Keith Plummer
@xianmind.bsky.social
Christ-follower, husband, father, teacher. Interests: theology, apologetics, technology, and counseling. A generalist in a specialist's world.
"Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding." (Proverbs 10:23, ESV)
February 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding." (Proverbs 10:23, ESV)
After spending two hours cramped in an airplane last night, finding this in our cabinet upon arriving home was triggering.
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
After spending two hours cramped in an airplane last night, finding this in our cabinet upon arriving home was triggering.
The Nancy Guthrie situation is disturbing beyond words. Abducting an elderly person is heartless. So too is any reveling in this family’s misfortune because of ideological differences.
February 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The Nancy Guthrie situation is disturbing beyond words. Abducting an elderly person is heartless. So too is any reveling in this family’s misfortune because of ideological differences.
Enjoyed these talks with Gary Schnittjer & Matt Harmon about their book 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 and Michael Keller about contextualization and the forthcoming book by him and his dad. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Bonus TGC25 Episode: Conversations with Gary Schnittjer & Matt Harmon and Michael Keller
Podcast Episode · defragmenting · 02/04/2026 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Enjoyed these talks with Gary Schnittjer & Matt Harmon about their book 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 and Michael Keller about contextualization and the forthcoming book by him and his dad. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
“The best thing that AI can do for our colleges is to force us to confront what we have all too often treated as a secondary goal: virtue formation.”
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How Colleges Should Respond to the Intelligence Revolution
Make virtue formation the main thing
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February 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
“The best thing that AI can do for our colleges is to force us to confront what we have all too often treated as a secondary goal: virtue formation.”
open.substack.com/pub/joshbrak...
open.substack.com/pub/joshbrak...
"Unplugging isn’t enough...The time & energy we reclaim has to go toward building social connections: hosting the dinner party despite the hassle, staying for coffee after church when you’d rather go home, sitting thru the awkward silence, offering/asking for help."
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Scrolling Alone
A brief history of the trade-off between convenience and connection in America
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February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"Unplugging isn’t enough...The time & energy we reclaim has to go toward building social connections: hosting the dinner party despite the hassle, staying for coffee after church when you’d rather go home, sitting thru the awkward silence, offering/asking for help."
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
“If everything is only data, then nothing has any intrinsic relation to anything else; there is no telos, no ordered hierarchy of goods, no pathway into true mastery of the world to pursue.”
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When Education Becomes Information
How "machine learning" became the norm in American schools
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January 31, 2026 at 10:48 PM
“If everything is only data, then nothing has any intrinsic relation to anything else; there is no telos, no ordered hierarchy of goods, no pathway into true mastery of the world to pursue.”
open.substack.com/pub/bradlitt...
open.substack.com/pub/bradlitt...
"...some students are using [AI] not just to reduce effort on homework but also to avoid the stress of an unscripted conversation with a professor—the possibility of making a mistake, drawing a blank or looking dumb—even when their interactions are not graded."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
Opinion | Students Are Skipping the Hardest Part of Growing Up
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"...some students are using [AI] not just to reduce effort on homework but also to avoid the stress of an unscripted conversation with a professor—the possibility of making a mistake, drawing a blank or looking dumb—even when their interactions are not graded."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
Good list from Tim Challies
www.challies.com/articles/boo...
www.challies.com/articles/boo...
Books to Help Parents With Tech
Christian parents are well-served with books meant to inform and equip them as they lead their families. Here are some of my top picks for parents who want to faithfully disciple their children to …
www.challies.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Good list from Tim Challies
www.challies.com/articles/boo...
www.challies.com/articles/boo...
“This week, we want to draw your attention to five uncomfortable ways the National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA) is tied to Big Tech companies–betraying their commitment to children and families and teachers.”
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The Fox is in the Hen House
Five Uncomfortable Truths about the National PTA and Big Tech
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January 29, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“This week, we want to draw your attention to five uncomfortable ways the National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA) is tied to Big Tech companies–betraying their commitment to children and families and teachers.”
open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
“There may be a case for using AI in limited situations, but when it comes to the pursuit of wisdom or the cultivation of our gifts, we should be concerned about how we’re shortchanging our maturity.” @oalannoble.bsky.social
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/save...
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/save...
