• Heartprints

    Am I Who You Think I Am?

    Have you ever read any statistics on how social media is affecting our sense of identity? In a world where we can post who we want others to perceive we are, we can end up with an online-induced case of plural identities. Not only does this create confusion, it also is exhausting to maintain. My daughter, Kari Ciliberti, recently in a paper on this very subject, cited “Mary Aiken’s, an expert in cyberpsychology, comments on the feedback loop of one’s cyber self, saying,  “… The cyber self is always under construction, physiologically and digitally. Even when …sleeping, the cyber self continues to exist. It is always on- evolving, updating, making…

  • Engage

    Technology and Discipleship

    Technology—gotta love it! I live in Dallas but I’m in Seattle right now, having joined my husband for some badly needed Sabbath rest. There is internet access in our hotel room for both our laptop computers. I am able to retrieve my email from anywhere and stay in touch on my schedule. From here I am able to update our ministry’s website (Probe.org, where I serve as “webmistress”). From here I am able to access maps for my husband’s treks to go hang out with Jesus in some of His finest creation. From here I am able to do research for the book I’m writing. From here I’m able to…