2025-04-13T23:21:55Z https://nostr.now Greg https://nostr.now/npub1fp85u9fh4n7mwdu4m2z3dz8qsldrsvffq2cxxxdstnkdyggah2ssq8gwkv https://grahamtx.net/img/profile.jpg https://grahamtx.net/img/profile.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxenvxqu92zm6heu0e5hl3ks9zshzvr0s7svuhuy048f07hgsjdcqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zce40rm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrcehyf3dtddhkggjn3yzwzm7plx0qtreefca3f3eqahnzgdj8h6gpr9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuargv4ekzmt9vdshgtnfduhceqz9'>nevent1q…eqz9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a very good way to think about our times. I am sure that Tolkien thought the same about his time, but it has become worse since then. 2024-09-09T01:48:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs27tdejwd58z9uuw3xmtacuccksd8wcu5yktdjw5h064glrdtxj6czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z379gpd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq52x2vk3sr3szqy565uwp44nf0xn9ffua4epcrz4z2cdls3k8v4qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgjkg29x'>nevent1q…g29x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>N5GSG. I got my license as a kid in 1977 and got back into the hobby in 2021. I do mostly CW on HF and am getting into digital modes. #HamRadio 2024-09-06T20:33:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2dcpgxvt6u523aznxg9fe3g8tpl89nnwnc4t4msjwz7gxl3wf7czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z34sj5l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszk2sexpqtf9j99yfjehlk3rxe6fcmfl06gj7udqu9ln4etgc0vugncxurt'>nevent1q…xurt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Congratulations on the General license, and I’m glad to hear the G90 is working well for you. 2024-07-24T17:47:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0dq8wptjv70lpk6mhr5gr3y2em0pdx0nj6qz4gjf4k3jkz64s58gzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zaa42te In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqgavdstsfma2m5sx38egnunchq7fyr8d2d6nqhurphxnaxgd5ync2k76tv'>nevent1q…76tv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a 40 m QCX+ and a 20 m QCX Mini. They both work well and were fun to build. I also have a QDX that I need to build. QRP labs have great designs, so I expect the QMX to be a good choice. 2024-07-24T02:54:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxcnsgartwhqaxz6u6ryfvj3y862yz7td9ecv7rnvv2dfljqv7vmqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z4eaxcr Hello Nostr! 2024-05-01T17:33:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs83zxt02ad7kdwrsx9g9k2867gwrzgmal09vcp2qxv83hy599mnyczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2za55w92 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8mxtkxrf7cj6w2mruwp74v0vasdj6a6c7acs4sgdq59u25ee3ycppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0m36jx2'>nevent1q…6jx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, you are not the last. I haven&#39;t seen it yet. I am just now watching Blade Runner 2049 (in stages because it&#39;s long) that I checked out from the library. The problem is that I usually watch movies with my wife, and she&#39;s not that interested in science fiction. I occasionally see a movie with some of my work friends who like more nerdy fare, and the last time I did that, it was Oppenheimer. 2024-02-17T17:15:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst235sdqch3d5fwf56udp7a6akpqmqpx0m9mextery8gqkzspk66qzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z3yl6my Someday I will dig into the Go CLI Nostr code out there to make use of it.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1k9uaww8p4yu8zkygtmpx4m6ccxlme45nzsf62whxme8ca90pegeq0ucnl6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1k9u…cnl6</a></span> </div> My app of the morning: Basic Go CLI to interface with #shipyard DVM by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PABLOF7z</span> (<span class="italic">npub1l2v…ajft</span>)</a></span><br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/dextryz/shipyard">https://github.com/dextryz/shipyard</a><br/><br/>#nostr #dvm </blockquote> 2024-02-10T14:12:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9q25xw3u29eqes9ujvwawrq7yvegdk2mcjee7rskqcddw2qv4u2gzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z8hhnpz This expression caught my attention years ago after I had become disgusted with the theological arguments that went on in the church I was in. It began my reading of the Church Fathers and changed my life.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note10u3dnrggnue3u9r65dvnl8azdc3e5m0zyxna6ezyragl26xsdhwqkhp4sc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note10u3…p4sc</a></span> </div> GN, nostr 🫡<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/8ceea90ae5910b1d392edb9e2990ca54b8b1c1c30956e41000b4f99f579f48b3.jpg"> </blockquote> 2024-02-08T14:56:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxsyln76saqqef3d0layrdv7gte2w2u839pr3k3xjvcdsf3r5xs7gzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zuth6h7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cud56wfquhne95ygr7yxaew9r9frze3pkv5xz6x72dzwmy0me6qprfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezu7n9vfjkget99e3kcmm4vshslrd708'>nevent1q…d708</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! I need to write more! 2024-02-06T02:56:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8mh2tq5ayrqahvcl9j8ph8ycmewp36w7agk2898qm26kvzejv6czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z39yp09 St. Thomas Aquinas is my confirmation saint, and today my wife and I celebrated his feast day by participating in the first annual St. Thomas Aquinas Eucharistic Procession at the University of Dallas.