In the quest to press against rising authoritarianism (for this is indeed what we are seeing and it is reminiscent of the similar rise that took place post WWI in the US as well) in the United States the hardest part is differentiating the signal from the noise.

A key strategy for the authoritarian is to flood the zone with noise so that their political enemies and the public are distracted from the things that matter.

When everything is a crisis, nothing is a crisis.

When the real crisis comes it is ignored because it gets lumped into all the other noise.

Be wise. Be discerning. Be vigilant.

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A five from the #OldGal this morning too. I am hopeful for the #YoungPups to come through!

Good morning! The picture doesn’t do the sky justice this morning. It is overwhelmingly beautiful. May you glimpse the beauty around you today. #MorningMug

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It’s pretty humbling to see how AI takes your sermon transcript and edits down from 4300 words to 700.

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The #OldGal has posted a 4, while crushing me, she stood no chance to myriad of 3s from the #YoungPups!

Good morning! May you be fully present with those around you today. #MorningMug

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This was such a fun read. I am excited to continue exploring this world in Oathbringer. Finished reading: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson 📚

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The #OldGal also birdied today with a 3 of her own. Hopefully, we score a lucky 2 by a #YoungPup.

Good morning! May you seek to be the good in someone’s day. #MorningMug

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Watching your kid play baseball on your TV in a warm living room is pretty great.

This morning’s sermon is already uploaded! I began teaching Micah today.

Shattered Idols - Micah’s Vision of Reckoning

If you think George Orwell had something right in his book 1984, wait until you read Aldous Huxley’s A Brave New World.

The question I have been wrestling with is, “How do I love as reflected by how I live?”

As we come to know the seriousness of the situation, the war, the racism, the poverty in our world, we come to realize that things will not be changed simply by words or demonstrations. Rather, it's a question of living one's life in a drastically different way.&10;— Dorothy Day —

My wife, Amy, loves the moon. I am becoming more and more enthralled with the sunrise. Looking about my kitchen window this morning I am overwhelmed with the beauty of the cotton candy sky.

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The #OldGal scored a 3 today! I wonder if there is a #YoungPup 2?

Good morning! May you enter into community today knowing you’re loved and cared for. #MorningMug

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Good morning! May you take joy in some small thing today. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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The #OldGal posted a 4. Victory is ours #YoungPups!

May we not forget that de-humanizing those who de-humanize means we have set aside our own integrity and lost our own moral standing.

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The #OldGal showed with a three today as well. Back to the drawing board!

Good morning! May we care for one another today. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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Wow! @manton the new long post previews are FANTASTIC!!! Great addition.

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The #OldGal also posted a 3 today. She’s one tough cookie.

Good morning! May you choose to be gracious to “those people.” #MorningMug #discipline2025

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Us vs Them language is the gateway hatred.

There really is only, We.