Do Not Fear or Be Dismayed: 10 Things AI Cannot Do
A Caveat Let’s start with the glaringly obvious; I can mostly only talk about things AI cannot do YET… or can I? If robotics and AI team up, we might…
Miracle Chasers in the Gospel of Mark: The Immature Seek a Circus, Charlatans Give them One
Bread & Circuses There is an oft quoted line that is ascribed to the Roman Satirist Decimus Junius Juvenalis that in Latin goes panem et circenses… “bread and circuses.” Speaking…
AI, Art, and the Human Soul: My Life in AI Music Creation
A Murder at the End of the World I came across an interesting discussion about the role of AI in the life of an artist. I’ll give a transcript: Speaker:…
Spiritual Maturity: Whining, Believing, and Suffering Well
The Scenario I responded to a young man on Facebook the other day, who claims that his wife is dying of cancer, that he is underinsured, and has no work…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (An Important Excursus)
Sorry for Being a Troubler-Maker In part 3 of “Was Jesus Really a Socialist?” I list the claims made by those attempting to present Jesus as this very thing. Amusing…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 3: 20 Claims for Jesus the Socialist)
Recap In Part 1 & 2 of “Was Jesus really a Socialist?” we considered more than the fluffy and emotionally satisfying notion that socialism means sharing and caring and, the…
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Bemoaning “Naked” Baptisms & Klinefelter syndrome
Had a brief engagement the other day with a person who seemed bent on using an out of context fact about some early church baptisms among the Greek believers to…
Top ten most outrageous moments I’ve Had in Church
Two pieces of prolegomena: 1. Sorry for the length. 2. This is not just a whining session. I’m going somewhere with all of this. I think it will be worth…