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note18nfjptdxet2z7xt9ge7dycnqkjggwhlph7tq82ztvwdqcrmdr6qqtw6yf6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note18nf…6yf6</a></span> </div> Sunday 28 January 2024 <br/> <br/>4th Sunday in Ordinary Time  <br/> <br/> <br/>Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Doctor <br/> <br/>Painting by Carlo Crivelli, 1476, from the large 'Demidoff Altarpiece' made for the high altar of San Domenico in Ascoli Piceno, east central Italy, now in the National Gallery, London. <br/> <br/> <br/>From a conference by Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest <br/>The Cross exemplifies every virtue <br/> <br/>Why did the Son of God have to suffer for us? There was a great need, and it can be considered in a twofold way: in the first place, as a remedy for sin, and secondly, as an example of how to act. <br/> It is a remedy, for, in the face of all the evils which we incur on account of our sins, we have found relief through the passion of Christ. Yet, it is no less an example, for the passion of Christ completely suffices to fashion our lives. Whoever wishes to live perfectly should do nothing but disdain what Christ disdained on the cross and desire what he desired, for the cross exemplifies every virtue. <br/> If you seek the example of love: Greater love than this no man has, than to lay down his life for his friends. Such a man was Christ on the cross. And if he gave his life for us, then it should not be difficult to bear whatever hardships arise for his sake. <br/> If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the cross. Great patience occurs in two ways: either when one patiently suffers much, or when one suffers things which one is able to avoid and yet does not avoid. Christ endured much on the cross, and did so patiently, because when he suffered he did not threaten; he was led like a sheep to the slaughter and he did not open his mouth. Therefore Christ’s patience on the cross was great. In patience let us run for the prize set before us, looking upon Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith who, for the joy set before him, bore his cross and despised the shame. <br/> If you seek an example of humility, look upon the crucified one, for God wished to be judged by Pontius Pilate and to die. <br/> If you seek an example of obedience, follow him who became obedient to the Father even unto death. For just as by the disobedience of one man, namely, Adam, many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one man, many were made righteous. <br/> If you seek an example of despising earthly things, follow him who is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Upon the cross he was stripped, mocked, spat upon, struck, crowned with thorns, and given only vinegar and gall to drink. <br/> Do not be attached, therefore, to clothing and riches, because they divided my garments among themselves. Nor to honours, for he experienced harsh words and scourgings. Nor to greatness of rank, for weaving a crown of thorns they placed it on my head. Nor to anything delightful, for in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. <img src="https://image.nostr.build/a0439129782af0872606b37b8ceba5e34937bc4f03f0ba4fea791f242958a029.jpg"> </blockquote> 2024-01-29T03:35:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2z5vx7q9tssqcqvwlha0605skap499r90veev6q3fgzz3y5dz3eczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zcnep6y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hgs8z2dpedhd86rqhaypc5qqcun3sh3fc20enr825sxka8trrrspz9mhxue69uhnzdps9enrw73wd9hj78v3ev9'>nevent1q…3ev9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is on my list to look into someday. Right now I&#39;m focused on portable HF where I operate CW and am trying to get into digital modes like Olivia and JS8Call. 2024-01-25T03:21:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrj52u40gcd88euzxmxr3ckqtpyputcymretwlt8mdhw0pyuja2eszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zxjdp9t The latest issue of the University of Dallas publication, Veritas, has a very good article on the redefinition of marriage by Ryan T. Anderson. <a href="https://give.udallas.edu/veritas/winter2023">https://give.udallas.edu/veritas/winter2023</a> 2024-01-25T01:29:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvyfqr02x3gjtgp7uwukcvzyd9hl8tf53typzxmh40henzqnd646czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zaw6aw7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4tuy3wrkzn44jd6sm9g9fxzu5sm2l75r849tly45apht55kq2wqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0j6rcf0'>nevent1q…rcf0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anthony Esolen is great. Enjoy! 2024-01-08T03:21:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgnjdk7938pamu9auep5cqfjt58ur8lprcl669spw78hkz0vrlkpgzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z3zc4s0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jxnea8tn6jr8p095mhrd3aw868gv6xncmufg97ugpe6tucl742gppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp04z9f6k'>nevent1q…9f6k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How did it go? I ended up giving up caffeine during Advent (and beyond) for health reasons. Sometimes we voluntarily take up a penance, but sometimes, God allows a penance to be imposed upon us by circumstances. For me, it was difficult for a few days, but it&#39;s not too bad now. 2024-01-06T03:38:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0rgyphwwvtmeyf7vdadcwe5gqhkqwpaqurhk0d6q70z7260pz2wszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zj9g0c6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwc4eezga4rtplxl8869xa8rka6642jy3eghq0kyw6z8qe0qdl7s0a880d'>nevent1q…880d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Word of God is an infinite person because only such a person can adequately express the infinity of God. Knowing that person is the same as knowing God. “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father.” 2024-01-04T17:13:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8r7ffunlm089u9u2dgpgu9ufw2u2j89kss29e7d8pf936u637xszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zljch69 According to timechaincalendar.com, today is Cold Card Day. It says, &#34;On this day in 2017, Coinkite released the world&#39;s most trusted and secure bitcoin hardware wallet, the Coldcard.&#34; I know I love my Cold Card. Happy Cold Card Day, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>N</span> (<span class="italic">npub1az9…m8y8</span>)</a></span>! 