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Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland
Gospel Tech is a resource for parents who are feeling outpaced and overwhelmed as they raise children in a tech world.
Our goal: Equip parents with the tools, resources, and confidence they need to raise kids who love God and use tech.
Gospel Tech’s mission is to equip families to love God and use tech. We want to empower parents to:
Talk about healthy tech
Communicate the Gospel
Connect the hope of the Gospel to their everyday tech lives
Introduction to Gospel Tech
Three years ago I (Nathan)…
Episodes
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow Do I Know if my Child's Tech is a Problem?
One helpful way to tell if technology is becoming a problem is to look at how it's affecting a child's relationships, emotions, sleep, enjoyment of other…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandQuestions Teens Have about Unsafe Content
High school students had a chance to anonymously ask me their top questions about content online. Their top three were: How do we avoid pornography online?…
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Sextortion
Sextortion is a growing online scam where criminals pose as peers, build trust with young people, and then use fear and manipulation to extort them. It's…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandDid I Damage My Kid?
As parents we worry about all the mistakes we have made with tech, or might make parenting tech, and wonder if there comes a point where we've irreparably…
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Drool Tech vs Tool Tech
Nathan offers a helpful way to think about technology: there's “tool tech,” which helps us create and accomplish things, and “drool tech,” which is designed to…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandFive Cautions for Giving a Smartphone
Jesus tells us to give good gifts, so let's ask the question: Is a smartphone a good gift? Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4AOPMs1
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A.I.
AI can be a helpful tool when it's used to support learning, creativity, and problem-solving, but it's important that it doesn't end up doing all the thinking…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandChoosing Safe Video Games
So, you've decided games are a good fit for your kiddo; what now? The conversation you'll have when deciding which games to play is just as important as the…
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What is Gospel Tech?
Technology is woven into almost every part of our lives, and if you're a parent, grandparent, or caregiver, you've probably wondered how to help kids use it…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandImproving Tech Hygiene
What can we do if tech makes bedtime a frequent struggle? I've found that thinking about time, place, and content as ways to create excellent tech hygiene for…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting School Tech
We can parent the technology schools send home and ensure these devices are a blessing in the classroom and beyond. We start by talking about using tech well…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandIs Tech the Real Problem?
How can we tell if a child’s tech is just different, or if it’s actually becoming unhealthy? Today we'll walk through the practical applications of a RESET and…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandFor Youth: Guarding and Building Up Our Tech
Young people, you can make your tech support the good choices you want to make. Set spiritual practices, healthy habits, and safe hedges (Ephesians 2:1-10) Use…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandUsing the Best Tech Well
Parenting tech doesn't have to be complicated. Two questions to help us on our way: Is true? Does it bear good fruit? These two guide our tech decisions about…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSleep, Screens, and Free Time (Back to School!)
The transition from summer to the school year is a wonderful opportunity to reassess our routine and priorities. It's a time to make sure we're planning for…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandCelebrating 10 Years of God Providing
In 2016 Anna and I started a nonprofit focused on sparking positive purpose in youth. I began teaching part time and speaking part time, and ten years later we…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandA Simple Tech Standard: Is it Safe, Ready, Good?
Safe, Ready, Good is the standard every parent can apply to the tech in our homes, and to any tech we dream about bringing through our door. First we ask if it…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandA Gospel Standard for Our Tech
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow Do We Raise Up Our Kids?
God has given us our children as a mission field, and He's proclaimed His Good News that we aren't in charge of saving them; just loving them. It's not easy…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe Gospel in a Tech World
Parenting is hard, and parenting in a tech world can be downright overwhelming. The good news is that we have a good God who calls us to faithfulness, not…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandTalking About P*rn with Our Daughters, an Interview with Kristen Jenson - Part 2
For part two of our conversation as we dive back into the unexpected places our children may run into unsafe pictures, and how we can intentionally help them…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandTalking About P*rn with Our Daughters, an Interview with Kristen Jenson - Part 1
Today we get to talk with Kristen Jenson, author of Good Pictures, Bad Pictures, a resource that has been an encouragement to Anna and I as we raise our humans…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandOur Kids Need Healthy Boundaries (Lessons from Teaching, Part 3)
Our opportunity as parents is to set loving boundaries. This will involve saying "yes" whenever we can and "no" as often as we need to. When it comes to tech…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandOur Kids Love Real Life Adventures (Lessons from Teaching, Part 2)
Our kids are capable of having fun at the pace of real life. It's hardwired into them. Teaching sixth grade this year gave me a front row seat for just how…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandOur Students Are More Capable Than They Think
The last six months of consistent classroom teaching has reminded me of an important lesson: Students are more capable than they think. In reading, writing…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe Pope, AI, and the Discipline of Boredom
Many of us feel the tension between wanting to use technology well and wondering if it’s quietly shaping us in ways we didn’t choose. This episode digs into…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandStop the Summer Slip
Students risk losing up to 40% of their learning over summer break (Atteberry and McEachin). In 2020 two researched looked at 200 million test scores from 18…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandAI, the Supreme Court, and Peter's Rebuke (Part 2)
Today we cover how Anthropic's Claude Mythos was trained, the sheer enormity of the processing power we're putting into making these AI resources, and what…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandAI, the Supreme Court, and Peter's Rebuke (Part 1)
This past week Neal Katyal, one of the leading Supreme Court Advocates in the US, indulged in a little self-adulation via a TED Talk and X tweet, where he…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandMeta, Adding Boredom, and Protecting our Hearts
