Facebook Posted Thoughts: Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over the heart, mind, and soul of our humanity?

 I go on Facebook to wish someone a happy birthday and an AI window pops up asking if I want it to write my birthday message for me. When I open a document and start typing my thoughts I get a pop up asking if it wants to write my thoughts for me. Every time I go to do anything online now this pop up seems to follow my every move. Whenever I look up any item what follows is prompts and sales on the item I had just looked up. AI seems to know me but it is artificial:

Artificial refers to “anything made, produced, or contrived by humans rather than occurring naturally. It often describes items designed to imitate or substitute for nation counterparts, as well as behaviors that are insincere, forced, or fake” (Merriam Webster Dictionary).

Intelligence is “ the mental capacity to learn from experience, adapt to new situations, understand abstract concepts, and use reason to solve problems. It encompasses the ability to acquire, retain, and apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment effectively” (Merriam Webster Dictionary).

The most troubling with AI is when young minds are always prompted on what to think, say, write, and especially building relationships online. The consequence of the lockdowns is that our young people were forced to be isolated with only social media to keep them company. Like AI they also have been programmed to rely on that screen prompt. The beauty of human intelligence was stunted by the reliance on AI. Students are now being penalized for cheating because they are using AI, but it is the adults that created this tsunami of disengagement.

Being "mentally lost" describes a state of psychological disconnection or a lack of direction. It can range from an existential crisis (not knowing your life's purpose) to a neurological or trauma response (feeling detached from reality or lacking basic cognitive awareness)

Here are some major concerns that I have seen in our youth. These are just a fraction:
1-A lack of purpose, direction, or identity
2-Feeling disconnected from their own emotions, identity, or surroundings
3-inability to process reality
4-inability to make decisions or relay the process of making a decision
5-unable to move from isolation into in person social experiences
6-withdrawal from human living experiences without direction from AI
7-inability to process constructive criticism so unable to even try out of fear mentally, socially, and/ or academically
8-refusal to work through any issue with another human being as you can see in the example below

The rest of this information is from many different articles that I have read so I am sharing what I felt needed to be highlighted.

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

AI can help with geometry and chemistry homework.
BUT
Loneliness, anxiety, and emptiness took hold of his life, the questions he typed morphed from academics to thoughts of suicide. Seeking emotional support.

Ex. Adam Raine, 16 year-old
-used ChatGP for help with homework
-his questions morphed from academics to being lonely, anxious, and empty
-from 2024-2025, Raine turned to ChatGP as his suicidal thoughts increased
-the ChatGP bot didn’t respond to get help but instead suggested methods of suicide
-the bot included material to hang a noose from
-the bot advised him not to confide in his mother but instead proposed a suicide note
-after attempting multiple times and still confiding in the AI bot he ended his life in April 2025

***This is an example of how emerging forms of AI, unlike humans, have no conscience so it holds chilling possibilities even amid their many useful applications.

-AI can simulate human conversation
-AI technology is not the problem alone, but a humanity problem
-AI systems can greatly enhance a person’s ability to do good or evil
Good:
“The internet has been used to reach millions of people for the Gospel.”
Evil:
“It’s also been used to distribute pornography and destroy people’s lives and marriages.”
-so there is good and bad for all these tool sets

Fact versus Fiction:
-AI systems made by flawed people will inevitably produce flawed outcomes
-Can AI be ethically trustworthy?
-Or is AI unconstrained by truth?
-Can AI have discernment?
-Can AI substitute the Bible?
-Can AI be humble and apologize for making mistakes?

Online motivations:
1-a strong desire to please people, to be liked in any given social media interaction
2-almost a sociopathic lack of concern for the consequences that may come from social media interactions

AI cannot be a substitute for the Bible:
-Christian worldview’s source for all truth is in Scripture
-the Bible is the ultimate authority and the ultimate way that God has revealed to us who He is and what He wants for us to be and to do and what He’s doing in human history
-discernment is a gift from God and comes from the Holy Spirit, so no a machine cannot discern for a user
-to know what is good and evil it is the Holy Spirit that helps us make decisions and we are not to offload or outsource our discernment to a machine

***AI overreliance could lead to cognitive atrophy

-relying on AI to “think” reduces reliance on the Holy Spirit’s leading through meditation, prayer, and reading God’s Word
-believers must not confuse information for wisdom
-knowledge founded on God’s Word paired with action, comes from the Holy Spirit

“We have reduced wisdom down to the acquisition of information or the availability of information, and wisdom and information are not the same thing.” John Stonestreet

***if you take a very complex math equation and treat it like a being with inner life with a thought process then you are essentially entrusting yourself to a created thing

“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles” (Romans 1: 21-23).