2023-12-15T00:13:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqhsnpfkyx406r4xj3ppc89aaqm6wxvp8u69jgvc5ar7y4a3t5urszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z8p0jc2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04fpht2gr2m7sqfxgap5kzpe4vr8d32tpurzrx9px9szqhrylqqgsnn4at'>nevent1q…n4at</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:( 2023-12-11T03:24:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0yhx2kr0785lyjlma4gnwetxuayg3eawdwuq0nqwtwvhr0j9n59qzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z5jmezc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2h7p3jrgn22swwqljs84dakzxr3z8qas6047ayhlztxrft933phg3jas2p'>nevent1q…as2p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. In my apartment complex, I see parents with their little children in the parking lot. They have to be on the lookout for cars and make sure the children are out of the way. I&#39;m sure that when the parents are busy, the children have to be shut up indoors. 2023-12-10T04:20:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0cumcwt2lczdh9384chpstxnfsxxlmzjlf7mhydc0zcpm9rg49mczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z436xkd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs24nkvhrfphkdv20546wqukf8nhj2c8qa4qd9lgspj9nyhr2a22ccttj4xw'>nevent1q…j4xw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You are right. In my area, I only see immigrant families and minorities with children living in the apartment complexes. I think white Americans wait until they&#39;re in a house before having children, but they do have dogs. We do have nice public playgrounds nearby, though.<br/><br/>I also wonder if there are liability concerns with playgrounds that apartment owners don&#39;t want to get involved with. 2023-12-10T03:44:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tmvxankkfytm0d0xy9k6m884640c78klmyxple9khv5dhewszmgzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zl3e64z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xawg5m5zczagayyffsj3tmmjppyv7zjfww6gwg6ja5p98e5w28qz9d7ay'>nevent1q…d7ay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I knew Finrod prophesied that God would enter our world as a man in a beautiful passage in *Morgoth’s Ring*.<br/><br/>Thank you for the well wishes. The classes went well. In one, we talked about Google’s new Gemini AI, and in the other, we talked about Book I of *Mere Christianity* by C. S. Lewis. Now I am working on writing a Python exam. 2023-12-07T20:10:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4y3ug70s044jg4hv2kygsl55qz0uf6ev4qs2erjhe72m6mq5lgszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zykxxup In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzvuc94r7qth72gxm0kq6uefreah8jhnqe67mdu96za6xnlazsvsa6d7v2'>nevent1q…d7v2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good morning! Finrod is my favorite character in the Silmarillion. I&#39;m doing well. I&#39;m teaching my last classes of the semester today and getting ready for final exams. 2023-12-07T13:46:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdt3y834ltp8m94p6sud7rx26r9ljclunjdxusl6mvkg6xzkp8rtczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zrcttxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3ns0mt7s0rat3mv29vckgg5k2rtcv8kc99cum6w7pwa4h6h7emsswc737'>nevent1q…c737</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for posting that. The replies gave me some people to follow. 2023-12-06T19:26:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhj2hqcpgxeqcdjnnnvt8x6c5gc792vhq3ajxn756jkx25tvz4pgzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z6sjwq5 Happy Feast of St. Nicholas! In this brilliant reflection, Pope Benedict combines Santa Clause, astronomy, the Council of Nicea, and the love of Jesus.<br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/HSkk.png"> 2023-12-06T15:14:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst85xckc82pf38gzemj520a759qp0ktxqu3jv4c2njnpje7f67wuszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zs72t2m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswymu3qf6wng6t66k6qfnp0z0xfufqusssxps9cnx5twyrj27sgyc60epdz'>nevent1q…epdz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like Voddie Baucham. I’ve seen some videos of him preaching. 2023-11-30T15:10:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrw8ekg4fen65uyf0avvehn88ry3al6cxwum8wsqpakekz44d6qmszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2znd6923 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspz4ymtpkvkwzxgupzs9v6erx07nm4njqyemdw9urr0u94m54zadsnz0fsv'>nevent1q…0fsv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have heard that a lot over the years, especially in the Design Thinking stuff that comes from the Stanford d School. The purpose is to encourage the free flow of ideas and not risk people being afraid to share their ideas because they might not be good enough. Once all of the ideas are on the table, they can be critically evaluated. This can be taken to an extreme that is just a waste of time. I’ve been in meetings where there was someone who took advantage of this to just spout nonsense. 2023-11-30T15:08:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgt69tkk0p938vplvh4vc8sjlwvwa60sqdlqwn0gjr65lztkmrxegzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zqwh00z Today is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. One of the readings at Mass this morning shows the order that God is restoring under the kingship of Christ. God makes everything subject to Christ, who presents his kingdom back to his Father, establishing the true Patriarchy of love.