Patrick Miller
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1 month ago |
thegospelcoalition.org | Patrick Miller
On December 19, 2024, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson released the first two episodes of his megahit Beast Games. It has since become Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted TV show, with more than 50 million viewers. The winner took home a $10 million cash prize, MrBeast runs YouTube’s biggest channel, targeted toward young adults. Unsurprisingly, Beast Games is marketed as a family friendly show in the vein of American Ninja Warrior or The Amazing Race.
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Feb 12, 2025 |
thegospelcoalition.org | Patrick Miller
Neil Postman suggested every era in American history is represented by a city. Boston was the apotheosis of revolutionary fervor. Chicago was the incarnation of industrial dynamism. New York was the personification of melting-pot America. And finally, Las Vegas became the avatar of overentertained America. Postman was right about Las Vegas. The city is world-renowned for its extravagant, ubiquitous entertainment. But Vegas is more renowned for something else: gambling.
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Jan 11, 2025 |
thegospelcoalition.org | Patrick Miller
If you traveled back to the early 1960s, you’d be hard-pressed to find Christians hopeful about the country’s trajectory. The sexual revolution, hippie movement, and summer of love suggested the country was driving hard and fast toward libertine atheism. In 1966, TIME published their infamous “Is God Dead?” cover story. But five years later, the vibe changed.
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Dec 31, 2024 |
thegospelcoalition.org | Patrick Miller
The past year was characterized by apocalyptic predictions and institutional demolition. Our presidential candidates issued doomsday warnings about the end of democracy, the middle class, and the economy. Closer to home, some of last year’s most discussed Christian books were also chock-full of fear, calling for Christians to either abandon churches or deconstruct.
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Sep 11, 2024 |
endeavorwithus.com | Patrick Miller
It’s 2001, and my middle school lacks a cell phone policy for one simple reason: hardly anyone under the age of 25 owns such a device. Back then, pagers were far more common. Smartphones, as we think of them, didn’t even exist. The BlackBerry would be released the next year, alongside Verizon’s launch of the first 3G network—a technology that allowed cellphones to access the internet at painfully slow rates.
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