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Facebook on Narcissism: “You Should Distinguish Friends from Acquaintances”

By John Dyer on March 22, 2012March 5, 2020

Facebook’s Problem Researchers at Western Illinois University recently published study in the the journal Personality and Individual Differences that shows a direct link between people who have “socially disruptive narcissism” and those whoContinue readingFacebook on Narcissism: “You Should Distinguish Friends from Acquaintances”

The Texture of Screens Amidst Communities of Faith: 3 Outstanding Issues with Smartphones in Church

By John Dyer on March 19, 2012March 5, 2020

Devices in the Pews As more people make the move from regular cell phones to smart phones and tablets, many want to use the “smart” features during worship services toContinue readingThe Texture of Screens Amidst Communities of Faith: 3 Outstanding Issues with Smartphones in Church

Around the Web: Facelifts for Facetime and Social Media for the Mainline

By John Dyer on March 13, 2012March 5, 2020

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 timeContinue readingAround the Web: Facelifts for Facetime and Social Media for the Mainline

Powerful, Secure Bible Software for Closed Countries … and You!

By John Dyer on February 28, 2012March 5, 2020

(video demo of the software discussed below) Digital Bible Society I’d like to an organization that you’ve probably never heard of: Digital Bible Society (DBS). For the last 10 years orContinue readingPowerful, Secure Bible Software for Closed Countries … and You!

Internet Evangelism … in Turkey?

By John Dyer on February 23, 2012March 5, 2020

Last week, I had the privilege of spending a few days in Istanbul, Turkey talking to pastors about technology, faith, and evangelism. There were only about 70 people in attendance, but since Turkey around 4,000Continue readingInternet Evangelism … in Turkey?

Someone on the Internet Is Wrong: The 10 Stages of a Christian Internet Controversy

By John Dyer on February 17, 2012March 5, 2020

Has it really been almost a year since Rob Bell’s Love Wins trailer? When the social media backlash began, I noticed that the responses to Bell were nearly identical to whatContinue readingSomeone on the Internet Is Wrong: The 10 Stages of a Christian Internet Controversy

5 Things I Learned From “Reading” 10 Audiobooks

By John Dyer on January 31, 2012March 5, 2020

Not Enough Time Last spring, I was finding that I just didn’t have enough time to read several books that I really wanted to read. Then a friend reminding meContinue reading5 Things I Learned From “Reading” 10 Audiobooks

PhoneStack: Next Time We Meet, Let’s Do This

By John Dyer on January 13, 2012March 5, 2020

Tech history professor David Stearns pointed out a post on Kempt magazine about a new idea for social gatherings called PhoneStack. It works like this: as you arrive, each person places theirContinue readingPhoneStack: Next Time We Meet, Let’s Do This

The Top 5 Technologies that Will Shape the Church in 2012

By John Dyer on January 6, 2012March 5, 2020

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 mostContinue readingThe Top 5 Technologies that Will Shape the Church in 2012

The Evolution of the Mobile Phone (as told by Christmas presents)

By John Dyer on December 23, 2011March 5, 2020

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 chronologicalContinue readingThe Evolution of the Mobile Phone (as told by Christmas presents)

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