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Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers (Review)

By John Dyer on March 23, 2009March 5, 2020

The Question T. David Gordon believes that the majority of preaching today is rather poor, not so much in its content, but in its form as preaching. As a practitionerContinue readingWhy Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers (Review)

Risk-Reducing Technologies Increase Risk-Taking

By John Dyer on March 21, 2009March 5, 2020

The Pope and a Harvard scientist make an interesting argument that AIDS is increasing in Africa precisely because of condom distribution.

TwitterVoice3D: Creativity, Chaos, and Order in the Online World

By John Dyer on March 19, 2009March 5, 2020

A few weeks ago, I decided that rather than write words about a technology, I would write code using technology that would hopefully communicate in a way words cannot. TwitterContinue readingTwitterVoice3D: Creativity, Chaos, and Order in the Online World

Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology

By John Dyer on March 14, 2009March 5, 2020

Better Off (2005, Harper Perennial) is probably the most clever title of any technology book I’ve read. The book is Eric Brende’s retelling of his 18 months living with aContinue readingBetter Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology

Google CEO on Internet Learning vs. Book Learning

By John Dyer on March 8, 2009March 5, 2020

Google CEO Eric Schmidt was on Charlie Rose Friday night (3/6/9) to talk about all things Google and technology. It’s a fascinating discussion (privacy, group learning, etc.), but I justContinue readingGoogle CEO on Internet Learning vs. Book Learning

Conference Speaking Fun

By John Dyer on March 4, 2009March 5, 2020

I am excited to share that I get to speak at two conferences in the next few months. In the past, the two worlds of which I’ve been a partContinue readingConference Speaking Fun

Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy

By John Dyer on February 28, 2009March 5, 2020

Comedian Louis CK was on Conan O’Brien recently and did a hilarious job of illustrating what happens after several generations pass and the kinds of problems we see in theContinue readingEverything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy

Online Questions for Offline Churches: Is Communion Just A Cracker?

By John Dyer on February 23, 2009March 5, 2020

Whenever new church models, technologies, and techniques come along there are some who embrace them and some who question them. For me, it has been interesting to see how someContinue readingOnline Questions for Offline Churches: Is Communion Just A Cracker?

Tools for Tech Thinking: Andy Crouch on Twitter

By John Dyer on February 12, 2009March 5, 2020

In the last post, we introduced McLuhan’s Four Laws of Media as a tool for understanding how technology affects us. This time we’ll look at the questions Andy Crouch hasContinue readingTools for Tech Thinking: Andy Crouch on Twitter

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