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How Christians Can Take the Lead with Paid Family Leave | [View online]( [Give Now]( Advertisement [Christianity Today Connection]( [Home]( [Our Latest]( [Subscribe]( Wednesday, July 18, 2018 [How to Witness to a Distracted World]( [How to Witness to a Distracted World]( Effective Christian evangelism and discipleship requires us to be disruptive. O. Alan Noble Most days I can hardly hear myself think. It feels like there are a million voices calling for my attention as long as I’m awake: text messages, work emails, kids wanting a drink of water, looming deadlines, billboards, the sense of missing Something Important on social media, breaking news, Instagram, app notifications, Netflix, podcasts, music, a smartwatch telling me to stand up. My mind is scattered and cloudy most of the time. Probably as a result, I often discover that I’m anxious ... 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