There is a slowly growing body of teaching about media that is actually based in media, and I think this is a good thing. The past few years have seenContinue readingCaptivated: A Documentary about Media Consumption

This is the third and final post in a series on the meaning of the word medium. It was inspired by Erik Eekhoff’s review of Tim Challies’ The Next Story: Life and Faith after theContinue readingThe Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 3

This is the second post in a series of posts on the meaning of the word medium. It was inspired by Erik Eekhoff’s review of Tim Challies’ The Next Story: Life and Faith afterContinue readingThe Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 2

Last week, MereOrthodoxy.com posted a review of Tim Challies’ The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion from engineer Erik Eekhoff. One thing that caught my eye was Eekhoff’s critique ofContinue readingThe Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 1

A few weeks ago I had the rare pleasure of meeting an fellow as interesting as Chris Ridgeway. Chris currently works in church fundraising, but he did his master’s thesis onContinue readingToy → Tool → Environment: The Progression of How We Use Technology

This weekend I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Arthur Boers who wrote the beautiful book The Way is Made By Walking, and who has another book specifically addresses technology coming out in 2012. He shared with me this illustration of the traffic light, and I thought it was quite helpful. … Continue readingTechnology is a Yellow Light

Beyoncé vs Beyoncé Have you noticed the trend in TV ads recently that show a man deciding between an impossibly beautiful women and a fancy new gadget? If not, here’s probablyContinue readingMartin Buber on Beautiful Girls vs. Sexy Gadgets

Computer scientist Alan Kay (the guy who invented the stackable-windows computer interface we all use today) once defined technology as “anything invented after you were born” to make the pointContinue readingIs 30 The Breaking Point for Technology?

Matt Anderson (of MereOrthodoxy.com and EvangelicalOutpost.com) had a little conversation about the theology of technology, and Matt has posted the conversation on his blog. If you’re interested in listening, checkContinue readingA Conversation with Matt Anderson