BestCommentaries.com Update and The Problem of (Religious) Algorithms By BylineJohn Dyer on July 23, 2021July 27, 2021 I’m happy to announce that today, I’m releasing the first major update to bestcommentaries.com in almost 10 years. I originally created bestcommentaries.com in 2008, as a project for one ofContinue readingBestCommentaries.com Update and The Problem of (Religious) Algorithms
Jacques Ellul on Propaganda and QAnon By BylineJohn Dyer on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Jacques Ellul wrote on Propaganda in 1965, but his ideas have an eerie relevance to today’s world. … Continue readingJacques Ellul on Propaganda and QAnon
NASB 1995 / NASB 2020 – Every Change By BylineJohn Dyer on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 The Lockman Foundation just released the a major update to the New American Standard Bible (NASB), and I’ve attempted to provide a summary of the changes here (similar to the NIVContinue readingNASB 1995 / NASB 2020 – Every Change
Christmas Nativity Mistakes: Cybertrucks and Overbooked Inns By BylineJohn Dyer on November 30, 2020November 30, 2021 The Traditional Nativity Scene Language is humanity’s first technology (Gen 2:20), and it powerfully shapes what we see and don’t see about the world. A great example of this comesContinue readingChristmas Nativity Mistakes: Cybertrucks and Overbooked Inns
Does the Bible Pass the Bechdel Test? A Data-Driven Look at Women in the Story of Scripture By BylineJohn Dyer on September 11, 2020October 26, 2020 Image: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary by Sally Poet The Question Sometimes a friend’s tweet can send you down the internet rabbit hole in the best way possible. ThisContinue readingDoes the Bible Pass the Bechdel Test? A Data-Driven Look at Women in the Story of Scripture
I Saved 15% on My Dissertation by Switching to APA By BylineJohn Dyer on June 30, 2020July 2, 2020 This time last year, I was in the throes of finishing my PhD thesis (American’s call it a dissertation), when I learned that I had made a major mistake. IContinue readingI Saved 15% on My Dissertation by Switching to APA
Digital Baptisms: What We Can Learn from Online, Virtual, and Broadcast Practices By BylineJohn Dyer on April 18, 2020April 19, 2020 Easter has traditionally been a time for baptism, but this Easter was not like most Easters. Millions of Christians spent Easter at home, and instead of seeing the highest attendanceContinue readingDigital Baptisms: What We Can Learn from Online, Virtual, and Broadcast Practices
What is an (Online, Virtual, Broadcast, Local) Church? Some Helpful Distinctions By BylineJohn Dyer on April 10, 2020July 15, 2021 Twenty years ago, Chris Helland proposed a distinction between religion-online (when an religious organization provides information over the internet) and online-religion (when religious people engage in spiritual activities on theContinue readingWhat is an (Online, Virtual, Broadcast, Local) Church? Some Helpful Distinctions
Digital Communion: History, Theology, and Practices By BylineJohn Dyer on March 23, 2020April 21, 2020 Part 2: Digital Baptism The Digital Church in the Age of Corona The novel coronavirus pandemic has sparked a flood of creative uses of technology to maintain relationship while stayingContinue readingDigital Communion: History, Theology, and Practices
worship.ai – What an Artificial Intelligence Lyric Generator Teaches Us about Image Bearing By BylineJohn Dyer on March 6, 2020March 8, 2020 This tool generates song lyrics using artificial intelligence. But more than that, if offers us a clear example of how our tools reflect our values and how we can choose to reflect the values of our maker. … Continue readingworship.ai – What an Artificial Intelligence Lyric Generator Teaches Us about Image Bearing
