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Does the Bible Pass the Bechdel Test? A Data-Driven Look at Women in the Story of Scripture

By John 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 John 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 John 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 John 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 John 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 John 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

Bible Reading Plan Generator

By John Dyer on January 1, 2020March 5, 2020

Happy New Year! I didn’t a chance to post here in 2019, so I’m starting off 2020 with an update to a “Bible Reading Plan Generator” tool I built aContinue readingBible Reading Plan Generator

Mapping Technology and Faith with FaithTech

By John Dyer on August 16, 2018March 5, 2020

For the last decade or so, I’ve been introduced to lots of wonderful people who have started websites and groups devoted to the space of technology and faith. Unfortunately, it’sContinue readingMapping Technology and Faith with FaithTech

Does Face-to-Face Education Damage Seminary Students?

By John Dyer on January 12, 2018March 5, 2020

The Campus Experience Recently a student from a previous semester sent me an email saying, “A course I’m taking this semester is confusing me. Could we have coffee and talkContinue readingDoes Face-to-Face Education Damage Seminary Students?

Lying to Machines: How Apple’s New “Do Not Disturb While Driving” Feature Will Shape Your Soul

By John Dyer on September 20, 2017March 5, 2020

Over the past few months, I’ve been testing out the beta version of iOS 11 on my iPhone, and I’ve found myself doing something very disturbing – I regularly tellContinue readingLying to Machines: How Apple’s New “Do Not Disturb While Driving” Feature Will Shape Your Soul

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