Device & Virtue podcast

Device & Virtue

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.

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.

 

#83

S10E3—Humility: Can Enhanced Humans Imitate Jesus?

Can we live humbly and still post that photo on Instagram? In the digital age, humility is... more

30 Jul 2024

57 MINS

57:22

30 Jul 2024


#82

S10E2—Temperance: When Losing the Pleasure is Painful

The word "temperance" may make us think of prohibition, but this virtue isn't some outdate... more

11 Jun 2024

49 MINS

49:10

11 Jun 2024


#81

S10E1—Simplicity: Can Our Devices Lead to Virtue?

Can we live simply without tossing our smartphone-life in the trash? We found answers in S... more

28 May 2024

43 MINS

43:24

28 May 2024


#80

A Twist for Season 10

Wow, we've got a new set of episodes coming our way—and Adam & Chris have decided to unvei... more

21 May 2024

03 MINS

03:50

21 May 2024


#79

S9E6—Should AI Write Worship Music?

If not, what about our soundboards and electric guitars? If you thought the answer would b... more

05 Feb 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:30

05 Feb 2024


#78

S9E5 - Is Pulpit AI a Sermon Killer?

NEW THIS SEASON! [Leave us a 90-second voice message about this episode.] (https://www.dev... more

12 Sep 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:20

12 Sep 2023


#77

S9E4 - 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 ... more

16 Aug 2023

47 MINS

47:57

16 Aug 2023


#76

S9E3—100 Things We’ve Lost To The Internet

NEW THIS SEASON! [ Leave us a 90-second voice message about this episode.] (https://www.de... more

25 Jul 2023

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:33

25 Jul 2023


#75

Short Circuit: Threads 'R Us (Chris)

THREADS is the all new social network launched by the founders of Facebook, and it launche... more

12 Jul 2023

06 MINS

06:56

12 Jul 2023


#74

S9E2 — Life-Changing Tech? How Would We Know? Feat: Apple Vision Pro

NEW [Leave us a 90-second voice message about this episode] (https://www.deviceandvirtue.c... more

26 Jun 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:59

26 Jun 2023


#73

S9E1 — A.I. Cops: Is Crime Predestined?

NEW THIS SEASON! [Leave us a 90-second voice message about this episode.] (https://www.dev... more

12 Jun 2023

49 MINS

49:55

12 Jun 2023


#72

S9E0—Featuring You on Season 9!?

Welcome to Device & Virtue, Season 9!  [Leave Us a Digital Voicemail!] (https://www.device... more

05 Jun 2023

03 MINS

03:35

05 Jun 2023


#71

S8E8—People of the Screen—with John Dyer

Christians used to be known as "people of the book." Do we lose something big if we become... more

06 Mar 2023

58 MINS

58:52

06 Mar 2023


#70

S8E7—ChatGPT: The Tech Shift of our Lifetime?

“Hey Chat GPT, write a script for a podcast arguing the wrongs and rights of technology an... more

21 Feb 2023

53 MINS

53:47

21 Feb 2023


#69

S8E6—Tracking Tech & Faith for a Decade—with John Dyer

Device & Virtue friend & author John Dyer jumps on the podcast talking about the 10 11 yea... more

17 Jan 2023

43 MINS

43:34

17 Jan 2023


#68

S8E5—Does Twitter Survive 2023? A Birdseye View Of The “Public Square”

Who hasn’t heard about Twitter these days? With all the controversy, Adam & Chris are talk... more

03 Jan 2023

54 MINS

54:12

03 Jan 2023


#67

S8E4 - Building Memory—Featuring the Embedded Church Podcast

Stained glass, digital photos, or a pile of rocks. Today, we join the co-hosts of the Embe... more

14 Dec 2022

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:07

14 Dec 2022


#66

S8E3 - Turning Devices Into Instruments—with Andy Crouch

Author Andy Crouch says that we’re doing it all wrong—smartphones aren’t giving us the lif... more

07 Dec 2022

51 MINS

51:38

07 Dec 2022


#65

S8E2 - Metaverse Church vs Analog Church—with Pastors DJ Soto & Jay Kim

Can you strap on VR goggles and go to church in the metaverse? We asked the author [Jay Ki... more

14 Nov 2022

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:29

14 Nov 2022


#64

S8E1 - The AI Artist “DALL-E”: Now Everything Is Unique

Vincent van Gogh spent decades perfecting his impressionist style. You can master it in on... more

31 Oct 2022

57 MINS

57:31

31 Oct 2022


#63

S7E8 - Gas vs Electric Cars: The Tech Choices We Do and Don’t Have

Gas prices went crazy this year. Are electric cars actually better? This is the one where ... more

22 Aug 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:49

22 Aug 2022


#62

S7E7—Conscious Robot Dogs And God’s Sovereignty—With Wired Columnist Meghan O'Gieblyn

Is a computer actually like the human brain? And is God’s wisdom as mysterious as an AI’s ... more

08 Aug 2022

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:43

08 Aug 2022


#61

S7E6 - Answering Google's Autocomplete Questions

You know that Thing where they ask celebrities to answer popular questions from Google aut... more

26 Jul 2022

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:07

26 Jul 2022