Tag: Technology

Don’t Let the Algorithms Trap You

September 22, 2022

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?

September 8, 2022

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

August 25, 2022

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…

Practical Advice on Utilizing Technology – Panel Discussion Part 2

August 7, 2019

Can the internet be safely used, or is abstinence a better option? What can one do to help use technology well? Last week’s episode consisted of the first part of a panel discussion concerning the use of technology. Kyle Stoltzfus is moderating,…

Practical Advice on Utilizing Technology – Panel Discussion Part 1

August 3, 2019

This episode is the first half of a panel discussion aiming to give practical advice on utilizing technology well. Kyle Stoltzfus moderates the discussion while Gary Miller, Harry Argo, Chris Blake, and Kevin Shenk are the panelists. In this portion…

The Technology Habits of Mennonites

November 7, 2018

In today’s bonus episode, Matt Landis continues an earlier conversation regarding Anabaptists and technology. How do we as Anabaptists determine what technology to allow? What are areas of concern when using computers or the internet? Listen as Matt…

Mennonites and the Tech Revolution

July 25, 2018

How has technology affected us? What should our response be to information technology? In this episode Matt Landis discusses various ways that Anabaptists have been affected by the technological age, especially information and communication…

A Technology Influx

July 11, 2018

How has technology affected us, and how can we as Anabaptists respond? Listen in on this conversation about the challenges, opportunities, and possible responses to the massive technology changes of the last few…

Mennonites and Social Media

April 25, 2018

In this episode, Matt Landis discusses how Mennonites can respond to the massive influence of social media. How can we use these technologies in a Christ-like way? How has social media impacted…