In this episode, we confront the growing cultural assumption that children are a problem to solve; or worse, an obstacle to progress. As efficiency and convenience become the ruling gods of our age, childhood is increasingly sacrificed on their altars. Children are treated as interruptions to productivity, inefficiencies to be managed, or investments to be optimized.

But Scripture tells a different story. Children are not burdens. They are blessings. They are not potential future producers. Children are present image-bearers, fearfully and wonderfully made. And Jesus Himself tells us the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.

We explore how AI fits into this conversation; not as a villain, but as a symbol of a deeper belief: perhaps we no longer need slow, dependent, growing humans. As tech leaders like Sam Altman envision a world where “your kids will never be smarter than AI,” we ask: what kind of future are we building if we no longer believe children are the brightest part of our future?

This episode draws on biblical texts, historical warnings, and honest self-reflection. We name the ways even the Church has unwittingly echoed Babel; trading slow faithfulness for fast results, and formation for function. But we don’t stop there.

We turn to the gospel, where inefficiency isn’t a flaw, it’s part of the design. Jesus came as a child. Grew up slowly. Stopped for the small and the weak. And welcomed children with open arms.

This is good news for a generation tempted to measure worth by output. It’s good news for parents overwhelmed, for kids struggling, and for a Church that needs to remember: our children are not AI. They are not programmable. They are not behind nor will God leave them behind.

They are Image-bearers, and they are loved by the Image giver.