Hey, Seumas, I'm still working on my Hebrew but am always happy to see what you are doing! Blessings to you with each of your projects.

Hi, Kirk,

Some I enjoyed preaching in the past were Habits of Grace, The Trinity, and a series that gives an overview of the whole Bible.

I loved your exhortation, "If you are a creator of any kind, lean into your embodied abilities and resist the pull of A.I. alternatives."

In the past I've thought, "Oh, I'll just let Chat help me a little with ______," but that impulse ruins the whole enterprise of creative work.

Thanks!

Yikes!

My enthusiasm for IA has been plummeting (grading a bunch of students' papers didn't help!).

I also don't hear many people talking about how much energy it uses.

For me #8 y #9 have been of great help, and I usually read a harder book while I eat breakfast every morning.

I have found #11 helps even if it's just reading along with a substacker who comments each week on a book (I did it with The Republic by Plato and it kept me motivated and I learned more.)

My problem is I have a stack of five other books to read first, but I'll put it on my list.

That book looks great. I haven't been able to get through the full version, so maybe that's the one I need!

»Todavía estaba lejos cuando su padre lo vio y se compadeció de él; salió corriendo a su encuentro, lo abrazó y lo besó. (Lc 15:20 NVI)

En las tres parábolas de Lc 15 vemos: algo perdido, después encontrado y el gozo compartido.

Un mejor nombre para la tercera podría ser «El corazón del Padre».

Thanks for this, Irina.

I would say that God's giving the Israelites a shabbat reminds us that we are limited, and that we should embrace that limitedness. Trying to "produce" is if we were machines shrivels our humanity and sucks the joy out of life.

Thanks, Alan! I've found your writing encouraging. In fact, I think you've encouraged me enough to start writing a book myself. I've said that a few times in my life, but I think I have the tools and motivation to make it happen, once I get out of the heavy part of this semester. Blessing!

I love the variety of Scripture. I definitely find the epistles the easiest genre to preach from, but as far as reading I like them all (law being the hardest for me).

Johnson reminds me of one of my favorite sayings in Spanish, «Cada loco con su tema».

Lit. "Every crazy guy with his topic." or "To each their own" maybe.

Thanks for pointing us to Christ and the gospel!

«Blanca luna
como el cuerpo del Hombre en cruz, espejo
del sol de vida, del que nunca muere.
Los rayos, Maestro, de tu suave lumbre
nos guían en la noche de este mundo
ungiéndonos con la esperanza recia
de un día eterno».

«Tú salvaste a la muerte. Abres tus brazos
a la noche, que es negra y muy hermosa,
porque el sol de la vida la ha mirado
con sus ojos de fuego: que a la noche
morena la hizo el sol y tan hermosa».