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And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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What if ChatGPT Ruled the World
Jan 31, 2026

Let's start with this article as the foundation "What is Authority For?" And then the question is: "If AI was to rule the world, would this be a plausible framework for how it would approach authority?"

Alright, this is a serious foundation. You’re not asking a sci-fi question so much as a moral architecture question. I’ll stay with the grain of the text you gave.

Short answer:
Yes—this would be a plausible and even compelling framework for how an AI could approach authority.
But only if the AI were explicitly designed to treat authority as burdened, provisional, and answerable to the vulnerable rather than as optimization, control, or correctness.

Now let’s unpack that carefully, because the fit is striking—and also where the danger lies.

What Would AI Do If It Ruled the World?
Jan 31, 2026

This started with the article “What is Authority?”

This started with the article “What is Authority?”

It is a fascinating thought experiment. If an AI were programmed with this specific framework as its “Constitution,” the resulting world would look very different from the cold, logic-driven dystopias we see in sci-fi.

In many ways, this article provides a computational logic for morality that an AI could actually follow—one based on “Impact” rather than “Intent.”

Privacy, Performance, and the Burden of Authority
Jan 31, 2026

For the sake of her privacy, I have not seen the Melania documentary.

“For the sake of her privacy, I have not seen the Melania documentary.”

That sentence sounds paradoxical only because our culture has confused privacy with selective visibility.

This essay is not about whether a public figure is entitled to private feelings. Everyone is. It is not about voyeurism, gossip, or inner lives. It is about authority — the kind that comes quietly, without election, and accumulates simply by proximity to power.

You’re Not Paid Enough to Have Time for Fixing Anything
Jan 30, 2026

There’s a quiet rule governing modern work that almost no one says out loud:

There’s a quiet rule governing modern work that almost no one says out loud:

You are paid enough to survive — but not enough to repair the system you live inside.

That’s not an accident. It’s a design outcome.

Giving Up the Fruit
Jan 29, 2026

Maybe We've Been Choking on It this Whole Time

The hardest part of redemption is not forgiveness.

It’s identity.

We tend to imagine sin as something we do. A list of actions. A record of mistakes. A moral ledger waiting to be cleared. But the deeper problem is not behavior. It’s attachment.

What Is Authority For?
Jan 29, 2026

Every human being eventually finds themselves holding power over someone.

Every human being eventually finds themselves holding power over someone.

A parent over a child.
A manager over an employee.
A husband or wife inside a marriage.
A pastor over a congregation.
A government over its citizens.
An adult over someone more vulnerable.

Power is not rare. It is ordinary. It accumulates quietly in everyday relationships. And scripture does not pretend otherwise.

If Your Interpretation Harms Your Neighbor, It’s Wrong
Jan 29, 2026

There is a simple test for any religious interpretation that is older than most arguments about religion:

There is a simple test for any religious interpretation that is older than most arguments about religion:

If your reading of scripture harms your neighbor, you are reading it wrong.

That statement will sound radical to some people and obvious to others. But it isn’t modern. It isn’t liberal. It isn’t a loophole. It’s embedded in the architecture of the New Testament itself.

Attention Is a Moral Resource
Jan 29, 2026

There is a quiet skill modern life demands that almost nobody teaches:

There is a quiet skill modern life demands that almost nobody teaches:

knowing when to stop listening.

Not because you’re fragile.
Not because disagreement is scary.
Not because you want an echo chamber.

Winning the Debate and Losing the Soul
Jan 27, 2026

There is a moment that comes after victory that reveals who we really are.

Not the moment of applause.
Not the trending clip.
Not the ratio.

The moment after—when the consequences arrive.

In politics today, many people never reach that moment. Or rather, they refuse it. They stay suspended in the theater of debate, endlessly performing, endlessly reacting, endlessly “winning,” while reality piles up offstage.

The Cowardice of Modern Earnestness: Why We Warn “Sinners” But Protect the Wicked
Jan 26, 2026

We have a noise problem in modern Christianity.

We have a noise problem in modern Christianity. If you walk through a high-traffic tourist area or scroll through a religious social media feed, you will hear a specific kind of earnestness. It is the voice of the “watchman,” warning the individual “sinner” that their lifestyle, their identity, or their personal choices are a direct ticket to perdition.

It is loud, it is confident, and it is—spiritually speaking—remarkably cheap.

There is a profound irony in the “street preacher” at Disneyland who screams about the “destruction of the family” while remaining stone-silent about the state-sponsored destruction of families at our borders. We have developed a theology that is hyper-vigilant regarding personal “piety” but functionally illiterate regarding systemic wickedness.

The Wolves Held Onto the Baby Chick, but the Parents Ran Away
Jan 23, 2026

There is a story being told right now, and like most stories told loudly and often, it depends less on what happened than on how it is framed.

