The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch
Week 4: Chapter 3 — Shaping Time
Read Chapter 3 of The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch.
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If space is about where devices live, time is about when they rule — and Crouch invites us to recover a rhythm of life where technology serves us rather than owns our hours.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Crouch introduces the idea of "rhythms" — daily, weekly, and annual patterns that create the texture of a family's life. What rhythms currently shape your household, and how many of them were intentionally chosen versus simply absorbed from the culture around you?
2.He makes a strong case for device-free mealtimes. What is his argument, and what do you think is lost — relationally and formatively — when screens are present at the table?
3.Crouch discusses the first hour of the day and the last hour before sleep as especially important times to protect from devices. Do you agree? What happens to your own mind and spirit when a phone is the first and last thing you engage with each day?