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Master Your Smartphone

January 10, 2017 by Phil Auxier

I love technology stuffs.  Life is a lot simpler because smartphones exist.  It’s part of the world we live in.  However, many are ruled by their devices and not ruling their devices.  Recently, Tony Reinke (who has a forthcoming book on 12 Ways Your Smartphone Is Changing You) gave these 5 tweets on smartphone tips he finds helpful (and they helped me, so I’m trying to help you).

  1. Remember smartphones boost productivity, and too much smartphone time kills it. Find your sweet spot on the bell curve (and stay there).
  2. Disable all non-essential push notifications. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email. You can check in when it’s convenient.
  3. Delete apps for everything you can do faster and easier from your computer. For fun, disable email on your phone for one week.
  4. At your computer, batch-check social media (like with email). Try not to swan dive into a stream-based social media site alone.
  5. Master of your phone’s “Do Not Disturb” features. Set quiet hours from between 1hr before bed and through the end of your morning devos.

Hope these prove helpful as you navigate your mastering of your devices.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Tony Reinke

Crestview’s Podcast

January 5, 2009 by Mere Agency Support

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From One Degree To Another?

Yeah, that's right. My one, consuming passion is Jesus Christ, my Lord. I'm totally gripped by one message: the Gospel - the good news that God came after me when I was far from Him. So, the life I live, I live by faith in Him: He loved me and gave Himself for me.

From One Degree To Another is the change that He's accomplishing in me by grace. Growing downward in humility, upward into Him, outward toward others, and inward with renewal characterize my existence.

This site is where I flesh all of these types of things out, including my life as a slave to Jesus, husband, father, coffee-enjoyer, and pastor. I hope it encourages you.

RSS My latest sermons at Crestview

  • Unfaithful Shepherds April 18, 2021
    In this sermon from Zechariah 10:1-11:3, Phil Auxier helps us forsake the unfaithful leadership and influence we’re embracing at the expense of Jesus.
  • The Conscience and Mission April 18, 2021
    Luke’s Adult Sunday School class continues thinking about the implications of having a strong or weak conscience and how this relates to mission.
  • Looking On The One We Pierced April 11, 2021
    In this sermon from Zechariah 12:10, Phil Auxier helps us marvel at our costly salvation with hearts of repentance.

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