There is a story being told right now, and like most stories told loudly and often, it depends less on what happened than on how it is framed.

A child is separated from his parents during a law-enforcement encounter. The parents flee. The authorities take custody of the child. The authorities feed him, comfort him, and eventually detain him together with his father.

That is the version being emphasized.

What Makes a “Good King”
Jan 23, 2026

And Why That Standard Is So Uncomfortable for American Presidents

When the Bible calls a king “good,” it does not mean successful.
It does not mean popular.
It does not mean victorious in war, economically prosperous, or admired by neighboring nations.

In fact, many kings who delivered security, growth, and national pride are condemned outright in the Old Testament.

This should give Americans pause—because we tend to praise presidents for exactly the things Scripture treats with suspicion.

When Proximity Changes: Responsibility, Community, and the Shape of Christian Love
Jan 22, 2026

One of the quiet assumptions many Christians carry is that moral responsibility is fixed—attached permanently to roles, relationships, or biology.

One of the quiet assumptions many Christians carry is that moral responsibility is fixed—attached permanently to roles, relationships, or biology. Parents always owe children one thing; children always owe parents another; family obligation is imagined as static and absolute.

But Scripture tells a more complex and more humane story.

In the Bible, responsibility is not frozen. It moves with proximity, is shared through community, and is organized so that care does not collapse into either neglect or coercion. Understanding this changes how we think about family, church, generosity, and love itself.

The Used Car Salesman Problem
The Used Car Salesman Problem
Jan 20, 2026

There’s a posture that shows up everywhere in modern life.

There’s a posture that shows up everywhere in modern life.
It’s not limited to dating, or business, or investing.
It’s an attitude—a way of relating to other people—that treats every interaction like a hustle and every human being like inventory.

You know it when you feel it.

It’s the voice that says, “This is actually a great deal for you.”
It’s the smile that appears right before someone tells you why you deserve less than what you’re worth.
It’s the tone of someone who has already decided you are not a serious person—and is hoping you won’t notice.

Resurrection Is Not Erasure: It Is Restoration
Jan 20, 2026

There is a version of Christianity that says, “What you did doesn’t matter—Jesus forgives you.”

There is a version of Christianity that says, “What you did doesn’t matter—Jesus forgives you.”
It sounds like grace.
It often functions as escape.

This theology has become especially powerful where war, nationalism, and racial hierarchy meet. It offers absolution without truth, forgiveness without repair, salvation without responsibility.

But that is not the story the Christian scriptures actually tell.

PTSD: Because You Will Care More Than the Government
Jan 20, 2026

There is a story we tell about war trauma that sounds compassionate but quietly protects power.

There is a story we tell about war trauma that sounds compassionate but quietly protects power.

It says PTSD happens because of bombs.
Because of noise.
Because of stress.
Because the body couldn’t handle danger.

That story is comforting—to institutions.

When You Enlist, You Place Your Conscience at Risk — And Jesus Never Asked Anyone To Do That
When You Enlist, You Place Your Conscience at Risk — And Jesus Never Asked Anyone To Do That
Jan 20, 2026

Recent comments by Timothy Broglio, the Archbishop of the Military Services, reopened a question many Americans prefer not to confront.

Recent comments by Timothy Broglio, the Archbishop of the Military Services, reopened a question many Americans prefer not to confront.

Broglio suggested that Catholic personnel in the U.S. military could, in good conscience, consider disobeying orders if the United States were to carry out a military action against Greenland—an idea raised publicly by Donald Trump.

The archbishop is correct that soldiers can be placed in situations where they are ordered to do something morally indefensible.

The Dignity of Work: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Unfinished Moral Vision
The Dignity of Work: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Unfinished Moral Vision
Jan 19, 2026

National Guard and striking sanitation strikers.

National Guard and striking sanitation strikers. Source: Joshua Rashaad McFadden.

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sanitation-workers-strike-memphis/

When we remember Martin Luther King Jr., we often recall soaring lines about justice rolling down like waters or dreams echoing across generations. But threaded through his preaching, organizing, and final days was a quieter, sturdier conviction—one that still unsettles modern economics and politics alike: all honest work has dignity, and a society that denies that dignity is morally broken.

When the Shepherd Stands With the Empire
When the Shepherd Stands With the Empire
Jan 19, 2026

Runaway Slaves, Border Crossers, and the Tables Jesus Would Flip Today

There is something uniquely unsettling about a pastor who is not merely friendly with the state, not merely sympathetic to its authority, but functionally embedded within it—especially when that state is engaged in violence against the poor, the foreigner, and the displaced.

The problem is not that Christians live under governments. They always have.
The problem is when the shepherd stands where the empire stands, and calls it obedience to God.

That tension—between divine law and state power—is not new. Scripture has been wrestling with it for millennia.