While out shopping with my kids last week, the toy phones caught my eye. I let the kids play with a toy guitar while I rearranged them in roughly chronological order. The original candy bar phones are still available (far left), but I couldn’t find a phone with a cord anywhere in the store. At
Yearly Archive:: 2011
Dear Technology, Thank You For Cheeseburgers
Christmas Technology & Faith Book Buying Guide
While pondering the perfect Christmas present for that someone special, you’ve undoubtedly come to the conclusion that there can be no better gift than a book on technology and faith. But you might be thinking, “There are just so many books are out there – how do I choose the right one for my special someone?”
Around the Web: Video Edition
I Think Before I Tweet … Way Too Much
Like most social network users, I have occasionally given in to the temptation to post something that I later ended up regretting. The rush of being the first, of saying something funny or edgy, got the better of me. Within minutes I went back and deleted the tweet or Facebook update hoping and praying no
Interview at ‘Church Marketing Sucks’
Just wanted to point you to an interview I did over at Church Marketing Sucks: So why isn’t technology neutral? Doesn’t how we end up using technology matter more? The reason so many people believe “technology is neutral” is that it’s so obviously true. Any tool, from an iPhone to a shovel, can be used
The iPhone Shaped Body: Earthen Vessels
“Always buy the most hideous house in the neighborhood, so at least you won’t have to look at it.” – Unknown It’s difficult to get a good look at something when you live inside it, and this happens to be especially true of our physical bodies. Matthew Lee Anderson, author of Earthen Vessels: Why Our
Captivated: A Christian Documentary On Media Saturation
Reader Kevin Sorenson just told me about a new video coming out next month called Captivated: finding freedom in a media captive culture put together by the folks at ReelCast productions and MediaTalk101 both of which are Christian organizations whose goals are to help Christians live in a media saturated culture. Captivated Trailer The cast looks to include teens,
Like to Wear Pink? Technology Made You Do It!
The Church and Technology Survey and Infographic
Tyndale College and Seminary conducted a survey of 386 churches in the Ontario, Canada area to find out how congregants viewed the role of technology in the churches. Below is the infographic from the article entitled, Church and Technology. There are some a few interesting tidbits in the data: On the one hand 35% believe church
