When Sleep Suffers: The Spiritual Cost of Living Online

There is a great deal of research which confirms a clear connection between excessive cell phone use (esp. social media) and poor sleep patterns. The physical impact of sleep deprivation is also linked in important ways to some of the mental health problems people struggle with, like anxiety and depression. For these reasons alone, we ought to take cell phone addiction seriously.

But aside from the physiological and mental health impact, Christians must also become aware of the spiritual significance of sleep.

In this episode, Scott and Shawn continue the journey of learning to think like Jesus by looking at the problem of sleep deprivation in our digital age from the standpoint of what God tells us about the importance of sleep. A theology of sleep highlights that, beyond just meeting our daily need for rest, sleep is actually a gift from God that teaches us important truths about who he is and what his ultimate desire is for us as his children.