A New Era of AI Is Here, and the Church Is Not Ready

In the uncanny valley of the shadow of data, we should fear no evil—and prepare for a very different future. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. In the past several weeks, two events occurred that are going to change our futures. One of them was the launching of OpenAI’s new artificial intelligence program, GPT-4o, just ahead of several competitors who will do the same in a matter of weeks. The other was the defrocking of a robot priest... Read More

Billy Graham’s US Capitol Statue Unveiled

The late evangelist is one of just four Americans who have received the nation’s three highest congressional honors. Salvation in Christ Jesus was offered in National Statuary Hall May 16 at the unveiling of a statue of the iconic late global evangelist Billy Graham, which has John 3:16 and John 14:6 carved in its base. “Friends, God’s grace is undeserved, but through Christ it is freely given. And it is by trusting in God’s sacrifice that we are saved,” US Sen.... Read More

From shark bites to yacht fires, South Florida trauma survivors show gratitude for their medical teams

Beyond the daily tragedies of car crashes, gunshot wounds and bike accidents, South Florida trauma units treat the unexpected. Those traumas have included a Pembroke Pines plane passenger injured in a crash, a West Palm Beach construction worker crushed by an excavator, and a Miami boater set ablaze by a yacht fire. And then there was the 24-year-old who fell into shark-infested waters and suffered a gaping hole in his leg. Doctors at St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach cleaned the wound... Read More

Will these projects make life better for South Florida — or are they turkeys?

Money for some of the planned climate resilience and pedestrian improvements on Breakers Avenue near the beach in Fort Lauderdale. Dollars for a new “AgriCenter” at the South Florida Fairgrounds. And cash for a senior program in West Park. They’re all “turkeys” contained in the state budget, identified by Florida TaxWatch in its annual review of the spending plan crafted by the Legislature as it awaits action by the governor.m Those three South Florida projects, totaling $1.9... Read More