What does faithfulness look like as artificial intelligence becomes a normal part of everyday life? In Part 3 of this series, Mark Vance and Emily Jensen focus on practical wisdom—how Christians can use AI responsibly without outsourcing discernment, formation, or trust to technology.

This conversation centers on limits: why AI should remain a tool rather than a guide, how dependence subtly shapes our spiritual habits, and why Christian maturity requires presence, patience, and embodied wisdom in an increasingly automated world.

Episode Highlights

00:46 — Framing the conversation: living faithfully as Christians amid rapid technological change
01:53 — Everyday AI usage and how quickly dependence can form
03:14 — The danger of outsourcing thinking, discernment, and wisdom
05:02 — Why AI can assist productivity but cannot shape character
07:18 — Formation happens through presence, not efficiency
09:41 — The spiritual cost of convenience we rarely notice
12:06 — Why Christian growth requires friction, struggle, and patience
14:38 — AI as a tool, not a teacher or authority
17:05 — Discernment as a learned habit, not a technological feature
19:44 — How embodied community resists technological isolation
22:31 — The church’s responsibility to form people, not compete with tools
25:06 — Holding a posture of confidence rather than fear
27:26 — Final encouragement: use technology wisely, know its limits, trust Christ

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