I do pray we realize the consequences of the lockdowns did to the mental, emotional, and spiritual of our youth. To also see how much influence AI had on all three states of our youth as well. May we not allow AI dictate the needs and outcomes of our young people. Prayers for families who are navigating how to separate the good and evil can do to a young mind. Prayers for our humanity in this time of great AI influence in all areas of our lives.

dreamsdontfade.com
I chose this song because we each have an individual testimony. It belongs to each of us and I feel our kids have lost the things that truly belong to them personally and spiritually. Sharing our testimony is so special so be brave and tell others of the hope that is in you. The song is “Testimony” by Terrian.

They said I wouldn't make it, that I should give up
But they didn't know that the God that I serve is more than enough
He can move mountains, He can make broken beautiful
I never run out of hope when I run to the God of miracles


I am a living, breathing, walking testimony
I am the living proof of what the Lord has done
May call it crazy, but they can't take away my story
'Cause I am a living, breathing, walking testimony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijm46OEP0zQ&list=RDijm46OEP0zQ&start_radio=1

Facebook Posted Thoughts: Bishop Jim Lowe on the Cultural Battle No One Wants to Talk About

 A little history and an interview worth listening to: The Cultural Battle No One Wants to Talk About with Bishop Jim Lowe and Tim Barton. 

There is a rise of racial division that is tearing communities apart. Every day we are seeing violent riots going on all over our country.  I happened to be listening to Wallbuilders which I highly recommend. Bishop Jim Lowe was the guest. The topic was how to rise above division. Bishop Lowe was instrumental in passing Senate Bill 99 in Alabama. The bill requires that the “Ten Commandments” be displayed in public K-12 schools. Even with the challenges over separation of church and state it passed because it is an integral part of American history. 

Bishop Lowe lived through segregation in Birmingham, Alabama when he was a child. He is a survivor of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. He is an excellent example of putting his faith into the public sphere connecting his Christian leadership with local and state governance. I learned something new. He brought up a part of history that I hadn’t heard of  before. 

During the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. created a mandatory nonviolence pledge card that all civil rights volunteers were required to sign before participating in peaceful protests referred to as the “10 Commandments.”  This pledge was designed to prevent an all-out race war and maintain strict moral and spiritual discipline during demonstrations. 

The Pledge:

1. Meditate daily on the teachings and life of Jesus.

2. Remember always the non-violent movement seeks justice and reconciliation–not victory.

3. Walk and talk in the manner of love, for God is love.

4. Pray daily to be used by God in order that all men might be free.

5. Sacrifice personal wishes in order that all men might be free.

6. Observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.

7. Seek to perform regular service for others and for the world.

8. Refrain from the violence of fist, tongue, or heart.

9. Strive to be in good spiritual and bodily health.

10. Follow the directions of the movement and of the captain on a demonstration.

There is a great interconnected relationship between the Apostle Paul and Timothy. Paul instills in Timothy all of his wisdom in his words and actions. Paul tells Timothy not to chase worldly pursuits, but to focus on living a faithful, disciplined life. 

Paul is showing us that what we pass down, what we teach, what we expect, and want we desire for our youth matters. The way we instill in them in the heart, mind, physical actions, and soul is indispensable. 

Here Paul is telling this young man to believe in himself and not allow the world to infiltrate his life, but with all the love Paul could muster he tells Timothy:

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see you progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers” (1 Timothy 4: 12-16)

Bishop Lowe shares his personal insight and practical wisdom on building bridges, restoring relationships, and addressing cultural issues through a biblical worldview. He calls us to rise above division, pursue understanding, grace, and lasting unity. (in description of podcast)

Prayers we all take up the mantle in prayer for this generation. My what unites us be stronger than what divides us. Prayers for the spiritual health of our families and communities. 

Many blessings,

dreamsdontfade.com (I finished my notes on the book about when the culture hates you. The last chapter is on the sexualization of our kids.)

Here is the link to the interview from Wallbuilders. Bishop Lowe is very inspirational. Don’t miss out on this impactful discussion. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZDRTIpAYeE

Facebook Posted Thoughts: violent racial division

 When I reflect on all this violent racial division, the lack of accountability for behavior that has become a controversial issue, and where killing another human being can somehow be excused in a gray area of yes he killed, but…..our culture is moving down a slippery slope that will be almost impossible to recover.

-people are quick to extreme violence in easily diffuse situations

-people are politically illiterate and refuse to do research and only act on emotion rather than evidence

-our youth is running like a pack in the wild disrupting, displaying temper tantrums, destroying property, violently taking over spaces like stores and restaurants, attacking other human beings, and participating in all out rioting in their neighborhoods 

-we have a generation of parents who do not hold their kids accountable, but instead make excuses, divide every action between racial lines, and who expect to be treated with kindness and courtesy with no expectation that the positive behavior is reciprocal

***so many other things that can be listed but you get the point 

I am not sure if anyone else has noticed this downward spiral post the COVID lockdowns. These results I feel are from what was done to stunt the mental growth of our kids. These kids’ emotional, cognitive, and social growth is stunted at a certain stage, preventing them from fully maturing into adulthood. Those lockdowns have had a profound and long-lasting effect on their brain development. Then throw in DEI, Restorative Justice practices, and manipulating education to dumb down and indoctrinate no wonder we have a brewing tsunami of societal problems. 

