Thought provoking
The King is Here
“‘The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.’”
Jeremiah 23:5 NIV
Old Testament prophets tended to get in trouble. Not because they were bad people, but because they often spoke uncomfortable truths to people in... See more
“‘The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.’”
Jeremiah 23:5 NIV
Old Testament prophets tended to get in trouble. Not because they were bad people, but because they often spoke uncomfortable truths to people in... See more
Not protecting the innocent, lacking in justice… has been the way since forever and will continue until Jesus returns…
Isaiah 55
1 “Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
1 “Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
LPP-Advent-2024.pdf
drive.google.comThe hardest truth about happiness is that it's a choice.
Watch how people discuss their problems. They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.
Self-pity feels safer... See more
Watch how people discuss their problems. They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.
Self-pity feels safer... See more
Brain Food: The Hardest Truth
“You are as old as the risks you take. In many ways, aging is not the process of growing old, but rather the slow death of becoming overly protective, scared, and worried about losing what you have. Youth is found in the energy of going for it, taking the risk, and trusting that you’ll figure it out along the way.”
3-2-1: On the secret to youth, how to achieve what you want, and the challenge of being yourself
Hanlon’s Razor
Hanlon’s razor is a mental safeguard against the temptation to label behavior as malicious when incompetence is the most common response. It’s a reminder that people are not out to get you, and it’s best to assume good faith and resist the urge to assign sinister motives without overwhelming evidence.
This isn’t to say that genuine... See more
Hanlon’s razor is a mental safeguard against the temptation to label behavior as malicious when incompetence is the most common response. It’s a reminder that people are not out to get you, and it’s best to assume good faith and resist the urge to assign sinister motives without overwhelming evidence.
This isn’t to say that genuine... See more
In the Kingdom of Man, the seas are ribboned with plastic, the forests are burning, the cities bulge with billionaires and tented camps, and still we kneel before the idol of the great god Economy as it grows and grows like a cancer cell. And what if this ancient faith is not an obstacle after all, but a way through? As we see the consequences of... See more
Paul Kingsnorth • The Cross and the Machine
CONFESSION: God of peace and justice, we long
for the peace within, and without. We long to find
serenity of spirit in the midst of life’s struggles.
We long for harmony in our families and in all
our relationships. We long for the day when each
family everywhere might live in peace without fear,
enjoying the fruit of vine and tree. Yet we confess
that... See more
for the peace within, and without. We long to find
serenity of spirit in the midst of life’s struggles.
We long for harmony in our families and in all
our relationships. We long for the day when each
family everywhere might live in peace without fear,
enjoying the fruit of vine and tree. Yet we confess
that... See more