The other week I wrote a piece for Connecting with Culture, the weekly email from London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC). In it, I reflected on the rise of ‘deinfluencers’, and the dual role of Christians to deinfluence and influence, through a combination of prophetic critique and joyful celebration. If you fancy a read, you can…
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BeReal: Connecting with Culture
If you’re curious what a ‘geriatric millennial’ makes of a social media app much loved by Gen-Z, then you’re in luck! This week I had the privilege of writing the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity’s Connecting with Culture, and I chose to offer a few thoughts on BeReal. The concept is simple. Users receive a…
Covenant-making and context collapse
A few weeks ago I made a joke that took on a life of its own. Sorry if it’s taken you all that time to erase it from your memory, only for me to remind you again. I tweeted a picture from the Bible of Jean de Sy, which depicts Abraham’s circumcision in Genesis 17:…
404: The releasing power of non-existence (repost)
This week I opened my Twitter app and was greeted by the following message:
“@liamthatcher does not exist”
The Proper Place
Andy Crouch broke my TV. And I’m grateful.
Modern Romance (Genesis 29)
In this talk, Liam looks at the story of Jacob, Rachel and Leah and considers how (not) to find healthy relationships. (mp3)
Pascal on Instagram
A 17th century French Philosopher offers some challenging words for those of us who document our every lunch, landscape or latte-art on social media.
A Mischievous Lenten Game…
A mischievous game to play on friends who have given up social media for Lent.
Death by a Thousand Photos
Some reflections on photography, technology and the morbid irony in our craving to make things ‘unmissable.’
404: The releasing power of non-existence
This week I opened my Twitter app and was greeted by the following message:
“@liamthatcher does not exist”
Liam Thatcher 