The Old Roads Podcast

How should Christians think about and use Artificial Intelligence?

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley offers some basic principles for how Christians should think about AI and use it profitably. With any new technology, finding the ethical boundaries for using it in light of Scripture is essential for any Christian believer, and AI has now opened up a world of exciting possibilities as well as previously unforeseen pitfalls.

How can I master my use of technology instead of being mastered by it?

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley offers guidance, drawing from Cal Newport’s book Digital Minimalism, on how to use smartphones, social media, and other digital technologies with intentionality rather than allowing them to shape us in destructive ways.

What does the Bible teach about technology?

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the question of what the Bible teaches us about technology. Is technology good, bad, or capable of both? What role does it play in God’s plan for us, and what dangers might it pose?

Q & A: Fulfilling the Great Commission, paedobaptist members of Baptist churches, and guarding our hearts from a sense of entitlement.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley answers questions from listeners about how Christians who live and work primarily around other Christians can fulfill the Great Commission, whether or not Baptist churches should allow paedobaptist Christians into membership, and how we can guard our hearts from thinking that God owes us blessings for our faithfulness.

What is causing division within the pro-life movement right now?

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley explores the differences between those who call themselves “pro-life” and those who describe themselves as “abortion abolitionists.” Although both groups oppose abortion, they have found themselves at odds with one another in recent times. What are the issues that divide them, how should we evaluate those issues, and can we forge unity between these groups?