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Drake Osborn

Drake Osborn serves as the Pastor of Teaching and Liturgy at Grace Church in Waco, Tx where he lives with his wife and children.

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Loving God for the Sake of God

If the church is to be a place of “joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,” then her members, pastors, and leaders must learn the joy of being amazed by God and his glory in the created world.

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The Joy of Naming the World

The danger of humanity since the fall of man is not simply that we have the potential to  “unname” or “unhuman” ourselves, but that we have the potential to create an inhuman and “nameless” world, a world where it becomes harder to live humanly.

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Understanding Why LLMs are Sychophantic

The way in which an LLM presents as a conversational partner, even a person, inherently blurs certain lines for the human user.

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What is Technology Good For?

We can and should distinguish between technologies that primarily preserve, technologies that primarily produce, and technologies that primarily form.

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Found in the Cosmos: Holiness and the Therapeutic

A robust understanding of holiness presents an alternative form of life, set against both the therapeutic and the rationalistic.

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When the New York Times Visited Our Church

Why would an ordinary evangelical congregation in central Texas open their doors to host the New York Times for a feature?

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The Ends of Work

Rest is not a reprieve from work, but rather is one part of a fruitful human life, existing peaceably next to work.