<br/><br/>But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. “For God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things under him, that God may be everything to every one. (1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28) 2023-11-27T03:31:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lujm7srnmva0zmx6mzztdmpg9zhxkuv5amafkm6855r5f62f2eszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z3fwl3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfw06keexrpv9rf6t0us4kct07zxn38fh4e2qzt2y9fj3u5gylaqckzfvv'>nevent1q…zfvv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The zap appeared to work on my end. I’m using Primal iOS with Alby. 2023-11-24T18:18:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvvsc6z8exfde529frm9ue85rll0283ac78vaj0mjsr7q2ruh4uszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zcg7pd0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23zvehfsmd0qcjkj0aedhrhdmdh8w3qveq9heekly39uvvq5cqds7pcz8h'>nevent1q…cz8h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What do you think of the documented experiences of people whose brains stop functioning for a time, but after they are revived, report events that took place while they were brain dead? These reports include events and observations in other locations than where the patient was located because their point of view moved away from their body. This module you describe should not be capable of this. 2023-11-20T19:36:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsypfx79n77zr4qdtg874afn9rjqwg793f72k8a7trsk2c02lfzhpgzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zgqfvt9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zlq20g84yckwdhjw02v0r8pnk65rjkl9k5alsnwe04tyvctuycg95n8rp'>nevent1q…n8rp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s interesting. Maybe I can visit Utrecht someday. 2023-11-18T02:21:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26egh9ucqjqkx35zgjcvqv6q0mu0e6lj8xvmwszmxqdke7ha0augzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zgl8rma Hear, O kings, and understand;<br/>learn, you magistrates of the earth&#39;s expanse!<br/>Hearken, you who are in power over the multitude<br/>and lord it over throngs of peoples!<br/>Because authority was given you by the Lord<br/>and sovereignty by the Most High,<br/>who shall probe your works and scrutinize your counsels.<br/>Because, though you were ministers of his kingdom, you judged not rightly,<br/>and did not keep the law,<br/>nor walk according to the will of God,<br/>Terribly and swiftly shall he come against you,<br/>because judgment is stern for the exalted–<br/>For the lowly may be pardoned out of mercy<br/>but the mighty shall be mightily put to the test.<br/>For the Lord of all shows no partiality,<br/>nor does he fear greatness,<br/>Because he himself made the great as well as the small,<br/>and he provides for all alike;<br/>but for those in power a rigorous scrutiny impends.<br/>To you, therefore, O princes, are my words addressed<br/>that you may learn wisdom and that you may not sin.<br/>For those who keep the holy precepts hallowed shall be found holy,<br/>and those learned in them will have ready a response.<br/>Desire therefore my words;<br/>long for them and you shall be instructed. (Wisdom 6:1-11) 2023-11-15T22:30:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9pags5vkq9s3yt774fuw9ta4a0kz3w4zytjdtky4kyj328e0lpjqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zug50se In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27wfl494dge8ezwqvq03m7a6z5rqzugxy2u7wlcqj7svu7jmphlspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs440hjx'>nevent1q…0hjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I appreciate Tim&#39;s concern with the problems of feminism, but I think his advice could use some nuance. Feminism has infected the thinking of most people in the west, so it is rare to find anyone unaffected by it. A man and woman considering marriage will need to work out the issue of male headship as well as mutual submission. I know Tim rejects the teaching of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI on mutual submission, but I think he needs to reexamine that. Sometimes the man, as the leader, needs to bend to the needs of the wife, and that is a form of self-sacrificial submission. It takes wisdom and discernment to know when that needs to happen. However, if the girlfriend, after a heart-to-heart discussion on the topic, is unwilling to let the man lead, they should not get married. Conversely, if a woman is not convinced her boyfriend will lead the family by treating her with loving care and respect, they should not get married. 2023-11-15T22:10:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstnzawxr25lygt300nxkafujppltzuffesvngnrrhxqxnguyzjl9gzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z9exjwk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcszjh7uj6jq6679c95vp4e786zw4989qlxzyns79vwp6ckp75gcg0j2pv'>nevent1q…j2pv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a big one for me. 2023-11-11T15:43:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0nhjeh9hgu9dzcwyaw045dth852ltrv98hdtxe345sm7qqe4tstszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z45jl9l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdvguzmf0yc3a0tpm4sj408zg0dfgzuj5eteumql2gfex8hxmx9grat6tm'>nevent1q…t6tm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s great that you have the support of your wife. I&#39;ve been blessed to have my wife on the same page through our twists and turns. 2023-11-11T15:19:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswyelrxenta2s40hr568dedz4a4gh0ylhcjq5938azg5sd6qhpq6czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z7t0gtx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pytdz9thnqwmwn8scdy8v76mk6vsas8tzus90fvmnlertp634zsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0nhnals'>nevent1q…nals</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have you entered the Orthodox Church, or are you still in the consideration stage? I came close to becoming Orthodox but instead checked out a conservative Anglican communion called the Charismatic Episcopal Church (CEC). I thought it would give my wife and I the benefits of Orthodoxy but not seem so foreign, which bothered her more than me at the time. <br/><br/>However, in the CEC I found that they did not have an answer to the problem of unity in the Church. I came to the conclusion that the solution that Jesus gave us is the successors of the Apostles (bishops) who are united around the successor of Peter (the Pope of Rome). <br/><br/>I reluctantly entered the Catholic Church, mostly out of obedience to the truth that I believed had been revealed to me. It has since proved to be a blessing to my wife and I, despite current problems in the hierarchy. Just like in the Protestant world, there are good and bad people as well as good and bad communities within the Catholic world, and we have found some good ones. I have also found great blessings in the saints and established traditions of the Church. Even though there is argument, controversy, and confusion on these things today, especially on the Internet, we have 2000 years of solid doctrine and godly examples to cling to and can pretty much ignore the present-day noise.