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Feb 2024
55m 29s

Once Upon a Time Not Long Ago

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
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Anxiety about AI in the workplace, Navalny’s death, and Black History Month’s continuing relevance. 

This week on The Bulletin, hosts Mike Cosper and Nicole Martin join special guests Steve Cuss, Robert Nicholson, and Esau McCaulley to talk about our anxieties -- real and imagined. First, our worries in the workplace increasingly center around the role of artificial intelligence. Can we keep a level head when we're concerned that computers will take away our jobs? Next, Alexei Navalny's death reminds us that peace often requires speaking truth to power. What can we learn from Russia's response to Navalny, and should we be anxious about the future of global democracy? Finally, Black History Month plays an important prophetic role in American life. If we're worried about highlighting Black accomplishments and stories, what does this say about the narratives we've believed about history and faith? Listen and be challenged.

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