John Dyer, PhD

Writing

Interview with Peggy Kendall, Author of Reboot: Refreshing Your Faith in a High-Tech World

By John Dyer on March 16, 2010March 5, 2020

Peggy Kendall is the author of several books related to technology, faith, and parenting. Her latest book is Reboot: Refreshing Your Faith in a High-Tech World which does a goodContinue readingInterview with Peggy Kendall, Author of Reboot: Refreshing Your Faith in a High-Tech World

How Roasting Coffee Helped Me Understand Technology and Theology

By John Dyer on March 10, 2010March 5, 2020

Adventures in Coffee Roasting Five or six years ago, I was a textbook Mountain-Dew-fueled web developer who didn’t really like coffee. But coffee was quickly turning into a social standard,Continue readingHow Roasting Coffee Helped Me Understand Technology and Theology

Purple CMS – Super Early Alpha (0.1)

By John Dyer on March 3, 2010March 5, 2020

A few years ago, I built a CMS for Dallas Theological Seminary that has served us pretty well. It has some features we really wanted, but to get them I had toContinue readingPurple CMS – Super Early Alpha (0.1)

Experimenting with Web SQL databases

By John Dyer on February 27, 2010March 5, 2020

& What is Web SQL? Web SQL (http://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/) is proposed technology that allows a small SQL database to reside inside a browser. Instead of making AJAX calls back and forthContinue readingExperimenting with Web SQL databases

New and Upcoming Books on Technology, Media, and Faith

By John Dyer on February 24, 2010March 5, 2020

For the past few years, there has been growing interest in thinking about technology and media through a Christian lens. From the churches who are hiring an increasing number of technically-orientedContinue readingNew and Upcoming Books on Technology, Media, and Faith

Presentation: Technology in the Kingdom, Society, and Your Life

By John Dyer on February 21, 2010March 5, 2020

Two weeks ago, I gave a breakout session for the Electronic Gospel conference put on by Dallas Theological Seminary and headlined by Shane Hipps. You can order the audio ofContinue readingPresentation: Technology in the Kingdom, Society, and Your Life

Responding to Constant Images of Mass Suffering: Haiti, Technology, and Repentance

By John Dyer on February 17, 2010March 5, 2020

Haiti and Suffering Since the horrible earthquake in Haiti, it has been encouraging to see the incredible outpouring of support and mobilization using all available resources and technology. The devastationContinue readingResponding to Constant Images of Mass Suffering: Haiti, Technology, and Repentance

Twitter and Forgiveness, Jetpacks and Change

By John Dyer on February 11, 2010March 5, 2020

In case you missed them, I’d like to point you to a few articles I wrote for Collide Magazine over the past few months. I Will Remember Your Tweets NoContinue readingTwitter and Forgiveness, Jetpacks and Change

Billy Graham on Technology as a Pointer to Christ

By John Dyer on January 27, 2010March 5, 2020

Billy Graham is an amazing communicator, and his 1998 TED talk on technology and faith (embedded below) is no exception. In it he is witty, articulate, and convicting. His basic messageContinue readingBilly Graham on Technology as a Pointer to Christ

Optimizing CSS with Base64 Embedded Images (with Bonus Utility!)

By John Dyer on January 26, 2010March 5, 2020

As I design a new site (current site | early demo of new site), I am working through what combination of technologies (CDN, sprites, caching, gzipping, etc.) we wantContinue readingOptimizing CSS with Base64 Embedded Images (with Bonus Utility!)