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Studio Ghibli vs. ChatGPT- How Can Christians Think About AI

ChatGPT set off another firestorm of controversy this week. Early in the week, OpenAI launched an improved version of its image-generation technology, allowing users to create images in the style of Japanese Studio Ghibli. ChatGPT and other AI platforms have created images for years, but ChatGPT’s technology enables users to manipulate pictures with nearly the same precision as the human artists at Ghibli. Once again, AI technology is pushing ethical boundaries, so how can Christians

Dan Trippie March 30, 2025

Voting In A Broken World

Election season is challenging —especially in a polarized culture. Among the many election season challenges is the reality that we are faced with flawed candidates. Candidates are sinners; therefore, the flaws in both may cause some Christian voters to feel uneasy about engaging in our political process. Nevertheless, voting is a significant instrument allowing Christians to exercise their prophetic voice. One must recognize that while it seems the choice is between two imperfect choices, national

Dan Trippie November 1, 2024

How Could This Happen?!

On Saturday, July 13th, the world watched as a would-be assassin attempted to kill President Donald Trump. Sadly, an innocent rally attendee lost his life while a stunned nation asked, “How did we get here?” Currently, the shooter’s motives are unclear, but it seems this was an act of political violence. Political violence has been increasing for years, and now it has escalated to the point where both the right and left are calling for

Dan Trippie July 17, 2024

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How to Use AI in the Workplace—Ethically

Deception is costly. CEOs go to jail if they cook the books. Physicians are sued if they intentionally withhold medical information. Employees are fired if they lie on a résumé. Students are expelled if they plagiarize. Deception is costly not only relationally but financially. We expect truth from our neighbors, but our economic system depends on it. We trust products and services will equal their advertised value. We sign contracts expecting both parties to act

Dan Trippie March 18, 2024

Wars and Rumors of Wars: Cultivating Courageous Habits

Growing up we had a pond in our backyard. Ponds are enchanting when you are a young boy —especially at the start of the Northeastern winter. A boy’s courage ascends with each step across the ice-covered water — standing on the deep testifies to a young boy’s bravery. Yet the sound of cracking quickly reveals how fragile they both are. The world sounds a lot like that cracking ice lately. It’s been a while since

Dan Trippie November 13, 2023

Evangelicals, it’s time for dialogue – ‘The Christian way’

This article first appeared in The Fulcrum In Buffalo, New York, we know the trauma of social breakdown and tragedy firsthand, but we also know the healing that happens when neighbors come together across their differences. Over the course of this past year, we have suffered an extreme blizzard with devastating loss of life; the ruthless, racially motivated murder of ten of our fellow citizens; and the firebombing of a pregnancy clinic by an extremist

Dan Trippie January 18, 2023

What We Don’t Understand About Putin and his church

What We Don’t Understand About Putin and his church The secular west does not understand religion. Not only do we not understand religion, but we also do not have a language to articulate religious matters very well. Therefore, when we encounter deeply theological matters, we do not have a vocabulary to communicate what we see in the world. Thus, we can’t understand Vladimir Putin, nor do we understand what he is saying, or how to

Dan Trippie February 26, 2022

Matthew 18: Keys & Sword

God filled his creation with duality–black and white, day and night, spirit and flesh. Duality provides texture to the world and without contrast, we have no beauty. Duality serves to reveal the complexity of a mysterious and wonderful God. Duality also marks God’s governance in the world. In the United States, we see this duality in the separation of powers. Specifically in the separation of church and state. In the Bible, we see duality in

Dan Trippie April 1, 2021

Tolerance in the age of “Nones”

Once upon a time, religious liberty was a virtue championed by most. Americans believed that tolerance strengthened the bonds of society and united us around a shared vision. Our nation treasured the right of religious choice because it empowered the vision of E Pluribus Unum. Religious liberty ensured that citizens with diverse backgrounds and ideas would experience the dignity and respect owed to all humanity. Religious liberty was the embodiment of true open-mindedness. But today,

Dan Trippie January 2, 2020

Another Mass Shooting: Beyond Policy

Another mass shooting — our hearts sink — our anger rises. As a nation, we mourn the loss of life, and we grieve the loss of innocence. We are outraged at what we have become, and fear what we are becoming. Another boy not even old enough to rent a car becomes an active shooter. Once again, a sobering commentary on a culture that is unraveling from all ends. In the wake of another mass

Dan Trippie August 15, 2019

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Dan Trippie Blog: Navigating the Complexities of Life in a Rapidly Shifting Culture

Studio Ghibli vs. ChatGPT- How Can Christians Think About AI

Voting In A Broken World

How Could This Happen?!

How to Use AI in the Workplace—Ethically

Wars and Rumors of Wars: Cultivating Courageous Habits

Evangelicals, it’s time for dialogue – ‘The Christian way’

What We Don’t Understand About Putin and his church

Matthew 18: Keys & Sword

Tolerance in the age of “Nones”

Another Mass Shooting: Beyond Policy

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