John Dyer's Comments

Collide Magazine Blog : Technology's False Promise Of Peace

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:48:43 +0000

Yes, I was in fact making a veiled reference to myself. But on August 2nd, we can start working on the sequel together.

Michael Hyatt Blog : The Third Ingredient of a Successful Blog

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:52:12 +0000

Except that a person probably will never subscribe to your RSS feed if the design stinks when that person first visits the site! My recent post How Roasting Coffee Helped Me Understand Technology and Theology

ChurchCrunch : Keeping Internet Fame in Perspective

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:54:38 +0000

Dude, you *are* my "famous person on the interweb"!

ChurchCrunch : Understanding the Definition of 'Technology'

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:53:53 +0000

I demand free hosting.

ChurchCrunch : CyberMonday Giveaway! - 3 Apple Magic Mice!

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:15:03 +0000

Thanksgiving was technically awesome. I used YouTube to find a new way to carve a turkey, and Google to statistically dominate my family at Monopoly.

ChurchCrunch : Technology and the Let's Pray About It Excuse

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:18 +0000

Hard.

ChurchCrunch : Technology and the Let's Pray About It Excuse

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:25 +0000

Thankfully, this never happens to me. In my dream world.

ChurchCrunch : The Internet Believer and a New Definition of Church

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:07:48 +0000

John, have you gotten to read Douglas Estes' SimChurch yet? He's done a good job of laying some foundations for the online church world. I wish that he had spent more time on the biblical and theological issues, but it's certainly more than what I've seen in blog posts and such so far...

ChurchCrunch : My Trip to the Virtual Confessional

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:37:53 +0000

I like the idea of correcting the incorrect tendency that a technology might have. Interesting work Eric!

Collide Magazine Blog : The Coolest Thing I've Seen On A Church Website

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:59:06 +0000

I don't know about churches, but I know this one seminary that helps prospective students choose other seminaries:
<a href="http://www.dts.edu/seminarycomparison" target="_blank">http://www.dts.edu/seminarycomparison

Human3rror : Caption Please.

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:09:14 +0000

Cultivate 09 is changing its name to Levitate 09.

ChurchCrunch : Online Church - Heresy or Helpful, Opportunity or Obscene?

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 19:13:51 +0000

John S. or John D. :)

ChurchCrunch : Online Church - Heresy or Helpful, Opportunity or Obscene?

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:50:11 +0000

Just some observations: (1) Many of the criticisms of the online church come from people who seem to be unaware of how much technology they have already embraced. It's a bit surprising to see someone from a mega-church with video screens and air conditioning not at least acknowledge that they are only one tiny step back from an online church compared to a church 100 years ago, (2) Many of the criticisms about online church seem to apply equally to the mega church movement (particularly in regards to community, but even in regards to the sacrament of communion). (3) Many of the criticisms about online church are very important to be aware of. However, a criticism or concern does not automatically mean a ministry shouldn't take place. Doing ministry with prostitutes can be dangerous (it might lead to dancing!), and if someone doing ministry with prostitutes acts like it's not an issue they are clearly wrong, but those concerns don't automatically mean one shouldn't do the ministry. (4) I write long comments. (5) I love John Saddington!

ChurchCrunch : BibleMap.org - Great Google Maps Mashup

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:47:46 +0000

Man, DTS grads/students do great web stuff, huh?

ChurchCrunch : LaserMonks - Divine Savings on Ink, Toner, and More

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:17:53 +0000

A few months ago, as an experiment, I tried not reading internet news for two weeks and instead buying a newspaper every morning. Ironically (at least to me), I read a story on these guys in the NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/us/02monks.html

Don't Eat The Fruit : Read the Bible: Greek and Hebrew Reading Experiment

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:11:36 +0000

If you're interested in other Bible web tools, I'm working on them at: http://biblewebapp.com/

Don't Eat The Fruit : From the Garden to the City: Technology in the Story of Redemption

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:21:47 +0000

Sam, I think you've hit on a some great questions. About the city, I think you're asking, Is the diabolism inherent in the technology (a 'ghost in the machine') or is it driven by human sinfulness? Reading Ellul's works makes me think that it's all mixed up together, and can't be cleanly separated. For example, capitalism seems to favor efficiency and speed, which inevitably results in some people getting left behind. Capitalism might be a better overall system than other economic choices, but whether good or bad people are using it, it seems that good people down on the totem pole always get crushed by it eventually. It makes me long for the day when God will clean it all up!

Don't Eat The Fruit : From the Garden to the City: Technology in the Story of Redemption

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:15:01 +0000

Carl, thanks for your excellent thoughts!

Don't Eat The Fruit : From the Garden to the City: Technology in the Story of Redemption

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:14:10 +0000

Brian, great question! I would probably say that whenever we share the gospel, by whatever means, it's always going to be imperfect. And yet, the the Holy Spirit still makes our imperfect attempts salvific. So, I'm glad for things like like T4 global while also trying to contain my excitement about technology, so that I don't misplace my trust.

ChurchCrunch : Poll: ChurchCrunch 1 Year Celebration...?

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:00:30 +0000

I too would love to join via video. Great job this past year, John - you rule.