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Distrusting the AI Bot Research

Large language models like ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini are so popular these days. They can do so much and so fast, compared to old-fashioned search engine queries. Millions of people use them because they are packaged with core services

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The Buried Treasures of the Temple Mount

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem has not been excavated in modern times. It's a political and religious powder keg. But archaeological artifacts from the Temple Mount are being uncovered by Israeli archaeologists. How? An illegal renovation was conducted

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Ten Sacrifices offered on Yom Kippur

In Numbers 29, the Torah speaks of sacrifices that should be brought on a very special day, on Yom Kippur. The day is called a day of purification because that is what these sacrifices are supposed to represent. Numbers 7-

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Temple of the Holy Spirit: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

From time to time, I hear beautiful spiritual teachings drawn from the apostolic writings that are sadly misunderstood by modern readers of the New Testament. Misunderstandings repeated often enough eventually harden into “obvious truths,” and over time, they can even

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Hearing Distant Echoes

I recently published a new book that has been "in the works" for a couple of years. I sat on it for a while because I kept making editorial changes that altered its overall flow. Those who know

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Four Rivers and Four Kingdoms

For anyone who follows Middle Eastern politics and history even a little, the cycles of aggression and conflict between different groups in the region never end. Frankly, that is not new. It has been this way ever since the beginning.

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Stop Running

Do you ever feel stressed or pressured, feel like running away? It's a common response to encountering stress. The world we live in is not for the faint of heart. For people of faith, for those who look

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