I see what @tylercowen is getting at. If you want info *about* the Bible, AI already outperforms at some margin (speed, if nothing else).
But in an equally important sense he's also wrong, and there's an easy way to see this. Just ask the AI what, say, David's story *means*. 🧵
Sinclair Ferguson’s paraphrase:
“There are actually only two pastoral problems you will ever encounter.
“The first is this: persuading those who are under the dominion of sin that they are under the dominion of sin. That’s the task of evangelism.
“And [second], persuading those who are no longer under the dominion of sin that they are no longer under the dominion of sin because they are Christ’s.”
— Sinclair Ferguson
Ben Sasse: "What’s really happening is these superdevices in our pockets — the largest tools any median individual’s ever had access to in all of human history — allow our consciousness to leave the time and place where we actually live, the places where we break bread, the people who are living next door to us, the people that you can physically touch and hug, the small platoons of real community, and we allow our consciousness to go really far away"
NFL analyst’s autistic son, Madden, leaves everyone on set in tears after highlighting Autism Awareness Day with his drawings.
Every child, regardless of their abilities, is valuable and made in the image of God.
This Easter, I invite you to look at Jesus, consider what he said and did, and ask for yourself what I believe is the most important question you will ever answer: Did he really leave behind an empty tomb? And if he did, what does that mean for you?
This video was made possible and in collaboration with my friends at @ChildlikeMedia.
A few problems:
1. That stat is made-up and passed on repeatedly with no scientific basis.
2. It assumes the sermon is a lecture. it is not.
3. It assumes the point of the sermon is basic information transfer. It is not.
for Alysa Liu to have this photo, in this spot, making a comeback, while wearing gold, and then win the gold, makes this one of the greatest Olympic shots of all time.
Praise God for Sasse’s testimony here. It reminds me of Machen’s words from 1937, as he faced the end: “I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ: no hope without it.” Amen.
“Jesus did everything on the cross to fulfil the whole law. I fulfilled none of it. And He took away all my sins.”
How does your time reading the Bible change the rest of your day?
On the best mornings, God supernaturally shifts your mindset, and you are no longer merely reading about him. You are quietly aware that the living, risen Christ is with you, and he is speaking to you through the page.
You taste his goodness, trust his promises, lean into his peace as your anxieties fall away, and begin treating those around you with love and grace — just like Christ.
Sermon: “How to Find Gold in God’s Word”