Meta, a trillion dollar company, is convinced you need more Virtual Reality in your life, but they also like making money, so they're moving to mobile gaming…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandAI Boundaries, Phone Free Rooms, and Tech at Sporting Events
After a recent talk at a local church I was approached by someone who works for a major tech company and regularly works with AI. He stressed three points…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandOf Mice & Owls, Ed Tech, and Tech Time Limits
Nick Bostrom once compared our pursuit of superintelligence to mice trying to domesticate an owl. The most recent news concerning Anthropic's Mythos strikes a…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandChild Safety Online
WARNING: The subject matter, and the content itself, can be triggering. I include this so you can be informed, but use prayerful discretion when it comes to…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandJustice, Phone Free Friends, And What To Do If They Google Something Naughty
This week we saw the first prosecution of AI-based abuse under the Take It Down Act, discuss how to have friends if we're phone free, and answer a parent…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSpace, Senility, and Hedges for Social Media
This week in tech we saw Artemis II round the dark side of the moon, had a new study from Sweden that found we can decrease our chances of dementia by lowering…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandEvery Day is Easter (Reboot)
As a follower of Jesus, every day is Easter! Jesus is alive, and that's a big deal in every area of life: How we think about ourselves, how we parent our kids…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe Three Best (And Worst) Uses of AI (Reboot)
AI can be an amazing tool, if we use it right. Today we'll discuss the three best ways to use AI well, and three uses of AI that we should avoid. Show Notes…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandGiving Good Adventures
Our children want to have fun, and we can give them adventures that: Maximize adventure Happen at the pace of real life Are with real world people Show Notes…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandChoosing the Right Tech for Your Child
Choosing the right tech is simple, but that doesn't make it easy. Before we give our children new tech we need to ask three questions: Is it safe? Is my child…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandNotes from the Classroom: Three Ways We Can Parent Well
Parenting is an impossible task, and God knows this. We don't need to be perfect. We can do three things today to love our children well and do our job as…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandEncore: Parenting P*rnography
Everyone listening to this podcast knows someone who has been hurt by this content. So how do we parent it well? Parenting p*rnography well is scary, but it…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandEncore: Porn is a Lie (Newly Relevant for 2026)
I've been at a conference this week with thousands of Jesus loving people from around the country, and the conversation on walking in freedom from pornography…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting AI: Deepfakes and S**tortion (Part 2)
CONTENT WARNING: We’re diving into the tough but important topic of parenting in an AI-shaped world, and while younger kids probably shouldn’t listen in, this…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting AI: Relational AI (Part 1)
CONTENT WARNING:We’re diving into the tough but important topic of parenting in an AI-shaped world, and while younger kids probably shouldn’t listen in, this…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting Video Games Well (START HERE)
Is your child ready to play video games? If they already play, how do you know if it's going well. First we need to look at our children in real-world…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThree Mistakes We Make Parenting Video Games (START HERE)
We make three mistakes when parenting video games. We focus on whether it will be fun. We believe the lie of the "digital cul de sac" We take the path of least…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting Smartphones (START HERE)
You can parent a smartphone well. This episode will help. Before you start, ensure that this tech is safe (enough) for your child, that your child is ready…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandFollowing God's Call in 2026
I've had several conversations with people recently where they've asked about how Anna and I started this ministry. As we look at a new year, and new…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandNathan's Hot Take & 2025 Year-in-Review
Happy almost-New Year! You, the listener, have been an amazing blessing to me and to this ministry this year, and I want to share a bit of what God has been…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThree Advents
I love Christmas because it is one of the few remaining buttresses of Christian virtue left in America. Everyone in America understands the idea of lavish…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandGrace & Tech
Grace is key to parenting tech well, and to overcoming unhealthy tech habits. Grace is costly, grace overcomes wrath / judgement at mistakes (specifically…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandTech Prodigals
The good news of the Gospel applies even to our tech lives. Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son is a beautiful reminder that in tech, as in life, there are…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandNew Creations with Tech
We are new creations in Christ, and that means we will use tech differently. The question is, which tech needs to be redeemed, and which needs to be removed?…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow the Gospel Overcomes Neglect
We fail a lot as parents. God doesn't call us to be perfect, but to be faithful. Through intentional repentance, confession, and prayer God can overcome the…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting as New Creations
In Christ we are new creations (2 Cor. 5:17), and that must change the way we parent our children. We must speak gently, act rightly, be generous with our…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandAn Anlalog Adventure Christmas (Part 2)
As we look towards Christmas and the greatest gift God gave us in his Son, we need to think intentionally about how we can give our children the best gifts…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandAn Analog Adventure Christmas (Part 1)
Giving good gifts is a gift and responsibility as a parent (Just see Luke 11:11). This Christmas we can give our children amazing gifts that inspire…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhere Nerds Struggle
While nerds are great at lots of things, we can struggle being present, knowing our limits with tech use, and generally submitting to God's kingdom and not our…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhere Nerds Thrive
Nerds are amazing at experiencing wonder, seeing past the mundane into the Reality God has made, and avoiding the typical traps that come with pursuing purpose…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandToo Much Screen Time
Sometimes the hardest part of healthy screen time is knowing what to do instead. So how do we know if our child has too much screen time, and what can we do…