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My Take on AI (opens the original)
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If you are “up to here” with AI information, commentary and alarm, I get it. Me too. Actually, that is what is going on. We’re crying “enough already!” The tech industry has been foisting stuff, seismic change and acceleration of all our lives upon us for decades now. But AI has put it — put us — over the top. Few of us were asking for AI, but the tech bro’s and titans said, “We’re giving it to you anyhow.” “Swallow this, it’s good for you.” If we didn’t agree that it was really great stuff, the
Reflecting on Summer 2026 (opens the original)
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The time has come for us to put the wraps on another summer in the Wallowas in the far northeastern corner of the State of Oregon, my home state. As we do, the autumn weather is stunning. From summer to fall the light changes in a way that you feel almost more than you see. The light is more angled, less direct, and yet it seems to find the colors and make them even more vivid. Here’s a scene from a recent hike.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetc
Mockingbird Fall Conference, Oct. 2 - 3 in Minneapolis (opens the original)
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Readers, if you are in the Twin Cities or nearby and haven’t registered yet for the Mockingbird Ministries Fall Regional Conference, please consider doing so. It will be a great two days of inspiration and fun.Even if you’re not in the Minneapolis area, why not give yourself a little fall faith infusion? Come! Special rates at hotels for Conference Note that the keynote is from Andy Root, who for my money is the most interesting and helpful theologian writing/ speaking these days on the real iss
On Biblical Preaching (opens the original)
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I mentioned my recent piece on “The Thinning of Mainline Protestantism” garnered a fair number of readers, shares and comments. More recently I followed that with a piece on “Thickening the Thin” on the priority of grace in Christian faith. “Grace” not only meaning graciousness in our own lives, but more. “Grace” as short-hand for “God is the primary actor in the story of salvation.” The
Some Thoughts on Being a Man (opens the original)
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As many have noted, these are challenging times for men and boys. What does it mean to “be a man” now? Sporting what used to be called “a five o’clock shadow”? Driving a big pick-up? Bulking up at the gym? A
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