“' Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart. And these words shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them to thy children.' Oh ! that we might remember that this is the Divinely appointed ministry and means for the salvation of our children,-parental love elevated and strengthened by the love of God, guided and inspired by His own Holy Word.”

The Children for Christ

Amending previous statements about lifting, I must say that once you get to some real weight, it’s less easy and takes a bit longer (~40 minutes). The results, however, are still the motivation. Being strong enough to help is a great feeling.

“in the family is the foundation of society, and there the first experience comes of all the greater duties and difficulties of intercourse with men at large.”

The Children for Christ

“If they are, in after life, to do what is so difficult, to honour all men, by recognising even in the degraded and the lost the worth that belongs to them as created in the image of God, they must be carefully prepared for it in the home-school of family life.”

The Children for Christ

Probably only useful to me, but if you wanted all the Germany, Netherlands, and US World Cup games and where to stream or watch them in Nashville as an .ics file, here you go: wc2026-games.ics

Q: What is thy only comfort in life and death?

A: That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ; who with his precious blood hath fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that, without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation; and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life and makes me sincerely willing and ready henceforth to live unto him.

The Heidelberg Catechism

“another paradoxical aspect of authenticity: to be fully authenticated as authentic, one needs to be seen by others as authentic. Authenticity wants to be observed as authentic.”

You and Your Profile

“Profilicity is demanding: Profiles need constant attention. Identity work is never really finished once and for all. Even your vacations are part of your profile-actually they are especially important.”

You and Your Profile

“Commodities have become profilic-and their profilicity is imparted on those who buy them, whether or not they want it.”

You and Your Profile

“With profilicity, identity consists not in representation of a role or a true self but in having a profile that is different from other profiles.”

You and Your Profile

“What meaning could your life possibly have outside of roles and relationships? We do not live our lives as abstract individuals with accidental relationships but become who we are through bonds with others.”

You and Your Profile

“We encounter good or bad speech acts much more frequently than good or bad speechless acts.”

You and Your Profile

“In profilicity, the illusion that identity is grounded in one’s self or in a unified ethos is no longer maintained.”

You and Your Profile

“the unity of the Church is grounded not merely in mechanical and institutional continuity, but in fidelity to the Apostolic faith. When the officers of our churches abandon that faith which has been handed down to us, the obligation of the faithful is not blind submission or institutional loyalty, but acting to the end of preserving the faith Christ and His Apostles established.”

A Vindication of the Anglican Continuum

There has never been a time where I haven’t said, “It’s hammer time.” to myself.

So thankful for NashseverWx! Keeps me informed and lets me know when to take my family to the closet. Thanks be to God, it was a few minutes and then back to bed. ⛈️ 🌪️

“Hunter worries about our fundamental loss of mutual respect for other humans, watching people consumed with rage and hatred toward others. He warns us not to give up on hearing dissenting arguments because we see only “repugnant cultural others” beyond reach and see engagement as a betrayal to our side.”

The Fragile Cultural Foundations of American Democracy

“Anglicans, unlike Roman Catholics, are not identified by communion with a particular see, such as the Archbishop of Canterbury, but are identified by their retention of catholic order and evangelical faith in the ancient and primitive manner of the historic church.”

Article 7

I moved up to 23.75 pounds today. 32 consistent weeks of lifting. Over a year of walking. This summer I finally reach my goals. Slow and steady isn’t flashy, but it works.