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Confession time: Are your voice notes a form of selfishness?
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Sophie Sanders2026-07-09T05:47:00
Sophie Sanders takes on one of modern life’s most surprisingly divisive questions: are voice notes a gift to friendship or a burden to be endured? Exploring the debate through a Christian lens, she argues that our communication habits reveal something deeper about how we love and serve one another.
It’s time to enter the confessional, friends – to examine your conscience and accept penance for your podcast-length voice notes which, in my humble opinion, are the most divisive topic since Brexit. You’ve probably clocked where I stand on the topic, but for voice note novices, let me explain the controversy…
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