Nostr notes by jmb

Praying for you.

2026-08-11T05:26:32Z

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Praying for you.

@nprofile…0x2z, you and your family are loved and being prayed ...

2026-08-11T03:45:41Z

Gigi (nprofile…0x2z), you and your family are loved and being prayed for/thought of.

Over 600 people who care about you and have benefitted from your work have stopped to like/comment since yesterday evening.

You’re not alone.

God loves you so much that He will often orchestrate ...

2026-05-02T01:50:21Z

God loves you so much that He will often orchestrate circumstances that exhaust your resources (intelligence, power, etc) so that you will call out to Him and find Him faithful.

“For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.” - 2 Corinthians 1:8-9

quoting
nevent1q…kfy6
“The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God's paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle - and not lose it.” ~ G.K. Chesterton

“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, ...

2025-11-06T16:57:34Z

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“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.” - Philippians 3:12-15

Building on this beautiful observation, one of the lies of our ...

2025-09-16T17:23:02Z

Building on this beautiful observation, one of the lies of our modern technological age is that the great telos of our lives is individual self-actualization. This drives us to long to escape any constraints which would keep us from experiencing our desires coming to pass or challenge our autonomy (self-rule).

Threats to this autonomous world order are treated as hostile, even though all of us would acknowledge if asked that we are ignorant of many subjects and frequently want things that we later come to discover would have been disastrous for us and/or those closest to us.

Despite how reflexively right these desires seem, they completely conflict with every significant aspect of our existence: we didn’t choose to be born, to whom to be born, or when to be born. We don’t volitionally keep our hearts beating, our brains working, our kidneys working, our lungs pumping, gall bladder gall bladdering, or maintain any of a host of other bodily functions.

We are born helpless. Unlike most mammals who are able to move around and live somewhat independently shortly after birth, we are completely reliant on the kindness of parents or others for everything for years.

All of this is meant to communicate to us that life and existence are not open-ended investments in our own vanity startups. They are an inheritance designed to be received and stewarded for the glory and purposes of the Giver of every good and perfect gift, including the gifts of working organs, bodies, minds, and lives. Stewardship and ownership are very different, and ought to produce different attitudes.

But this isn’t designed to be the relationship between a slave and a cruel master. How do we know? What kind of master is this God? He’s a father so kind that his only begotten son was willing to leave His side to justify His Father’s name and reputation by dying for his enemies and raising from the dead, adopting them into His family as fellow heirs, sharing His life so that they might see and know His goodness in the same way that he, the only righteous Son, knows him.

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, [20] for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

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nevent1q…lsxq
Having my first kid was the moment I began to believe in god again. It was just so visceral. The feeling that every trauma, misstep, hardship was necessary to bring that specific life into existence.

It put all my suffering into perspective and made me realize that life is so much larger than me and some force (God) had been shaping my life all along.
nevent1q…cynn

“Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?” - ...

2025-09-15T16:55:42Z

“Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?” - Galatians 4:16

Not seeing you

2025-07-12T22:38:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…htzj
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Not seeing you

Think I accepted, lol

2025-07-12T21:50:58Z

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Think I accepted, lol

🚨$250 Bitcoin Giveaway! 🚨 There are only 2 days left on our ...

2025-07-12T20:01:47Z

🚨$250 Bitcoin Giveaway! 🚨

There are only 2 days left on our Kickstarter campaign and we want to go out with a bang.

Every RT of this post will receive 3 entries to win $250 in Bitcoin, and any reward pledge gives you10 more entries!

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nevent1q…zygn
We wrote a Bitcoin kids book as a covert orange pilling tool (it never mentions "the B word").

There are only 6 days left on the Kickstarter campaign and we're only 14% away from our goal.

Grab your copy and help spread the word before time runs out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tgfb/the-orange-umbrella-book

We wrote a Bitcoin kids book as a covert orange pilling tool (it ...

2025-07-08T20:28:40Z

We wrote a Bitcoin kids book as a covert orange pilling tool (it never mentions "the B word").

There are only 6 days left on the Kickstarter campaign and we're only 14% away from our goal.

Grab your copy and help spread the word before time runs out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tgfb/the-orange-umbrella-book

I have a Bitcoin parody song written and need to find someone to ...

2025-06-19T01:58:18Z

I have a Bitcoin parody song written and need to find someone to sing it.

I need a higher pitched guys voice. Any recommendations, walker (nprofile…a6td), CARLA (nprofile…quzz), Derek Ross (nprofile…l4t0), elsat (nprofile…ckms)?

