Non-conformity & de-digitalization

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. —Rollo May

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2)

God is doing a gracious thing by polarizing our society. He is removing the temptation to be lukewarm; to try to affirm Scripture and still please the world. Pick one. The world will no longer have it any other way, and God never did.

While polarization is something to be grateful for today, beware of treating it as an ordering principle. Always keep yourself between the ditches. Polarization in itself is not the goal—the goal is unflinching fidelity to God and his law, and uncompromising rejection of everything opposed.

Take, for instance, the current eagerness with which people are de-digitalizing their lives.

Often this is a good thing.

But treating de-digitalization as an ordering principle—rather than as a wi…