James Spencer
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Is self-sufficiency killing our gratitude?
Technology (and the efficiency it serves) tends to make our dependence on others less apparent.
A distorted image of God that looks suspiciously like us
This God supports our agendas and activities so long as we don’t read the Bible too closely.
The biggest danger of the 'Evangelical bro code'
The general idea is that when the “Evangelical bro code” and associated notions are present, Christian women are not the only ones disadvantaged.
Reframing the Artificial Intelligence conversation
AI’s benefits are enticing, but every change involves loss. We need to seriously consider that loss.
On National Day of Prayer, how should we pray for our nation?
Why is praying for our nation important?
Evangelicals and immigration: Church and state have different roles
How might the Bible and the Church inform the United States government to respond to immigration? First, the Church must offer an alternative to the state.
Approaching New Year’s resolutions
As we move toward 2024, I began to think about how I could set a New Year’s resolution that I could realistically keep. I came up with a few tips.
'The Matrix,' transhumanism and Christ's incarnation
Incarnation won’t be achieved by chasing liberty (liberalism) or seeking to overcome our own biology (transhumanism), but by embracing Christ by faith and committing to follow Him by humbling ourselves as we point to and magnify the Triune God.
Reframing pragmatism: Why obedience is the best choice
There is not and will never be a better strategy for dealing with the difficulties we face in the broken world than obedience.
How should Christians think about transhumanism?
“By thoughtfully, carefully, and yet boldly applying technology to ourselves, we can become something no longer accurately described as human — we can become posthuman … Posthuman beings would no longer suffer from disease, aging, and inevitable death (but they are likely to face other challenges).”