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🤖 Is AI the Antichrist? Probably not… but things are getting weird.
AI can write your emails, research your theology, create realistic videos, become your “friend,” and confidently tell you things that are completely made up. So at what point does a helpful tool become something we’ve surrendered too much to?
In this episode of Skeptics & Saints, Nolan and Skyler dive into the AI apocalypse, superintelligence, fake Bible research, AI companionship, the Antichrist 😬, and something even more concerning: cognitive surrender.
🧠 Are we outsourcing our ability to think?
 📖 Should Christians use AI to study the Bible?
 🤖 Could AI actually make us less human?
 👀 And seriously… could AI have anything to do with the Antichrist?
The bigger question isn’t whether AI will take over the world. It’s whether we’re slowly handing over parts of ourselves God intended us to use.
🔥 Watch the full episode, then tell us in the comments: Has AI already gone too far?

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🔥 You Might Be Using Your Spiritual Gift Without Even Knowing It.

Does every Christian have a spiritual gift? Can Christians still prophesy, heal, or hear something directly from God? And what happens when someone claims, “God told me…” and gets it wrong? 👀

In this episode of Skeptics & Saints, Nolan and Skyler break down the spiritual gifts, from leadership, mercy, and encouragement to prophecy, healing, discernment, and tongues. They also tackle fake healers, questionable prophecy, AI replacing discernment, and why the supernatural shouldn’t be ignored OR abused.

⚠️ Some Christians fear the supernatural. Others chase it way too hard. So what does the Bible actually teach?

🎧 Watch the full episode and discover how God may have gifted you to build His Church.

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🔥 Are tongues, prophecy, words of knowledge, and supernatural gifts still active today, or did they disappear with the early church? 
👀 And what about the Christians doing bizarre things online and calling it the “Holy Spirit”?
In this episode of Skeptics & Saints, we dive into one of Christianity’s most debated topics: spiritual gifts. We unpack what Scripture actually says, why counterfeit gifts don’t necessarily disprove the real thing, and how God can use your natural abilities AND supernatural gifting for His Kingdom.
Plus, we ask a bigger question: Are you sitting on a gift God gave you to use? 🎁
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🎙️ Can women be pastors? Can women preach? And what does the Bible actually say about women in ministry?
In this episode of Skeptics & Saints, Nolan and Skyler tackle one of the most debated issues in the modern church: women in ministry.
Starting with Priscilla in Acts 18, we look at how Jesus elevated women, the powerful role women played throughout Scripture and church history, and why being complementarian should never mean treating women as second-class members of the Kingdom.
Then we get into the controversial part: Can women serve as pastors or elders? Can they preach on Sunday? We work through 1 Timothy 2–3, 1 Corinthians 11 and 14, the difference between egalitarian and complementarian theology, and why Christians who disagree on this issue should still refuse to divide over it.
🔥 In-house clarity. 
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💰 Should pastors make money from the church? Or should every pastor get a regular job and preach for free?
In this episode of Skeptics & Saints, Nolan, Skyler, and Chase tackle one of the most uncomfortable questions in church life: money and ministry.
Starting with Paul’s tentmaking in Acts 18, we dig into what the Bible actually teaches about pastors receiving a salary, why Paul sometimes chose not to take financial support, and whether working a secular job makes someone more faithful or spiritual.
We also talk about the other side of the conversation: ministry doesn’t belong only to people with church paychecks. Every Christian has been gifted by God and called to serve, whether you’re preaching on Sunday, building a business, setting up church, leading worship, working in a warehouse, or sharing Jesus with coworkers.
The Bible gives us room for both vocational pastors and tentmaking ministers. The bigger question isn’t whether the church writes your paycheck.
It’s this: Are you faithfully using whatever God has given you for His mission?
📖 Key Scriptures: Acts 18:1–4, 1 Corinthians 9:7–14, 1 Timothy 5:17–18, Galatians 6:6, Luke 10:7, Ephesians 4:11–12.
☕ Drop your thoughts below: Should pastors be paid? And what has ministry looked like in your own work or career?

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