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in 2025 I did the New Testament, one chapter per day with weekends off, and it was ok. Decided to do the whole bible in 2026 with YouVersion, and it was 4 or 5 chapters per day, pulled from different places, and Psalms and Proverbs are completely rep
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"I think it's actually more because I'm already repeating Psalms/Proverbs." — Jul 15, 2026 07:27PM
"I think it's actually more because I'm already repeating Psalms/Proverbs." — Jul 15, 2026 07:27PM
“The kids of well-off parents, bored and dulled by easy pleasure, find that hit of dopamine every time they cancel a nobody or, better, a non-nobody on Twitter.
It's entirely possible that the misery junkies fueling cancel culture are doing it because they have nothing else going on in their lives. And that "nothing else" could be beyond their control-- consequences of a society that paradoxically offers dwindling opportunities for fulfillment despite offering huge opportunities for distraction.”
― The Plus: Self-Help for People Who Hate Self-Help
It's entirely possible that the misery junkies fueling cancel culture are doing it because they have nothing else going on in their lives. And that "nothing else" could be beyond their control-- consequences of a society that paradoxically offers dwindling opportunities for fulfillment despite offering huge opportunities for distraction.”
― The Plus: Self-Help for People Who Hate Self-Help
“Nothing weighs more than someone else’s belief in you.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“The enemy of our souls wants us to be isolated and alone. He knows that when we're isolated, we're easy prey. Why? When we're alone and vulnerable, we feel afraid. When we're together and vulnerable, we become brave. A brave group of vulnerable people acting together in faith is not easily overcome by anxiety and stress.”
― Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose
― Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose
“mocking people for lying probably helps to reduce future lies and make the world a better place, whereas mocking people for things they can’t change is just being a jerk.”
― Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America
― Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America
“Lippmann, for example, wrote in 1920: “There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies.”
― Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
― Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
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