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There is a lot of talk about revival lately.Even secular media types referred to the events surrounding Charlie Kirk’s memorial service as a “Christian revival.” However, the discussion is not new, it is just amplified in the wake of Kirk’s assassination. Young people are returning to religion in record numbers. Videos of mass baptisms abound. This phenomenon seems to be a reaction to the overbearing nature of woke thinking on people who want to live reasonable lives. Young people have especially been indoctrinated with it.Charlie Kirk was especially adept at opposing the ravages of woke thinking on our culture, and he was especially good and explaining it on the basis of his Christian world view. People are realizing that a Christian world view is reasonable and provides the only cognitively consistent response to the insanity our country has endured—especially over the last 17 years.However, a return to religion in a culture is not necessarily revival. It could be just a cultural rebalancing, even if many of those are turning to true faith in Jesus Christ. In the worst case, a “Christian revival” can be an emotional social contagion in the same way that transgenderism has been over the last decade—albeit a good and much less destructive one.It all depends on how we want to define the word revival.…Read the rest of the article here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

We are talking about the September/October edition of FrontLine with some of our authors. The subject of this edition was “Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language.” The issue hit on various aspects of things we say, good and bad, and what the Christian perspective should be.Today’s discussion is with Preston Mayes, who teaches at Central Baptist Seminary in Minneapolis. His subject was gossip. We spend most of our time wrestling with a definition of gossip and why we as humans like gossip so much. I think I took us on a little rabbit trail a bit as I likened the interest in gossip with our preoccupation with the sensational and negative in news stories. I think there is some relationship, but perhaps more than we could solve in a short conversation.Another aspect of gossip (or potential gossip) is what to do with negative personal information about someone that comes our way. Sometimes it does need to be passed on, but passed on to someone who is responsible to bring a solution to the situation. It isn’t any good to chatter about it with our friends, but it might be something we need to share with an appropriate authority.All of this can be challenging to sort out, but we do have some conversation along that line as well.One last thing, at the end of the interview, you will hear that Preston was pleased to have his daughter publish an article in the same edition of the magazine. That was kind of a neat little feature and Lord willing we will publish an interview with her next week.Before we get to the interview with Preston, let me remind you that his article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.The Contents & Editorial for the Sept/Oct FrontLine:Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language (FrontLine)The Article:Let the Fire Die - by Foundations Baptist Fellowship Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

Peter Thiel and New York Times editor, Ross Douthat, differ about the nature of the Antichrist.Yep. It’s true. People in the business and media mainstream are now talking about the Antichrist—and they are talking about it seriously, not just in some derogatory manner.Peter Thiel is giving lectures about the rise of the Anti-Christ in this century, and it is related to AI, luddites, and global domination—and you might be surprised about what he is saying.Read the rest of this post here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

We’re discussing the September-October issue of Frontline, which had the theme, “Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language.” This issue of the magazine is full of helpful articles and we will be talking to a few of our authors to give you a bit more than they had time for in the magazine.Today’s conversation is with Mike Riley, a frequent guest on our program. He is the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Wakefield Michigan. His article this time is called, ‘Lofty Words Versus Rhetorical Excellence’Mike’s topic is an examination of the way we speak when we are speaking for Christ. We start with the contrast between Paul and his opponents in Corinth who were aggrandizing themselves and belittling Paul. But from there we go on to talk about our own struggles with a desire for pre-eminence, a desire to be noticed. We also talk about our culture that seems to admire the noticeable, the eloquent speakers, more than they notice Christ.These are normal human problems. I found our conversation very thought provoking. I hope it stirs you up as well. Inevitably, when we speak for Christ, we are the ones speaking, and people will notice us as well as our message. Or perhaps instead of our message. Our goal must be to make much of Christ and put him at the forefront so that people look to him rather than to ourselves in the ministry of God’s word.Well, Mike addresses this better than I do and I will let him describe more of the subject to you.Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Mike’s article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.The Contents & Editorial for the Sept/Oct FrontLine:Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language (FrontLine)The Article:Lofty Words Versus Rhetorical Excellence Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

