“The cross is our greatest criticism, but it’s also our greatest defense.” -Jeremy Treat

Strands #52
“This is a puzzle”
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“The Christian witness will only be improved when we fear being unrighteous more than we fear losing [politically].” -Justin Giboney

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Puzzle #318
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I’m guessing “Lord, increase the hours I slept last night” isn’t a good prayer, but I’m going to try anyway.

One of those mornings when it was definitely a mistake to look at my sleep tracker. Ignorance, in this case, would have been bliss. Or, at least, more blissful than having no doubt.

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Puzzle #317
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Wordle 1,039 X/6*

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Second time in a matter of days that this pattern did me in.
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“Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” (Psalm 147:5 ESV)

“The truth is that many trans-identifying young people have mental health challenges aside from their gender dysphoria—and these other needs are often neglected.” ⁦Rebecca McLaughlin⁩

Findings from the largest review in the field of transgender health thegospelcoalition.org/article/transg…

It's increasingly clear that the world needs more heroic de-escalators amidst the troubling turbulence erupting everywhere. Rise up. Those who are already doing this, keep going. Your efforts matter.🙏

Temptation has always been a part of higher education but my heart is exceedingly heavy when I think about the gravity and breadth of it faced by today's undergraduates and how acceptable those profiting from it make it seem. It's soul deforming.

Strands #50
“Character class”
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Feeding it wasn’t enough, was it? You had to go and try to pet it. Projecting domestication on a wild animal doesn’t make it so.

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Puzzle #316
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“We can sleep because God does not.” -Adrian Reynolds, 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦𝘥…: 𝘈 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱

Christianity does not add cognitive dissonance to your life, it heals it.