Note from CM: On this final week of IM, we will be hearing from some good folks who have made contributions of excellence to this blog. We start today with one of my dear friends, Damaris, one of the most gifted and eloquent people I know. Thanks for sharing your wonderful writing with us overContinue reading “Damaris Zehner: The Signpost”
Category Archives: Life in the Digital Age
Online Communion?
Online Communion? The Covid-19 pandemic has forced local congregations online. Some of you watched my humble attempt to provide a bit of encouragement to my own little church by providing prayers, scripture, preaching, and songs from the sanctuary to folks stuck at home via YouTube (see Sunday’s post). All well and good, as far asContinue reading “Online Communion?”
Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Is This the “Better World” You Were Talking About?
Note from CM: A piece by Michael from 2009. Some of the cultural references are dated, but in the light of yesterday’s post and discussion, I thought it might be a good reminder that we here at IM have always seen the online life as something which needs constant monitoring because it incessantly challenges ourContinue reading “Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Is This the “Better World” You Were Talking About?”
Goodbye Facebook
Goodbye Facebook I made a decision today that’s been a long time coming. I’m quitting Facebook. It was not an easy decision, hence my hesitation and delay over the past couple of years. But last week the balance tipped, the straw broke the camel’s back, and I arrived at the end of my rope whenContinue reading “Goodbye Facebook”
Damaris Zehner: Outsourcing our Brains
Outsourcing our Brains By Damaris Zehner Recently I gave a test in one of my English classes. Part of the test involved reading selections from five short pieces of literature and writing down the author and title to each. All five pieces were ones we had spent time on in class, and I chose veryContinue reading “Damaris Zehner: Outsourcing our Brains”
Memes won’t do
See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. • Matthew 10:16 • • • Christians are naive, maybe hopelessly naive. Failing to heed Jesus’ counsel to be wise as they traverse the minefields of the world, we end up playing andContinue reading “Memes won’t do”
The New, “Simpler” Way of Christmas Shopping
I can count on one hand the number of times I go “shopping” over the course of a year. Perhaps the following story will explain why. I’m apparently bad at it. Our latest shopping adventure — it started with talk about getting a new coffeemaker. The last few years, Gail and I have taken advantageContinue reading “The New, “Simpler” Way of Christmas Shopping”
Gordon MacDonald on Lessons We Can Learn from Steve Jobs
The Soul of Steve Jobs What would it have taken to reach the Apple founder’s core? by Gordon MacDonald Leadership Journal, Winter 2012 * * * This week I am reading Walter Isaacson’s fascinating biography, Steve Jobs. It’s like a car wreck on the interstate — I can’t turn my eyes away. The life ofContinue reading “Gordon MacDonald on Lessons We Can Learn from Steve Jobs”
More Connected and Never Lonelier?
“We are living in an isolation that would have been unimaginable to our ancestors, and yet we have never been more accessible. Over the past three decades, technology has delivered to us a world in which we need not be out of contact for a fraction of a moment. In 2010, at a cost ofContinue reading “More Connected and Never Lonelier?”
The Staggering Demand for Pornography
UPDATE: Added paragraph at end of post to make my point stronger. • • • Though many people want to argue that technology is neutral and what matters is how people choose to use it, I have always thought this viewpoint naive. A simple overview of the history of pornography in my lifetime shows thatContinue reading “The Staggering Demand for Pornography”
The Internet Monk Archives 