If you own a smartphone, you know the constant pull, endless distractions, and mindless scrolling you get sucked into on the regular. Today, I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Rosalie de Rosset to Find Hope Here for a much-needed conversation about technology. Dr. de Rosset has been a beloved professor at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for 55 years, pouring into the lives of her students with passion, wisdom, and grace. For the past 15 years, Dr. de Rosset has challenged her students to participate in a 48-hour media fast, and the results of their experiences are astonishing. In this episode, we dive into her findings and discuss what technology is doing to us, to our relationships, and to society as a whole. Don't miss it!!

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We Discuss:
• How the Digital Age has changed our world.
• The 48-hour media fast Dr. de Rosset requires of her students.
• How our phones are changing us.
• Our theology of technology.

More about Dr. de Rosset:
Audiences have described Rosalie de Rosset’s messages and seminars as follows: stimulating, thought-provoking, spiritually motivating, convicting, encouraging, and real.

Rosalie de Rosset has been speaking to various groups, including churches, seminars, and conferences, for over 40 years. She has also spoken in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Russia. She is professor emeritus at Moody Bible Institute where she taught Homiletics, literature and English for 53 years. She continues to teach literature part-time. Prior to becoming a teacher, she was a script writer for WMBI AM and FM. Over the years, she has appeared on Moody Broadcasting Network programs as a guest and co-host and has had articles and book reviews published in various Christian publications. Her book, Unseduced and Unshaken: The Place of Dignity in Women’s Choices, was published in 2012.

Dr. de Rosset has her B.A. in English from Bryan College, her M.A. in English from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The daughter of career missionaries, Rosalie was born and raised in Peru, South America. She resides on the north side of Chicago and enjoys biking, books, and yard sales.

Mentioned on the show:
24 Ways to Break Up with Your Phone (downloadable PDF)
The Balanced Momcast Episode 248: The Challenges and Joys of Living Without a Smartphone
The Balanced Momcast Episode 249: The Flip Phone Challenge
On the Flip Side: Life with a Dumb Phone in the Digital Age with Caleb Whiting
Join the 28-day Flip Phone Challenge! (I DARE you to try it!)

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