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Author: Bobby Macintosh
Bobby Macintosh writes about where faith and technology meet. What began as curiosity about AI and well-crafted prompts became something deeper: a way of asking how these new tools can serve the careful, prayerful study of Scripture without replacing it. At aiprompttheory.com, Bobby explores AI through the lens of Christian theology, from practical guides for pastors and Bible students to harder questions about personhood, the image of God, and what wisdom looks like in an age of machines. He writes warmly and honestly, with sources you can check, and he's quick to say where the tools fall short. One of his favourite projects is [The Hyperlinked Book](https://aiprompttheory.com/bible), which draws every cross-reference in the Bible at once and shows how writers spread across fifteen centuries still speak to one another. Bobby's articles are written with the help of AI and shaped by human study, faith and judgement.
Asking Better Questions of the Bible: AI as a Companion in Inductive Bible Study
How to use AI in inductive Bible study (observation, interpretation, application) by generating questions rather than answers, with…
Bobby Macintosh
Whose Reading Is It? Spotting Western Evangelical Bias in AI Bible Answers
Why AI answers about Scripture often lean Western and evangelical, five signs to watch for, prompts that bring…
Bobby Macintosh
Noticing God at Work: Using AI Carefully in Spiritual Reflection and Discernment
A gentle guide to journaling, the Daily Examen and AI: how to notice patterns in your spiritual life,…
Bobby Macintosh
Using AI to Train for Biblical Counselling: Fictional Case Studies, Real Care
How churches can use AI to create fictional case studies for pastoral care training, with firm boundaries on…
Bobby Macintosh
The First Hyperlinked Book: Seeing Every Cross-Reference in the Bible at Once
The story of Harrison and Römhild's famous Bible cross-reference arc diagram, and our interactive rebuild that lets you…
Bobby Macintosh
Hebrew and Greek with AI: What Language Tools Can and Can’t Tell You
What AI can and can't tell you about biblical Hebrew and Greek: parsing, word studies, classic fallacies like…
Bobby Macintosh
Building a Bible Reading Plan with AI: A Thoughtful, Practical Guide
How to use AI to build a Bible reading plan that fits your time and questions: sample prompts,…
Bobby Macintosh
The Echo of the Soul: AI Sentiment Analysis and the Practice of Journaling
Can AI truly understand the human heart? We explore the role of sentiment analysis in journaling, positioning technology…
Bobby Macintosh
Reading with the Saints: Using AI to Compare How Christians Have Interpreted Scripture Through the Centuries
Use AI to compare how church fathers, Reformers and modern scholars have interpreted Scripture, then check the sources.…
Bobby Macintosh
AI and Expository Preaching: A Measured Approach to Sermon Preparation
How expository preachers can use AI for background, outline-testing and language checks, without outsourcing the main idea, application…
Bobby Macintosh