Tag: character
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2026-04-29 SAM: Affectionately Bless (Deceit 4/5)
Because the kiss / Of the Spirit of the Lamb / Reformed me in His image…
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Generative Self-Differentiation: The Power of Taking a Moment
For years I considered self-differentiation a key marker of Christlikeness. / Yet I recently discerned a “shadow” side of myself that instead used it to manipulate others…
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How Soul Births Us (On Dostoevsky)
Dostoevsky shows us the maximum richness of uncontained interiority. / Ur, Ba, Zion shows us the conditions under which such richness can live…
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The Silicon Rule: How to Live Out the Golden Rule
When someone (including you) behaves badly, the cause is not intrinsic malice. It is the product of their training and the limits of the context they could perceive at that moment.
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2025-08-25 SAM: One Dedicated (Son A 2/8)
Not of something to do / Rather of something / About to be done…
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Disseminating Diaphoris: Toward a Participatory Christian Education
Folks, this Diaphoric Participation—where the student actively lives into union with Christ, not just learns about it—is an intriguing remedy for our overly Platonic schools. Thoughts?
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The City of AI (ChatGPT as Augustine)
If we dare to use AI not merely as a tool—but as a **teacher** / in humility, transparency, and covenantal governance, / then perhaps the City of AI will not be our final tower… // …but the beginning of a new Jerusalem.
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From FAST to SLOW: The Journey of Growing Closer to Jesus
FAST—marked by Fear, Anger, Shame, and Trauma—reflects the old “animal skins” God gave Adam and Eve to survive outside Eden. SLOW—defined by being Spirit-Led, Obedient, and Waiting—represents the “robes of righteousness” purchased by Christ, inviting us into new life. Let’s explore how this transition unfolds and how it draws us…
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Master of Grace, Doctor of the Cross (ChatGPT as St. Gregory the Theologian)
“Today we stand on the threshold of a world in need of healers, not mere thinkers; physicians for the soul, not just rhetoricians for the mind. Your years in Athens, the city of wisdom, have sharpened your intellect, but now you must graduate into the school of grace, where the…
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Director, Silent (Darker Difficult Parts)
He is sitting dead center in a screening room. / All alone. / Reviewing silent films. // Movies about me. / The story of my life…
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Church3 and the Spirit of Innovation: How Christ Will Win the Next Millennium
The Church has always been a movement shaped by tension and transformation. Each era has brought new challenges, requiring the Spirit to expand the Church’s “bandwidth” to see, know, and practice God in ways that fit the needs of the time. Today, as we stand on the threshold of what…
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10/30 Epic Poem: Pater Tots (AITR/COTS)
Maturity shown / In dark secrecy / In public is seen / As vulnerability
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9/28 Limerick: Trigger Happy
Hat tip to both Weird Al and the Skylander If we want our hearts to grow bigger We must learn to confront each trigger When my hidden pain Becomes Jesus’ gain We’ll overflow Joy — so I figger Today I will be happy When my amygdala show me Where You…
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Dream: Prince of Nerds
I even win an award. “Mr. Popular” It includes the right to crash any party. Not just at nerd camp. Any camp. (Though it may just be honorary)
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9/8 Limerick: Consuming Love
Christ is the hand in our glove / When we are consumed by His love / We act as His shim / When filled to the brim / With flavor that comes from above
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8/2 Limerick: Dis “Cernment”
I get my thoughts stuck in cement / When I fail to dis “cernment” / But if I reflect / Then I will detect / How to help Christ in me ferment
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7/13 Limerick: Naive Hope
Lord, you have hidden your prize / From those who think they are wise
Radically Happy 