In Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport describes families who reclaim a “tech Sabbath,” which is a full day each week without devices. Parents report that when the screens go dark, something deeper wakes up: laughter around the table, long walks, shared meals, and conversations that breathe life back into the home. It’s a modern echo of Genesis 2:7. When we set aside our devices, we remember that we are not machines running on data but beings made of dust and divine breath. These families discover that the breath of God moves most freely when we make space for real presence (Carl Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World [New York: Portfolio], 2019).
