Browse

All Products
- Christian Livinghttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Ne=1119625&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold
  - Spiritualityhttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Ne=1119700&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold
    - Christianity & Culturehttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold (908)

Refine by

Advanced Search Links

Additional Views

Unfriend Yourself: Three Days to Detox, Discern, and Decide About Social Media

By: Kyle Tennant

Moody Publishers / 2012 / Paperback

4.5 out of 5 stars (2 Reviews)

Write a Review | Q & A

$5.99 (CBD Price)

Retail: ~~$6.99~~

Save: $1.00 (14%)

Buy 128 or more for $5.69 each.

Availability: In Stock

CBD Stock No: WW409539

Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Product Close-up

eBook: $2.89 eBook Details

Begin reading
in seconds

Other Formats (2)

Other Formats

Description	Price	Availability	Quantity	AddInclude
eBook	$2.89 Retail: $3.99	In Stock	0	Add To Cart
Paperback	$5.99 Retail: $6.99	In Stock		Add To Cart
Add To Cart Add To Cart

Product Information

Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 64
Vendor: Moody Publishers
Publication Date: 2012

Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.25 X 0.63 (inches)
ISBN: 0802409539
ISBN-13: 9780802409539
Availability: In Stock

Publisher's Description

We are all connected. To each other, to our devices, to our networks, to everything... The world of social media has turned the rest of our worlds upside down.

Can you disconnect for three days to assess the situation in your own life? This short book is split into three sections to help you DETOX, DISCERN, and DECIDE what role Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and all the rest can and should have in your life. Unfriend Yourself will help you think critically, biblically, and practically from a Christian perspective about the merits and ramifications of our social media culture.

Don't worry, the world can wait; your friends won't even know you're gone-seriously, there are over half a billion of them out there. I doubt you'll be missed.

Author Bio

KYLE TENNANT is the Director of Student Ministries at the Village Church of Bartlett in Bartlett, IL. He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute and is currently pursuing an M.A. in Christian Formation and Ministry from Wheaton Graduate School. Kyle lives in Chicago's west suburbs, and enjoys reading, writing, preaching, eating, cooking, and good conversation.

Product Reviews

Unfriend Yourself: Three Days to Detox, Discern, and Decide About Social Media 4.5 5 2 2

I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. I love being in touch with people I normally would not be able to talk to. I love having access to make plans with people easily. But I hate the time it sucks away from my life, and from the real relationships inside my own home. I hate the addictive quality of it. So when Moody Publishers sent me Unfriend Yourself, I was intrigued. It is a short little book designed to be read over a weekend, and coincidentally, I received it on a Friday afternoon. This little book hit on all my loves and hates of Facebook (though it was about social media in general, I refrain from using Twitter, or anything other than Facebook), and the best part about it, was it offered solutions for the problems (other than delete your account and never use it again, which is what I usually hear, and is not an option for me). I recommend this quick little book, to get you thinking and evaluating what place Facebook is playing in your life. July 29, 2012

Very Informative Unfriend Yourself: Three Days to Detox, Discern and Decide about Social Media is a book I really wanted to read. The premise of this book is the effects of social media on our relationships. I had been thinking about this topic for awhile, on how much I rely on social media to maintain contact with friends as opposed to getting together in person. Kyle Tennant makes an excellent argument on this subject throughout this short, but meaty book. I agreed with much of what he accurately describes as flaws that exist with social media. His findings were thoroughly researched and biblical. What I also appreciated was that he never tells you to delete your Facebook or Twitter accounts, on the contrary. However, what he does convey is the need for awareness in the utilization of any social medium. In our fast paced society, it is very tempting to rely solely on electronic means of communication. We hardly pick up a phone or even get together with friends anymore. I can admit that this has been the case in my life. I am guilty of relying heavily on emailing, texting or interacting on Facebook, rather than getting together with friends. However, after reading this book, I am fully convinced that social media should be supplemental to real relationships. I admit, I actually started to see how social media is just a cheap substitute for the real thing; relationships, communication and community. I really identified and agreed with Kyle Tennant's points. One point that stood out for me in his book is this, "Here is the linchpin of why we must not seek community online: when we venture there, we miss the most important part of community, which is experiencing God as we experience one another." What a true statement. Kyle Tennant also references the apostle John preferring in-the-flesh communication over writing letters. "Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete." (2 John 12) Later he writes, "I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face." (3 John 13-14) I never quite saw that before. When I read those Scriptures it just jumped off the page and pierced my heart. I bore witness that social media can never replace an in person friendship, communication or community. Kyle Tennant writes that social media is a great tool - a tool we must subdue, and not be subdued by. All in all, I thought it was a very good, informative and helpful book. I highly recommend it. In conclusion, I want to personally thank Janis Backing of Moody Publishers for sending me a complimentary copy of this book to review. February 17, 2012