<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1910557/open_sms">Send us a text</a>It seems like everyone is playing Wordle these days. Why is it so popular? Brittany takes a look at how Wordle provided a sense of community for thousands around the world--something that many have been lacking since the pandemic started. Brittany also discusses why community is so important for people, as well as how the Christian community (i.e., the Church) is supposed to function as the ultimate, transcendent community through Jesus. -------------------- Show Notes: Bible Verses: ・Romans 12:5 ・1 Corinthians 12:26 ・Leviticus 25:4 (Give the land rest every 7 years) ・Ephesians 1:5 (We are adopted as God's children) Articles:<a href='https://christandpopculture.com/temperance-and-play-the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-wordle/?fbclid=IwAR1838XOgR8LOM3cyiTDdslmei6Nc9NP9xqVFFiQLVzDLqHE7Ze9UAWpAYg'>"Temperance and Play: The Weird and Wonderful World of Wordle" (K.B. Hoyle)</a> <a href='https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/young-adults-teens-loneliness-mental-health-coronavirus-covid-pandemic/'>"Young adults hardest hit by loneliness during pandemic" (Colleen Walsh, The Harvard Gazette)</a> --------------------<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saltygaijin">Support the show</a>Become a supporter! --> <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saltygaijin'>Buy Me a Coffee!</a> Follow me on social media at: <ul> <li><a href='https://facebook.com/brittany.linder.3'>Facebook</a></li> <li><a href='https://x.com/TheSaltyGaijin'>X</a></li> <li> <a href='https://instagram.com/saltygaijin'>Instagram</a> / <a href='https://www.threads.net/@saltygaijin'>Threads</a> </li> </ul> Music by <a href='https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=137769'>Oleksii Kaplunskyi</a> from <a href='https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=137769'>Pixabay</a>. Music by <a href='https://pixabay.com/users/mondayhopes-22948862/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=8088'>Jiwon (Musician) Nahee (Graphic Designer)</a> from <a href='https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=8088'>Pixabay</a>.

The Salty Gaijin

Wordle and the Importance of Community

The Salty Gaijin Podcast shares the lifestyle of a Christian missionary who seeks to meaningfully engage with Japanese culture and the greater global cultural moment. The host, Brittany, discusses various topics (from anime to Japanese culture to the American church) as mini "culture studies" through a Christian perspective. 