What Would Jesus Tech

In this episode, our two Canadian Christian hosts, Andrew Noble (with a background more in AI and SaaS) and Joel Jacob (with a background more in IoT and robotics), talk through Trump's recent announcements that are pro-AI, pro-crypto, and anti-Canada. 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - CES Trends (Glasses and Robotics & Generalized Tech) 4:30 - 500 Billion for AI 7:46 - Ethical & Environmental Conce...

A Christian theology of technology sees both the good and bad in technology; the ways it creates blessings and instills burdens. The Bible has plenty to say about technology. In fact, the bible says that humanity has a technological impulse that began when we were created and will continue into eternity. To help us unpack Christian Technology Literacy 101, we're glad to be joined by Dr. Keith...

AI Agents, Robotics, VR/AR, Crypto and more! While we don't discuss every potential technology shift that could happen in 2025 (Andrew regrets never mentioning self-driving cars and online sports betting), we do go through some of the expected changes that are coming to the world of technology, as well as how those shifts may impact Christians. 0:00 - Intro 2:29 - 2024 Predictions Recap 8:25 -...

The digital age isn't that new, argues Jeff Bilbro in his latest book, Words for Conviviality: Media Technologies and Practices of Hope. In this episode of What Would Jesus Tech, we ask him about the book, its thesis, the value of metaphors, the potential pushback from Barba-Kay, how the printed word is not necessarily the more moral medium and more. 0:00 - Intro 5:15 - Print to Digital Thesis...

How might we be misunderstanding anxiety and mental health? Is it really an addiction crisis rather than a mental health crisis? This episode is a far-ranging conversation with WWJT co-host Andrew Noble (PhD Candidate, Nottingham University) and Matthew LaPine, author of The Logic of the Body (PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School). We dive into different visions for viewing human persons,...

The God of the Scriptures has revealed himself in various ways, but which way does He prefer? In this episode, we have a far-ranging conversation with an expert in Scripture who has also studied media ecology. We dive into why God might prefer some mediums over others, tech criticism and wise adoption, tech in worship, the technology of the book, and even Andrew's new favorite subject, technol...

Within the last week, Bluesky has grown in popularity with many Christian authors and pastors announcing that they are moving to the new platform. Some have even considered deleting Twitter altogether. We hope this episode helps Christian leaders consider whether or not to use Bluesky, as well as better consider how the social internet is changing overall. In this episode we discuss: What is Blues...

We discuss the results of the election as Christians and technologists. How impactful were podcasts in this election? Is society moving on from woke rhetoric? What will happen to Elon Musk? To Bitcoin and associated companies? To Christians? To Canadians? This is a wide-ranging conversation between three Christians: Andrew Noble (Technology and Theology PhD Student), Austin Gravely (Social Media G...

Are we underestimating just how radical the upside of AI could be? Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, recently wrote a five-point essay to outlines how great the benefits of AI might be based upon recent history, current AI technologies, and the potential future of work. Joel Jacob, Andrew Noble, and Austin Gravely discuss the valuable insights that Amodei offers, as well as the shortcomings. Lin...

We can better understand “internet culture(s)” by examining three categories: fraternity, fandom, and fantasy. We explore Austin Gravely's article in this latest episode. Join our new Discord server here ! As Austin wrote, "Internet culture is, for most people, the most attractive thing to do at any time of the day or night. Even if you personally participate little in internet culture, yo...

What if we understood the human person, body and soul, in the way of Thomas Aquinas (13th-century AD Christian Theologian) or Aristotle (5th-century BC Greek Philosopher)? Why not both? Timothy Jacobs is a Thomistic scholar who teaches at The Davenant Institute, an organization that retrieves the riches of classical Protestantism to renew and build up the contemporary Church. In this episode, we d...

In response to our technological age, many want to adapt a set of disciplines. Many of these disciplines are good. But what if, upon reflection, we realized that our solutions are embedded within a deeper technological problem? What if we are reducing persons to inputs and outputs and expecting machine-like productivity instead of recognizing what it means to be human? In this episode, Andrew, Aus...