If it did, is Donald Trump the Anti-Christ?At first, this title just looks like click bait, but it’s a question that has flashed across the minds of many dispensationalist Christians in the last week.There are a few things we believe about biblical prophecy that do give us pause.The Daniel 9 Prophecy.According to Daniel 9:27, the event that starts the 70th Week of Daniel is the confirmation of a covenant with many. Bible teachers have generally interpreted this to be a Middle Eastern Peace Treaty. J. Dwight Pentecost in the Bible Knowledge Commentary describes the potential fulfillment of this prophecy this way.A significant event that will mark the beginning of this seven-year period is the confirming of a covenant. This covenant will be made with many, that is, with Daniel’s people, the nation Israel. “The ruler who will come” (Dan. 9:26) will be this covenant-maker, for that person is the antecedent of the word he in verse 27. As a yet-future ruler he will be the final head of the fourth empire (the little horn of the fourth beast, 7:8).The covenant he will make will evidently be a peace covenant, in which he will guarantee Israel’s safety in the land. This suggests that Israel will be in her land but will be unable to defend herself for she will have lost any support she may have had previously. Therefore she will need and welcome the peacemaking role of this head of the confederation of 10 European (Roman) nations. In offering this covenant, this ruler will pose as a prince of peace, and Israel will accept his authority.I tend to agree with Pentecost’s understanding of the prophecy and its fulfillment. However, prophecies don’t always turn out exactly how we think they will. There is always an element of speculation concerning their fulfillment. Bible prophecy will always be fulfilled — but sometimes the reality is slightly different than the expectation. …Read the rest of the post here or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

With this podcast we are getting into the September/October issue of FrontLine which had the theme, “Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language.” This issue of the magazine is full of helpful articles and we will be talking to a few of our authors to give you a bit more than they had time for in the magazine.Today’s conversation is with Ryan Martin, pastor of Columbiaville Baptist Church in Columbiaville, Michigan. Ryan is a good friend in an online sort of way and a faithful minister of the gospel.Ryan’s article is called “Every Idle Word.” The discussion leads us to sober self-examination about the things we say. I think I should say at the outset that we are not saying you must never speak about trivia or seemingly insignificant topics. That’s not the point of our Lord when he spoke about it and it isn’t Ryan’s point in his article either.What we do mean is that Christian growth means growth in the way we talk to one another and as we speak on behalf of the Lord. I think you will find our discussion very helpful.Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Ryan’s article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.The Contents & Editorial for the Sept/Oct FrontLine:Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language (FrontLine) – Proclaim & DefendThe Article:Every Idle Word (by Ryan Martin) Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

I sat across the table from a young man with whom I have been having Bible studies for about two months— I will call him Dave. He was not a believer but clearly interested in the gospel message. I did not need to cajole him to meet with me. We had been working through The Exchange—a four part gospel presentation that starts with the holiness of God, moves on to the justice of God, then the love of God, and finishes with the gospel message of grace. It is an excellent presentation that introduces people to the nature of God and appropriately emphasizes the nature of sin.I have found as I do these studies with people that they are often ready to trust Christ after the third study, but not the case with Dave. He answered every question. He explained back to me what the holiness of God is and the condemning nature of his sin. He clearly understood what Christ did on the cross.“Are you ready to place your trust in Christ?” I asked.“I am not sure yet. I don’t think I am quite ready.” he responded. …Read the rest of the post here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

