Books by Dr. Judson I. Stone
Words & Wisdom
Human intelligence (HI) is needed with AI. Human intelligence is a must in using AI. Human intelligence refers to our mental, spiritual, and social awareness and knowledge. AI is exploding around the world. It is used for good and service to others, but it is also used by manipulators and deceivers. People of faith can…
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My wife and I visited York, Maine, over Mother’s Day weekend. This year the holiday and our youngest son’s birthday coincided as it did in 1986 at his birth. The weekend didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to, but we cherish the time we’ve had. Here are some of my musings. When we…
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Matthew 26:31-35 What first attracted me to this passage were the words, “I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” Why did Jesus say he would go ahead of his disciples into Galilee? I came up with five possible answers: Leaving Jerusalem would take the disciples out of hostile territory in and around Jerusalem. Walking…
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Where do ideas come from? This question has intrigued philosophers, scientists, artists, and thinkers for centuries. Ideas are the lifeblood of human creativity and innovation, driving progress in fields from science to art. The origin of ideas is a multifaceted phenomenon, rooted in the complex interplay of biology, environment, culture, experience, and God. Neurobiologists have…
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My wife and I attended the Troy University men’s basketball game in Troy, Alabama on February 1. They played Louisiana-Monroe. Troy lead 50 to 15 at the half and won 87-50. They were more than winners. Likewise, we can be more than winners in life. We get through our trials, struggles, and opposition relieved, rejoicing,…
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I love using the One Word method of entering and traveling through a new year. I like because it simplifies the process of making new year commitments. I make one commitment instead of three or four resolutions. Simplicity can mean easy for some people. Easy is generally an easy departure from growth and development. Simplicity,…
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“Orders to move at 11… Set out. Hot. Packs like lead down the same side of river. Many fell out. Lunch on way. Toward Toul… Stayed at night at barracks built in 1904… Up awful hill to get there. Good beds. Canned supper by moonlight. Bathed feet. Good sleep.” – Private Elmore B.…
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Matthew 1-2 My wife and I watched the new movie The Best Christian Pageant Ever. The humor, suspense, and resolution reminded me of the reason for the season—Jesus’ birth is for everyone, even the marginalized. The movie showed me the danger of self-righteousness and haughtiness in churches. I recommend the movie because it illustrates the…
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Do you read poetry? I do sometimes. Do you write poems? I do sometimes. Many of my poems originated in my daily Bible reading. The following poem is one such example based on two verses in the last book of the New Testament: “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins…
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Have you been told to write what you saw and heard and then not to write something you heard? There are many references to writing in the last book of the New Testament. Jesus Christ told John to write what he saw and heard, but later a voice from heaven told him not to write…
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Apologies are big news, especially the one in regard to a segment of the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony. Most of my readers watched or heard about the parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper. The French organizing committee scrabbled to do damage control. The French director, Thomas Jolly, denied the Last Supper…
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Americans have a history of struggling with prejudice. The recent protests over the war between Hamas and Israel illustrate this. Modern perspectives about prejudice are quite different than those held by our founding fathers at the time they adopted and signed our Declaration of Independence. Today the wording of its great principle “all men are…
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