“The thought of Christ’s return should make the believer’s heart leap with joy and holy fear.”

John Flavel

Table of Contents

1. AI Pastors and Prayer

2. Madison, WI School Shooting

3. Other news you should know

4. Remnant Resources

AI Pastors and Prayer

Ron Carpenter, senior pastor of Redemption World Outreach Center in Greenville, South Carolina, has created an app that will allow people to have their own personal pastor. For a price of $49 per month, someone may “transcend traditional time and access barriers by enabling 1-on-1 personalized interactions not possible for now.” The app has various capabilities, such as praying for the user or referencing past conversations. Carpenter concluded the informational video by sharing that additional details would be forthcoming.

John Bunyan once said, “In prayer, it is better to have hearts without words than to have words without heart.” Even the tax collector who beat his breast in conviction walked away with a living, beating heart in justification (Luke 18:9–14). The Scriptures teach that we are to pray by the Spirit (Romans 8:26) through the Son (John 15:16) and to the Father (Psalm 5:2). If the software is leading the user in prayer, then there is a pig being sacrificed in the temple (Daniel 11:31), and "unauthorized fire" being lit (Leviticus 10:1).

Access to wisdom rooted in a database informed by a faithful pastor can be a good thing. Lack of access to a pastor is a bad thing. Access to having a program pray for you instead of a pastor is a terrible thing. The days ahead are going to be filled with fights over Truth, and there is little doubt the enemy wants us to look to unreliable sources for Truth. Too many people believe googling something is a reliable way to determine what to believe without checking the sources that Google provides. But long before Google demanded our skepticism, God’s Word reminded us to be skeptical of what we heard from pulpits, always taking care to cross-check what we heard from men with what we read that is from God (Acts 17:11). Sound advice to be sure. If pulpits are to be cross-checked, you can be sure the AI should be, and if the only way you can get your Pastor to pray for you is to have their AI parrots do it… it is time to fly the coup (1 Peter 5:2).

_{By: The Remnant News Team}

Madison, WI School Shooting

Tragedy struck a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, when a 15-year-old student opened fire in a classroom, killing two and injuring several others. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have yet to identify a clear motive. As the community grieves calls for stricter gun control measures and expanded mental health support for youth have grown louder. Vigils have been held to honor the victims, highlighting the urgent need to address violence in schools and support affected families during this time of profound loss.

Moments like these understandably leave people desperate for answers and solutions. What could we have done to prevent this? What can we do to make sure this can never happen again? 

While it does not always satisfy our human desire for clarity and closure, truth can always be found in the Scriptures. The heart, even the heart of a 15-year-old girl, is desperately sick (Jeremiah 17:9). The way that seems right to man, when untouched and transformed by the Holy Spirit, is the way of death (Proverbs 14:12). A mind set on the flesh is a mind of lifelessness (Romans 8:6-7). The enemy is a deceiver bent on the destruction of even the most vulnerable among us (John 10:10). None of us are immune to the curse of sin; it lays hold of us all, eager to ensnare us in a life of as much pain as possible (Romans 3:23, James 1:14-15). In light of news like this, we cannot turn to law or logic to understand and guarantee a better path forward. We can only look to the Lord (Romans 8:3-4). His presence in our homes (Deuteronomy 6:6-7) (it has been reported the shooter comes from a divorced home/multiple marriages), hearts, minds, and relationships are the only way these tragedies will cease to happen. While there certainly needs to be wisdom, discernment, and guidelines employed around gun ownership and use, guidelines alone cannot prevent a heart bent towards evil from following through with its evil intentions.

Every day we leave our homes, and even the days we don’t, our safety and breath are ensured and insured by the Father himself (Psalm 139:16, Matthew 10:29-31). Not a day of our life passes through his hands unknowingly. While the world rightly searches for solutions, may we be the solution, boldly sharing the healing love of Jesus with the hurting -and wicked- (Matthew 5:14-16), and live securely knowing that one day with Him is better than a thousand anywhere else (Psalm 84:10).

_{By: The Remnant News Team}

Other news you should know

🦬 This CO Buff got a W… in bankruptcy court.

🚗 This marriage would be interesting.

💳 Mastercard wants its shares back.

🇨🇦 Job security for PMs is at an all-time low.

🏙 Sinking high-rise? Does it matter if your room comes with a view?

🏆 The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Cup.

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