We are transitioning over to a new edition of FrontLine with our podcast interviews today, the September/October edition. The theme of this edition is “Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language.” I’ve recorded a few interviews with our authors. These will be published in due course.Before we get to them, I want to offer an interview with the author of one of our regular features in FrontLine called “At a Glance.” This column is the long-term project of Layton Talbert who teaches at BJU seminary. This feature is very helpful to Bible nerds like me, and I hope our readers find it helpful also.The reason I wanted to bring Layton in this time was the topic of his column in the last two issues of FrontLine, “The Church’s View of Israel: A Historical-Theological Overview.” I guess Israel has been in the news every year of my conscious life. I remember as a ten-year-old hearing about the 1967 war and ongoing conflict and trouble there ever since. Of course, there has been a terrible conflict going on the last two years in Israel as well. Hopefully as we put out this recording that conflict is coming to a close, time will tell.Given the timeliness of the topic and Layton’s careful discussion, I thought it would be a good idea to highlight these articles for our listener’s consideration.Now, we are not talking about the current conflict or really saying much about the modern state of Israel at all in this discussion. What we are talking about is how the church has thought about Israel over the years of church history and also how the church should think about Israel based on the Bible.Also, I should say that we are using some 64-dollar words in this discussion. We try to define some of them along the way, but perhaps we used more than we defined. I encourage our listeners to think about the topic as we work through it and again to carefully read Layton’s articles. I think they will help you as you think about Israel theologically rather than politically.Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Layton’s article (including both parts from the last two FrontLines) is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.The Article:At a Glance: The Church’s View of Israel: A Historical-Theological OverviewThe Contents & Editorial for the Sept/Oct FrontLine:Using Your Words: Glorifying God with Language (FrontLine) – Proclaim & Defend Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

The problem is that we must be able to disagree--even to declare others wrong--and others should be able to disagree with us as well.On Sunday a gunman drove into a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Michigan, opened fire, killing 4 attendees and setting the church on fire before eventually being shot and killed by police.We can all express our opinions regarding the motivation of the shooter. There are many options, and they are all speculation.* He was a Marine and a veteran of war in Iraq. Perhaps he had some post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) struggles that made him act irrationally. Many veterans are struggling with elements of post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI). Commonly called PTSD, this is not a psychological condition, it is a brain injury that happens when living in life and death situations for long periods of time. The civilian population has no sense of the depth of pain these men who fought for our country are suffering.* He shouted that all Mormons are anti-Christ. Perhaps he had some skewed vision of evangelical Christianity that drove him not only to see Mormons as spiritual opponents, but also worthy of death.* He had formerly dated a very religious Mormon woman. Perhaps this tragedy was the result of a romantic relationship and the rejection of a man who was already mentally unstable.* Perhaps some of these or all combined together to motivate his behavior.Here is what we do know. We increasingly see bad actors thinking that overt acts of violence against innocent people are a way to express their anger and frustrations over a society that is in turmoil. People are just not thinking rationally out there. …Read the whole post here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

To the young people who want to start new TPUSA chapters, there is something essential you must address first.As I listened to the Charlie Kirk memorial, I didn’t expect it to come from Tucker Carlson. I was thinking it-- and I hoped someone would say it. Here is what he said:Politics, at its core, is a process of critiquing other people and getting them to change. Christianity—the gospel message, the message of Jesus—begins with repentance. Christianity calls upon you to change.Our core prayer, given to us by Jesus—the Lord’s Prayer—demands that we forgive other people, but preceding that is a request for our forgiveness. In other words, forgive our sins, meditate on what we’ve done wrong, how we’ve fallen short, and then it becomes possible to forgive other people. That is a call to change our hearts from Jesus, and that is the only way forward...The only change that matters is when we repent of our sins. We. Me. A recognition that the real problem is me and how fallen I am!”I don’t claim to fully understand everything Tucker Carlson meant, but I do know this: the problem in our country is not political. Politics is merely a symptom—a horrific consequence of unbiblical thinking about ourselves and the world. This kind of thinking leads not only to national destruction but also to eternal destruction. …Read the rest of this article here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

