# Ep 25 | AI Christian Music: Gospel or Godforsaken??? | Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess

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Podcast: [Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-encounters-with-rick-burgess-253677)
Published: 2026-01-17T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Artificial intelligence is now being used to create Christian music, and it is topping the streaming charts. Some argue that AI Christian songs can be a tool for spreading the gospel. Some say the computer-created songs are from the devil. Can a song touch your soul if it is sung by something without a soul? Hear the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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