Echo Chambers, Algorithms and the Distortion of God's Voice

Episode 5

Hi friends,

This week I’ve been thinking a lot about how influential algorithms have become in life. In a way, I think they’ve created these echo chambers that have made us feel like our own thoughts and opinions are the only real ones that matter or even maybe exist. And I think it’s affected our ability to hear God’s voice. I guess that’s the heart of it for me. I just so very badly want to hear God’s voice, and it’s hard to hear when truth seems so elusive. Anyway, if you’ve been feeling any of this, too, maybe these journal prompts will help sort some thoughts for you. My a.i. assistant, Irma, helped me with them.

Thanks so much for being my friend.

With love and prayers right here from the middle,

Bria

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This week, take 15–20 minutes to sit with these questions. Write slowly. Be honest.

1. What voices have shaped my faith most in the past year?
   (Podcasts, pastors, influencers, friends, algorithms—name them.)

2. Have I mistaken affirmation for truth?
   What’s something I heard recently that felt good—but might not have been Jesus?

3. When was the last time I felt convicted—not just comforted—by God’s voice?
   What did He whisper? Did I respond?

4. Where do I feel the “us vs. them” tension most deeply?
   What lines have I drawn? Who have I excluded?

5. What would it look like to seek Jesus outside the algorithm?
   What practices, pauses, or prayers might help me hear Him again?

Jesus, interrupt my echo chamber. Disturb my comfort. Whisper truth that cuts through the noise.