Eric Louw writes on grace, Scripture and clear thinking, with practical guides to AI in ministry, Mac apps, lifehacks, art and drone photography.https://ericlouw.com/https://ericlouw.com/do-you-measure-your-worth-with-a-broken-ruler/https://ericlouw.com/do-you-measure-your-worth-with-a-broken-ruler/Growing up, I do not recall feeling like I was a bad person. Don’t get me wrong, as a homeschooled teenager, I certainly was not overflowing with self-confidence or charisma. Aloof and awkward are more accurate. Everyone has areas where they feel incompetent, incapable, and in over their heads.Sun, 10 Aug 2025 04:24:41 GMTHopehttps://ericlouw.com/enhance-your-ai-interactions/https://ericlouw.com/enhance-your-ai-interactions/Did you know you can add system instructions to govern all interactions with AI? I just updated mine to automatically link Bible texts to StepBible, which I find to be considerably more useful than BlueLetterBible for most Bible verse lookups.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 02:14:50 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/a-story-for-this-time/https://ericlouw.com/a-story-for-this-time/This week, while writing a more lengthy study on the Laodicean message, I discovered that James White shared a most relevant story of revival on January 15, 1857, that bears deeper reflection today.Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:49:35 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/muckraking-gossip-ministry-or-news-reporting/https://ericlouw.com/muckraking-gossip-ministry-or-news-reporting/In recent years, shifts in how information is collected, shared, and accessed, have made it more difficult to differentiate gossip from news. The two often look quite similar unless you know what to look out for.Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:00:20 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/a-modern-macos-iconpack/https://ericlouw.com/a-modern-macos-iconpack/Step 1: Select the image file. Copy it (CMD+C). Step 2: Select the folders you want to change the icon for. Press CMD+OPT+i Step 3: Click on the icon image, a blue outline should appear. Paste with CMD+V.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 02:15:50 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/the-glory-of-obscurity/https://ericlouw.com/the-glory-of-obscurity/Many of us work tirelessly to leave our mark on human history, driven by the awareness of our fleeting mortality. As we observe our friends and family age, retire, and finally pass away, we yearn to do something significant, something that ensures our name and impact live on.Mon, 20 May 2024 22:38:25 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/kjv-vs-modern-versions-7-considerations/https://ericlouw.com/kjv-vs-modern-versions-7-considerations/If you’re a millennial or older, you probably grew up with the KJV, memorized Bible verses in it, and maybe even came to love the eloquence that makes it so distinct. In some ways, I am no exception.Mon, 08 Apr 2024 04:22:17 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/love-repents/https://ericlouw.com/love-repents/Some who argue against the necessity of repentance for forgiveness craft their arguments with a peculiar certainty. They would have us astonishingly believe that: 1. The call to “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt.Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:04:52 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/never-forsaken/https://ericlouw.com/never-forsaken/Have you ever missed spending time with God? I don’t know about you, but early along in my Christian experience, I picked up the idea that if I wasn’t spending a minimum of ____ [time] with God every day, I was running a risk.Sun, 04 Feb 2024 06:00:29 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/the-power-of-grace/https://ericlouw.com/the-power-of-grace/THERE is power in grace as certainly as there is power in sin. And there is “much more” power in grace than there is in sin. For “where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” We have found that there is power in sin to reign over man, and hold him under its dominion.Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:55:11 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/how-to-read-faster/https://ericlouw.com/how-to-read-faster/Let’s face it, most new year’s resolutions go before they come because they’re often not all that achievable. In fact, you’re probably thinking right now that reading more than 2–3 books is equally unachievable!Sun, 01 Jan 2023 07:17:00 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/vaccination-mandates-and-freedom/https://ericlouw.com/vaccination-mandates-and-freedom/There are three laws upon which rational thought is based: The Law of Identity—If something is true, then it is true. If something is false, then it is false. The Law of the Excluded Middle—A proposition must either be true or false.Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:02:00 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/plot-twist-your-conspiracy-will-backfire/https://ericlouw.com/plot-twist-your-conspiracy-will-backfire/It doesn’t take long for the crises of life to bring conspiracies to the forefront that persuade many. There’s just something about “knowing” information the rest of the world is not yet privy to that brings on a subtle thrill – chasing after the latest imaginative idea to fit into a broader…Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:17:00 GMThttps://ericlouw.com/plot-twist-our-adventist-imported-paganism/https://ericlouw.com/plot-twist-our-adventist-imported-paganism/As I serve in ministry and especially when the holidays approach, I’m often surprised by the number of articles and advocates I come across on any number of topics associating certain beliefs and practices with paganism.Sun, 22 Dec 2019 19:15:00 GMT