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Ministry Tools & Applications

The Philistine Iron Problem: Who Gets to Use the Powerful AI?

There's a strange passage in 1 Samuel about a Philistine iron monopoly: no blacksmiths in Israel meant no weapons and no farm tools. When NVIDIA unveiled trillion-parameter chips and AMD put AI processors in laptops, I thought about who gets access to transformative technology — and who doesn't.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·5 min
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Church Technology

Just the Facts, Ma'am: The AI Fact Sheet Your Church Needs in 2026

What is AI, really? How much energy does it use? Who builds it, who profits, and who gets left behind? A no-spin, all-sources fact sheet organized as The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly — because your church deserves facts, not fear.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·10 min
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AI Ethics & Theology

Hollywood's AI Prophecy Problem: Why Entertainment Can't Imagine a Tool That's Just... a Tool

Hollywood has spent sixty years telling exactly one story about AI: it will turn evil and kill us. From Companion to Severance, how entertainment shapes public fear — and why the church needs a better narrative about technology.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·8 min
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Global Church

AI and the Asian Church: Ancient Wisdom Meets Cutting-Edge Technology

Christianity in Asia faces AI's most complex intersection—surveillance states tracking believers, Korean missionaries using tech globally, Indian churches navigating Vatican guidance, Japanese Christians as tech minorities. Ancient contemplative wisdom meets bleeding-edge AI research. The result? Perspectives the global Church desperately needs.

Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·14 min
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AI Ethics & Theology

The Deus in Machina Experiment

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Rev. John Moelker
Moelker·14 min
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