I bet Saylor owned the domain strategy.com for some time.

Read the first three chapters/meditations of your book @Hodling Jesus. So far, it’s really good and strikes a good balance of appealing to bitcoiners and presenting the gospel. Thanks for writing it!

@Jordan is TGFB a registered non profit?

GM. I love Sundays because it's a day to gather together to worship the Lord and hear God's word proclaimed. It's a day that I am most clearly reminded of who I am in Christ, and it grounds me for the week ahead. I hope you will worship the Lord today.

GM, friends. Don’t forget to practice good opsec, including on Nostr.

Sinclair Ferguson on what we should understand from Jesus' washing of the disciples' feet: People often equate being a Christian with "living by the Golden Rule." Jesus did in fact, teach a positive version of it: "As you wish that others would do to you, do so to them" (Luke 6:31). We should love our neighbors as ourselves. But Jesus is not giving us a lecture on ethics here. His Golden Rule is not a piece of moral advice disconnected from himself. It is modeled by him, and the power to follow it is found only in him. [...] So, the issue for me as a Christian is not: "How would I like them to treat me? Then I should try to do the same for them." Instead it is: "How has the Lord Jesus treated me? Then that is the model for the way I will treat others. With his help, I will display the same grace he has shown to me!" {Ferguson, Lessons from the Upper Room, 24-25}

I just finished listening to this engaging book about the pervasive influence of Christianity on the modern West. Highly recommend the audiobook read by the author. From the blurb: Is Christianity history? Or is Christian history the deepest explanation of the modern world? Today in the west, many consider the church to be dead or dying. Christianity is seen as outdated, bigoted and responsible for many of society’s problems. This leaves many believers embarrassed about their faith and many outsiders wary of religion. But what if the Christian message is not the enemy of our modern Western values, but the very thing that makes sense of them? In this fascinating book, Glen Scrivener takes readers on a journey to discover how the teachings of Jesus not only turned the ancient world upside down, but continue to underpin the way we think of life, worth, and meaning. Far from being a relic from the past, the distinctive ideas of Christianity, such as freedom, kindness, progress and equality, are a crucial part of the air that we breathe. As author Glen Scrivener says in his introduction: “The extraordinary impact of Christianity is seen in the fact that we don’t notice it". Here’s a sample: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0021/5210/3983/files/breathe-Look_Inside.pdf

“All Christians must beware of the lure of possessions and the temptation to protect one’s physical existence at the expense of one’s eternal destiny.” {Blomberg, Neither Poverty Nor Riches, 127-128} During bull markets, I am more: 1. Prone to forget that I am a pilgrim on my way home 2. Tempted to secure a materially better, more comfortable life Motivation matters. When I forget who I am in Christ, good desires become twisted into idolatrous ones. As NGU, I am tempted to forget that I am utterly dependent on God and am called to steward his resources for his mission and glory. I have a low time preference, and I suspect many of you do, too. But why are we stacking? Motivation matters. Praying that the Lord would guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus in 2025.

Happy new year! Excited for 2025 and what the Lord has in store for us.

Happy Lord’s Day! May we be reminded of who we are in Christ.

It's very difficult to get Christian ministries to adopt bitcoin because you need consensus amongst the executive team, board, and major donors. All love the mission, but many are not interested in delving into the business model and finances. A conundrum.

Merry Christmas! I hope your day is filled with JOY and HOPE today. Joy because Jesus, the Saviour of the world, was born this day. Hope because he will come again.

He who was infinitely rich became poor for our sake so that by his poverty we might become rich. He gave up all of his treasure in heaven and humbled himself, even to the point of death. Why? To make us his treasure. In what ways are you looking to your bitcoin stack for significance or security? Look to Jesus.

We become what we worship. Worship Christ and become more like him, or worship money (bitcoin) and become more like it. Don’t be the foolish man who knew God but didn’t honor him as God or give thanks to him. He exchanged the glory of the immortal/incorruptible (Gk. aphthartou) God for idols. (Rom. 1)

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 CC feature request: Coldcard backup file name should incorporate the device nickname (e.g. “review-coldcard-backup.7z”) so that multi-device backups onto a single SD card is easily distinguishable. 🙏

Currently reading Neither Poverty nor Riches by Craig Blomberg. Will share snippets and reflections as I go. Summary points from the final chapter (I’m quoting): 1. Material possessions are a good gift from God meant for his people to enjoy. 2. Material possessions are simultaneously one of the primary means of turning human hearts away from God. 3. A necessary sign of a life in the process of being redeemed is that of transformation in the area of stewardship. 4. There are certain extremes of wealth and poverty which are in and of themselves intolerable. 5. Above all, the Bible’s teaching about material possessions is inextricably intertwined with more ‘spiritual’ matters.

Motivation matters. Why are you stacking sats? To what end?

Happy Reformation day!

If you’re a Christian, today’s a good day to prepare your body, soul, and mind for worship.

Worship the King. Be reminded of who you are in Christ.