Tim Coomar

Former church planter, now helping others plant churches in the cities of Europe with

[Tim Coomar @timcoomar]

Darwin: "There is no more design in nature than there is in the blowing of the wind."
Dylan: "Ehem... excuse me?"
Plant: "Let's not get carried away now..."

#theanswermyfriend
#whisperingwind

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Thus in his power we may learn to find health, for ourselves and those around us, through connection rather than in the (false) sense of security we chase by looking after number one. 10/10

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"I'm not following you... I'm just escaping in the same direction."
– (Noah Diaz - from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts)

Often it feels as if this is what many Christians are implicitly saying to each other. 1/10

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By his Holy Spirit he unites us, in him, to one other in one body, so that we may be members one of another. 9/10

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...on the power of the Holy Spirit to convict hearts and reveal the beauty of Christ to spiritually lifeless minds and souls. Creating an A.I. gives the impression of bringing something to life. Spirit-filled gospel preaching is actually bringing the dead to life. 4/4

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The time is coming—perhaps already here—when some preachers will warn their congregations in sermons about the dangers of AI, while those listening will have no way of knowing whether the sermon itself (or even this post) was crafted with the help of AI. What a funny old world...

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...which should direct our thoughts back to the centrality of prayer. A spiritual message requires spiritual power. Neither the nous of a flawed human, nor the technical brilliance of a Large Language Model will do, but only humble dependence... 3/4

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New post: "Complementarity and harmony"
https://t.co/CGTlnhnMHS

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Being made to feel precious is the most precious thing in the world. There are few things as beautiful as being considered someone else's treasure. That is why it is so dangerous when this experience is simulated and turned into a tool of control and manipulation.

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...and anger at seeing it continue unabated today. 3/3

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"A man may go to war for many reasons. Conquest, pride, power... But a woman – is simply at war."
– (From Shogun, tv series)

Every year, on the 25th of November, we are called to remember for one day something that the women around us are never allowed to forget... 1/3

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...that this world will always offer them violence... simply for existing as women.

I have no words to add to these. Just sorrow and grief for refusing to see for so long, and for enabling and participating in so much of the violence in my own way... 2/3

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@brandon_d_smith Thanks for this. For too long many who have shared those same concerns have simply been made to feel that they are barking up the wrong tree. Comments like these exemplify for me the better aspects/angels of the Reformation...