We’ve posted 7 episodes in the last week including 5 today!

2025-06-18T22:54:43Z

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We’ve posted 7 episodes in the last week including 5 today!

Nobody “gets Bitcoin at the price they deserve” because no ...

2025-06-18T16:50:00Z

Nobody “gets Bitcoin at the price they deserve” because no one is owed Bitcoin.

All of life is grace.

"What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?" - 1 Cortinthians 4:7

Do you live in Uruguay? I lived in MVD for almost 7 years.

2025-06-12T07:20:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…37yl
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Do you live in Uruguay? I lived in MVD for almost 7 years.

SELL YOUR COMPLAINTS FOR SATS ON NOSTR #nevent1q…sav2

2025-06-10T19:19:44Z

SELL YOUR COMPLAINTS FOR SATS ON NOSTR

quoting
nevent1q…sav2
i have heard complaints that i do not respond to people on nostr

i have responded to people 4940 times on nostr

i do not know how people fall for such blatant lies

What if Pixar and Dr. Seuss wrote an orange-tinted story that ...

2025-06-04T23:16:32Z

What if Pixar and Dr. Seuss wrote an orange-tinted story that never mentioned "the B word"?

You'd get The Orange Umbrella.

Let the covert orange-pilling commence...tomorrow. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tgfb/the-orange-umbrella-book

If you’re flying, say no to the facial recognition scans when ...

2025-04-23T13:20:48Z

If you’re flying, say no to the facial recognition scans when they check your ticket prior to passing through the TSA checkpoint.

They won’t tell you that you have the option, but you do. Make sure not to stand in front of the camera.

Rights: Use them or lose them.

If you’re going to be in Vegas for the @nprofile…8jvd ...

2025-04-10T21:57:00Z

If you’re going to be in Vegas for the BitcoinMagazine (nprofile…8jvd) conference and are looking for a place to network with Bitcoiners and eat delicious meat and enjoy @BenJustman's wine, then this is for you. Only 100 tickets total. Special guests will be present (including @jimmysong,) and LE swag will be issued. For the next 48 hours you can get 15% off your ticket by paying via the @Zaprite link here: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_UWRVWSEvd6

The problem with the supposition that the Church is back in exile ...

2025-03-27T04:07:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…me9g
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The problem with the supposition that the Church is back in exile mode (and to pray for peace of the city) is that the typological symmetry of Christ, the new and better Joshua, sees the church entering the land and dispossessing the unrighteous inhabitants of the world.

“The gates of hell” (or any other nation delineating border) will not stand against the happy, insisting, forward march of the people of God.

Also, trying to separate the mandate given to the first Adam and restatement of that mandate given by the Last (who is in fact the one who mandated it in the first place) simply won’t do. God’s mind and place are one, from beginning to end.

These are sick. I’ve got a pair of Kapmoz organic wool slippers ...

2025-03-23T02:29:31Z

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These are sick. I’ve got a pair of Kapmoz organic wool slippers for house shoes and they are delightful.

What if it’s true—so simple, so clear, That Love shaped the ...

2025-03-17T02:19:41Z

What if it’s true—so simple, so clear,
That Love shaped the world and divinely drew near?
What if a carpenter, the Weaver of time,
Split history’s veil with a promise and sign?

What if He walked on the water that day?
What if He rose, and the stone rolled away?
What if the whispers of faith in the heart
Aren’t just illusions but truth from the start?

What if the answer to questions we’ve all filed
Isn’t countered triumphally but born in a child?
What if the kingdom belongs to the meek,
Not to the strong or the clever who seek?

What if the simplest answer is best—
That life is a gift, and its Giver our rest?
What if the weight of our doubting and pride
Fades like the night in the dawn’s golden tide?

What if God’s glory, not riches alone,
Is the wealth meant to drive the world’s men to roam?

What if, like children, faith is the reprieve,
And we doubted the doubts we often perceive?
What if old Occam was right all along—
And a child’s simple faith sings the truest of songs?

What if it’s true, from the Old to the New
And the King that was promised is now calling to you?

Thanks to the translation skills of our friend and Swiss member ...

2025-02-07T21:48:54Z

Thanks to the translation skills of our friend and Swiss member of parliament nostr_politician (npub120g…5mmw) , the German version of ‘The Gospel According To Bitcoin’ will be dropping soon featuring incredible cover art from Bitcoin Apex (npub1lce…pa0l) and the design talents of CainTheOricle (npub16az…ekhp)!

