technology

Caution: Imagination at Work

September 1, 2011

Our imaginations create technological tools to change the world, for better or worse. But how do those tools change us?

Flourish has a new look; all the better to read our content with! Content like the winning images in our first Creation Care Photo Contest and a Web developer’s look at technology.

Kristyn Komarnicki talks about the difficulties and blessings involved in “unplugging.”

By Andy Patton [Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] Recently, in preparation for a lecture I was giving, I tried to make a list of every piece of technology I came across in a single day. The list got very long, very quickly. [...]

How to avoid spending more time on screen-related activities that put us at risk for obesity, depression, and violent behavior.

You can’t love something if you don’t know it – this is especially true of the Earth. However, we live in an increasingly technological world where time spent outdoors is being replaced by time spent in front of screens. The move indoors presents a challenge for those who would care for creation, for how can [...]

by Brian Janaszek [Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] We are surrounded by technology. Some may try to avoid particular facets of technology—cell phones, computers, televisions—but few can live almost unencumbered by technology in any shape or form. In such a situation, [...]

Does technology help or hinder our adherence to God’s call to stewardship?