Save the Humanities from the Slop
We need the humanities today to remind us how to be fully human as God designed us, to exercise the gifts God has given us, and to love our neighbor.
www.thegospelcoalition.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“There may be a case for using AI in limited situations, but when it comes to the pursuit of wisdom or the cultivation of our gifts, we should be concerned about how we’re shortchanging our maturity.” @oalannoble.bsky.social
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/save...
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/save...
This is big.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is big.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
Nahum 1
Yahweh is:
Jealous
Avenging
Wrathful
Patient
Powerful
Just
It’s not multiple choice.
Yahweh is:
Jealous
Avenging
Wrathful
Patient
Powerful
Just
It’s not multiple choice.
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Nahum 1
Yahweh is:
Jealous
Avenging
Wrathful
Patient
Powerful
Just
It’s not multiple choice.
Yahweh is:
Jealous
Avenging
Wrathful
Patient
Powerful
Just
It’s not multiple choice.
The more we neglect the glory of being human the more susceptible we are to infatuation with machines that simulate us.
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The more we neglect the glory of being human the more susceptible we are to infatuation with machines that simulate us.
I learned of Emily Cherkin via her expert testimony to the recent Senate hearing on the effect of technology on American youth. Here she recommends resources for parents wanting to learn more about resisting the tide.
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Top 5 Resources for Fighting EdTech
Knowledge is power. Here are some resources to get you started.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I learned of Emily Cherkin via her expert testimony to the recent Senate hearing on the effect of technology on American youth. Here she recommends resources for parents wanting to learn more about resisting the tide.
open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
Truth matters, even when—maybe especially when—it is inconvenient.
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Truth matters, even when—maybe especially when—it is inconvenient.
“Conversion is a turning back to God, but at the same time a coming to one’s self.” -Herman Bavinck
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
“Conversion is a turning back to God, but at the same time a coming to one’s self.” -Herman Bavinck
“…the president did not answer directly when asked twice whether he thinks the agent acted appropriately…”
But Noem & Bovino quickly & confidently said the shooting was justified. Hard to think they did so without presidential knowledge/ approval.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
But Noem & Bovino quickly & confidently said the shooting was justified. Hard to think they did so without presidential knowledge/ approval.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“…the president did not answer directly when asked twice whether he thinks the agent acted appropriately…”
But Noem & Bovino quickly & confidently said the shooting was justified. Hard to think they did so without presidential knowledge/ approval.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
But Noem & Bovino quickly & confidently said the shooting was justified. Hard to think they did so without presidential knowledge/ approval.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Reposted by Keith Plummer
Theology 101: Love your neighbor. Who’s your neighbor? The one you hope I won’t name as the answer to this question.
January 26, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Theology 101: Love your neighbor. Who’s your neighbor? The one you hope I won’t name as the answer to this question.
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” (Proverbs 18:21 ESV)
Words have potency—to destroy or heal, to deceive or testify to the truth, to obfuscate or clarify.
Words have potency—to destroy or heal, to deceive or testify to the truth, to obfuscate or clarify.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” (Proverbs 18:21 ESV)
Words have potency—to destroy or heal, to deceive or testify to the truth, to obfuscate or clarify.
Words have potency—to destroy or heal, to deceive or testify to the truth, to obfuscate or clarify.
Asked if Alex Pretti at any time pulled his legally carried gun on ICE officers, Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino answered, “We do know that the suspect did bring a loaded weapon to a riot.” Yes, we know he possessed a legal weapon. But that wasn’t the question.
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Asked if Alex Pretti at any time pulled his legally carried gun on ICE officers, Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino answered, “We do know that the suspect did bring a loaded weapon to a riot.” Yes, we know he possessed a legal weapon. But that wasn’t the question.
A fitting prayer for seasoned saints:
“So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” (Psalm 71:18 ESV)
“So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” (Psalm 71:18 ESV)
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 AM
A fitting prayer for seasoned saints:
“So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” (Psalm 71:18 ESV)
“So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” (Psalm 71:18 ESV)
The claim that there is a critical need for a thorough, impartial investigation of today’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti shouldn’t be controversial.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The claim that there is a critical need for a thorough, impartial investigation of today’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti shouldn’t be controversial.
With regularity and rapidity, truth seems stranger than dystopian fiction.
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 PM
With regularity and rapidity, truth seems stranger than dystopian fiction.