One of Yuval Harari’s contentions is that many people researching into AI do not concern themselves with consciousness for the simple reason that their AI systems are allowing them to create intelligence (simulated) that is not conscious – and that is sufficient for their purposes. It is easy to get some idea of what thisContinue reading “One Impact of Artificial Intelligence No One Accounted For”
Category Archives: Reference
What Does Paul Say About Homosexuality?
In this post, we’re asking the question: What does Paul say about homosexuality? To find out, we need to investigate Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, and 1 Timothy 1:9-10. Let’s consider each text in turn. Romans 1:26-27This passage is probably the most significant biblical text addressing homosexuality. In the broader context, we read that GodContinue reading “What Does Paul Say About Homosexuality?”
Many Christians Struggle to Read the Bible on Their Own
Many Christians struggle to understand Scripture without help from others, new research has found. Over half (57%) of the 1,002 US Protestant churchgoers surveyed by Lifeway Research said it was challenging to make sense of the Bible when they read it on their own. “Churchgoers are ready to defend the Bible as true and asContinue reading “Many Christians Struggle to Read the Bible on Their Own”
Why We Can’t Know If The Universe Created Itself
In the beginning, was… not the Word …. but the singularity event occurring in absolute nothingness and timelessness that spontaneously created all we see in the universe around us. So said physicist Stephen Hawking anyway, in his popular book The Grand Design, where he explained that spontaneous creation is the reason why there is something ratherContinue reading “Why We Can’t Know If The Universe Created Itself”
Is AI Today’s Tower of Babel
In May, Microsoft unveiled a new supercomputer at a developer conference, claiming it’s the fifth most powerful machine in the world. Built in collaboration with OpenAI, the computer is designed to train single massive AI models in self-supervised learning, forgoing the need for human-labeled data sets. These AI models operate in distributed optimization, resulting inContinue reading “Is AI Today’s Tower of Babel”
When One Is a Majority
“One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fights for you, as he hath promised you.” Joshua 23:10 Why count heads? One man with God is a majority though there be a thousand on the other side. Sometimes our helpers may be too many for GodContinue reading “When One Is a Majority”
The Great Lie
The gospel is always proclaimed in opposition to an organized lie—the Great Lie that man realizes himself by pretending to be God, in autonomy from God; that his life consists of the things he possesses; that he lives for himself alone and is the owner of his destiny. All history is the story of thisContinue reading “The Great Lie”
Pursue Love
In 1 Corinthians 14:1, we are given a foundational truth, Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. Notice that this verse leads off with a very direct command. We are to pursue love. It is interesting that this command is given in the context of Paul’s teaching on the giftsContinue reading “Pursue Love”
Cutting Some Slack
“Be known as those who ‘cut others slack.’” This is one of the many memorable, mind-altering insights from Steve Brown that has stuck with me recently. It’s his explanation of Phil. 4:5 where Paul said, “Let your reasonableness (gentleness, forbearance) be known to everyone.” The implication seems to be that it is directed at thoseContinue reading “Cutting Some Slack”
A 20 Year Old Jesus
The week that so joyfully defines the reason for Christian hope has been eerily replaced with empty baskets, vacant pews, and untasted communion. Even so, we continue celebrating the events that happened in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago as the only hope sinful men have to be reconciled to a holy God. But we do soContinue reading “A 20 Year Old Jesus”
Intentional Faith 