I’ve written a new article at TGC Canada. It’s about how using digital and physical Bibles are different but when used as friends they can help us be better Bible readers. Here’s an excerpt:
In 1985, Neil Postman wrote Amusing Ourselves to Death, warning about the way television turns everything from politics to religion and education into entertainment. The age of show business changed the shape of public discourse and, with it, transformed the way we understand truth, culture and even God. Postman’s greatest concern, though, was not that the change happened, but that nobody seemed to care, because nobody ever asked.
I wonder if we bring a similar attitude to digital Bibles. Do I read and understand the Bible differently on an iPad versus a leather-bound paper Bible? Does the device do something different to my heart? Do I even care enough to ask?
Read the Full Article on the TGC Canada website.