![]() ![]() The research suggests that scanning and skimming digital content makes us less able to read deeply off-screen. With so much information, hyperlinked text, videos alongside words and interactivity everywhere, our brains form shortcuts to deal with it all-scanning, searching for key words, scrolling up and down quickly.” 1 ![]() In April of last year, a Washington Post article summarized the recent body of research on our changing reading habits: “Before the Internet, the brain read in mostly linear ways-one page led to the next page, and so on. We live in an era of the screen, and screens impact the way we interact with text. With these five P’s, she guides women to take the radical step of taking time and effort to study the Bible. In fact, in her excellent new book Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds, she challenges women living in an age of swipes and clicks, to study God’s word with purpose, perspective, patience, process, prayer. But Jen Wilkin is adamant that women are up for the task. Megan Hill | Pastor’s wife, freelance writer, and blogger ![]()
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