Question for Protestants: If a Protestant pastor criticizes "revolving-door salvation," do you take that to mean he believes in "once saved, always saved"? Not sure what he means.

It is ruling-class bullies with ulterior motives who fallibly determine that not getting certain vaccines put others at risk. Other smarties say receiving the vaccines are a risk. Who has the legitimate authority to ultimately decide? We do. We have bodily autonomy. We decide what, if any, artificial chemical soups are pumped into our veins. We do not relinquish such decisions to Big Brother. View quoted note →

Lefties need to stop pretending there's no difference between a PROTEST and a RIOT.

Kinda funny how I feel slightly bummed that it looks like #Monero (XMR) appears to be peaking "only" in the $700-some range. (I was amazed when it reached $400!) I'm just grateful that there is such a currency with which I can leave out the greedy, useless middle man (banks, PayPal, Visa, MC) when making private transactions -- and for no one tracking me or being robbing me through taxation in the name of "unrealized gains."

What's the best, most compatible desktop printer/scanner that works with #Linux (Debian/Mint/MX)? Preferably one that can print over WiFi, too.

With the skyrocketing price of #Monero lately, I still caution people not to be greedy. Just buy some, spend some. Tip a waitress. It's primarily digital cash. Jesus says you can't serve God and Monero.

I have friends in heaven.

The fact that there can be bad popes does not invalidate the Catholic Church -- just as bad Christian laypersons or lay leaders don't invalidate the claims of Christianity. The pope is not a cult leader, where everything he does or whispers is "gospel." He can fail at his job just as we can, but he cannot (i.e., is unable to) authoritatively bind error on the Church in matters of faith and morals. He is not the master of the apostolic deposit of faith. He is to be its servant.

I'm not all about prices, but still it is kinda cool to see #Monero breaking its all-time highs today. XMR is a tenacious coin. Faithful to its original purpose: private, fungible digital cash.

For most of Christian history, all churches had sanctuaries with an altar for the re-presentation of the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus. Now, many sanctuaries are literally nothing more than musical band stages. Something went wrong.

I wish npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 was still active here.

I am neither, but is being anti-semitic worse than being anti-Russian? I'm offended that the Grand Slam tennis tournaments don't allow Russian tennis players to represent their countries. I am Christian -- why should I try to guard against "Islamophobic" speech when others are free to spew threatening "Christophobic" speech? Stupid hypocrisy.

FALSE: "America is not the government or the land; it's the people." It all goes together. ALSO FALSE: "The Church is not the clergy or the buildings; it's the people. It all goes together. Those who insist that the Church is only "the people" tend to reject the legitimate authority of the Church's hierarchy. And it's a fake and incomplete theology to ignore that Jesus instituted an authoritative clergy.

A very famous spot marked "22" -- the very spot from which Caitlin Clark broke the all-time NCAA scoring record.

Had a good time watching my first Hawkeye game in person against UCLA.

I reached out to someone new on social media through #SimpleX. That's nearly the perfect use case. I don't want strangers having my direct contact info, in case they turn out to be weirdos. The best case would be a complete stranger in person. I would NEVER give a stranger on the bus or plane or street my number. But I'd be happy to share a one-time SimpleX contact link with anyone. The person I contacted ended up being cool enough. I really like SimpleX. I wish more people were willing to use it -- to forever ditch SMS, FB Messenger, et al.

It seems like one way to achieve the benefits of the Squatty Potty without purchasing one is to simply lean forward a bit with elbows on your knees, while raising up on your toes. It's good for the calves at the very least.

I feel certain that when times get tough -- when worse people get into public office, our enemies -- many people will be exchanging Bitcoin for #Monero. How can that not be the case? Spooky interview by Naomi Brockwell:

I'm looking forward to going home right now. My wife is preparing homemade buffalo wings and other delights for when we watch a game on TV together. It's a great blessing to be married to a good housewife.

Back in the day, I was the only one I knew in real life who had a Gmail address. (At the time you could only get one by invitation.) I thought it was awesome. Now, I might be the only one I know in real life who has chosen to de-Google altogether. I think it is awesome. #privacy