Dr. Nelson Price was interim pastor at First Baptist, Sevierville prior to my being called there as Pastor in 2001. He was a scholarly gentleman of the highest order and a great Ambassador for Christ. Nelson finished well. mdjonline.com/news/local/rem…

A second paper also finds Generative AI is reducing the number of junior people hired (while not impacting senior roles). This one compares firms across industries who have hired for at least one AI project versus those that have not. Firms using AI were hiring fewer juniors

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Everyone is talking about this new OpenAI paper. It's about why LLMs hallucinate. You might want to bookmark this one. Let's break down the technical details:

Take a look at this polling. My church is currently walking through Ecclesiastes. The book speaks so much to today because truly nothing is new under the sun. Gen Z needs to hear it! The world keeps throwing things their way resulting in various pursuits of hevel.

Lord have mercy 😔. Lord come soon.

How ‘bout them Dawgs!

This is a major project I have been working on for five months that is publishing today that involves three major story lines: 1. Artificial Intelligence 2. USA vs. China 3. Religion Read the thread for the highest altitude details and link to the MUST READ REPORT:

By 2028, as many people will be searching with AI as with Google. We need to know: Can we rely on AI?

If you're a Christian, curious about AI, this is a must read. thegospelcoalition.org/ai-christian-b…

Big news in the world of Christian publishing. Lexham Press is being acquired by Baker. Lexham has established itself in the last decade with strong resources, spanning academic and popular level -- and beautifully designed books. community.logos.com/discussion/252…

AI isn't neutral. AI isn't objective. AI is a business. AI is trained by people who do not believe what you believe— and AI is answering theology questions for your people. thegospelcoalition.org/article/rely-a…

Baptize local amiright??

Pretty excited to dig into this book for my next seminar! @joh

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Really good point here

Some interesting analysis here of six different preachers and sermons, and how their personalities influence the length, style, vocabulary, etc. byfaithonline.com/preaching-and-…

Controversial take: Brisket should be the meat of Thanksgiving, not Turkey.

This is why you should be careful about giving kid access to your internet.

In reality, Covo is the way of the future for many small to midsize churches, not just planting, but staffing as well.