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Headlines pile up, slang turns official, and our thumbs keep scrolling while our hearts feel thin. We open with the new dictionary entries—riz, adulting, dad bod, dumb phone, brain rot, doomscrolling—not as trivia but as a mirror for our pace, our habits, and our hunger for meaning. Then we pull back the camera: two-thirds of people say they’re exhausted by the news, and it’s no surprise when misinfo travels faster than truth and notifications never sleep. Once, news was an event; now it’s a Niagara. The question is not whether we should care about the world—it’s how to care without being consumed.

That’s where Peter’s line lands with force: “May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” We explore what real grace means—common, saving, and the warning of cheap grace—and why multiplied grace looks like unexpected strength in hardship and steady kindness amid criticism. Peace, too, shifts from the hope of quiet circumstances to the reality of a quiet heart. Isaiah calls it a mind stayed on God; Peter roots it in growing knowledge of Christ. This isn’t about stockpiling facts but deepening fellowship with the Author through the Word He breathed. Scripture becomes the master science: it tells us what’s right, what’s not, how to get right, and how to stay right, equipping us like a well-provisioned ship for rough seas.

We end with a plan that works in real life: turn off the noise, prune the feeds, set guardrails, and trade the fire hose for a living stream. Make space to study, pray, and practice grace before the day starts speaking over you. If you’re ready to move from doomscrolling to a life carried by grace and anchored in peace, press play—and then pass the grace. Subscribe, share with a friend who’s overwhelmed, and leave a review to help others find calm in the chaos.

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