“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12). It is lawful to own and operate a smartphone. It is lawful to sign up for and maintain a social media account or two or three. It is lawful to cultivate an online presence. It is lawful to purchase an Xbox Series X and play video games on it. It is lawful to own an iPad. It is lawful to google recipes, synonyms, the cast of Despicable Me, song lyrics, and the team that has won the most Super Bowls (the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers, for those who care). It is lawful to fire up Google Maps and receive directions once again for a location you’ve visited multiple times this month (not that I do that all the time or anything). It is lawful to subscribe to thirty different podcasts. The questions at the center of today’s episode hinge not on the legality of screens, but on their helpfulness, their ability to edify, and whether or not we are mastered by our devices.