James Spencer

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  Nov 28, 2024

  Is self-sufficiency killing our gratitude?

  Technology (and the efficiency it serves) tends to make our dependence on others less apparent.

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  Oct 28, 2024

  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.

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  Jun 9, 2024

  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.

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  Jun 3, 2024

  Reframing the Artificial Intelligence conversation

  AI’s benefits are enticing, but every change involves loss. We need to seriously consider that loss.

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  May 2, 2024

  On National Day of Prayer, how should we pray for our nation?

  Why is praying for our nation important?

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  Apr 9, 2024

  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.

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  Dec 29, 2023

  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.

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  Dec 15, 2023

  '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.

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  Oct 31, 2023

  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.

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  Sep 24, 2023

  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).”