{"podcast":{"title":"Faith and Tech Bytes with Amy Lynn","slug":"faith-and-tech-bytes-with-amy-lynn-6789332","podcast_index_feed_id":6789332,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6085408/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.amylynn.org/podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a1037a8e6bbec7213e890e399be068a6.jpg","author":"Amy Lynn","episode_count":60,"summary":"Amy Lynn is an award‑winning podcaster, voice actress, and an author based in Akron, Ohio. As the 2026 Women Podcasters Awards - Best Technology Podcast winner, she hosts Faith and Tech Bytes with Amy Lynn, a short‑form Christian tech podcast delivering powerful, byte‑sized episodes that blend practical technology insight with deep biblical wisdom for believers navigating a digital world. A lifelong computer geek saved in 1993 and programming since age seven, Amy brings a rare blend of technical clarity and spiritual grounding. Each episode draws meaningful parallels between everyday technology and faith—covering digital boundaries, cybersecurity, AI tools, scams, backups, screen time, and more—offering grounded, actionable guidance for Christians who want to use technology wisely. If you’re tired of tech pulling you away from God—or ready to use it to draw closer—this podcast delivers real protection, real growth, and real peace in a connected age. Faith and Tech Bytes with Amy Lynn reflects the mission and message found across Amy’s broader work at AmyLynnOrg, where faith, clarity, and digital wisdom come together for today’s believer. #FaithAndTech #ChristianPodcast #TechTips #…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-and-tech-bytes-with-amy-lynn-6789332"},"episode":{"title":"Disconnected Friendships and Technology","slug":"disconnected-friendships-and-technology","published_at":"2025-12-08T22:30:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-and-tech-bytes-with-amy-lynn-6789332/disconnected-friendships-and-technology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-and-tech-bytes-with-amy-lynn-6789332","url":"http://www.amylynn.org/podcast","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66781863/11disconnected_friendships_and_technology.mp3","summary":"Social media makes it incredibly easy to unfollow or block someone we once called a friend with just a single tap. One moment they are in your feed, and the next, they are gone. But in real life, cutting ties is rarely that simple. In this thoughtful and deep episode of Faith and Tech Bytes with Amy Lynn, Amy Lynn explores the emotional and spiritual weight of disconnected friendships in our digital age. On platforms like X or Instagram, unfollowing can feel like a quiet exit, while blocking can feel like slamming a door shut. While some of these disconnections are accidental, many are intentional responses to a friendship that has turned toxic. In this installment of Faith and Tech Bytes with Amy Lynn, we ask how our faith should guide us when we are tempted to hit that button. The tension between our digital capabilities and our spiritual mandates is real. Jesus teaches us in Matthew 18:22 to forgive seventy times seven, a command that feels nearly impossible when we are deeply hurt. At the same time, mental health wisdom teaches us to recognize when a relationship has become unhealthy or consistently draining. So, how do we balance the call to boundless forgiveness with the necessity of protecting our peace? By tuning into Faith and Tech Bytes with Amy Lynn, you will discover that forgiveness does not always mean maintaining close proximity. It is about letting go of bitterness and resentment in your heart while setting the boundaries required to guard your well being. Drawing from Proverbs 4:23, we are reminded to guard our hearts above all else, for everything we do flows from it. If a friendship constantly hurts you or pulls you away from your purpose, stepping back is not a failure of faith; it is an act of divine wisdom. In this episode, we offer three practica…","meta_description":"Social media makes it incredibly easy to unfollow or block someone we once called a friend with just a single tap. One moment they are in your feed, and t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":176,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/faith-and-tech-bytes-with-amy-lynn-6789332/episodes/disconnected-friendships-and-technology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-and-tech-bytes-with-amy-lynn-6789332/disconnected-friendships-and-technology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}