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Synthetic Love Will Tear Us Apart
When we outsource intimacy to machines, we become what we practice. And we're practicing the wrong things. This December, OpenAI's ChatGPT will roll out an overhaul with access to "erotica for verified adults." The backlash to Sam Altman's October announcement on X was swift. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban warned the move would likely backfire, predicting that parents would abandon the platform rather than trust OpenAI's age-gating verification.
Los creyentes de la generación Z necesitan a los ancianos. Lo opuesto también es cierto - Christianity Today en español
La formación espiritual no es un proyecto individual. Es una mesa puesta por el Señor y compartida a través de las generaciones. Los momentos de mayor influencia en mi formación espiritual no ocurrieron en un programa eclesiástico dirigido a personas de mi edad. Ocurrieron alrededor de una mesa. Bill, un pastor jubilado que pasaba de los 80 años, me acogió bajo su protección cuando yo tenía poco más de 20 años. No nos reuníamos para seguir un plan de estudios.
High Time for an Honest Conversation about THC
CT Pastors It’s high time we have an honest conversation about THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol—the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed. For years, people consumed cannabis almost exclusively by smoking the plant. Inhaling marijuana, whether by smoking or vaping, remains the dominant mode of using THC by a significant margin (nearly 80 percent of users). But the ability to dose THC this way is very difficult.
Don't Silo the Saints
Spiritual formation isn't a solo project. It's a shared table across generations. The most spiritually formative moments of my life didn't happen in an age-targeted church program. They happened across a table. Bill, a retired pastor who was in his 80s, took me under his wing when I was in my late 20s. We didn't meet for a curriculum. We met for coffee, short walks, and conversations that wandered through life and arrived at truth and grace. He listened more than he taught.
《今日基督教》简体中文 | Christianity Today | 今日基督教
在我桌上，有一张我平常会反面盖上的照片。照片里是植堂团队在我家客厅聚集的场景：27位相信上帝呼召我们去成就非凡事工的人，手牵着手祷告，脸上满是期待的光彩。那一刻——整整三年的预备、筹划会议、金钱上的牺牲，以及与神国一样宏大的梦想，浓缩在这张照片里。 照片中的那个人，以为自己已经掌握了事工的方程式：忠心加上努力，再加上殷切祷告，就等于可预测的神国果实。他当时还没亲眼看着自己的呼召在现实中崩溃瓦解；他还没有坐在山洞里，用外衣蒙住脸，求上帝让他死去 (列王纪上19:4、13)。 我将那张照片反面盖上，因为在我牧会最黑暗的季节，我还看不见上帝在做什么样的事。祂正在黑暗中成就那在光明中无法发生的事；祂正在教我那些我在属灵高峰中永远学不到的、关于祂性情的真理；祂正在向我显明祂那唯有在谷底才能看见的爱的深度。 如果你读着这篇文章时，胸口正如同有块巨石压着般灰心沮丧——如果你曾怀疑自己是否听错了上帝的呼召，或你的服事已成了一场残酷的玩笑——那么，你需要再遇见以利亚一次。 不是迦密山上那位以利亚，那位呼求烈火降下、让假先知颜面尽失的先知。那是我们所有牧者都想成为的以利亚。...
What YouTube Can’t Teach Students About Jesus
CT Pastors “Who (or what) has shaped your faith the most?” As a campus minister, I have asked this question to many college students over the years. Lately, I have noticed a shift in their answers. Last fall, I sat across from a freshman at Vanderbilt University. We were chatting over tacos when I posed the question. I watched the gears spin in his head. Would it be a church from back home? A great book? An older mentor who discipled him? Maybe his parents? He leaned back.
Pastoring Parents of Prodigals
As more young adults walk away from church, your role isn't to fix their families but to faithfully walk with them in hope. The semi bounced along moonlit ruts in the backcountry of the Texas Panhandle as my hand danced among the gears. My mind, as it does most nights, replayed the downward spiral of my once-happy life. I had gone from lecturing in a seminary classroom to hauling wastewater through the oil fields. From polished dress shoes to steel-toed boots.
Why Choose the Path of the Pastor?
Despite fewer pursuing pastoral roles today, the vocation provides the unique privilege of making a profound impact by sharing oneself with others. Who would want to be a pastor these days? We see publicized pastoral malpractice and abuse, religious decline, growing demands upon clergy, and vitriolic division all around us.
Pastors, Don't Just Proclaim the Resurrection. Participate in It.
The resurrection isn't just a message you deliver. It's a daily reality you receive, especially when ministry leaves you tired or anxious. It was the Monday after Easter. Like many pastors, I woke up tired and anxious.
Blessed are Those Who Walk in the Word
Psalm 119 is the giant of all psalms, and each verse is about the word of the Lord. If the Bible had a theme song (a really long theme song), this would be it. Specifically, it is a song and prayer of someone who delights in the Word.
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