<br/><br/>Interestingly, there was a scandal in the leadership of the CEC shortly after we became Catholic resulting in several of my friends leaving. Most of them became Eastern Orthodox. 2023-11-10T20:34:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqx0syln6xmavxg0ky6z0l4wwssnp98zraafpuc9ks2swgnxzm22qzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zzwksvp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxw6ra8sr7uhkx5t4latf93xmzz8naz4q6n20qk49j558n5ek04ysppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0wpc6z0'>nevent1q…c6z0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>After I came to faith in high school in an Evangelical context, I ran into doctrinal disagreements among friends in college that caused me to start looking back towards the Reformation for answers. For a while, I thought I had found the answers I sought in Calvinism, but when I started seeing cracks in the Reformed edifice, I went deeper into history. Then there was no turning back. 2023-11-07T20:58:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrcpg4vhc7lg9fu66vp7fh2wuxcllwt3zw8sl9ele5rujw6pnqahszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zc439kp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97rh93fpxydtaf7mz8fv42zegyw0sxp687r7qrw07yyv03vv0qjs5k9385'>nevent1q…9385</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow! 2023-11-06T11:41:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr3qe8t704phh7dyp23cffshu4mtwme2nzjn3p3vd6qtg3fgjnzdqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zgcpnw6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97j46a4jp7zdq4x380qwvt6kwu3t6l2d93q72pc06hyr9kp92j3cpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm4wfex2mn59en8j6ghyrv2a'>nevent1q…rv2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Catholic Current is one I recently discovered. It&#39;s from a radio show done by Fr. Robert McTeigue SJ. He&#39;s one of those rare orthodox Jesuits. He&#39;s very smart and insightful, and he doesn&#39;t mince words when it comes to problems in the culture or the Church, not matter how high it goes. 2023-11-06T02:26:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd58txsm922ylmcj35kpm50tgecse460yg5j38v9jjlc3kk3s6jxgzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z0u7ql4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvumkdhf2yx7pw6m298x45qmfxknxf5vnsn4dysm24vkvrs3ravagjz37q3'>nevent1q…37q3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I use Fountain now, but for a while I used Podverse. Features I like in Fountain are:<br/><br/>1. Value-for-value sats streaming and boosts<br/>2. I like the way the queue works, letting me organize what I want to listen to next.<br/>3. The activity feed on the home page is interesting, although I should look at it more.<br/><br/>There are several podcasts I like, but for here I recommend the Thank God for Nostr podcast. 2023-11-04T12:10:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04nhr4lge65wqezd80sr8punzdt7u9nd3zpagzswweqrg59tys3czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zaqd4qe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzljp8pl4squ44shzh7cc3e83hrp0scg4p6v2npmes8n4hhnt8xgqaxl9v'>nevent1q…xl9v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let me try again, this time using Primal instead of Snort.<br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/HPQK.jpg"> 2023-11-04T11:33:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9nrdxv28gwhndf6dghg93qhfjs0fmuftxtj0wtdfrtk8c96plvaczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z76sdc9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lr7hm8xwgsurz37l9v0wawmkqltk2peakjpw33t322pek8l942sppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp07z5czn'>nevent1q…5czn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is a great clip. I am going to show it to some people I know who struggle with discouragement. 2023-11-01T14:44:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdk3dstzgm9ltzmcggv8mt73wthxeeyj695n6r68amsvj593nfs6szypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zjazg44 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszh9cc4qhzaj248gdtyfur3c83x7apqy3f2vx38w7x4rh2dncumscvgkulg'>nevent1q…kulg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Happy Feast of All Saints! 2023-11-01T11:28:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszh9cc4qhzaj248gdtyfur3c83x7apqy3f2vx38w7x4rh2dncumsczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zu8kltl But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge who is God of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks more graciously than the blood of Abel. -Hebrews 12:22-24<br/><br/>After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels stood round the throne and round the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.” -Revelation 7:9-12 2023-11-01T11:23:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv942j4yvxr5ljxdjn3sqagdqljt24ygfm292nxgnj6gcftje6zeqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z6j3yhx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jj7wf57uffagfd09jgee8a35nnc2jdavdv5fdav4c577lv538yqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdum04ms9'>nevent1q…4ms9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a few news sites that I sample to get different perspectives, including CNN, Fox, Al Jazeera, Gateway Pundit, BBC, LifeSite News, Breitbart, and National Catholic Register. I don&#39;t look at every one every day, but it is interesting to quickly compare a few. 2023-10-26T18:50:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswc53t5qzdch0rr7aa3rt90pk2pjay3rtc39tzgy3wvgtqhtxv5jczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zg292vm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6rjrs6gyfcspsxrsmf5rul4g5p55vnudsukdpllfmdqtsljw06q69curd'>nevent1q…curd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... and if it&#39;s not an improvement, why would you code it, right? 