Posts by Don Johnson
YouTube: How did the Romans view the Christians and why did they persecute them?
Ed. note: I recently became aware of the work of a prolific British Historian, Adrian Goldsworthy. He has a YouTube channel with many videos discussing ancient Rome, a subject of great interest to me as the New Testament was lived and written in a Roman environment. I thought our readers might be interested in Goldsworthy’s…
Read More[Podcast] Interview 106: Giving a Boost to Your Bible Reading (Ben Hicks)
Today we have something different for you. Normally I’m interviewing one of our authors from our FrontLine magazine. I am in the process of recording interviews for our next edition of the magazine, so we will return to that in due course. However, today I am talking to my friend Ben Hicks. He is the…
Read MoreNew Nanotech Brain Implants Self-Implant Without Surgery | MedScape
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have taken another page right out of a science fiction novel. This time, by designing and building microscopic, wireless bioelectronics that can travel through the circulatory system and autonomously implant themselves in an inflamed region of the brain to deliver precise neuromodulation as treatment. All it…
Read MoreAm I a Racist?
Recently I reacted to an online comment that somewhat shocked me. I don’t know the person wo made the comment, but it seemed like the commenter was a Christian and politically conservative. I’m not going to quote the comment verbatim, but give you the gist, then do some thinking about why it is concerning. The…
Read MoreFact checking Moravec’s paradox | AI as Normal Technology
Fact checking Moravec’s paradox – by Arvind Narayanan Historically, AI researchers’ predictions about progress in AI abilities have been pretty bad. We don’t really have principles that describe which kinds of tasks are easy for AI and which ones are hard. Well, we have one — Moravec’s paradox. It refers to the observation that it’s easy to…
Read MoreThe Christian and Media (Part 4): Good, Neutral, Evil, Which?
In our ongoing exploration of how Christians should engage with media, we arrive at perhaps the most practical question of all: How do we discern what is acceptable and what should be avoided? This question matters because it emerges from genuine Christian hearts that want to understand how to navigate a world filled with entertainment,…
Read MoreThe Christian and Media (Part 3): Denying Ungodliness
The question of how Christians should engage with media emerges from something deeper than simple moral concerns. The Holy Spirit dwelling within believers creates an instinct for sanctification, a spiritual reaction to the world around us. Media saturates this age we live in. You cannot drive down a road without encountering it in bumper stickers,…
Read MoreThe Christian and Media, Part 2: Of God or Of the World?
Part 1: The Christian and Media, Part 1: The Fundamentals of Sanctification The conversation about Christians and media continues to surface in church communities, prompting believers to wrestle with fundamental questions about cultural engagement. This discussion stems from a universal instinct among those who are born again: there exists an awareness that certain aspects of…
Read MoreThe Christian and Media, Part 1: The Fundamentals of Sanctification
When someone becomes a Christian, a revolution happens in the spirit. Something transforms the way a believer looks at the world. The Bible describes this change in different ways: regeneration, being born again, receiving a new spirit within. Many verses relate to this profound transformation. 2 Corinthians 5:17 declares, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,…
Read MoreWhat Does It Look Like to “Put on” Compassionate Hearts? | Crossway
Good words from Ed Welch: Paul knew of the love of God before he encountered the risen Jesus, as did anyone who read the Old Testament. The earliest and most complete words about God are, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, . . . ” (Ex. 34:6–7). But when this divine self-revelation…
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