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Nutrition & Danger on the Internet! – Ask Anabaptist Perspectives Anything Ep. 42

Do we eat the “soup with glass”? Are all wheels evil? How can we set up guardrails while safely navigating the “city streets” of the internet? One listener shared their concerns in response to the episode “Why Do Some Mennonites Use Only Half the…

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Social Media is Evil!? – Ask Anabaptist Perspectives Anything Ep. 41

Myron Eby and Marlin Sommers discuss their personal views on social media as well as share some basic advice on how to interact with social media in healthy ways. “We do well as parents to model appropriate use of technology as tools for our…

Anabaptist on the Internet: Reflecting on Conversations about my Faith 

“So you’re a Mennonite! Do you have a garden?”……“Why do the women wear bonnets?”……“If I decide to join your church, could I keep drinking beer?” Conversations like these resulted from letting those around me see a picture of…

Don’t Let the Algorithms Trap You

The internet is an “attention economy.”  Websites sell your attention to advertisers and use sophisticated algorithms to personalize your feed.  Myron Eby and Verlon Miller discuss the downsides of an internet built around selling ads, and…

Why Do Some Mennonites Use Only Half the Internet?

What is Digital Minimalism? Does it describe conservative Anabaptist groups? Verlon Miller and Myron Eby discuss Mennonite and Amish hesitations about new information technology and the pros and cons of churches choosing to selectively adopt new…

Software and the Heart: Internet Filtering and Accountability

Does internet filtering work? Is it just a cop-out from the hard work of cultivating a pure heart? Verlon Miller and Myron Eby discuss various tools designed to protect us from the dark side of the internet. They also discuss these tools in relation…