Feeling Misunderstood: Episode 862
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
When others don’t seem to understand you, plus the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, and God-honoring ways to spend your free time.
Featured musical artist: Hollyn
Roundtable: That’s Not What I Meant
We’ve all felt misunderstood — whether in our personalities, friendships, opinions or even intentions. So how do we respond when that happens? If you feel like people don’t get you, you’ll be encouraged to know you’re not alone. This week’s guests share personal stories and tips for navigating the frustrations of misunderstanding.
Culture: How Should We Engage With A.I.?
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. From medicine to transportation to Bible translation, innovators rely on the marvels of A.I. to expedite searches, aggregate information, and push the boundaries of invention. But are there dangers that A.I. could kill creativity and even relationships? What does the Bible say about it? John Greco shares his researched perspective on using A.I. appropriately without letting it run our lives.
God, Technology, and the Christian Life
Article by John Greco: The Promise of AI
Inbox: Is My Free Time Honoring God?
The time we call our own — away from work and other obligations — can be some of our most treasured moments. But does it matter that your free time is being used for God’s glory? If so, how can you be confident that it is? Lisa Anderson weighs in.
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| 0:00.0 | Friends, it is that time of year when people contact you and ask you to bless them as we are in the Christmas season and heading into a new year with a monetary gift. |
| 0:12.2 | And you know what? |
| 0:12.8 | I'm just going to go ahead and do that on behalf of Boundless. |
| 0:15.8 | This is Lisa Anderson, host of The Boundless Show. |
| 0:19.8 | And we are in our year-end giving campaign here |
| 0:22.9 | at Focus on the Family and Boundless, and your gift this year is going to be doubled in order |
| 0:28.9 | to further the work of Boundless as we minister to young adults. |
| 0:33.2 | How do you give? |
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| 0:36.6 | You can give today, and your gift will be matched |
| 0:39.6 | by a generous donor who has offered to put up that financial resource in order to stretch |
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| 0:50.9 | year here at boundless as we continue to provide great content and conversation |
| 0:56.0 | for you and everyone you love. Thanks so much in advance. |
| 1:00.0 | Boundless Show. |
| 1:14.6 | This is Lisa Anderson here with you. |
| 1:17.1 | And a great show ahead with different guests, different topics, a lot of fun. |
| 1:23.3 | And, you know, we like to have fun because we're in the summer here. |
| 1:26.5 | What can I say? |
| 1:27.7 | All right, a little preview of what is coming up for later on in the show. For our inbox, |
| 1:33.0 | we have a listener who wants to know, how do I know if I'm spending my free time in a way that honors and glorifies God? |
| 1:40.7 | So as someone who talks often about maximizing our time, and in fact, I just did a workshop on |
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