Research shows that when a phone is in sight, anxiety goes up. So how does that affect the way we engage with God and the Bible when we read Scripture on our phone? If technology is not a neutral force, how is it forming us? Dr. John Dyer, Vice President for Enrollment Services and Educational Technologies and Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Nika Spaulding to chat about the subtle ways technology is shaping us and how we can counteract its effects.

Find John on Twitter at @johndyer. Visit his website at https://j.hn/

John's Books:

• People of the Screen: How Evangelicals Created the Digital Bible and How it Shapes Their Reading of Scripture
• From the Garden to the City: The Place of Technology in the Story of God

Suggested Resources:

• Y'all Version Bible: https://www.yallversion.com/
• Best Commentaries Resource: https://bestcommentaries.com/
• Bible Reading Plan Generator: https://biblereadingplangenerator.com
• Justin Early, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

Want to find Jesus in the Shadows? Join Rebecca Carrell for a 5-week lecture series called Finding Jesus in the Old Testament. Registration is FREE and each lecture is followed by a live Q & A session. The series begins Tuesday, August 29 at Rock Pointe Church in Flower Mound, TX. Read all about it and sign up here: https://rockpointechurch.org/ministries/womens/bible-studies/

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