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Should Pastors Use AI in Sermon Preparation?

I get asked about artificial intelligence (AI) and preaching almost every week, so a couple months ago I decided to try to think more deeply and clearly about it in order to answer these questions thoughtfully and with clarity. I doubt I am the only one being asked, so I hope the following thoughts serve you as you consider the role of AI in preaching and teaching. AI is here to stay. It has become a fixture of modern life, and ministry is no exception. With just a few prompts, AI can generate sermon outlines, summarize commentaries, draw parallels across...

Brett Landry

Human Longing and the Resurrection: Finding Reality in Christ

George Sinclair

Recently at our church, which meets in an urban Ottawa theater, a visitor attempted to leave after the service only to find themselves trapped between locked doors. The outer doors were chained shut, and when they turned back, the inner doors had locked behind them. With no way to contact anyone inside, they stood there—caught in a glass prison with no apparent exit. This predicament perfectly illustrates the condition of many Canadians today. We find ourselves trapped in one reality while longing for something more transcendent. We sense there must be a greater world beyond our immediate experience, yet feel...

The True Meaning of Blessing

James VanderVeen

In the opening line of the book of Psalms, the psalmist declares, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.” The psalmist teaches that those who trust in God and walk in his ways are blessed. But what does it mean to be blessed? For many of us, when we hear the word blessing, our first inclination is to think of material success and personal well-being. If a person tells us they were blessed last year, our minds will interpret this...

How to Pay Attention in Church

Paul Carter

I’m a very distractable person. Part of it is my personality; part of it is biology. I regularly hear things that no one else in my family hears. That’s great when it comes to a running toilet or a dripping faucet, but not so great when it comes to a senior saint unwrapping a cough drop in the middle of church. I am capable of deep, penetrating focus, but it is a struggle for me to maintain it. In a world of constant distractions, attention is a very valuable commodity. It is one of the most precious things that we...

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