Meta launched a new product. But this is about more than putting Augmented Reality into glasses. This is about mana, power, the blocking of reality, and the myth of progress. 0:00 - Are Glasses The Next Platform? 5:19 - Reasons to be Skeptical 12:14 - Creepy Hidden Cameras 16:28 - S-Curve of Technology Growth 20:58 - Is Progress Good? 25:28 - What Motivates Companies Like Meta? 35:16 - Distracting...

Have you heard of §230? Section 230 of the Communications Act? It's been giving social media companies a free pass ever since the 1990s. But it's all about to change. The Federal Court (specifically, the federal 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals) recently released an opinion which questions 230 since algorithms in the 2020s aren't like those in 1990s. We break it all down in this episode. H...

In this special edition of What Would Jesus Tech, we are sharing a sermon that Andrew Noble preached at Heritage Grace Church in Kitchener, Ontario. We will be back with more episodes in mid-September. Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley, at whatwouldjesustech@gmail.com. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jes...

Cam Pak made Faith Tools: https://faith.tools/ Faith Tools is the best place for Christians to find apps. But who is Cam Pak? This is a story all about how Cam Pak's life got turned upside down. So I'd like to take a minute, keep listening here, and Cam Pak will tell you all about his dev & Jesus journey. 0:00 - Who is Cam Pak? 9:10 - Software to Serve the Homeless 20:02 - The Story Be...

What will our future look like and how should we prepare? In this episode, we talk with Adam Graber about his new newsletter, Christianity Tomorrow, and he gives us his four top predictions and one prescription for what Christianity should know going forward. Adam Graber helps Christian leaders align emerging technologies to their ministry strategy. He is a professional consultant for Christian mi...

As Austin has joined our team, it was time to get to know him. From Pest Control to Apple Computers to Social Media Management, we learn a little about Austin and how God has used him. 0:00 - Intro 2:21 - Conversion 4:55 - Early Optimistic Days in Technology, Church Planting, and Gaming 18:45 - Mentorship 22:15 - RTS 26:48 - Podcasting, Substack, Socials 37:50 - Finding a Tech Balance 45:05 - Spir...

Can we steward God's creation while still making money? What are some ways we should think and act in relation to our planet's resources? Today, cohosts Austin and Andrew speak with Bruce Taylor, who is the founder and President of Enviro-Stewards Inc ., which is a social venture that has been selected by B lab as one of the Best Companies for the World by the UN Global Compact Network Can...

The latest Apple ad will be referenced in tech criticism for the next several years. It was so bad that Apple has since apologized for it. But what was so bad? Can there be any good in iPads? Also, we have a new co-host! Austin Gravely is the former host of the podcast Breaking the Digital Spell and is currently the Social Media Manager of The Gospel Coalition. He is also the Executive Producer of...

Kevin Tuer received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 1994, and went on to a number of strategic leadership roles, including VP of Engineering at Control Advancements, Co-founder of Handshake VR, the founding Managing Director of the Candian Digital Media Network, and he currently serves as the Cheif Technology Officer at Communitech. Today we have a wide-r...

What does it look like to listen, to truly listen, in a noisy world? Today we're joined by Jay Y. Kim, author of Listen, Listen Speak: Hearing God and Being Heard in a Noisy World . Some Christians emphasize listening as the ultimate form of love, which can lead to passivity. Others emphasize the courageous proclamation of truth, which can lead to arrogance. Jay encourages us to listen and spe...

A core theme in the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once is how we experience a disconnected, anxious, and nihilistic technological world. The movie was about social media, the Internet, and how the digital age has disembodied us, making us feel like we have access to a multiverse via the World Wide Web. But now, we have AI. The stability that remains is shifting. In this episode, we recap some...

What is philosophy? How does it help us in our pursuit to understand how to live in our world? And how does living in our technological world, or "technoculture," affect our beliefs in God? Today we're joined by Dr. Joseph Minich, the author of Bulwarks of Unbelief: Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age. There are two main parts to this episode. In the first half, we discuss anci...

As CES24 proved, robots are on the rise. But is this like an IoT (Internet of Things) fad, or is AI on legs here to stay? Andrew learns from Joel, as he unpacks some of the new technologies making it easier to *feel* like you're in the same room as someone else. And Joel asks Andrew to assess this theologically as well as practically, for "virtual church" and for each imitator of Jesus...