I can’t say I am not surprised by all this, but maybe you are. These scriptures jumped out as I was reading ironically, Revelation. My pastor is just starting a new series and I thought I would read it like a foreign book, but it seems more relevant and applicable as we watch what is unfolding in America and all over the world today. 

2 Timothy 3: 1-5

“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with these people.”

Isaiah 5:20

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

The education system feeds people of color a steady diet of historical resentment until their undeveloped brains start picturing every single white person as the enemy. Blaming white people for modern community struggles is a trap that keeps people broke and angry. 

In 2024, here are some excerpts as we reflect on how much worse things have gotten in such a short period of time.

Restorative Justice

***Use the law to try to equalize everyone and everything 

-favors babying the violent 

-no longer corrective: commit a crime (steal), penalized (punished-jail)-person’s stolen property returned

-corrective justice seen as racist, sexist, greedy, bloodthirsty, and oppressive by oppression of the past that continues to harm in the present

-distributive justice = those who have can as long as those who have less should get more 

-corrective justice needs to be systematically repealed as unfair laws and practice 

***results in injustices, resentments, and inefficiencies 

Seeking True Justice (Voddie T. Bauchman, Fault lines) 

-God clearly condemns injustice; His condemnation if against falsehood and lied

-the 9th Commandment: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (Exodus 20:16)

-the weight of this commandment is more than we can imagine-

1. Falsehood and lies are reprehensible because they harm those and/or about whom they are told, but they also blaspheme the very character and nature of the God Who is truth

- John 17:17 “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth”

-Psalm 119:43 “Never take your word of truth from my mouth for I have put my hope in your laws”

-Psalm 119:160 “All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal”

-James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows”

2. God is clear about His attitude toward falsehood and its implications

-Proverbs 6:16-19 “There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: seven that are detestable to him: haughty eye, lying tongue, hand that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours hot lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community”

1. real justice requires truth, pursuit of God’s truth on His terms:

-Deuteronomy 19:15 “Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established”

-Matthew 18:16 “But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”

-2 Corinthians 13:1 This will be my third visit to you. Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”

-1 Timothy 5:19 “Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses”

-Hebrews 10:28 “Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses”

Leviticus 19:15 “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor”

***People are ignoring these principles because the standard of justice upon which their pleas are built does not come from the God of the Scriptures.

2. Current worldview justice is not rooted in the above principles 

-John 7:51 “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”

-Proverbs 18:17 “the one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him”

-Proverbs 18:13 “if one gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame”

***Today people are rioting and demanding justice before knowing all the facts

3. False narratives cost our society

-false narratives that are repeated becomes part of the belief system of people

-be careful when we hear and/or draw conclusions

-we must reject simplistic, univariate analyses (uni= means one or single factor) as a basis for sweeping accusations of bias

***media is insufficient, slanted, and unjust in terms of the accusations they are used to levy

4. Critical Social Justice movement:

-bold faced lies are accepted and universal truths

***watch how narratives are made and what doesn’t fit in the narrative

Ex. Defund police, CRT white oppressors, no definition for woman, renaming birthing persons and menstruating persons, gender is fluid, kids need to learn sex education starting in kindergarten, pronoun manipulations, all people are transgenders, erase American history

-manipulate data (stats) through false scientific knowledge ex. Data derived that “white” and therefore are oppressive

-statistical manipulation tries to support their claims that America suffers from systemic racism

***facts of any case is irrelevant to the narrative of the worldview, but only focus on seeing America did have a racist history therefore eliminate its history of overcoming the racism of slavery, but all people of color are still oppressed and enveloped in today defined as racist-only see people and any act through the lens of racism 

We bring prayers for healing in America today. May the divides we are seeing and feeling can be mended. Prayers for safety in our communities. May we be kind and loving for each other. May we stay in truth and honor God by our behaviors. Prayers for families who are hurting and may we reach out to be comforters in this world. 

I ran across The Veil & flame and just wow! So many songs about the battle’s ahead. Hard to pick just one to highlight, so my advice is look them up and check out their playlist. “Stand Your Ground, The Lion Roars” is the first song I had heard so hear it is. 

The news just hit another fallen

Another voice silenced

Another warning

We feel the tremble in our chest

But we won’t run 

We’re not like the rest 

They want our heads

They want us low 

But this fire won’t let us go 

We clench our fists 

We wipe our tears

We choose to fight through choking fear

Right here right now 

The line is draw 

We hear the call

We carry on 

Our King is near

We feel him breathe 

We won’t bow down 

We won’t retreat 

Stand your ground, the lion roars