2023-10-26T13:27:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7z0c3j93j8xe9x3dkj0ehlfcgedre9nxtssl0kh6jsfzgezcvcszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zmvnmq0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrkuvduhg8pweravzckta4cpcn6pza3c6qmcatcjn3s87ed5cxys5hjkep'>nevent1q…jkep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>GM! 2023-10-26T10:23:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdde3rked84qgccpc9lsj8h40me0kq8dej33tfs7g6spz0qnez0czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z0p5dfz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhav9gaggrxa35qcjdgexxw4tv8knjhzzwulrxn64hl0fw3lvn3spr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp092cfek'>nevent1q…cfek</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just saw on the hyperscript website that it was inspired by HyperTalk. I will have to give it a try. 2023-10-25T17:26:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq0yuqqlrtne933u7u5s6yluf5kam53la3v24llz85sxepw8up5zszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zj02fcv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8hpynmf82n2dtfhwfutmj9cwewqsf0zzp3pz4xlcmgs5fexd6egk6u27q'>nevent1q…u27q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This made me think of William Gibson&#39;s 1984 novel, *Neuromancer*. I read it right when it came out, so my memory of it is vague, but I remember that there were powerful AIs that had their own community in cyberspace, which is the global network that is central to the novel. The protagonist tries to get help from these AIs, and has a hard time because most of the AIs are much more interested in their own community than the affairs of humans. 2023-10-24T18:29:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdktmavp4anjeah3pwggzfxpnzum0aa7dzx4l9wny83ljlcztn2agzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zcgaj8j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfyjmcsygq6mpdvjl5334gxnznlarz98rt73nspgzs5cdhzhhgyagpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmq6d3lll'>nevent1q…3lll</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know about hyperscript, but in 1988 I was writing code in HyperTalk. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperTalk">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperTalk</a> 2023-10-23T20:58:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswqhpjt29fe45l80ckcsae0nw0nv50rywjp9xegym6tklwvv5medczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z7tqua6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymgvqjmadfytugsuw2usynsf3vvccf08akcf5drkejcq3ar3ffjqtw2knc'>nevent1q…2knc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been listening to some Sola Scriptura debates recently, and I&#39;ve found them less than satisfying. I feel like some Catholic apologists make it sound like Tradition and the Magisterium answers all of the questions, removes all ambiguities, and settles all disagreements. The current problems in the Vatican have shown that is not true. There are still hard problems in Catholic theology, areas of disagreement, and mysteries that will likely never be understood in this life. Nonetheless, I have found the difference between Protestant theology and Catholic theology to be night and day. <br/><br/>I didn&#39;t get here by listening to Catholic apologists, though. I started by looking into ancient Christianity, then trying to merge modern Protestant and Patristic Christianity, all along learning more about how Catholic beliefs were not what I had been taught as a Protestant. As I worked through issue after issue, against my preference, the Catholic position eventually came out on top each time. I did not want to become Catholic because it was going to cost me in my career plans and in personal relationships, but eventually my conscience wouldn&#39;t let me stay out of the Church.<br/><br/>However, I had some friends who were with me in that journey that ended up Anglican or Eastern Orthodox. I disagree with them, but I respect their choices. The road is very complicated, and there are hundreds of factors that shape who we become and what we believe. I know that God understands all of that and will judge each of according to what we have been given. I am not capable of judging anyone, and for that, I am glad. 2023-10-19T19:37:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8jpzenfxc0f8qv9jt5uksg0tjzdffg2amv3jrm8hcugfdp78fymczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z72q8kl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc9sndkzj4z7v457qctzp0cgglh5yrylzzfwue4afveqszxsw8hc9nve99'>nevent1q…ve99</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s certainly true, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s6z7hmmx2vud66f3utxd70qem8cwtggx0jgc7gh8pqwz2k8cltuqrdwk4c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1s6z7hmmx2vud66f3utxd70qem8cwtggx0jgc7gh8pqwz2k8cltuqrdwk4c</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s6z…wk4c</span>)</a></span>. By the way, since we are conversing, let me take the opportunity to tell you that I have enjoyed listening to you on podcasts such as TFTC and Bitcoin.review. I started digging into crypto in May 2022 to address the interests of some of my high school students. I soon learned that Bitcoin was not only first, but that it is unique. I lost interest in the altcoins, and as I tried to learn how Bitcoin works in order to explain it to my students, I became more and more fascinated by the technology behind it. Someday, when I have more time, I would like to dive into your &#34;Bitcoin, Explained&#34; podcast. Thank you for what you for all of your contributions to Bitcoin. I think it will prove to be an important thing. 