Following the interview with DJ Chuang, I wanted to post a text interview I did with BigBible.uk.org, and also point you to their website as a great resource. Interview with BigBible.uk.org If you haven’t checked out the “BigBible” website, you’re definitely missing out. They are doing some great work on how to help Christians think
DJ Chuang is one of those rare individuals who is able to be helpful to the church in many areas. He’s a fellow DTS grad who writes and speaks on a variety of topics from issues in the Asian-American church to leadership and ministry through social media. One of his projects is Social Media Church where he as a weekly
I just noticed this preview for Bryan Singer’s new show called H+: The Digital Series which premiers online August 8th. Here’s the synopsis: A groundbreaking new series by acclaimed producer Bryan Singer, H+: The Digital Series takes viewers on a journey into an apocalyptic future where technology has begun to spiral out of control… a future
Slaves to the Smartphone – Even articles written from the perspective of a business person interested not primarily in maintaining human dignity, but in worker efficiency, argue that too much time with a smartphone makes you less productive. Some businesses want to prevent that even if it means requiring employees to turn off their phones. [HT: Rhett Smith]
What I Wish My Pastor Knew About: Responsible Engineering and Technology - “As an engineer, it strikes me as odd sometimes that many Christians I know will expend a great deal of energy and passion arguing about theories of science, while at the same time unquestionably accepting nearly every new technological development that comes along.” Home:
Last week, Amazon announced the latest versions of Kindle (Kindle, Kindle Touch, and old school Kindle Keyboard) and its new tablet device called Kindle Fire (great analysis by John Gruber, death of the book by Nicholas Carr). And within a few days, the TV shows were already making jokes. Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update This is funny.
OUTSPOKEN: Conversations on Church Communication Tim Schraeder of Center for Church Communication asked 60+ authors and creatives (including me) to contribute some thoughts on the importance of communication in the big-C Church as well as in small-c local churches. The chapters are just 500 words which means the authors got to their point quickly and you can
Divine Inspiration – “How Catholicism made Marshall McLuhan one of the twentieth century’s freest and finest thinkers.” A nice, short history of McLuhan’s development and thought. The Online Looking Glass – There are quite a few articles about Representative Weiner’s behavior, but the ideas toward the end of this one are interesting. “Contemporary narcissism” is
