Nathan Verghese
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Nathan Verghese
The slave girl’s owners were upset by their loss of profit. Throughout Acts, the profit motive often works against the gospel—with Simon the magician (8:18–24), Elymas (13:8–12), and Demetrius the silversmith (19:24).
The ESV Study Bible note on Acts 16:19
HOW TO ELIMINATE FILLER WORDS (Ummms, etc.) WHEN YOU SPEAK •
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Matt Abrahams is a world renowned communication expert. He’s my guest on the Huberman lab podcast out now and he teaches us how to communicate more clearly and with confidence.
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The episode includes many protocols, all zero cost,... See more
instagram.comBroadly, I strongly believe that if you’re going to buy, you should do your best to buy well . Whether you’re buying for yourself or someone else, buy things that are really worth it, that will last you, that actually do what you want them to do - whether or not the brands behind them are spending money on marketing.
The GSC Gift Guide
YouTube subscribers, conference invites, everybody knows their name. So you’re telling me THAT is how we measure who’s anointed? Popularity is the variable that tells us who has God’s favor? Nah. I think we’re deceived. Favor with man doesn’t equal favor with God.
instagram.comjust do stuff
instagram.comwhen developing a new skill or trying a new hobby, we often gauge our success on the level of competence we reach, but there’s an inherent value in having been curious and engaged in the process of learning new things
"To the sinner, that he may be saved, we say not a word concerning good deeds except to remind him that he has none of them. To the believer who is saved, we say ten thousand words concerning good deeds, beseeching him to bring forth much fruit that in this way he may be Christ’s disciple. There is all the difference between the living and the dead
... See moreunderstanding the difference in proclaiming the gospel to believers and unbelievers
the danger of overemphasizing conciseness
At the very minimum, they are people who are – in Susan Sontag’s definition of a writer – “interested in everything”.
Today’s pop culture offers few examples of such people. What we get instead is a superficial and unsatisfying churn of short-term celebs and trends. The space vacated by challenging novels, experimental cinema, and difficult... See more
Today’s pop culture offers few examples of such people. What we get instead is a superficial and unsatisfying churn of short-term celebs and trends. The space vacated by challenging novels, experimental cinema, and difficult... See more