2023-10-19T18:46:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0hcpujm4gpx69zw38m4ghlldrjnp6qkypjjdf45e4uafgxe680dczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zsgpzvz Today is the feast of Saint Luke, physician and writer of *The Gospel According to Luke* and *The Acts of the Apostles* in the New Testament. Today I read this passage from Luke&#39;s gospel:<br/><br/>&#34;And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.<br/><br/>“He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Luke 16:9-13)<br/><br/>Jesus calls money &#34;unrighteous mammon&#34;, associating it with a pagan god called Mammon. He wants us to be generous with our money, using it to make friends who will welcome us into eternal life. Greed can keep us out of heaven. Generosity not only frees us from earthly cares that weigh us down, but the money we give away can help others who may become our friends for eternity.<br/><br/>What caught my attention and made me think of posting this on Nostr is that Jesus says, &#34;so that when it [money] fails...&#34; Jesus is telling us that money will fail. Is he talking about the failure of fiat? Not necessarily, because the people of his day did not use fiat money, but he may have had future fiat money in mind. The truth is, for many people, their money fails in one way or another during their lifetime, but for all of us, our money fails us at our death. Whatever comes after death, our money won&#39;t go with us, even Bitcoin. 2023-10-18T23:11:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfd6qlqkcasehxrc2sag4e5v7g46fl5wnpz2l8ch7464wzjlcagqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zlrhden In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93hnavd2xpqzdy5swk70sq03jwsp2sd2xqul6f33aqwfr7k9e6fsmde92f'>nevent1q…e92f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s interesting you should say that. I didn&#39;t get into the subject of contraception in my previous post because it&#39;s a complicated moral issue, but it is an important root cause. Contraception allows a separation between sex and parenthood, which weakens family bonds, contributing to the rise of divorce, remarriage, and homes with step fathers. Most sexual abuse of children is by step fathers. A man is much less likely to abuse his own children, but the children of another man are much more vulnerable, especially when their father is absent. 2023-10-18T17:58:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs902xz0ng4ajs9vlc3vaqpk7j7g068y2r8u2td6h5tzwmq3mhxkmczypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2ztlhram In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzy07ya0vrak6er7zzt6peqsrvua48pzkpxjvca9unks7ewaxpjgf877df'>nevent1q…77df</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would be happy if people would just raise the question of a root cause and pursue it with an open mind. I believe the root cause is rapidly increasing moral relativism, but since most people may not be thinking along those lines, more explanation is required, so please forgive the long post.<br/><br/>I see the roots of this in the Renaissance with the idea that &#34;Man is the measure of things&#34; rather than God. While there were many good things that came out of this humanism, the moral authority of the Catholic Church was questioned, and the Protestant Reformation, which responded to genuine problems in the Church, further ate away at this authority. The Protestants replaced the authority of the Church with the authority of the Bible. The wars of religion that followed the Reformation further weakened Christian authority so that in the Enlightenment, Reason was proposed as superior to Revelation as a source of morality. Modern critical scholarship proceded to cast doubt on the texts of the Bible so that even the Bible came be seen as irrelevant.<br/><br/>These changes began first among the intellectuals of Europe, but their ideas spread through the universities and seminaries so that even priests and ministers began to doubt the truth of Christian doctrine and morals. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was common among the well educated to not take traditional Christian morality seriously. Sigmund Freud provided rationale for not only doubting Christian sexual morality, but believing it be actually harmful because it repressed our natural sexual expression.<br/><br/>In the United States, the common people tended to cling to religion, but movies and television romanticized sexual freedom that was at odds with what they were taught at church. Over the decades the Hollywood lifestyle seemed more and more normal while Christian morality looked too restrictive and old-fashioned. In the United States, the sexual revolution in the late 1960s threw off the traditional moral restraints and began a series of legal changes, including no-fault divorce, legalized abortion, and same-sex marriage.<br/><br/>In my lifetime (I’m 61), I&#39;ve seen the following changes. When I was a child, all of the children of the neighborhood played with each other all over the neighborhood, and no one worried as long as we were home for dinner. My mom would sometimes send me to the convenience store over half a mile away near the highway to pick up something she needed when I was still pretty small. We had a non-sectarian prayer at the beginning of each day in the public school. School shootings were unthinkable even though guns were very common in Texas. By the time I was in high school, 1977-1981, things had become much different. In my public high school, one band director was fired for sexual misconduct with a student, and the college counselor was caught in the act with a boy in the school bathroom, and ended up shooting himself. There were rumors about our principal and one of my history teachers, but nothing was ever proven. Now, responsible parents will not leave their children unsupervised outside their own fenced-in yard, and even Catholic priests are no longer considered safe.