May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
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John Piper Asks ChatGPT to Write a Prayer (Video)
This is just a short clip from the TGC conference, but I think it’s helpful. Piper shares a prayer ChatGPT wrote and explains why it would be appalling to pray it.
Man of God, Who’s Praying for Your Wife and Kids?
Trevin asks a good question here. A great gift you can give your family is the knowledge that they have been prayed for that day!
What Will Jesus Say to Pope Francis on Judgment Day?
Jordan Standridge, a Protestant pastor in Italy, brings a unique perspective to such a question. “I was hanging out with some Italian Believers, in Rome, when the news came out. One of the Major Basilica’s of Rome, ‘Saint Paul outside the City’ was in the background as we were discussing the death of Pope Francis together. … All these people have been impacted greatly by the Catholic Church. Perhaps no one on earth is more qualified to speak on the vicar of Rome, than a born-again Christian in Rome.”
Our Feet Shall Tread This Place Again
“This life is just getting the place ready, getting things in order for moving in, as it were. This confidence ought to keep us from dangers [already mentioned], and instead drive us to invest deeply in future generations, while living temporarily and taking nothing for ourselves… for now.”
What Should You Do When Your Dreams Include Sin?
Kevin offers counsel to Christians who feel guilty about their dreams. (I might just add that it would be worthwhile to honestly consider whether you have been fueling your dreams through sinful actions or fantasies, and if so, to repent of that.)
How Do You Know If You’re Called to Ministry?
This question comes up all the time and Jeremy’s answer is a good one.
Flashback: The Two Kinds of Conversation You Need To Have With Your Children
As you reduce the intimacy of your posture you can increase the intimacy of your conversation. You do this out of kindness to your child, knowing that it is easier for him or her to express or confess certain matters when not being forced to stare into the eyes of mom or dad.
Genesis ends with Joseph’s death. Deuteronomy ends with Moses’s death. Joshua ends with Joshua’s death. The Gospels end with Jesus’s resurrection. And that changes everything.
—Tony Merida