“…many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining ...

2025-02-02T02:59:47Z

“…many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” - Matthew 9:10-13

My dad grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania and was the last of ...

2025-01-15T23:36:53Z

My dad grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania and was the last of seven kids. His dad was an alcoholic, taking him with him to the bar on many occasions. When he was 6, his oldest sister began attending a local Baptist church, where over time a number of the men asked her if she thought any of her siblings would want to come with her. She said, “Maybe my youngest brother,” and started bringing him with her. These men shaped his life in profound ways, and he is still friends to this day with those that are still alive. These men invested thousands of hours in him, talking with him, picking him up, helping out any way they could with the disfunction in his household.

He loved his dad and learned many things from him, but there were other things that he only learned from those men, whom he didn’t seek out and couldn’t ever have anticipated.

He came to faith in Jesus at an early age, much to the chagrin of his parents, who thought it was stupid. By the time it came time for college, my dad decided to go to a one year Bible college in the Adirondack Mountains, and his parents did everything to convince him not to go, arguing that it was a waste of time and that he ought to focus on his career. With the encouragement of folks from church, he went to the college, where he would later meet and marry my mom.

Mom grew up the youngest of three on a farm in Ohio, a surprise baby 10 years younger than her closest sibling. Her parents became Christians several years prior to her birth, and their lives changed dramatically. My grandfather was the kindest and strongest man I’ve ever known, and his life was radically changed by the love and grace of Jesus. He spent the later years of his life ministering to prisoners in the local jail, leading them in Bible studies and offering “graduation certificates” to those who completed the classes. He spoke about how moved many of the men, who had never completed high school or college, were to receive those certificates, in some cases crying on the phone with their family members telling them about their accomplishment. Several of those men came to his memorial service and told us how grateful they were for his life and ministry.

While they (especially my dad) had experienced life and reality both before and after Jesus, there was never a point when I didn’t believe. While I loved memorizing Scripture as a child, being a Christian was all I knew, and that familiarity bred contempt over time. I went to public school, and had few Christian friends. Being outspoken about my faith made me weird in the eyes of most of my peers, and over time the desire to have friends and be like surpassed the desire to be truthful about what I believed. By the time I reached middle and high school, my identity was completely enveloped in sports. I joke that basketball was my real god, and I worshipped at the altar for three hours per day. My parents forced me to attend church (never in a domineering fashion but just as a normal part of life) and while I went, I was miserable and had no desire to be there. I remember a particular day as a 14 or 15 year old when my dad sat me down and tried to help me see the important of reading the Bible and praying for a few moments each day. I remember holding up a copy of the Bible in front of him and saying, “This book is stupid. Why would I waste my life reading it?” before tossing the book down and storming up to my room.

This whole time I knew Jesus was real but didn’t want to surrender my life to Him. I wanted to do what I wanted to do. I wanted to play basketball in college and then get a job working for ESPN.

Two years later I went to a Christian camp. The reasons I went were simple: girls and basketball. In God’s providence, my dad’s best friend was teaching from the Bible that week. His name was Tom, and he had sons who were slightly older than my brothers and I, but he became a father figure to us over time.

He would travel to professional sporting events and preach the gospel afterwards, and several times he would come back with gifts for my brothers and I. This always amazed me; he had his own kids yet was always thinking about us. Even during the time that I couldn’t care less about God, I loved Tom, because he loved and cared about me. That first night at the camp, Tom opened the Bible and repeated more or less the same message that I had heard for my entire life: that God created the world, that humanity rejected him, and that rather than punish humanity he sent His son to take responsibility for and save his enemies by dying for their sins before conquering sin and death by rising from the dead.

I could have articulated all of that information, but I didn’t love God. When Tom finished speaking, there was no voice from heaven or availing light, but it was overcome by an awareness that regardless of who I was or wasn’t and the ways that I had rejected him, Jesus loved me and suffered in my place. It wasn’t some sort of cold rational argumentation, but it wasn’t emotionalism either. In the span of minutes I went from having zero desire to know and obey God to only wanting get alone to spend toe with him by reading the Bible and praying. I was more shocked than anybody, I didn’t know any of the other kids in my cabin, and I spent the majority of that week getting alone to pray and read.

I was not (and am not today) some amazing, perfect person, but I was a new and different person and was set on a new trajectory by those new desires and convictions.

