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Chris & Adam argue the wrongs and rights of technology and faith in everyday life—from A.I. to Facebook to DNA tests—and how a Christian might live in the middle.

Device & Virtue Chris Ridgeway & Adam Graber

    • Religion & Spirituality

Chris & Adam argue the wrongs and rights of technology and faith in everyday life—from A.I. to Facebook to DNA tests—and how a Christian might live in the middle.

    Should AI Write Worship Music?

    Should AI Write Worship Music?

    If not, what about our soundboards and electric guitars? If you thought the answer would be straightforward, you don't know us! Adam and Chris deep into the intertwining histories of church music and technology. From early debates over instruments in worship services to the effects of platforms like Spotify on today's songwriting, they explore the tensions between tradition and innovation.
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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Trace the twists and turns of church debates over instruments vs voices

    Can instruments help Christians worship in Spirit and truth?

    Strong opinions from ancient church fathers, the Reformers, and denominational creeds

    Is AI just another "instrument," or something more disruptive?


    Watch the TikTok Worship Song clip: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathanogdenmusic/video/7221950505486945541
    Read Chris' AI worship song about the blind man in John 9
    LINKS

    “The first AI Christian artist” JC (@jc.theartist) • Instagram photos and videos



    Worship.ai by John Dyer (create your own worship song in “modern worship music”, “classic hymn”, or the “Psalms (KJV)”

    Spotify has reportedly removed tens of thousands of AI-generated songs (Engadget May 2023)

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    Is Pulpit AI a Sermon Killer?

    Is Pulpit AI a Sermon Killer?

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    Pulpit AI could save your church hours of social media work every week. Could it kill the sermon in the process?
    We interview pastor and entrepreneur Michael Whittle. He wants to make the sermon more valuable than ever, and he created Pulpit AI to do it. We talk to him about his new AI platform does and the future he’s dreaming for it. 
    Plus, Chris and Adam discuss how Pulpit AI might affect pastors, preaching, and the work of discipleship.
    In this episode 

    Is the sermon just “content”? 

    Why Pulpit AI won’t write your sermons

    What does Pulpit AI look like in 2033? 

    Risks for pastors and churches

    Megachurches have used social media to build massive platforms and stir up plenty of controversy. If Pulpit AI gives that platform to every pastor, how will it affect the church?
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    Michael Whittle is the Founder and CEO of PulpitAI and Vast Media. He’s obsessed with the intersection of faith, business & entrepreneurship, a topic he explores in his podcast, "Kings & Priests." Over the past decade, he has built companies spanning media, advertising, and consumer products in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, and Singapore. Michael also serves on the pastoral team at C3 Los Angeles and resides in South Pasadena, CA with his wife Jillean and their two children, Rook and Willa.
    Learn more about Pulpit AI on their website. 
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    Own Or Subscribe? How Software Changed The Way We Pay For Everything

    Own Or Subscribe? How Software Changed The Way We Pay For Everything

    Ownership is not an option.
    Forget magazines—does it seem like today we subscribe to just about everything? You’re not wrong—from reading books to driving cars—80% of new businesses offer a subscription. Has software changed ownership forever?
    Chris & Adam explore how technology has changed how we pay—and all the implications.
    No longer do we buy Microsoft Office in shiny boxes from Best Buy! That model that used to be magazines and the CD of the month club has moved to practically every digital product in our daily world. Chris’s business degree 101 taught him that all purchases fell into two two obvious categories—product or service. But now? Who knows!
    Add complaints about inkjet printers, Tesla, and thought on the spiritual implications of ownership, and we’ve got a roving convo that mixes tech, economics & daily life.

    Links

    How Tesla changed owner’s car battery capacity by unlocking software



    My Printer is Extorting Me by Charlie Warzel (The Atlantic)


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    100 Things We’ve Lost To The Internet

    100 Things We’ve Lost To The Internet

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    When’s the last time you got a handwritten letter, or stared out the window, or went on vacation without checking email? Did the Internet kill the good ol’ days, or is this just nostalgia talking?
    Chris and Adam dive into the book 100 Things We Lost to the Internet and explore the difference between true wisdom and mere wistfulness. Tech has become the de facto symbol of progress, but is everything new a true advancement? How could we know the difference.
    In this episode
    Among the 100 Things We Lost are…

    Boredom

    Getting Lost

    Relying on the Doctor

    Uninhibitedness

    The Spanish-English Dictionary

    Solitude

    Your Attention Span

    Spelling

    The New Kid

    Memory

    Scrabble Tiles

    Social Cues

    Closure

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    Learn more about the author Pamela Paul and her book 100 Things We Lost to the Internet

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    Short Circuit: Threads 'R Us (Chris)

    Short Circuit: Threads 'R Us (Chris)

    THREADS is the all new social network launched by the founders of Facebook, and it launched big and fast—over 100 millions accounts in the first week. Chris reflects on how social networks work like societal mirrors, and reflect some of the same issues that vexxed the early Christian church.
    Short Circuit episodes skip the argument—Adam or Chris grab the mic on their own for a more personal reflection on technology & faith. These shorter entries are a bonus to our full-length Device & Virtue episodes. Enjoy!
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    Life-Changing Tech? How Would We Know? Feat: Apple Vision Pro

    Life-Changing Tech? How Would We Know? Feat: Apple Vision Pro

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    This month, Apple announced the new Vision Pro headset. 10 years from now, will we look back and say it changed our life? Can we ever know whether something is a Flop or the Future?
    Think about it. When they first came out, did folks know that the electric refrigerator or the microwave oven would change modern life as we know it? How about when Apple launched the iPhone? Sure—today we think about that as a turning point in history. But then?
    Discerning and predicting new tech is hard. You’ll find naysayers and you’ll find worshippers from the first minutes it appears. Who’s right? And how would we know?
    APPLE VISION PRO LAUNCH (JUNE 5, 2023)
    “In the same way that Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro will introduce us to spatial computing.” …“The first Apple product you look through, and not at.” — Tim Cook

    Watch the 2 hour event (Apple Vision Pro begins at 1hr 20min)
    APPLE IPHONE LAUNCH (JANUARY 9, 2007)
    “Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything” — Steve Jobs

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    Professor Scott Galloway was unimpressed with the Vision Pro launch

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