It’s another new year, one that is sure to be full of predictions about Mayans, American presidents, and technology. Below are the technologies that I think will be the most powerful shapers of Christian spirituality in the next 360 or … Continue reading
Category Archives: Our Technological World
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 … Continue reading
Mashing Play-Doh Last weekend, my kids and I whipped up some home-made Play-Doh. It’s not too hard – all you need is flour, salt, oil, water, cream of tartar, and whatever colors of food coloring you want, and you become … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Everyone knows that pink is a “girly” color, right? Well you might be surprised to you hear that less than a century ago, the opposite was true. Today, nothing is more obvious than the fact that pink is feminine and … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Here’s the intro for a piece I wrote on Steve Jobs for the Gospel Coalition Steve Jobs, the most visionary technology maker of the digital era, died Wednesday at the age of 56. His death represents the end of the … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I bought my first Mac in about 20 years. The next week Steve Jobs retired. Go figure! Here’s a fun thing I learned in the switch. A 13” MacBook Air Earlier this summer, I had grown tired … Continue reading
It’s been called “The best video on the internet” and “An incredible story, will restore faith in humankind.” That’s obviously hyperbolic, but I do think you should carve out 12 minutes and listen to what Jim Gilliam has to say, first … Continue reading