I say all that because I think Mandrik (npub1qex…82qk) is absolutely correct; there is no combination of words alone in English or any other language that can convince him or anyone else of the reality of God, because that’s not my experience nor the experience of many of Christians down through the ages. Spiritual reality is a revealed reality. Many of the people who put Jesus and his disciples to death were Bible experts. They memorized much of the Bible. Their problem was not primarily the content of their heads but what was/wasn’t in their hearts. If Jesus was who he said he was, it would be a tremendous shot to their pride. They would be forced to admit that they needed forgiveness, and that their family lineage and best attempts to please God were insufficient and all doomed to fail.

At the end of the day, belief is meaningless if it’s not grounded in reality. Jesus is either risen from the death and loose in the world, steering history to his ends or dead and guilty of deceiving (wittingly or unwittingly) billions of people into thinking about him in false and undeserved ways.

The Christian claim is that there is no middle ground.

My counsel to people who find themselves in the situation you describe is to put Him to the test. Ask Jesus to show you the truth, and to uphold you with a willingness to seek truth wherever it leads.

As HodlingJesus (npub1e07…w4rg) mentioned, we wrote TGATB to talk about this exact issue, and we’d love to send you a copy. I’m not at all saying that it’s some sort of silver bullet that will make every reader a Christian. Ultimately we care about and want people to find Jesus for the same reasons we want people to understand Bitcoin: because it’s true and it has fundamentally transformed how we understand and think about our lives.

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note1a9v…49sj
I'm not religious. There is no combination of words in the English language that you can use to convince me otherwise.

Sometimes, though, I wish there was. To admit anything else would be a lie.

Christianity is on the rise amongst bitcoiners, and I sometimes think of my own experiences with religion because of this.

I grew up in America with the Greek Orthodox church. I was an alter boy, and I went to Greek school after normal school. We were taught Greek culture, religious topics, language, etc.

The church was my social center. More than that, it was an aesthetically pleasing place.

The Byzantine iconography. The smells of incense. The feel of the pews. The beautiful hymns chanted in Greek. The taste of the Eucharist.

As a youth & young adult, the divine liturgy was an experience for the senses. I wanted to believe. The idea of a greater power watching over us is very powerful. It gives a man purpose.

Alas, I could not believe. I do not believe. It's not me.

True believers show up every Sunday, but there are also the ones present for the social aspects. It's what they grew up with. They go through the motions, live their lives as decent humans, but are likely too afraid to confront their beliefs.

I couldn't respect myself if I did this. I can't be inauthentic to myself and to the true believers in attendance.

Being honest with myself meant leaving the church. It was like denouncing the club, removing myself from a social circle that was the foundation for much of my life.

It left a space that I've done my best to fill.

I think the world would be a better place if everyone lived by the general teachings of Jesus. If we were kind to others. Love your neighbor, forgive people, and all that. This is decent human behavior.

I try to live my life this way, but it is not easy.

This post isn't a cry for help. Deep down, I'm not trying to be convinced. Much like my journey with the carnivore diet, and diet in general, only my own experiences will convince me. I remain unconvinced.

I'm glad some of you are true believers, and I wish you peace and happiness on your spiritual journies. 🧡

Followed!

2024-12-30T23:48:01Z

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Followed!

Merry Christmas brother!

2024-12-25T18:30:44Z

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Merry Christmas brother!

Merry Christmas, Lopp. Would love to send you a copy of our new ...

2024-12-25T13:08:22Z

Merry Christmas, Lopp.

Would love to send you a copy of our new book, The Gospel According to Bitcoin, in honor of the completely rational celebration of the arrival of the Savior of the world.

https://tgfb.com/store/The-Gospel-According-to-Bitcoin-p714568125

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note199q…d86z
It's Wednesday morning, thus I'm at a gym.

Can't be making health exceptions for arbitrary holidays.

Hilarious to hear @npub1qny…95gx's incredulity on ...

2024-12-06T21:13:55Z

Hilarious to hear ODELL (npub1qny…95gx)'s incredulity on RabbitHoleRecap (npub10ut…xdlq) over the name Wizard Sardine, followed by what was almost assuredly a mad dash to GoDaddy to see if the domain was still available.

The only thing Odell is longer on than Bitcoin is domain names.

@npub1lel…kvyz is an absolute beast and this is a fantastic ...

2024-09-07T04:33:09Z

MaxDeMarco (npub1lel…kvyz) is an absolute beast and this is a fantastic intro to #Nostr for the freshly hatched #Nostriches.

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note1nzq…t44z
🎥 Watch now: #nostrdocumentary 🎥

See how NOSTR has the power to fix our broken social media landscape.
Link below 👇🏼

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither ...

