Robots Revisited — Part 1 | "People in Our Pizza"

300 | Geektober | Guard Your Soul from Digital Shortcuts - Geektober gets dangerously digital! We're kicking off a two-part deep dive into artificial intelligence and the church by looking straight into the machine's dark side. Sure, AI can save hours of research, but what happens when we try to automate things that were never meant to be frictionless? Why did King David refuse to offer a sacrifice that cost him nothing — and what does that mean for generating a three-point sermon in three seconds? What happens when a chatbot tries to tell you, "As a pastor myself"? Can a predictive algorithm ever replace the Spirit-filled craftsmanship of Bezalel? And why is a growing generation of Christians starting to deeply distrust the synthetic sheen of AI-generated church content? Join us as we explore the difference between a helpful digital tool and an embodied faith! - 00:00 Dominos Cold Open 00:25 AI And Church Setup 02:15 Vibe Check And Weird AI 05:03 Bezalel Versus Algorithms 07:55 Time Savings And Discernment 11:20 Sacrifice That Costs 16:27 Eat The Scroll First 18:24 Sermon Prep As Discipline 22:17 Trust And AI Aesthetics 28:39 Presence And Secret Ingredient 32:03 Embodied Discipleship 36:11 Slow Down Spiritual Habits 38:26 Wrap Up And Next Episode - Find the Show Notes at http://biblegeeks.fm/podcast/300 - #Bible #TheBibleGeeks #BiblePodcast