And what Christians can do about them now — Zachary W. Lambert, lead pastor at Restore Austin in Austin, TX, recently came on my church’s podcast, Metamorphosis: Sharing the Love of Jesus to Change People’s Lives. When I asked 34-year-old Zachary for advice on reaching Millennials and Gen Z, he explained that Millennials spent their formative years being lied…

Viewing God’s Revelation as static or dynamic makes an impact — I recently interviewed Dustin Arand for my church’s podcast, “Metamorphosis: Sharing the Love of Jesus to Change People’s Lives”. Some Christians view divine revelation as static and unchanging, he said, while other Christians think divine revelation is dynamic and ongoing. Christians who view revelation as static may make statements such…

We’re saved by a state of heart, not a statement or a ritual — I had been thinking a lot about salvation even before our 8-year-old son decided he wanted to be baptized. His questions about baptism, of course, led me to think about salvation even more, since I had to figure out how to answer his questions without contradicting established doctrine, my personal…

Toward human-AI partnerships — As an instructor of college writing and professional/technical writing, I scoffed at the idea of ChatGPT destroying the college essay and replacing human writing jobs. I believed that no AI writing tool would ever effectively reproduce complex human thought or expression thereof, especially for novel topics, problems, or prompts. Then…

Unsurprisingly, many people don’t like it — According to pre-release reviews, Prince Harry’s new memoir, “Spare,” describes his emotional detachment while shooting rockets at Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. His words sparked controversy because you’re not supposed to talk about guilt-free killing of enemy combatants. We romanticize soldiers as tough guys who won’t talk about the awful things…

How the right legitimizes the illegitimate — Where is the line between free speech and respectable fascism? Where do freedom of religion end and freedom from discrimination begin? The Supreme Court punted on those questions in Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, but the conservative super-majority may answer them in 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis. Jack…

I started seriously writing on Medium in the summer of 2020. Since then, I’ve gained 2856 followers and done so at a rate faster than my expectations. In 2022 alone, I gained 1615 followers. I want to thank each and every one! I write to make an impact on people…

303 Creative, Masterpiece Cakeshop, and everyone’s rights — According to conservative Christians, serving an LGBTQ+ couple constitutes “speech” expressing support for LGBTQ+ relationships. Therefore, requiring Christian businesses to serve LGBTQ+ couples violates the owners’ freedom of speech and religion. A restaurant in Virginia recently canceled the reservation of a group of donors to anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion Christian organizations…

Christians aren’t the only people with beliefs and values — Caren White questioned whether a restaurant in Virginia should have canceled a reservation for donors to a conservative Christian group that actively campaigns against LGBTQ rights and abortion access. The restaurant explained that many of its staff are LGBTQ and women, and they were uncomfortable serving conservative Christians who donate…