I suspect Mr. Altman has a product to sell, a true elixir of happiness.

If you’re interested in philosophy of technology, media ecology, education, and Christian theology, you’ll likely enjoy this conversation with Joshua Pauling, coauthor of 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘸? I sure did. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

“This is what I find so troubling about the kinds of questions we ask as pastors when we think about generative AI. The questions we typically ask show that we have nearly lost the ability to ask critical questions of technology.” www.modernreformation.org/resources/es...

Enjoyed these talks with Gary Schnittjer & Matt Harmon about their book 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 and Michael Keller about contextualization and the forthcoming book by him and his dad. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the very first episode of THE BIOETHICS PODCAST. We thought it might be interesting to listen again to that first episode, and it turns out to be particularly timely: "The One Who Smiles A Lot." open.spotify.com/episode/427d...

Friend, I do not know what you are fighting right now. I do not know what you are losing against. But I have found a greater hope that overcomes my failings, my weaknesses, my trials. youtu.be/WTrdw7FLs_k?...

Grateful to @mattsmethurst.bsky.social for making time to talk with me about his award winning book 𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

@svigel.bsky.social Featured your Essentials handbook in a reading this morning. youtu.be/WFXuo9uagyM?...

“And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’” (Acts 9:4) “Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.” (1 Cor 8:12) A grave implication of union with Christ

“If a pastor is constantly being trained by social media to speak on issues with little local relevance, then he is being pulled, at least mentally, away from the very place God has put him. He is locally present in body, but not in spirit.” Outstanding counsel! open.substack.com/pub/wemadepe...

Recommending a new YouTube channel launching soon. youtu.be/fHy6VJQMRQQ?...

For the remnant on this app, I’m launching a YouTube channel in January and would love to have you check it out! YouTube.com/@churchgrammar

Friends, Read. Consider. Pray.

This truth from Samuel Parkison’s book on the beatific vision, 𝘛𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘥, is soul-stirring, hope-inducing, tear-evoking, mind-blowing beauty:

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What’s Romans 7 about and why does it matter for Christian life? New Testament professor Dr. Joseph Dodson seeks to answer that in his @lexhampress.com book 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 which he discusses with me in this episode. open.spotify.com/episode/2HrS...

“And one [seraph] called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is [Yahweh] of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!’” (Isaiah 6:3 ESV) Struck by the fact that the seraphim are addressing each other in ascribing holiness to God.

“Put in Anselmian dictum, we might say that for [Jonathan] Edwards, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥, & this divine self-happiness subsists eternally as God perfectly 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 & perfectly 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 himself.”

Food for contemplation.

“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.” -Jesus (Matthew 19:29 ESV)

"... it is the very Trinitarian being of God that gives light to all theological realities." -Ronni Kurtz, No Shadow of Turning

The joyful sight of God - which brings us into happiness, joy, and wonder. 'Beatific' is an old word you may not be familiar with, but you do know joy, in part. To see God is to know true and deep and lasting and ever-growing joy.

“The beatific vision is a thirst that is perpetually satiated and exacerbated.” -Samuel Parkison, 𝘛𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘥

“We are now entering a new phase of digital childhood as an even more transformative technology rolls in like a tidal wave. This time we will not be able to say ‘we didn’t know.’” @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

On Moses and Elijah at Christ’s transfiguration: “Both of these men requested to see the glory of God on the mountain, and here they are, talking 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯. It is as if their request is being granted all over again.”

"There is a danger in Christians knowing more about the creation than the Creator, more about salvation than the Savior, and more about the gifts than the giver." --Ronni Kurtz, No Shadow of Turning, p.21

Attentiveness is integral to love. Consequently, Christians, of all people, should be alert to and vigilant against habits and forms of life that foster and normalize distraction.