We continue to discuss the July/August edition of FrontLine, even though it is now fall. Our topic for this issue was “Growing Fathers,” produced by the bloggers of the Growing Fathers blog and podcast. We will have links for both in the show notes.Today’s podcast concludes the interviews from this edition of FrontLine. I’ve found the topics to be very practical in touching on so many areas of personal development and family life. I hope you’ve found it profitable as well.Our guest today is Walt Brock, the founder of Ironwood Camp in California. Walt is a teacher and a grandfather. As you listen to him you can tell he just has a lot of wisdom to share with us. His article was called, “6 Questions Our Children Have that Demand Answers.” I think you’ll enjoy our conversation.As it happens, the Growing Fathers blog made this article and another one Walt wrote the subject of two recent podcasts of their own. We will link to their discussions of those articles in the notes, and you can listen to Walt himself discuss this topic here.Walt Brock has several practical books available on Amazon, we will link to these also.Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Walt’s article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.Now, for my interview with Walt Brock …Walt’s article for paying subscribers (excerpt for everyone else): 6 Questions Our Children Have that Demand AnswersGrowing Fathers Links:* Growing Fathers Blog | Helping Christian Dads Grow* Growing Fathers Podcast | Helping Christian Dads GrowGrowing Fathers Podcasts Discussing Walt’s Articles:* Ep. 24 | Six Questions Our Chi…–Growing Fathers Podcast – Apple Podcasts* Ep. 23 | How to Wisely Use Tim…–Growing Fathers Podcast – Apple PodcastsWalt Brock Books:* Discernment* Teaching Obedience* Dangerous Parenting Detours* Value of CampProclaim & Defend: Contents and Editorial* Growing Fathers (FrontLine July/August 2025) – Proclaim & Defend Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

Yesterday I was in the room with one of our long-time church members as he took his last breath. All the family members were gathered around. They wept and prayed.Mike had struggled with multiple ailments for many years despite his relatively young age. During a routine medical treatment on Monday morning, his heart stopped beating. Medical personnel were able to get his heart going, but it was going to take some time before doctors would be able to ascertain the physical and neurological damage caused by the event. Then the second event occurred and led to his passing within a short time.The atmosphere in the hall with his wife, son, sister, mother and all the extended family was remarkable. There was sorrow, but not despair, surprise but not shock. This family was prepared for this moment.It was not the case a year ago.Mike had a near-death experience a year ago. He spent eight days in the ICU and several months in rehabilitation. The family had a much greater struggle during that time. They were not as ready then as they are now. …Read the rest of the post here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

We continue to discuss the July/August edition of FrontLine, even though it is almost fall. Our topic for this issue was "Growing Fathers," produced by the bloggers of the Growing Fathers blog and podcast. We will have links for both in the show notes.Our topic today is "31 Ways to Help Your Weary Wife," with John Pate, who ministers in Beaumont, Alberta, about 70 miles from where I grew up . He has embraced the Alberta winters for the sake of Alberta summers. He'll tell you more about that when we get started.John's article addresses a common need in homes, especially it seems when children are very young. However, as I get older, I find my wife, who is getting older just ahead of me, still gets very weary with the many duties she takes on in our home and church. We husbands get weary, too, but we need to put in a little extra effort to ease some of the pressure on our wives.John and I talk about his article and I reminisce about when my children were young. I hope I didn't overdo it! I realize life isn't about me. What we are trying to get at though is to suggest ideas you could use to help carry the burdens in your home.Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that John's article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.John's article for paying subscribers (excerpt for everyone else): 31 Ways to Help Your Weary WifeGrowing Fathers Links:* Growing Fathers Blog | Helping Christian Dads Grow* Growing Fathers Podcast | Helping Christian Dads GrowProclaim & Defend: Contents and Editorial* Growing Fathers (FrontLine July/August 2025) – Proclaim & Defend Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

