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Misty Phillip shares how God has used seasons of loss, family hardship and big career shifts to shape her faith, and why she believes Christians must think carefully about artificial intelligence. The conversation blends personal testimony with practical guidance for churches and families trying to trust God and stay wise in a rapidly changing digital age.
25:02•1 Aug 2026
Trusting God’s Call in a High-Tech World with Misty Phillip
Episode Overview
- God has given each person a unique purpose and set of gifts, even when life feels confusing or painful.
- Faithful obedience doesn’t require seeing the whole plan; it often begins with simply saying "yes, Lord" to the next step.
- Suffering and loss can deepen character and grow perseverance when seen through the lens of Scripture and daily surrender.
- Artificial intelligence carries both benefits and serious risks, so churches, pastors and parents need to address it with wisdom rather than fear.
- Simple acts of kindness, conversation and prayer in everyday places can point people to Jesus just as powerfully as formal ministry.
“He’s given us a purpose and a plan, each one of us, before the foundation of the universe… it’s a daily surrender: surrender, pray, repeat, repeat, repeat.”
What can we learn from those who have battled addiction, grief and big life changes while also trying to keep up with fast-moving technology? This conversation with best-selling author and tech executive Misty Phillip gives a grounded, faith-filled take on exactly that. Jenny Bushkell sits down with Misty to talk about God’s purpose in every season, even the ones that feel confusing or painful.
Misty shares how loss in her childhood, the death of a baby with trisomy 18, parenting a special needs son and caring for parents with brain tumours all shaped her faith. She points back to James and the call to "count it all joy" and jokes that her life motto is basically "surrender, pray, repeat... repeat, repeat". The chat then shifts to the digital age and artificial intelligence.
Misty explains why she wrote *The Trojan Horse of the Digital Age: Why Christians Must Discern AI*, saying the title was "divinely inspired" and compares AI to a gift that looks harmless but can hide very real danger. She talks about job losses, deep fakes, data harvesting and how "we are the commodity" in a system designed to monetise our attention.
You’ll hear her heart for churches, pastors and parents to talk honestly about AI, not from fear but from wisdom. She outlines plans for small-group resources, family discussion tools and checklists to help people see where AI is already in their homes. Threaded through it all is Misty’s conviction that "we don’t have to have the whole road mapped out" to follow God.
From hats that say "Jesus saves" sparking airport conversations, to praying with strangers in car parks, she keeps pointing back to daily surrender and being the hands and feet of Jesus in an online and offline world. If you’re trying to trust God’s next step in a noisy digital age, this one might give you plenty to think and pray about.
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