Update on Using AI Image Creator in Christian Education

I recently posted an article about the "stones" we need to throw at some of our "giant" problems in Sunday School. Read "Crossing the Valley of Elah" here.

To illustrate that article I used Bing's AI Image Creator -- and it once again did not disappoint.

Current AI image tech tends to have problems correctly rendering human faces and features, such as fingers. The occasional odd results isn't always a problem, but for the purposes of my article, I cleaned up my AI-generated images in Photoshop. If your kids wanted to do that and were working on a tablet, they could use a free "paint" app, or Windows' Paint app.

In this AI generated image of David's harp looking over the Valley of Elah, I replaced the giant with a white cloud. (See the end of the article for why I put a harp in the Valley!)

After I wrote the article, I started thinking about "other giants" that David faced. King Saul was certainly one of his giant problems. David's massive moral lapse with Bathsheba was another.

Here's one of the images Bing AI Creator came up with when I used the keywords: "Giant King Saul, Little David in the Valley of Elah."  Certainly makes an interesting point.

Then I thought to myself... what did David DO to try and change Saul's heart?

Rather than "killing" the giant, how can we HELP the person who has a giant problem?

It's the process, decisions, and conversation about creating the image, and the various results it produces, that SOLIDIFY the teaching point in the hearts and memories of our students, and give them something tangible to share and explain to others (which is learning gold).

In other words, it is teaching with art.