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Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age
Written by Tony Reinke
Narrated by Tony Reinke
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We live in a world full of shiny distractions, faced with an onslaught of viral media constantly competing for our attention and demanding our affections. These ever-present visual "spectacles" can quickly erode our hearts, making it more difficult than ever to walk through life actively treasuring that which is most important and yet invisible: Jesus Christ. In a journalistic style, Tony Reinke shows us just how distracting these spectacles in our lives have become and calls us to ask critical questions about what we're focusing on. The book offers us practical steps to redirect our gaze away from the addictive eye candy of the world and onto the Ultimate Spectacle-leading to the joy and rest our souls crave.
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Tony Reinke
Tony Reinke is a nonprofit journalist and serves as senior teacher and host of the Ask Pastor John podcast for desiringGod.org. He is the author of Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books; 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You; and God, Technology, and the Christian Life.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I LOVED his book about smartphones, but this one seemed a little too negative as if every spectacle must compete with Christ instead of direct us to Christ. For the believer who truly loves Christ, they behold Him in almost all spectacles. There was obviously great research and some really profound points were made—plus it was an enjoyable quick listen—but it all felt so negative that I didn’t really feel terribly invited to this Christ who seems to be against all media. Since God loves story, I see Him in stories almost everywhere. I don’t have cable and watch very little tv (and we go to the movies about once a year) but I would argue that you CAN become Godlier by watching tv.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Small but powerful read!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very perceptive.
A must read!
Very challenging but enlightening and needs to be acted on.