The following are reviews of short videos on Artificial Intelligence by FOCL from Angus Menuge. In what ways does artificial intelligence possess intelligence? In this first video, Angus gives a helpful illustration to understand in what way AI can be considered “intelligent.” He says that a radio can let you here the voices of extremelyContinue reading “Angus Menuge on Artificial Intelligence – Review”
Category Archives: Reviews
Yuval Harari: Getting to Know the Enemy (of Humanity) – Review
If you don’t know who Yuval Harari is, or the theological underpinnings of the transhumanist “Tech Bros” pushing us ever further into the technological unknown, this is a good place to start. Greg Scott’s 2025 article walks through how Harari thinks, and helpfully distinguishes that from the Christian perspective. Here are a few highlights andContinue reading “Yuval Harari: Getting to Know the Enemy (of Humanity) – Review”
Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Personality – Article Review
This article on Christ Over All, written by Jared Bridges, is worth reading. It’s short, and identifies a key problem when it comes to Artificial Intelligence: the problem of personality. Bridges picks up on themes of idolatry, introspection, how we ascribe personality and why, and presents valuable insights throughout this concise article. Overall, this articleContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Personality – Article Review”
The New Life – Book Review
You can order The New Life here. This book is pastoral help for those who look in the mirror and ask, “What’s holding you back?” Dan comes alongside the struggling Christian and help to ground us in what our new life is all about: Jesus, and His own life. Our growth, holiness, Christlikeness, maturity, andContinue reading “The New Life – Book Review”
Letter of James – Help!
I firmly believe that James has been and continues to be one of the most misunderstood Letters in the Bible. There are many reasons for this. It is one of the earliest letters written in the New Testament. Its exact audience remains a mystery to honest scholarship. And it is filled with passages we oftenContinue reading “Letter of James – Help!”
Blind Faith
“Jesus knew full well what it was like to walk in darkness and see no light.”[1] And He experienced that for you. I guess this is the season for needed niche podcasts! This week, I’ve been referencing the new Biblical Preaching podcast[2] in other blog posts (coming soon). In this post, I’d like toContinue reading “Blind Faith”
Responding to the Micah Network Declaration on Integral Mission
You can find a YouTube playlist of all six videos here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnrg-L8NYfT625hD7bHRRblikI1X8y67B&si=E9UV8fRQjwulBLLs Why did I take the time to respond to every line in this two-decade old document? Watch below. Part 1 – Marxism and 9/11 . . . In this video I cover the first page of the Micah Network Declaration on Integral Mission,Continue reading “Responding to the Micah Network Declaration on Integral Mission”
Slaying Leviathan Book Review
When I picked up Slaying Leviathan I wasn’t expecting to read a complete history of Western political thought and the resistance of the Christian Tradition to tyranny (or Leviathan, as the author calls a tyrannical state). This book is helpful is setting our perspective on a long history of development, and therefore helping usContinue reading “Slaying Leviathan Book Review”
Learning to Lament Book Review
This book is a wonderful pastorally sensitive work on learning to grieve well. Is it permissible to grieve? And how do we do it? Paul Mallard answers these questions and more in Learning to Lament. Paul pastorally works through the difficulties of learning how to grieve in a Christ-like way. Lamentation is an expression ofContinue reading “Learning to Lament Book Review”
Scripture is Supreme Book Review
This is an important, easy to read book. It’s about why the Bible is important. In it, Tim Chester explains why the Bible is the supreme authority as a guide in life, a guide to God, and the authority over all other authorities. If you don’t know about what the Bible (Scripture) is or whyContinue reading “Scripture is Supreme Book Review”
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 