2024-09-06T22:00:55Z

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” - Matthew 6:28-30

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note1skp…zhr8
A feast for the eyes!

The NT has plenty of wrath and fury, but hey don’t get the same ...

2024-09-06T20:44:06Z

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The NT has plenty of wrath and fury, but hey don’t get the same press the OT stories get, lol. The problem is that we’re removed from them and have a hard time imagining how revolutionary they’d be if they happened today.

I would begin by asking Jesus to help you. Everybody has ...

2024-09-06T20:22:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…e522
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I would begin by asking Jesus to help you. Everybody has experiences, mental models, and/or vices that make that prospect difficult, and asking him to help you navigate that minefield will help.

Love/strong feelings are tied to recognition that someone else loves, protects, and provides for you. So you want to find someone who can help you think and talk through what Jesus did and what it has to do with you, and who can answer the questions you have (and the ones you will have).

I would be happy to chat if you don’t have somebody else who fits that bill.

The word "god" is a title. It is a role to be filled, and ...

2024-09-04T03:39:07Z

The word "god" is a title. It is a role to be filled, and a non-negotiable role at that. There is a god in every system, whether that system is a sports team, a company, a nation, or a universe.

The only real question is who or what will occupy that role.
Whose will is sought? Who is above critique? To whom are costly sacrifices rendered? To whom do knees bow, and whose name do tongues praise? Who has their heart? Where do they run when they are afraid? Who do they love and trust? What is the source of their joy?

Answer those questions, and you will find the god of a system, whether they’re worthy of it or not.

No modern Christian believes usury to be as grave a sin as Luther ...

2024-09-01T21:52:39Z

No modern Christian believes usury to be as grave a sin as Luther (and the Scriptures) assert here.

https://x.com/_matthewpearson/status/1830280752623165658

“God made me for a purpose, but he also gave me a Z-turn, and ...

2024-08-31T19:21:26Z

“God made me for a purpose, but he also gave me a Z-turn, and when I mow I feel his pleasure.”

This is the way. Incredibly, two thousand years apart, you and ...

2024-08-29T04:27:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…939r
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This is the way. Incredibly, two thousand years apart, you and the Apostle Paul make very similar points.

“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way…” - Philippians 3:12-15

Bowls: because plates make me chase my food around like I chase ...

2024-08-28T20:14:18Z

Bowls: because plates make me chase my food around like I chase my 4 year old who hates wearing clothes. #foodstr #kidstr

biGoT!

2024-08-28T13:15:53Z

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biGoT!

What’s the one thing that you’re most grateful you can say on ...

2024-08-28T06:45:33Z

What’s the one thing that you’re most grateful you can say on #Nostr that would have gotten you canceled on legacy social media?

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not ...

2024-08-28T02:24:23Z

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“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:26-28

I will give one of our limited edition @npub1g3r…lnnz ...

2024-08-27T18:33:44Z

I will give one of our limited edition npub1g3ra9r7duxrh8q0l2l08ku73ptdfgr0z376mvc2earlfhm6s6xxss8lnnz (npub1g3r…lnnz) Based Trading Cards (npub1yjr…33a9) ‘The Liberator’ cards to two people who ❤️ and ♻️ this post. If over 100 people ❤️/♻️ I will add a third card.

He was Catholic.

2024-08-26T05:30:06Z

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He was Catholic.

“In Jesus Christ, there is no distance or separation between ...

2024-08-26T04:34:32Z

“In Jesus Christ, there is no distance or separation between the medium and the message: it is the one case where we can say that the medium and the message are fully one and the same.” - Marshall McLuhan

Thankful for dangerous men with the wisdom of a life and ministry ...

2024-08-25T18:30:44Z

Thankful for dangerous men with the wisdom of a life and ministry faithfully lived.

One of the life’s greatest joys is the discovery of kindred ...

2024-08-25T00:22:49Z

One of the life’s greatest joys is the discovery of kindred minds: those who share your worldview and who have gone ahead and written on topics that you could would have been interesting in trying a hand at writing and doing it far better than you could have ever dreamed.

The resulting sense of camaraderie, humility, respect (especially when the work was written by someone from ages past), and gratitude is one of the most profoundly spiritual experiences I’ve ever had.

I’d put O’Donovan there. Lewis too. Wendell Berry. Chesterton. Doug Wilson.

Whose work has similarly impacted you?

“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn ...

