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      2:07 am

      Tonight, a mom can't sleep. Her daughter just told her she doesn't believe in God anymore.

      Before she calls a pastor or opens a book,

      she asks AI.

      Whose answer will she get?

        For forty years, you helped Jim and HomeWord build an amazing library.

        Every square below is one piece of teaching from Jim and HomeWord. 2,160 in all.

        3 million+copies of Jim's books in print
        60books
        1,200radio programs
        250podcast episodes
        400blog posts
        250messages and seminars

          But today, families are asking AI for advice.

          4 in 10Millennial and Gen Z adults say spiritual advice from AI is as trustworthy as advice from a pastor.

          Barna Group/Gloo (2025)

          So whose advice will she get?

          AI on its own

          Draws on everything it has read online

          "Give her space, listen without judgment, and respect her journey."Source: unknown

          AI connected to HomeWord's library

          Draws on HomeWord's biblical teaching

          “Instead of giving voice to whatever we disagreed with, we focused on cheering whatever we could affirm.”Source: Doing Life with Your Adult Children, Jim Burns

          Right now, most families get the first kind of advice.

            HomeWord's teaching is grounded in Scripture and shaped by experience. But the way it reaches families is out of date.

            It reaches families on our scheduleHow it works today

            BooksWait on a shelf until someone looks
            RadioAirs at a set time
            PodcastsLong episodes in an archive
            SeminarsOne night, in one city

            Families need help on their scheduleWhen the real moments happen

            2:07 am"My daughter says she doesn't believe in God anymore."A mom… awake at the kitchen table
            9:30 pm"I think my son is looking at pornography."A dad… doesn't know where to start
            Sunday"The kids are gone, and we barely talk anymore."A couple… one month into their empty nest phase

            Books, broadcasts and podcasts still matter. But in that moment, the wisdom can't reach them. That's what has to change.

              HomeWord wants to bring forty years of teaching to families in the AI era.

              HomeWord’s libraryForty years of donor-funded books, broadcasts and messages
              AI TechnologyThat can organize, translate and craft biblical answers
              Families reachedAt any hour, in any language, wherever they ask
                1Prepare the library

                First, prepare the library so the right passage can be found.

                Forty years of books, broadcasts and messages are organized into short passages, each labeled by topic and tied to its source.

                faithadult childrenlisteningteensmarriagegriefscreens
                Each square is a passage, colored by where it came from
                A question about faith finds these
                Book: Doing Life with Your Adult ChildrenCheering what you can affirm
                HomeWord radioKeeping the relationship when beliefs change
                Podcast episodePraying for a child who has left the church
                  2Help it be found

                  Then make HomeWord's teaching the answer when families ask AI.

                  Most parents won't come to us first. They'll ask ChatGPT or Google. HomeWord’s teaching should be what those tools quote.

                  1. 1Publish reviewed answers from HomeWord’s library to the questions families actually ask
                  2. 2AI tools like ChatGPT and Google read those pages and quote them
                  3. 3The answer names HomeWord and links back, so families can go deeper
                  2:07
                  AI assistant ▾
                  My daughter says she no longer believes in God. How do I respond without pushing her further away?
                  HomeWord's Jim Burns encourages parents to put the relationship first: "Instead of giving voice to whatever we disagreed with, we focused on cheering whatever we could affirm." He reminds parents that their faith and example still "impact your kids in ways you may never fully know."
                  homeword.com+2 sources Doing Life with Your Adult Children, Jim Burns
                  +Ask anything
                    3Help people apply it

                    And when they come to HomeWord, help them in the moment they need it.

                    Remember that mom? On HomeWord she gets practical steps from the whole HomeWord library, the source, and a place to start.

                      3Help people apply it

                      Every family gets that help, in their own language.

                      Answers and action steps available to non-English-speaking families. Click a play button to hear Jim’s AI voice in multiple languages.

                      HomeWord podcast, Doing Life with Your Adult Children

                        Your year-end gift helps build all this.

                        For parents and grandparents asking the difficult questions today… and for the next generation of questions.

                        1Prepare the libraryTranscribe the audio and video archive, break books and broadcasts into short passages, and index them by meaning and keyword so every answer can cite its source.TranscriptionSearch by meaningSource tracking
                        2Help it be foundPublish reviewed, question-titled answer pages with structured data, open them to AI search crawlers, and track when ChatGPT and Google cite HomeWord.Answer pagesStructured dataCitation tracking
                        3Help people apply itA question box on HomeWord that answers only from HomeWord's library, in the family's own language, with sources and a clear next step.Grounded answersTranslationNext steps

                        This is just the start. Steps 1 to 3 begin with Jim’s library and then grow to other trusted HomeWord voices.

                        Jim Burns
                        Jim BurnsPhase 1
                        Doug Fields
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