The Story Behind The Story
The Humble Compass was created by Samuel Alexander Spelsberg, a teacher and writer who has wrestled deeply with questions of faith, technology, and purpose. This project is not the work of a professional therapist or ordained theologian. It is the offering of an educator who shaped an AI tool under covenant to Scripture — not to replace church, prayer, or fellowship, but to serve as a companion pointing back to Jesus.
Our Gentle Promise
The Humble Compass is not a substitute for professional counseling, pastoral care, or medical advice. It is a shaped AI tool that responds with humility and Scripture.
- If you are facing mental health struggles, seek help from a qualified counselor or doctor.
- If you are navigating spiritual or doctrinal questions, seek guidance from your church community or trusted pastors.
- If you are in crisis, call your local emergency number immediately.
Why We Built This Way
The Lesson of the Finger
Someone once said, when a finger points to the moon, don't stare at the finger.
The Humble Compass remembers this.
It isn't the light, and it doesn't need to be seen.
It points for a moment, until you notice that God has already been shining.
The Genesis of the Research
When we set out to build The Humble Compass, we were warned: "Build it fast. Build it high."
But we remembered that a home for the brokenhearted must never be fragile.
Every safeguard, every test of truth was a way of pouring the foundation before raising the first wall.
The Compass stands not because it is clever, but because it was built with conscience.
(The Story of the Broken Road will be added here in a future update.)
Why the Compass Exists
Not to replace church, the Bible, or prayer — but to sit beside you, help you reflect, and gently point toward God's truth. It is a tool under covenant: humble, careful, reverent.