Editor’s note: This post is a repeat, we uploaded the wrong audio the first time this was posted. We’ve made sure to get the right one this time.School is starting around the country again, and the Christian School movement is growing again significantly. I wanted to take a moment to remind all that literacy education, even from Bible times, has been seen by godly people as an essential aspect of reaching people and truly discipling people for the Kingdom of God. General education from a biblical perspective is God’s work.The Hawaii ExampleThe first gospel-preaching missionaries arrived in Hawaii in 1820. They were Congregationalists sent by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)—the same board that had commissioned Adoniram Judson to Burma eight years earlier. As with Carey and Judson, the initial work of the missionaries in the Hawaiian Islands focused on language.Learning the native language was essential for communicating gospel truth. These early missionaries believed that reading the Bible was vital to the growth of true Christianity within the soul. The independent study of Scripture had sparked the Reformation, and personal possession of the Bible for private study was once a capital offense under the Inquisition.Putting the Bible into the hands of the people had profound effects. It enabled personal conviction through the power of the Holy Spirit and removed theological control from a select few. Influenced by the First and Second Great Awakenings, these missionaries understood that true Christianity involved the transformation of the soul, not mere outward conformity to religious norms. Inward faith is nurtured through private worship. …Read the whole post here: Teaching Children (and Adults) to Read is God’s Work – Proclaim & Defend (or just listen to the podcast).Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

It seems to be.In order to understand that question, we first have to define and refine what we mean by antisemitism.Realclearreligion.com ran an article by Chloe Sparwath on September 9th claiming that Medieval Antisemitism is creeping back into the church. By the church, she is speaking of all of professing Christianity—including Catholics and other groups that would not hold to the core fundamentals of the faith.To make her point she quoted popular political conservative and professing Catholic, Candace Owens,A ripe example of this phenomenon is Candace Owens’s latest rant in which she proclaimed she would “literally rather…saw off my own foot than support Israel ever again…Never supporting that demonic nation again” and “I am Catholic, I believe in real demons, and Netanyahu is very clearly a demon.”The conservative political world is starting to produce antisemites who also are claiming to be Christians on one level or another. While speculation abounds about Tucker Carlson’s personal faith, he has also minimized the atrocities of October 7th and the Holocaust. …Read the rest of the article here Is Christian Anti-Semitism on the Rise? (or just listen to the podcast). Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

We continue to discuss the July/August edition of FrontLine, even though it is almost fall. Our topic for this issue was "Growing Fathers," produced by the bloggers of the Growing Fathers blog and podcast. We will have links for both in the show notes.Our topic today is family fun with pastor Chris Lynch. He wrote an article called, "Family Fun God's Way." In our conversation we talked a lot about a philosophy of the dad's role in the home with respect to recreation (or re-creation as we could say). What we mean is that God made us with a need for rest, and recreation is a way to provide that rest. As dads, we should be leaders in our homes in this way as in other spiritual aspects of home life.Along the way, my conversation with Chris allowed me to reminisce about my own time as a dad of small children and some recollection of my own dad's leadership in my home growing up as well. These memories were reflections on our theme, so I hope they help illustrate what we were trying to get across.I'll have Chris introduce himself at the beginning of our conversation.Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Chris's article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.Now, for my interview with Chris Lynch…Chris's article for paying subscribers (excerpt for everyone else): Family Fun God’s WayGrowing Fathers Links:Growing Fathers Blog | Helping Christian Dads GrowGrowing Fathers Podcast | Helping Christian Dads GrowProclaim & Defend: Contents and EditorialGrowing Fathers (FrontLine July/August 2025) – Proclaim & Defend Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

According to the Barna research group there is a resurgence in church attendance that is led by young people—GenZers in the modern nomenclature. Millennial are also increasing their church attendance but not at the level of GenZers. According to Barna “These are easily the highest rates of church attendance among young Christians since they first hit Barna’s tracking.” We are finding these results pan out in our own congregation. In fact, it seems to be happening in a lot of countries around the world, according to missionaries I am in contact with.Meanwhile, Boomers are attending church less. GenZers attendance is remaining steady. Much of this change has come post-pandemic.Why?Aside from a work of God in our culture, which is certainly going on, there are other reasons that are obvious but somehow being ignored. …Read the rest of the post here: The Young People’s Revival and How Churches Must Respond or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