<br/><br/>In summary, secularism leads to moral relativism where eventually anything is permissible (e.g. Ivan Karamazov). There are still good people, but the restraints on bad people deteriorate until chaos threatens to overwhelm the good. Bitcoiners blame fiat for the problems of the world, but currency devaluation was considered a serious sin in the Middle Ages, so that moral restraint had to be eliminated before we could have fiat currency. I believe the solution is a widespread revival of faith in God with the realization that He knows what makes for a fulfilling life. When we abandon the path He has shown us, we wander off into self-destruction. 2023-10-14T15:30:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfu0f2w2apkl0w66r06ccp8ywpcn6hyqegkvtrz0fh9l5v9u5et3gzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zhucat7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsruphuhkexzxht0sahacyuwdcfjyl9wuha8cv94jcr0qssv99e8ucgrplr9'>nevent1q…plr9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Who is going to argue against protecting children from sexual abuse? Therefore, it can excuse any tyranny. What is never addressed are the root causes of child sexual abuse. 2023-10-13T20:58:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94g36mdx5e72w9eyur52g3dsfnaaprdwtt5ttlhxtwydcszjd70gzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zlas7c0 This quote from the late Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, regarding the parable of the vineyard, is very relevant for the Church today.<br/><br/>Yet there is a promise in Jesus&#39; words: the vineyard will not be destroyed. While the unfaithful labourers abandon their destiny, the owner of the vineyard does not lose interest in his vineyard and entrusts it to other faithful servants. This means that, although in certain regions faith is dwindling to the point of dying out, there will always be other peoples ready to accept it.<br/>From: Homily, 5 October 2008 2023-10-11T13:42:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrm46jews8f47kj8vamja39hh3a66jf93aneplmnkcwhkaez50y7qzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zqtn5f9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqnk29rh7hzguzt36mhmlnhv8gv36fypuz6x7tje98k90tqtm44gsk04lkw'>nevent1q…4lkw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Frost Nixon is a good movie. 2023-10-09T00:09:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduuvyhr8g6qk856zedujxhsmz4h5zqgpsdpss3k8g4fzaq54834gzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zggtr4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyparhww8r5trmk69nlfhh8vwm08mcgzgezm3k02m2yt6dqjrjjqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu3thanc'>nevent1q…hanc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not a Dispensationalist, but I do take notice when the Holy Land is in the news. I think it still has a significant role to play, but I doubt any of us know exactly what that will be. 2023-10-08T02:12:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9tvhucyzd5rn7022x4khv6laq0t042ddw74gmuaaxrp05knnzr4czypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zh4jqqc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs83wd03udsjv4vkczyvpq8x0t8n7ujdkqyca4lszq9ufftcj2lw7ql36qvq'>nevent1q…6qvq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Libertarianism is a broad concept. The parts that they object to and the parts that you hold to might not overlap. 2023-10-06T20:30:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2e83xvllgl5dnexaymg385earnejxw6gnr2ac6ykv37syx25dhlqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2zx2ahs4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8n629avdcfzuqvz6973ae3j4pl4e4ehs3vwk49nypwn3juffdtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0wn7n9f'>nevent1q…7n9f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is my interpretation of what they might say, which is that the Biblical view of man is not individualistic, but family and relationship oriented. The American idea of individualism comes from the Enlightenment, not the Bible. We are born into a family, and our identity comes from there. Families make up tribes and communities, and communities make up nations. God started with the family of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and his sons. From these sons come the 12 tribes that form the structure of the nation of Israel.<br/><br/>It is true that individual Israelites were not regulated by the national government, but they were regulated by the family. The head of the family ruled the family. When there are disputes between families, those are arbitrated by village, town, or tribal elders. Only the cases that couldn&#39;t be resolved at lower levels went to Moses, Joshua, the judges, or the kings. 2023-10-05T18:49:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszddau4euvtna22v0svmzlggmzhtuaay6ktd4z9qu558azketuqzqzypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z07gunv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jfd76uzahf9cd57r4pquwh6x9harj5m7cmt5w4xqmxxh2s35suspzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7q8kh9j'>nevent1q…kh9j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just noticed it Celsius. Even Texas doesn&#39;t get that hot. 2023-10-05T18:35:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrg7tf4qmzqxylmyw2d44qqecprty0xhxu9zv72pfqsl50ck3xezszypyy7ns4x7k0mdehjhdg295guzra5wp39yptqccekpwwe53prka2z967w8p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkw8wma72yq7erfp496ujxp3sdylm3pfwdn7u0dzq62q4c6j4ragpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsp55m6g'>nevent1q…5m6g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recommend NewPolity ( <a href="https://newpolity.com/">https://newpolity.com/</a> ) for a nuanced approach to this topic. They recognize the tyranny of today&#39;s governments, but they do not advocate a Libertarian a solution. They draw from the Bible as well as Christian political theory and historical examples of more successful functioning Christian societies. What they are discussing cannot be enacted in the next election cycle, but I believe they do have a vision that can give as goal to work towards long-term, even if we don&#39;t know how we can get there from here. 2023-10-05T14:36:13Z