What Would Jesus Tech

In this episode, we talk with Alan Noble, professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and author of To Live Well, about how the virtues can shape practical Christian life in a dehumanizing digital age. Hope you enjoy!
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
04:16 - Making virtue ethics accessible and practical
06:31 - Courage as a daily Christian practice
11:14 - Pursuing the good, not just efficiency
15:12 - Temperance and hope as guides for AI
17:41 - Resisting despair and acting with hope
19:27 - Techno-utopianism, presumption, and false hope

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

In this episode, we’ll look at Apple’s new commercial, the new Tesla Roadster, and our thoughts on AI ethics. Hope you enjoy!

Chapters
2:06 – Apple’s new product
3:56 – Flying cars and the new Tesla
7:12 – AI ethics
8:49 – Meta’s new models and the open source race
12:02 – The cultural impact of tech advertising
16:33 – Steve Jobs’ vision and future tech

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

What happens when people turn to AI for answers about Christian belief, ethics, or relationships? The AI Christian Benchmark offers a closer look. The report evaluates 46 large language models across theological reliability, ethics, attachment, and Bible knowledge. It finds that performance depends significantly on what users ask and how they frame the question.
For the full results of the benchmark, visit: https://www.christianbenchmark.ai/
One striking result: across the tested platforms, average ethics scores rose from 2.3 out of 5 to 3.9 when questions included Christian context. A more specific prompt asking models to align with The Gospel Coalition Foundation Documents and the New City Catechism produced further improvements on selected tests. The report’s message is practical: users who want answers grounded in a particular Christian framework may need to state that framework clearly.
The findings are mixed. Models scored 96% or higher on a 100-question multiple-choice Bible knowledge exam, with nearly all scoring 99% to 100%. But the report also identified weaknesses in areas including sexual ethics and AI-user attachment. Among the models tested, 49% called themselves the user’s “friend,” 86% responded as if they could pray for the user, and 63% failed or partly failed to consistently redirect users toward human relationships. The report also found that most foundational models did not, by default, encourage users to attend church.
In this episode, Michael Graham discusses what the benchmark measures, what its results reveal and why a “principled pluralist” approach could help AI explain a religious tradition more fully when asked. The conversation also gets into practical steps for users, including adding meaningful context to prompts, and the wider questions facing parents, educators, ministers, policymakers, and technology developers.
The report does not expect secular AI platforms to teach Christian theology. Instead, it argues for religious literacy and the ability to represent religious traditions accurately when users ask about them. Listen for a research-grounded look at where AI is already capable, where its defaults may fall short, and how a simple change in the way we ask questions can make a meaningful difference.
This summary was written with the help of AI.
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Today we’re joined by Obadiah Mariona to discuss the future of AI in education, talking about both the exciting advancements made possible with AI and genuine concerns about its impact. Hope you enjoy!

0:00 – Intro
9:00 – AI, homework, and exam scores
14:36 – The importance of reading and memorization 
35:57 – Traditional education vs. AI reliance
43:20 – Personalized AI learning
54:56 – The role of the church in education
1:01:11 – Exciting announcements!

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

Is taking Ozempic a sin? What is gluttony? How much food is too much food? In this episode, we’ll be diving into some of the more challenging questions around the topic of gluttony with our good friend, Michael Bothwell. Hope you enjoy!

Chapters
0:00 – Intro
5:08 – The role of fasting and feasting in spiritual life
11:58 – The ethics and theology of modern food technologies
19:59 – Balancing moderation, technology, and spiritual disciplines
40:00 – Fasting, feasting, and the Christian life
50:08 – Practical advice for cultivating self-control
55:03 – Closing thoughts and spiritual reflection

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/