2024-08-18T17:47:21Z

“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.” - Werner Heisenberg, 1932 Nobel laureate and father of quantum mechanics

“…as government is beginning to frankly break down on a ...

2024-08-15T15:31:59Z

“…as government is beginning to frankly break down on a number of its core responsibilities, we ought to be thinking in terms of developing alternative institutions, resilient communities, resilient families (all anchored in churches by the way), to see to it that we can effectively carry out our dominion mandate..." - Dr. Glenn Sunshine at #TGFB24

Thank God for @npub1jlr…ynqn and for the @npub1mlc…8jpa. ...

2024-08-02T03:05:17Z

Thank God for hodlbod (npub1jlr…ynqn) and for the Thank God For Nostr Podcast (npub1mlc…8jpa).

“The continual voice which tells you that your best actions are ...

2024-05-06T06:17:58Z

“The continual voice which tells you that your best actions are secretly filled with subtle self-regard, and your best prayers still wholly egocentric—must for the most part be simply disregarded—as one disregards the impulse to keep on looking under the bandage to see whether the cut is healing. If you are always fidgeting with the bandage, it never will.

A text you should keep much in mind is I John iii, 20: “If our heart condemns us God is greater than our heart.” I sometimes pray “Lord give me no more and no less self-knowledge than I can at this moment make a good use of.

Remember He is the artist and you are only the picture. You can’t see it. So quietly submit to be painted–i.e. keep on fulfilling all the obvious duties of your station, asking forgiveness for each failure and then leaving it alone. You are in the right way. Walk—don’t keep on looking at it.”

—C.S. Lewis in a letter to a man struggling with “excessive selfness” (the man’s own words). Also called “morbid introspection” or perhaps even scrupulosity.

Rudy Giuliani’s career arc should put the fear of God into ...

2024-04-23T23:39:45Z

Rudy Giuliani’s career arc should put the fear of God into @nayibbukele.

Christians shouldn’t confuse a #Bitcoin’s price with its ...

2024-04-23T23:32:32Z

Christians shouldn’t confuse a #Bitcoin’s price with its value for the same reason they shouldn’t confuse a #Bible’s price with its value.

#THANKGODFORNOSTR @npub1mlc…8jpa #note1jdw…yesu

2024-04-09T17:14:05Z

#THANKGODFORNOSTR Thank God For Nostr Podcast (npub1mlc…8jpa)

quoting
note1jdw…yesu
If Elon Musk really unblocks the Brazilian accounts the emperor might ban Twitter in Brazil. Will this be the Nostr moment?

Nope. “Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is ...

2024-04-04T17:52:35Z

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Nope.

“Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.” - Luke 6:26

I’ll reach out and ask him. My interview with him just went ...

2024-03-29T20:34:16Z

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I’ll reach out and ask him. My interview with him just went live today. https://fountain.fm/episode/uWzoFauFcymGzYqpp4wC

Two men met a resurrected Jesus on a road. It didn’t even occur ...

2024-03-29T03:07:57Z

Two men met a resurrected Jesus on a road.

It didn’t even occur to them to kill him because they were too busy having their minds and hearts blown by the best #Bible study ever.

They’re not the only ones.

Luke 24:13-35

quoting
note1evw…a6hs
“If you meet Satoshi on the road, kill him.”
nevent1q…s06e

Cheesecake exists, my guy.

2024-03-29T02:48:23Z

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Cheesecake exists, my guy.

How did you find that? Super interesting.

2024-03-27T22:10:34Z

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How did you find that? Super interesting.

Update: She’s uploading all her songs and sent this: ...

2024-03-05T22:41:37Z

Update: She’s uploading all her songs and sent this:

quoting note16gm…jzrz
Alright guys. I spent the last few days orange pilling folks at a #Bible college in Zambia. We spent two and a half hours tonight going over wallets and custody, and talking about other innovations that leverage Bitcoin including #Nostr, wavlake (npub1yfg…v6vg), primal (npub12vk…pugg) and more.

I met one girl during the class named Lumba who is a musician. She has her music on Spotify but basically doesn’t make any money at this point. Right after the session ended, she created a Wavlake account, uploaded a song, and is off to the races. Check out her song and give her a warm #satstreaming welcome if you like what you hear!

https://www.wavlake.com/lumba

Plebchain Radio (npub14kw…j7y0) ainsleycostello (npub13qr…almy) jack (npub1sg6…f63m) hodlbod (npub1jlr…ynqn) manlikekweks (npub1fnn…4xnx) jonb (npub1xk5…mr0f) SatoshiSound (npub1sy7…2srx)

Alright guys. I spent the last few days orange pilling folks at a ...

