
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| We Are Created for Connection | |
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| The Narcissism Epidemic | |
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| Why Do We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other? | |
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| Twelve Ways to Improve Communication | |
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| Rise of Online Dating | |
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| Being Smart about Online Dating | |
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| A Lonely Future? | |
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| Facebook and Twitter Comparisons | |
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| Facebook Depression | |
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| Facebook Addiction Disorder | |
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| Facebook Affairs | |
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| Steps to Preventing Facebook Affairs | |
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| The Digital Impact on Marriage | |
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| Signs You Are Headed for a Facebook Affair | |
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| Ten Questions to Discuss with Your Spouse about Facebook | |
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| Repairing Marriage after a Facebook Affair | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| More Serious Cyber Problems | |
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| Destructive Consequences from Internet Pornography | |
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| Breaking Free | |
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| Cybersex and Cyber-Affairs | |
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| Sexting | |
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| Cyberstalking | |
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| Cyberbullying | |
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| Internet Gambling | |
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| Internet Video Gaming Addictions | |
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| Gaming Risk Addiction | |
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| Addiction Risk for Video Games | |
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| Virtual Worlds | |
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| What Does the Future Hold? | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Overcoming Digital Addictions | |
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| The Digital Addiction Heist | |
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| Clarifying Addiction | |
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| The Reality of Digital Addictions | |
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| Components and Consequences | |
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| What Do ALL Addictions Have in Common? | |
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| How Does an Internet Addiction Form? | |
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| Why Is Texting So Prone to Addiction? | |
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| Texting Tips for Parents | |
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| How Addicted Are You or Your Children? | |
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| Symptoms of Internet Addiction | |
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| Teenage Digital Addiction Test | |
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| Adult Digital Addiction Test | |
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| Overcoming an Internet Addiction | |
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| Digital Addiction Treatment Plan | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Intentional Living in a Digital World | |
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| How Digitally Engaged Are You? | |
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| Digital Use Assessment Quiz | |
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| Guarding Your Weil-Being | |
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| Estimated Current Digital Use | |
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| Five Ways to Restore Your Pleasure Center | |
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| Establishing Digital Boundaries | |
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| Intentional Strategies to Help You Thrive in Your Real Life | |
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| Ten Steps to Digital Weil-Being | |
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| Where Have All Our Manners Gone? | |
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| Ten Core Rules of Internet Netiquette | |
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| Setting Intentional Limits on Technology | |
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| The Digital Fast Challenge | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| A Parent's Digital Protection Plan | |
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| Parents' Fears about the Digital World | |
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| Step 1: Lay a Foundation of Trust | |
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| Step 2: Stay Informed about the Digital World | |
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| Step 3: Love Enough to Set Limits on Using Digital Devices | |
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| Step 4: Protecting Your Children's Social Skills | |
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| Step 5: Set Up a Digital Contract | |
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| Step 6: Keep the Internet Safe | |
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| Internet Access Safety Tips | |
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| Step 7: Stay Involved in Your Children's Digital Lives | |
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| The Stealth American Plague | |
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| What We Can Do about It | |
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| Ten Tough Technology Tips | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Protecting Your "Godspace" | |
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| Freeing Up Space for God | |
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| See Your Godspace as Sacred | |
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| Cultivating the Place | |
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| Protecting Your Godspace | |
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| Exploring Spiritual Disciplines | |
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| Seven Ways to Cultivate Silence and Solitude | |
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| Think Like Jesus-Christian Mindfulness | |
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| Creating a Sacred Space for Your Godspace | |
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| Sanctifying Our Technology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Postscript | |
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| Social Media Glossary | |
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| Pledge for Using the Internet Responsibly | |
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| Teenager�s Pledge for Using the Internet Responsibly | |
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| Digital Stewardship Contract | |
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| Sample Texting Abbreviations | |
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| Books and Relaxation and Christian Meditation CD | |
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| Books and Resources by Dr. Hart and Dr. Frejd | |
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| Notes | |