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Session One

#TECHTALK
Read the Following Blog Posts
“The Danger to Your Faith of Being Liked”
Last year I was traveling with a small group of college seniors through Europe teaching history and a
biblical worldview. After a worship service in Paris, we exited the hotel where they were meeting and
started walking toward the Eiffel Tower.
As we approached the tower one of the guys had an idea. “Why don’t we have a contest? Each of us
take a photo of the tower on our phone, Instagram it and see who gets the most number of likes on
Facebook. Some of the guys had more “friends” than others, so after working out a handicap system,
they went to work.
What happened was fascinating. I watched their spirits rise or fall based on the number of “likes” coming in, or not. Some of the more confident guys, ended up with the fewest likes, and were obviously
frustrated and disappointed. Of course, the winner was elated.
Clare DeGraaf

Used with permission. claredegraaf.com/2013/10/21/the-danger-to-your-faith-of