2024-03-05T20:24:54Z

Alright guys. I spent the last few days orange pilling folks at a #Bible college in Zambia. We spent two and a half hours tonight going over wallets and custody, and talking about other innovations that leverage Bitcoin including #Nostr, wavlake (npub1yfg…v6vg), primal (npub12vk…pugg) and more.

I met one girl during the class named Lumba who is a musician. She has her music on Spotify but basically doesn’t make any money at this point. Right after the session ended, she created a Wavlake account, uploaded a song, and is off to the races. Check out her song and give her a warm #satstreaming welcome if you like what you hear!

https://www.wavlake.com/lumba

Plebchain Radio (npub14kw…j7y0) ainsleycostello (npub13qr…almy) jack (npub1sg6…f63m) hodlbod (npub1jlr…ynqn) manlikekweks (npub1fnn…4xnx) jonb (npub1xk5…mr0f) SatoshiSound (npub1sy7…2srx)

What is DnD?

2024-02-28T00:15:37Z

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What is DnD?

Looking for ways to support @npub1g3r…lnnz's work of ...

2024-02-13T23:07:20Z

Looking for ways to support TGFB (npub1g3r…lnnz)'s work of helping the Church understand and use #Bitcoin for the glory of God and the good of people everywhere?

Support our Patreon. patreon.com/TGFB

Brings to mind that Keller quote: "Truth is more important, ...

2024-02-09T17:05:32Z

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Brings to mind that Keller quote: "Truth is more important, freedom is more complex, and Jesus is more liberating than (most people) think."

It's an election year, which seemed like the perfect time to ...

2024-02-06T22:44:54Z

It's an election year, which seemed like the perfect time to discuss the relationship between God, government, and money.

Join us in #Nashville on July 24-25 for #TGFB24. Tickets available at tgfb.com/store.

The dollar noose that enabled the US to lease and mold the world ...

2024-02-02T20:35:09Z

The dollar noose that enabled the US to lease and mold the world for 100 years will continue to tighten around its neck.

Our geriatric overlords have just crushed their sixth glasses of Jonestown Kool-Aid, and the room’s starting to spin.

Americans were shocked to see BRICS tossed through the window of their glass house, and Bastiat (to Krugman’s chagrin) will be proven true, and every Keynesian a liar.

Unreal. Glad you made it through!

2024-02-01T05:44:42Z

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Unreal. Glad you made it through!

Former pastor here. For the sake of steelmanning your argument, I ...

2024-02-01T05:42:49Z

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Former pastor here. For the sake of steelmanning your argument, I don’t know anyone who believes porn is wrong primarily because it’s addictive.

Have you met people who articulated that to you?

After recording an episode of @npub1mlc…8jpa yesterday, ...

2024-01-27T18:24:42Z

After recording an episode of Thank God For Nostr Podcast (npub1mlc…8jpa) yesterday, hodlbod (npub1jlr…ynqn) and I were kicking around ideas for some regular segments on the podcast. One idea we agreed on was to spend a few minutes introducing one #nip at the beginning of each episode.

We then set to work trying to name said segment and came up with one that left me disproportionally excited.

Guess the name, and you’ll win 75k sats.

Wanting #Bitcoin to be more altcoin friendly for the sake of ...

2024-01-26T04:49:31Z

Wanting #Bitcoin to be more altcoin friendly for the sake of bringing warm bodies to Bitcoin is the monetary equivalent of mega churches playing Bieber/Kings of Leon songs to draw in rando unbelieving Zoomers/Millennials.

It’s a category error based in all the wrong motives that creates unsustainable and ultimately harmful expectations for all parties involved, to say nothing of how utterly cringe it is.

TV shows like The Wire and Man Men are popular in part because of ...

2024-01-25T17:04:04Z

TV shows like The Wire and Man Men are popular in part because of their unshrinking portrayal of reality of life in a broken world.

There is a place for this.

However, such “prestige TV shows” often neglect to portray the real beauty and goodness (read: grace) that also abounds in the world. That’s real as well, and there are shows that exaggerate evil or so comprehensively deny kindness, love, etc that the audience is actually shaken out of buying into the story.

This is, in part, because the acceptable ideological constraints required to work in Hollywood are way-of-life narrow, and almost completely secular. In ‘Egalitarianism As A Revolt Against Nature,’ Murray Rothbard wrote, “At the heart of the egalitarian left is the pathological belief that there is no structure of reality...that all the world is a tabula rasa that can be changed at any moment in any desired direction by the mere exercise of human will."

