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I Became Addicted to ChatGPT for One Week... And Here Are My Honest Thoughts on it
By Laura McDowell It began innocently enough. I would ask it basic questions like, “Can you help me make this email sound more polished?” or “What’s the most natural allergy medication on the market?” And it gave somewhat normal, automatic responses. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then, because I’m a very curious person by nature, I started asking it questions about itself…mostly questions about AI and how it works in general. I asked it any and every question I could possibly
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Nov 25, 20256 min read


There is a Season for Everything
By Lester Jones This past summer, Marsha and I went camping with our grandchildren at Priest Lake in Northern Idaho. It is a beautiful area, about one hour from the Canadian border. The weather was perfect, but the water was freezing. (56°) Yes, we went swimming, but only because the grandkids insisted. We also took some short hikes in the woods. There was an area along the trail where several trees had been cut down, and the stumps were left to decay slowly. I showed the gr
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Oct 14, 20254 min read


The Healing of Forgiveness (Joseph Part 2)
By Laura McDowell To forgive others is probably one of the hardest things God asks His followers to do. Correction, to forgive others...
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Jun 24, 20256 min read


Trusting God in the Waiting
By Laura McDowell My mind was absolutely blown away recently by something I read in one of my favorite stories in the Bible, the story...
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May 20, 20256 min read
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