Truth in the Age of Deception: 2 Timothy 3:14—4:8, 16-18 - 11th Sunday after Pentecost
I’m often asked if I use artificial intelligence in my work. The answer is occasionally . While I see it as unconscionable to use A.I. to write a sermon, I sometimes use A.I. to seek and summarize information. For example, when we began the sermon series on Paul’s letters to Timothy, I asked A.I. to make me a chart listing all the persecutions he suffered. Granted, all this information is in the Bible, and I know where to find it, but I love charts, and what would take me up to an hour to create on my own, A.I. can produce in seconds. Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Another time I used it was when we were creating our policies and procedures manual. I asked A.I. to help draft a church credit card usage policy. Essentially, I use artificial intelligence (and the internet) to gather information —not to think for me. That’s the problem with the modern era: there are very powerful people who want to control how you think. Consider this: I’m your pastor, and I have twenty minutes to s...