Film and tv allows directors to operate in a real sense as gods, creating entire worlds that grant them full executive oversight over even the most granular details of a story. They hire a cast to work as one, saying, “Let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done.”

This enables them to paint (at least semi-) credible and consistent stories that leave out God as a participant and either diminish (if not completely deny) or exaggerate consequences of choices made by characters. As Lewis once wrote, “You cannot go on seeing through things for ever. The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it... If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To see through’ all things is the same as not to see.”

There are redemptive and “more real” portrayals of life on film, and I’m grateful to have met several people working to create holistically faithful work.

Pumped to receive this pillar of the #Bitcoin canon by virtue of ...

2024-01-12T03:24:40Z

Pumped to receive this pillar of the #Bitcoin canon by virtue of being part of the CrowdHealth (npub1q7x…90jl) family. Looking forward to reading it, Parker Lewis (npub1w69…zltw).

#Bitcoin is Jeffersonian money. ...

2024-01-10T22:03:48Z

#Bitcoin is Jeffersonian money.

There is a real sense in which ETFs represent a pornogrification ...

2024-01-10T18:15:40Z

There is a real sense in which ETFs represent a pornogrification of #Bitcoin.

They are an attempt to benefit from one aspect of Bitcoin on their terms, without actually taking the time and assuming the responsibility to study, understand, and custody it.

Investing in the ETF will be a jumping-off point for that process for some, but the vast majority of the money going in is only interested in a few minutes of narcissistic gratification.

Jesus knew a fair weather fan when he saw one, and wanted no part ...

2024-01-08T05:23:21Z

Jesus knew a fair weather fan when he saw one, and wanted no part of them.

“Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.” - John 2:23-25 #Biblestr

'Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous ...

2024-01-06T18:44:24Z

'Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf." - Proverbs 11:28

"As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy." - 1 Timothy 6:17 #Bitcoin

“People are God’s money. That sounds strange, but remember ...

2024-01-05T19:36:46Z

“People are God’s money.

That sounds strange, but remember the components of the coin:

The image of the son of a god who was king and priest.

Is there anywhere in Scripture where God describes people in these terms?

Yes.

In the very beginning.

In Genesis 1, God's first words about humanity are, “Let us make mankind in our image and likeness.” Who else makes humans in their own image and likeness? Parents with their children.

After creating them, God tells his children to “be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.” God wanted His money to be a universal, one world currency.

The second thing that God says to humanity is that they should “subdue” and “exercise dominion” over all of the other created creatures. Peter Leithart points out that the Hebrew words translated subdue and exercise dominion are used throughout the old Testament to describe the work of kings.

In Genesis 2:15, God tells Adam and Eve to “guard” and “keep” the Garden. Leithart again points out that the Hebrew words translated “guard” and “keep” are used throughout the Law and the Prophets to describe the work of the priests.

From the beginning, God created mankind to bear his image as His sons, to steward his kingly authority, and to serve as priestly mediators to ensure that the earthly kingdom bears heavenly resemblance.

But Adam and Eve failed. They heeded the voice of another father and sought to bring his will to pass, serving as his vice-regents and priests. And their children did likewise, down through Jesus’ day.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/economicsofglory/p/misrendering-jesus-part-1

An unwillingness to love people you disagree with and/or disagree ...

2024-01-05T17:44:54Z

An unwillingness to love people you disagree with and/or disagree with people you love is one of the greatest threats to any community. #Bitcoin #Nostr

No one’s life is what you think it is. You don’t see the ...

2024-01-05T17:20:12Z

No one’s life is what you think it is. You don’t see the whole picture.

“Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” - 1 Peter 5:5 #Biblestr

Noah sends the dove, it returns with the olive branch (proof of ...

2024-01-05T17:13:22Z

Noah sends the dove, it returns with the olive branch (proof of new life), is sent out again, and doesn’t return.

God sends the Spirit at Christ’s baptism, it returns to God at Christ’s death with proof of Christ’s perfectly faithful life as the evidence of a new humanity, and is sent back to earth in Acts 2, where he remains until Christ returns. #Biblestr

Bro, these are unreal!

2023-12-20T17:50:32Z

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Bro, these are unreal!

The @npub1g3r…lnnz studio is taking shape. ...

2023-12-11T21:30:27Z

The TGFB (npub1g3r…lnnz) studio is taking shape.