From the category archives:

Interviews

Technology, Worship, and Community

Journalist and book author Mark Pinsky interviewed me for Orlando Magazine about the new phenomenon of online churches.  This is a fascinating topic partly because most religious traditions have emphasized the importance of in-person (or “incarnate”) community for full fellowship with other believers and, in the Hebrew and Christian traditions, for full fellowship (or communion) [...]

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Ethics in the Information Age

Michael Lotti interviewed me for this fine article about the need to apply age-old ethics to the new social contexts created by digital communications technologies.  You can find out more online about Mr. Lotti at the publisher’s (Effect Magazine, LarsonAllen) website.  Kudos to LarsonAllen for addressing ethics on behalf of society. Ethics and the Information [...]

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News, Prophetic Voice, and Digital Media

Columnist Charley Honey of the Grand Rapids Press interviewed me about the role of news media in providing a prophetic voice for local communities. We had a discussion about this years ago and Charley thought it was timely to return to our conversation in the light of the challenges facing print newspapers and the rise [...]

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Interview with Barbara Trepagnier about Racist Communication

I recorded this audio interview with Barbara Trepagnier, author of the book Silent Racism, on October 9, 2008, in Grand Rapids, MI. Duration: 13 min 01 sec [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Dr. Trepagnier suggests that “silent racism”—racism by people who are simplistically labeled as “not racist”—fosters institutional racism.  She believes that heightened [...]

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Interview about Public Speaking

Andy Rau of Think Christian interviewed me about my book An Essential Guide to Public Speaking: Serving Your Audience with Faith, Skill, and Virtue. Duration: 30 min The interview addresses not only how to speak skillfully but also how to do so virtuously and faithfully. Both the interview and the book explain Augustine’s concept of [...]

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