The Phone Addiction You Didn't Know You Had [Music] Shannon: You had 11 hours of – maybe even more – of social media time!  McGill: I think the main culprit of my screen time on the social media is being on call with my friends. Gretchen: I'm doing… I'm going to post this right now. Like, I need to take this picture to post it now. Shannon: Trying to create this life online cannot encompass the entirety of who we are, especially as Christians! Gretchen: Well, I had to put an app limit with some apps where it has to lock me out!  Brother Michael: But it can also distract us. We use our devices also for entertainment. But then again there are real life matters that we need to attend to. [Show intro] Shannon Santamaria: You're listening to Heart and Soul, a podcast from the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Church Of Christ. I'm one of your hosts, Shannon Santamaria, and it's here where we have real conversations with friends who are helping each other reach the best Christian version of themselves. This is Heart and Soul. [Music] Shannon: Welcome to the INC Heart and Soul. And with me today is McGill. Hey, McGill!  McGill Onate: Hey, Shannon. How are you?  Shannon: I'm doing good. How are you? McGill: I'm great. I'm great. Shannon: And another host with me today is Gretchen. Hey, Gretch! Gretchen Asunsion: Hey! Hello, hello! Shannon: And today we are going to talk about being glued to our screens. Well, let's get right to it! So, I'm super excited to talk about this episode today, because it is definitely a discussion that I have with you guys, and I know that it's a discussion that everybody has! And before we get into talking about, you know, phone screens and being addicted to our phones, I want to introduce the hosts with a little icebreaker. You know, we're here on um INC Heart and Soul. Does our podcast count as screen time? McGill: Well, when I think about it, initially, yeah, I think it counts as screen time. I mean, I know this is just audio for the ones listening here today, but when we're recording, we are using a screen, so yeah, I guess it does count as screen time since we are looking into a screen. But I don't know. What do you think, Gretchen? Gretchen: Um, yeah! I would have to agree that it would be screen time, but I wouldn't take it as a negative type of screen time. We're all enjoying each other's time, and here we are going to talk about a great topic that I'm sure everyone can relate to.  Shannon: Right. And you know, I also wanted to introduce a minister of the gospel, Brother Michael Guerrero. Hi, Brother Michael!  Brother Michael Guerrero: Hi, everyone. How are you guys doing? Shannon: We're doing good. I actually wanted to ask you as well, is this podcast part of using your screen time?  Brother Michael: I think for us, yes, because like what was mentioned by Brother McGill earlier, we are using our screens and maybe for the people listening, maybe they're listening also on, you know, a mobile device or something. And what's nice though, about this is that they don't have to technically look at the screen, right? They just have to be logged in. So, I would agree with Sister Gretchen that, yes, this is a little bit of screen time, but in a good way! And we'll get to that in a little while. Shannon: Right. I know that, you know, this podcast is kind of in that gray area when it comes to screen time. Later, we're going to be talking about screen time, and we didn't have cell phones, you know, when the Bible was made, so it's exciting to kind of hear what the Bible has to say all about that. I know for one thing, I start panicking when I can't find my phone, or if I'm rushing and I forget to charge it before it dies, or I forget it somewhere and I'm trying to find it before I leave.