Kole Farney

But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand. — Psalm 31:14-15a

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

@JoshDaws Is it problematic for a pastor to use AI as a sort of speechwriter for his sermon? Bottom line: Is it ok for a pastor to say words that aren’t his own as if they are his own?

To your assertion, is there danger in equating a non-human program to a human assistant?

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

This would only be morally acceptable if the pastor verbally attributed *all text* the AI generated as he would a commentary or quotation so the listener knew who/what was speaking.

[Josh Daws @JoshDaws]

The question was never what tools you used. It's whether you did the work. A pastor who wrestles with the text and uses AI to put words to what God laid on his heart isn't outsourcing his calling. He's a craftsman with a better tool.

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

@JoshDaws Not even close. If you are talking to another human and you come to thoughts together that is not the same as copy and pasting sentences and paragraphs into your sermon.

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

@Seth_Troutt @jamesrwoodtheo I agree that this subset of people are the most “ripe” for Christianity. However, I wonder how this focus on the needs of a particular kind of unbeliever is different than the attraction oriented seeker sensitive movement of the past?

[Luke Simmons @lukedsimmons]

If, like me, you are resolved not to fall for the 2020-style emotionally charged pressure campaigns…

This portion from @joe_rigney is helpful.

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

This blaring brass was an awesome part of the game.

[AmberClad @AmberClad2552]

Indiana’s Marching band played the Isengard and Mordor theme from LOTR during offensive downs

[Denny Burk @DennyBurk]

“Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.”

-Winston Churchill

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

Synthetic data sounds about as good for you as enriched flour.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

ELON: AI HAS DRAINED HUMAN KNOWLEDGE DRY - NOW DRINKING FROM ITS OWN WELL

"You take the entire internet, all books ever written, all the interesting videos, and you distill that down into tokens, essentially bits of information.

We've now exhausted all of that; the cumulative sum of human knowledge has been exhausted in AI training.

That happened last year.

So the only way to supplement that is with synthetic data, where the AI creates.

It'll write an essay, or it'll come up with a thesis, and then it will grade itself.

It'll go through this process of self-learning with synthetic data."

Source: @elonmusk, @Mark_Penn, January 9th 2025

[Midwestern Seminary @MBTS]

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[Jared C. Wilson @jaredcwilson]

50 Thoughts on Preaching https://t.co/T5Yk1na1g9

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

Insightful thinking on how to name the beautiful display of love from Erika Kirk:

[Bill Roach @billroach_]

Many people think the Reformation shattered Catholic “integralism.”

In reality, the Magisterial Reformers kept much of it.

Only later did groups like Baptists, Quakers, Savoy Congregationalists & the American Westminster revision break with that model. A 🧵:

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

Trump is like Cyrus king of Persia whom the Lord stirred up (Ezra 1:1) for the good of his people so they might sing:

“For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.” Ezra 3:11

May he repent and turn to Christ as he sees Christian’s doing.

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

I’ve personally been to a number of “Christian” funerals in church buildings with considerably less gospel clarity than what I heard from politicians at Charlie Kirk’s. Politicians! Lord almighty.

[Colin J. Smothers @colinsmo]

The forgiveness Erika just publicly extended to Charlie's murderer is one of the most Christian acts America will witness this decade.

The state will pursue justice. And Christians will forgive and leave room for God's vengeance.

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

@deaninserra I exclaimed to my boys, “I cannot believe there is a politician speaking like this!”

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

Philippians 1:18

[18] What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.

Yes, and I will rejoice.

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

@colinsmo @GShaneMorris In the comments she said she held all those beliefs writing Harry Potter except the assisted suicide one. So maybe not such recent shift.

[Kole Farney @kolefarney]

@colinsmo Stark

[Sola Media @solamediaorg]

“The Council of Trent gets the Reformers exactly right.”

— @MichaelHorton_