Social scoring is the rating of a person's influence by such criteria as the number of social media followers. The effect will be to create a caste system.

The governmental intrusions into privacy, depicted by the movie Sneakers, have become a grim reality. With life online, nothing is secret.

We need to carefully consider whether TV and the Internet are really a blessing or a potentially life-threatening curse—another pull we are forced to resist.

People revere doctors and technology above God. We are obsessed with negative and fake news, all assigning blame and pointing critical fingers.

Billionaires have commandeered Apple, Twitter, Google, and Facebook, all ostensibly created for promoting free speech, for the purpose of censoring comments.

People make judgments—sometimes consciously, but probably more often unconsciously—about what goes into their minds, and this has an effect over time.

A robot has been developed with self-awareness and able to recombine knowledge, providing an artificial intelligence which could make humans obsolete.

The Third Wave is the Information Age, highlighted by instant communication, rapid transportation and ready information on any conceivable topic.

The political and cultural Left has allied with giant tech corporations to sideline people and institutions who do not espouse the 'right' ideas and beliefs.

Exposure to more than two hours per day on digital screens lowers scores on thinking and language tests. We must not abandon our children to smartphones.

Mass media and social media have been deliberately poking political hot buttons, purposely dividing the people of this nation to take adversary positions.

No matter how finely tuned is one's baloney detector, wrong-headed thinking etches wrong concepts into minds around the world, even in the church of God.

Big Tech is creating a new mode of governance through which data analytics are used to create algorithms that decide rewards and punishment for targeted behaviors.

Even though conservative views seem to be more compatible with the Bible, neither Republican nor Democrat standards are consistent with God's standards.

Jesus Christ is the only solution; catastrophic steps in God's plan may be the painful road back to normalcy, while consequences of sins must come to the forefront.

Most people's window of experience and knowledge—their perspective on life—does not stretch beyond their own memories.

Social media, text messages, e-mails, websites and blogs are competing for our time, eroding our attention spans and exhausting our ability to concentrate.

If we were to consciously monitor our thoughts, we would be appalled about the percentage of our day that we are exclusively wrapped up in ourselves.

We cannot vacillate between allegiance to the world's standards and God's perfect standards. As one asks for wisdom, one must relinquish doubt.

The inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness can only be realized when we live in gratitude for Our Creator's purpose for us.

As technology becomes more available, the material world threatens to crowd God out of the picture. The information age will destroy us unless we manage it.

The information from media and the internet have demonstrated various degrees of inaccuracy. Consequently, we are vulnerable to spreading false reports.

Ancient mariners recognized they were off course due to stormy weather, unlike those of us today who may be unaware that we are off course on our journey.

People are now battling sleep difficulty, anxiety, depression, and loneliness as never before in history.

Michael Crichton predicted the disinformation age we are living through right now, warning that it would be difficult to separate reality from fantasy.

Our daily social interaction has become digital rather than flesh and blood. Social media has divided us into media ghettos. Society has become disengaged.

Are we part of flaming — the aggressive and offensive interaction between Internet users? Or do we pursue righteousness in our speech and communication?

A key ingredient in dating is faith in God's purpose. The relationship one has with God takes precedence over any relationship with any other human being.

only one in three Americans reports being very happy. American unhappiness has increased over the past decade as American life deteriorates.

Using data such as website history, social media friend lists, and click behavior on news headlines, algorithms make guesses about what content to show us.

The fifth teacher in Corinth was not a person but the 'wisdom' of the time, whispered by countless voices, overriding the truth that God had revealed to them.

In a world rapidly turning into something mysteriously new, focus on the one thing that does not change: God and His truth.

The immediate danger lies not as much in the specific teachings of the flood from the serpent but in their sheer volume. The peril lies in being swept away.

A former president was sexually immoral, lied with impunity, and misused his position. The same is true of the current one. Will we apply God's standard equally?

Offense will be common in the end times, and many will attempt to cancel those who disagree, as the Pharisees cancelled Jesus Christ by execution.

The Loch Ness monster can represent any knowledge: In the uncertainty, what is adamantly held by some to be true may be rejected by others as preposterous.

Truth is a fundamental base of a relationship between God and His people. As the days grow evil, God's people must cling to the truth and love His holy law.

Greed has caused panic buying and selling of pharmaceutical stocks and has spawned a booming vaccine industry coupled with shameless scientific fraud.

Distractions and interruptions caused by phone, e-mail, computers, or texting are detrimental to productivity and to the operating a business at a profit.

As God's chosen saints, we must not let our keyboard or mouth defile us. Godly conversation includes stifling the urge to win the argument at all costs.

Despite our differences, Jesus Christ is our commonality. As we pursue His image, we will have greater harmony with those seeking the same thing.

The demons who already inhabit the earth look upon us as interlopers. We need to monitor our thought impulses, lest we be bothered by demons.

With the mind of Christ, we can agree with our spiritual siblings. We do not receive the fullness of Christ's mind at baptism; we must continue to seek it.

We must be willing to allow God to make changes in our thinking, even when those changes discomfort the beliefs to which we have acclimated ourselves.

We are open to invisible communication from the spirit world—communication designed to conform us to the course of this world. Recognizing it is vital.