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John I. Carney

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Dislike: Faith and Dialogue In The Age of Social Media

Dislike: Faith and Dialogue In The Age of Social Media

A faith-based look at the way we abuse social media and how it distorts conversations about faith, facts and policy.

2020

Stories

John I. Carney

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Apr 4

Your countertop ice cream friend

It seemed like a splurge seven years ago, but my Cuisinart ICE-21 remains one of my best kitchen purchases ever.

View from above of ice cream mix, just starting to churn, in a Cuisinart ICE-20 countertop ice cream freezer.

John I. Carney

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Mar 15

Here’s mud in your eye

Farmington United Methodist Church, March 15, 2026

An orange and white traffic cone partially submerged in mud, tilting at an angle.

John I. Carney

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Mar 8

Stay hydrated

Farmington United Methodist Church, March 8, 2026

Sequence of two images capturing a drop of water detaching from the nozzle of a faucet.

John I. Carney

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Mar 6

Jerky basics, part two

Let’s dehydrate some beef, shall we?

Jerky basics, part two

John I. Carney

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Mar 6

Jerky basics, part one

The homemade version is definitely better

A plastic zip-top bag of homemade whole-muscle jerky, as seen looking down into the open top of the bag.

John I. Carney

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Feb 20

A journey back to faith

Christopher Beha’s new book is a deep dive into secular philosophy and atheism on the way to a defense of Christianity

Book cover to “Why I Am Not An Atheist: The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer” by Christopher Beha

John I. Carney

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Feb 8

The salt of the world

Farmington United Methodist Church, Feb. 8, 2026

Salt shaker against white background

John I. Carney

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Feb 3

Mike is back on the Satellite of Love

The Kickstarter campaign I wasn’t expecting but which I backed seconds after seeing it ….

Screenshot of Michael J. Nelson and the Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo puppets against a starry-sky backgroup.

John I. Carney

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Jan 25

Fish for People

Written for First United Methodist Church, Shelbyville, Tenn., Jan. 25, 2026

An etching of Jesus calling Peter and Andrew. Jesus, with a halo, looks over his shoulder at Peter and Andrew, who are standing behind them. In the background is a fishing boat with others on board.

John I. Carney

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Jan 11

Who’s baptizing whom?

Farmington United Methodist Church, January 11, 2026

A photo of a diorama of Jesus being baptized by John. Stone cliffs are on either side; Jesus is standing in a stream. John is on the bank, with his hand reached out over Jesus.

John I. Carney

John I. Carney

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Author of “Dislike: Faith and Dialogue in the Age of Social Media,” available at http://www.lakeneuron.com/dislike

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