Darren Rowse

@devinkk29 @hopefamlybindry @ColtonYarbro @MonergismBooks Best for any epub docs.

@hopefamlybindry @ColtonYarbro @problogger @MonergismBooks I’m unfamiliar with this device. Is it actually possible to download Monergism books onto it? If so, that’s amazing

Trying something new for daily reading. #xteinkx3

@ColtonYarbro So far it’s been great. But I’m a few days in. I’m not sure it will be my primary reading device but for on the run non distracted snippets it’s wonderful.

@problogger I’ve been thinking about getting one of those. Would love to hear/read your thoughts after an extended period of use.

NEW: Believe: The Word I Thought I Knew darrenrowse.substack.com/p/believe-the-…

If you actually see him, following him stops feeling like discipline. Obedience becomes less about resistance and more about direction. You are not fighting your way toward something. You are leaning toward someone. Attraction does what willpower never could.

Henri Nouwen said the spiritual life is not about giving something up. It is about being drawn toward someone. Prayer, meditation, all of it, exists to keep your eyes on Jesus. Not as a technique. Not as a duty. As a way of staying familiar with a face worth knowing.

The yoke is the rest... darrenrowse.substack.com/p/the-yoke-is-…

@ColtonYarbro Love you Colton! See, it's not just that :-)

So is X now just the place where Christian Apologists (in the broadest sense of the words) just go after each other all the time?

@jenniferwilkin Week 4 of DD last night here in Melbourne went so well - thanks so much for your teaching. The room was buzzing by the end of the night. We really appreciate you - more than one person asked if we can get you out to teach in person! 😁

@ethananderson Yes I actually have built a command for Claude code for helping me to find personal illustrations by asking me a series of questions designed to push me to dig deeper and think of times when things happened in my own life that might be relevant.

Treating AI as a research assistant is exactly the right approach, in my opinion. While the output still needs to be verified, it can save a lot of time in the research phase! One surprising use case that I found helpful: finding sermon illustrations. The best illustrations are personal stories, but sometimes I'm stumped. AI brainstorming has helped me there.

I've been quietly refining an AI sermon research prompt for two years. A few people asked me to share it, so here it is, along with what I've learned along the way. (This is about researching sermons, not writing them. Worth saying upfront.) 🧵

@Minn21a If thoughtful, prayerful people opt out, the conversation doesn't stop, it just happens without us.

@Minn21a I share your concern about discernment — there are real lines I think we shouldn't cross with AI, and I try to write about that carefully. But that's exactly why I think the church needs to be in this conversation rather than stepping back from it....

Thanks everyone for the likes, shares, messages and feedback on this post. Have been offline most of the day and back now to see a lot of lovely DMs and emails. Glad it has resonated.

I'm really loving this new Quick Fix feature in Raycast. Double-tap the right Shift key, and it automatically gives any highlighted text a quick spelling and grammar check. So good.

@peduarte I'm already loving the quick fix. Double-tapping Shift is a genius move. This is actually making me consider moving back to the Pro plan for sure. It's so good.

⇧ ⇧ is cool "Quick Fix" to try it out

@BrettLamberth Would love to hear what you think once you've digested!

@problogger Can’t wait to dig into this. Great work and effort.

@peduarte very cool - love it.

Myself and my new personal website, redefined. ped.ro

PS: by no means am I an expert in this - I'm still learnign and experimenting and am keen to learn from others, be challenged by how I use AI and have constructive conversations about where it should and shouldn't be used. Totally open to your thoughts, questions and ideas.

That part I'm very happy to accept help with. If you're a pastor, preacher or teacher I'd love to hear about your AI processes if you have one.

@PatagonBriones My pleasure

@problogger Muchas gracias! Muy útil 👋👏

@AIbizgrowth yep - lots of back and forth but it was worth the effort for sure.

@problogger oh neat, must have taken a lot of tweaking to get that right. curious what stood out to you most in the process?