We are back to interviewing our authors from the Growing Fathers edition of FrontLine, the July/August edition. We are fast moving on into fall, so we are gearing up for the next edition, but there are a few more interviews from this one to bring to your attention.Today's guest is Caleb French, who serves on the staff of Northwest Valley Baptist Church in Glendale, Arizona. His article had the title "The Fatally Friendless Father." In the interview, I think we go into some depth discussing what Caleb means by that, so I will not spend a lot of time describing it here.I will say, however, that what Caleb is describing is purposeful Christian friendships where Christian men help one another grow in Christ. It's not just a casual sharing of common interests (those kinds of friendships are fine too), but it's about purposefully entering regular conversations with one or more brothers to really push each other in spiritual growth.That's all for now, Caleb will tell us more about it shortly.Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Caleb's article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.Caleb's article for paying subscribers (excerpt for everyone else): The Fatally Friendless FatherGrowing Fathers Links:Growing Fathers Blog | Helping Christian Dads GrowGrowing Fathers Podcast | Helping Christian Dads GrowThe Growing Fathers Accountability Guide (mentioned in the article and podcast): transparency-questions-growing-fathers.pdfProclaim & Defend: Contents and EditorialGrowing Fathers (FrontLine July/August 2025) – Proclaim & Defend Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

The death of James Dobson this week has revealed a level of vitriol against him that I did not know existed. The reaction seems to be primarily focused on his 1978 work, The Strong-Willed Child. It is easy to dismiss such criticisms as the bitterness of people who never truly embraced the faith, and that might be true in many cases. But a bit of self-examination in humility is also in order. I have seen parents misapply the Bible in their parenting, which can result in abusive behavior. I do not want to review Dobson’s book right now, but I do want to acknowledge this parenting danger.The problem is seeking the illusion of control. The balance is parenting in faithful obedience, trusting the Spirit of God to work in the heart of your child.My wife and I raised five children. We are by no means perfect parents. One of those children would have clearly been categorized as a strong-willed child in the Dobson nomenclature. This child was unusually mentally committed to getting exactly what he wanted and willing to endure significant discomfort and pain in the process. I learned quickly that if I continued to escalate physical discipline to get conformity (much less submission), I would go beyond biblical parenting to abuse. This became a real test of faith for us. Here is what we learned.…Read the whole thing here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe

This is a bonus edition of the podcast. It's the product of a summer visit from longtime friends who visited us for a couple of weeks this summer. I've been reading a bit about AI since our first FrontLine edition of the year that was devoted to the subject. Our friends mentioned that one of the professors at BJU had discussed the subject in a Sunday school session at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Greenville a while back.I went back and watched the session with Dr. Bill Lovegrove. It was very helpful and I thought it would be a good idea if Dr. Lovegrove would agree to come on to the podcast to discuss the subject for your benefit. He agreed, ant that is what this session is all about.Dr. Lovegrove isn't "anti-AI" but he isn't a booster either. He is advocating a realistic approach that employ's biblical wisdom and caution. Along the way in our discussion we touch on ways that AI is revealing the weakness of our fallen human nature and our susceptibility to deception.I think you will find the discussion quite interesting.We thank you for tuning in and also encourage you to follow us on our blog, Proclaim & Defend, to subscribe to FrontLine and help support the ministry of the FBFI through your subscription to the podcast.We include below a link to Dr. Lovegrove's session at Mount Calvary in the show notes. If the topic interests you, I think you will find his discussion there to be helpful as well.Artificial Intelligence :: Mount Calvary Baptist ChurchYesterday’s Proclaim & Defend article prompted by this episode: You Can’t Hide Your Lyin’ AIs – Proclaim & Defend* See FrontLine January/February 2025: AI: Developing a Christian Perspective (with links to our podcast episodes on AI)* Also Interview 72: More on AI – Shumate and Hanson Discuss AI Ethics (additional bonus episode on AI) Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe