The Attention Economy (Rick Hiemstra and Andy Gabruch)

In Elizabeth Oldfield’s book ‘Fully Alive’, she wrote, “For most of the week, my value is in what I produce and what I consume. If I’m not careful my main goal in a day becomes impressive and competent, subtly signalling my status with the things I buy, say and post. Sabbath is the opposite. It is a line in the sand. Today I am just a person, and a person is beyond price. Sabbath is about valuing, fighting for and fiercely guarding rest.” [1] What are the things that demand our attention and distract us from being fully alive in Christ? My guests on this episode are Rick Hiemstra and Andy Gabruch. Rick is the director of The Centre For Research On Church And Faith at The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.Andy is the author of Infobesity: How To Be Followers Of Jesus in an Information Overload World.[1] Elizabeth Oldfield, ‘Fully Alive’ p. 110.