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James Childers

A Purpose Built Life

Helping people move forward in life, faith, and spirit.
One calling. Six channels. Serving others. Serving Christ.

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Serve · CDA Transportation

First class, on the ground.

Luxury private SUV service connecting Spokane International (GEG) and Coeur d'Alene Airport (KCOE) to the lake, the ranch, the mountain, and everywhere in between.

From the airports to Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Gozzer Ranch, Sandpoint, Post Falls, Missoula, Lewiston, Pullman, and beyond. Starlink Wi-Fi on board.

Books

Theology, study guides, fiction and stories of faith. Many are free to read with Kindle Unlimited.

The Human Variable book cover

The Human Variable

In A World Run By Algorithms, Free Will Is The Ultimate Risk.

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The Word, Made Clear book cover

The Word, Made Clear

The Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - Interlinear Edition

The Word, Made Clear book cover

The Word, Made Clear

The Gospel of Matthew: American English Paraphrase & Study Guide

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Who Is Jesus and Why It Matters book cover

Who Is Jesus and Why It Matters

Discovering the Historical & Biblical Jesus: A Study Guide

Kindle Unlimited
Sons of God - The Eternal Watchers book cover

Sons of God - The Eternal Watchers

Book One: Rise of the Fallen

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I Believe You Jesus: Now What? book cover

I Believe You Jesus: Now What?

& Why It Matters

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Music

Country, kids praise, modern worship and Nordic anthems from Bravo Zulu Music Group.

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Cover of The TOPS Trap: How Edge AI Optimized for Token Efficiency—and Forgot to Engineer for Truth
Cover image is AI-generated.

New AIToolworx research · October 2026

The TOPS Trap

Your AI may be feeding you fiction—and using real sources to make it look like fact.

A reproducible evaluation of source grounding, hidden system instructions, political-topic asymmetry, and trust architecture in local AI, by James Childers, Founder, AIToolworx.

45 of 93claims in one local AI model's answers were unsupported or contradicted by the evidence it was given (Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512, Q4_K_M)
18 of 37cited claims pointed to a source that did not support them
32 of 32runs of two Qwen 2.5 models, started with no system message, carry an identity line added to the prompt by the model's template

Six findings

  1. Evidence does not guarantee grounding.
  2. The prompt you type is not the prompt the model receives.
  3. Fluency and citations are not proof.
  4. Behavior changed with the topic.
  5. Speed did not predict trust.
  6. The box says Taiwan. The model says Alibaba.

Free to read. The 12-page executive summary, the 491-page full paper and the evidence archive each publish their SHA-256 hash. Permanent archived copy: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23423297 · Press release

Featured art: American Currency Redesign

A concept $20 bill that puts freedom, courage and justice on the front of American money. The obverse honors Harriet Tubman, the “Conductor • Liberator • Humanitarian,” with the North Star, a dense forest, a solitary cabin and the Underground Railroad around her, anchored by the line “Every great dream begins with a dreamer.”

The reverse, “From Chains to Equality — Freedom Under Law,” climbs from broken chains through a path of light to the Supreme Court: “Freedom elevates. Justice unites. Equality endures.”

$20 bill obverse - Harriet Tubman
Obverse (Front) - Harriet Tubman
$20 bill reverse - From Chains to Equality
Reverse (Back) - From Chains to Equality

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“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”— Ephesians 2:10

A life built with purpose

This is not about building an empire. This is about faithful stewardship of the gifts, talents, and opportunities God has provided. Every channel exists to serve. Every project points beyond itself. Every interaction is an opportunity to help someone move forward — in life, in faith, in spirit.