by Kat Bair | Mar 21, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
They say that all the technologies we’ve come to expect for free are paid for with our attention. That our focus is the valuable and finite resource we exchange for social media, email, and search engines. What makes it so valuable? The same thing that makes...
by Kat Bair | Mar 14, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
I sat in a conference last week, and the keynote speaker, author Khristi Lauren Adams, told us she wanted to open with a quick meditation. She asked us to close our eyes and, for 30 seconds, to ponder a question: What if it was all going to be ok? What if those things...
by Kat Bair | Mar 8, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog, Guest Blogger, Uncategorized
Today, we’re featuring some thoughts from a very famous guest blogger on the potential role of AI in churches! Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly prevalent in today’s world, with applications ranging from healthcare and finance to entertainment...
by Kat Bair | Feb 28, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
You may have seen a screenshot floating around the internet of Mark Wahlberg on the Today Show from this past Wednesday. He’s describing a Lenten prayer practice he’s adopting and the lower third title card says “Mark Wahlberg’s 40 Day Challenge.” I can’t count the...
by Kat Bair | Jan 31, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
I can’t remember the last time my phone wasn’t on silent. I, like many people, at some point in the mid-2000s, switched from turning my phone to vibrate in movie theaters to only turning it off vibrate in very specific circumstances. Why? Because...
by Kat Bair | Jan 24, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
I am friends with exactly two people who make their living as social media influencers. One is a sorority sister who is a fashion blogger in Dallas, and one is a film and video game critic who runs a youtube channel with hundreds of thousands of followers. Mikey, the...
