Persuasion 140: The Blame Game in Separating Families

Erin and Hannah discuss the way our public discourse has become about winning and sides rather than solving the crisis in separating families at our border. Is it possible for us to set politics aside?

Persuasion 139: Why Twitter Cares about IHOP’s IHOb Campaign

In this ounce of Persuasion fast chat, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson assess the IHOP / IHOB’s failed online communication to a previous conversation discuss the need for better online engagement.

Persuasion 138 | You Can’t Say That!

In this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson discuss several recent free speech kerfuffles covered in the news and online, including recent comments by Rosanne Barr and Samantha Bee and the NFL’s anthem ruling.

Persuasion 137: When Living Your Best Life Is Mocked on Twitter

In this episode of Persuasion, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson talk about being mocked on Twitter. They also consider the components we embrace for living our best life and what those components say about our values, our dreams, and our vision of the good life.

What the Rise of Time Traveler “Confession” Videos Says About How We View Reality

The convenience of fake news (and current “time travel” stories) may have increased exponentially in recent years, but the tendency for wishful thinking to override our commitment to reality has always been with us.

#MeToo: An Incomplete Lament

The #MeToo campaign, however imperfect, fashioned fellowship out of isolation.

The CaPC Digest 84: How To Navigate An Outrage Culture with Luke T. Harrington

Drew Dixon and Tyler Burns host returning guest Luke T. Harrington to talk how to navigate an outrage culture.

The CAPC Digest: Navigating Our Social Media Dystopia with Chad Ashby

Tyler and Drew chat with Chat Ashby about his recent article Dave Eggers’s The Circle: A Social Media Dystopia.

Dave Eggers’s The Circle : A Social Media Dystopia

In The Circle, no one is ever known, because knowledge about others is mistaken for actually knowing others.

Real Presence: Social Media Praise and Pitfalls

Social media can’t be our only means of spreading God’s presence.

Persuasion Episode 49: The Lost Art of Humility

Erin and Hannah talk about the lost art of humility in social media and our own personal platforms.

Scrolling with God

Social networking can show us additional blips of each others’ stories that aid us in the work of knowing and being known.

Persuasion Episode 45: The Ministry of Being Real with Merritt Onsa

Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson welcome Merritt Onsa, creator of the Marriage Readiness Project, to discuss how Merritt has leveraged social media to break down walls to grow her ministry and spread her message.

Cool Takes: Life and Death on the Internet

It hurts everywhere. In Beirut, in Paris, in Syria and in Missouri, USA, in all the many, many places I forgot to name.

CAPC Magazine, November 2015: Virtual Worlds

Like the world we live in, the virtual worlds we create are just a shadow of a better world to come.

Changing the World Requires Changing More Than Your Avatar

Our hunger for human flourishing outstrips our patience for the work necessary to achieve it.