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[163] Turning screen time into soul time
Update: 2025-08-20
Description
Are your phone habits feeding your soul or draining your spirit? Host Ryan Dunn reimagines “screen time” as “soul time” in this insightful episode of Compass: Finding Spirituality in the Everyday. Ryan introduces practical and inspiring apps designed to support your spiritual journey—transforming everyday moments into opportunities for sacred reflection, mindful prayer, and spiritual renewal.
- Break the cycle of doomscrolling with sacred pause
- Apps for Christian meditation, gratitude, and contemplation
- Simple tools to build spiritual rhythms in everyday life
- Adapting ancient practices like Lectio Divina for modern times
- Making spiritual rest as vital as physical rest
Featured Apps:
Everyday Sanctuary, Insight Timer, Lectio 365, YouVersion Bible App, Centering Prayer, Pray as You Go, Soul Rest, and more.
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Find all app links, show notes, and more resources at https://umc.org/compass
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