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January 20, 2012  David Murray   2 comments

 40+ items tech will kill this digital decade
If you want to influence the digital generation then Erik Qualman’s as good and decent a guide as you’ll find.

Apple and Education
Well the announcement was even better than I hoped for. A revamped iTunesU, e-Textbooks from major educational publishers, and best of all software to create your own interactive multimedia e-Textbooks. Can’t wait to get started on this.

So your kid wants to be a writer
Well we all do, don’t we?

The difference between a lecture and a sermon
This is such an important distinction. I’m afraid that in many circles the sermon is in danger of being lost.

Ligonier Conference
Check out the five new bonus sessions at the Ligonier National Conference.

Ligonier Ministries 2012 National Conference (March 15-17 in Orlando) from Ligonier on Vimeo.

  • http://nelima.wordpress.com Nelima

    Hello David!
    I’ve been reading your blog for almost a year now, but have never commented. First I’d like to express my appreciation for your links—that they’re not the same ones others in the Reformed blogosphere (or at least that portion of it that I frequent) point to.
    Additionally, I smile every time I read of “the items tech will kill”, or something similar as I find it to be such a narrow view of the world. I’m certain that in more than ten years from now, paper books and smartless phones will still exist—maybe not in the Western world, but most definitely in the 2/3 world (where I’m from). And you’ll have to pry my wrist watch from my cold, dead hands!

  • Ben Thorp

    Whilst the announcement from Apple is exciting, I’m saddened by the small print and proprietary lock in that I gather is part of this. As I understand it, the eBooks you can create are only viewable on an iPad. And when they say only, then mean only. Not on a Mac, or an iPhone, or another e-reader. I’ll be passing, I’m afraid.

    Your link on sermon/lecture was great though. I’ve been saying for a while that (at least in my context here in your homeland of Scotland), people have gotten confused between true expository preaching, and an (often dry, length) exegetical lecture. This has led to a massive decline of both preaching in general, and in particular preaching directly from the Word. I believe this is one factor that makes people associate sermons with information (and/or) instruction, rather than the transformation that Sean Lucas talks about.