The Cutting Edge of the Ability to Cope
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHumans have an amazing ability to adapt to horrible situations. That same ability can also cut deeply in a bad way.
Dems Counter Trump by Picking Only American Who Can Beat Him at Inappropriately Touching Women
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter a grueling process of having to weed out 327,999,998 people better suited to running the most powerful nation in the world, the United States has finally narrowed the field down to the two people most likely to grab a woman by the genitals.
A Final Goodbye
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have a very hard time with goodbyes. I never know what to say or how to act, and I’d rather just kind of nod my head and walk away. In fact, you might say that I’m not really in touch with my emotions, period, but goodbyes make me sad. I was doing some reading, and I saw an awesome goodbye that the apostle Paul wrote: “Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim…
Abandoned and Without Hope
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEver been kicked when you’re down? My friend Slade went through an utterly hellish time, but I was so encouraged by how he took it—his words to me were so helpful that I had to share: “Our ever faithful God has His love over us. Especially when we are feeling ‘kicked.’ His love is still right here.” There is no way that I could have said it better, but I…
Today, Master of Art of Hanging on in the Face of Unyielding Defeat
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, master the art of hanging on in spite of what seems like unyielding defeat. Have you wondered with tears why God hasn’t come through for you, why He doesn’t seem to care about your suffering? In the depths of my own despair, when I’ve wanted nothing more than to cry out, “Maranatha, Lord,” I have. But I have forgotten that I already have the answer. In the end, Heaven…
You Do Not Love out of Weakness, but out of Strength
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are things that I am not comfortable talking about. They’re not who I see myself as being, and they’re not things that I’m in touch with…yet these things which make me want to glance away, to pretend that they’re not there, they are what make me who I am. Your friend told you, “There is nice and there is naive. You’re on the naive side. Hurt so often. Don’t…
Suffering from Constant Anxiety?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe constant tension wears you down. You’ve thought of ways to deal with it; to try and take your mind off of it. It’s still there, though, and it’s become like a constant, low-level adrenaline rush, frazzling your nerves and burning you out. And deep, deep down, you know what’s wrong. You need to make changes in your life. You’ve been running from your bad habits—or more accurately, running from…
Thoughts on My Failed Engagement; How to View Being Cheated On
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have never cheated on anyone, and I praise God for that, but I understand that I certainly could have. It’s a huge blessing that I’m not incredibly rich or incredibly good looking, as I imagine that all sorts of temptations are opened up behind those twin doors. I am so blessed that God has kept me from infidelity, and even more so that He has given me the ability to put…
Nation Declares Every 11th Person a Domestic Terrorist
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States—Reeling from an economy in free-fall in much the same way that the death count isn’t, Congressional leaders have reached across the aisle to pass a bill which declares every 11th person a domestic terrorist. “We know that gatherings can be no more than 10 people, so that makes every 11th a domestic terrorist,” speaker Pelosi declared. “I certainly don’t want that 11th person showing up at my mansion…
Republicans Eager to Get Back to Being Fiscally Conservative, Just as Soon as Biden Elected
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States—The nation’s conservatives are to anxious to get back to being deficit hawks, just as soon as Joe Biden is elected. In a street interview conducted in Mobile, registered Republican Joe Jeffries remarked, “I’ve voted straight R my whole life, ’cause we can’t let that deficit get out of control. Donald Trump, he’s right that we gotta drain the swamp! All Democrats want to do is spend, spend, spend….
Published by the Babylon Bee
Reading Time: 2 minutesI removed an old Willy Wonkish post from the site for a reason. My first idea to make it big! Wowzers! Click on the picture: My friend—well, that’s what I call her—Sarah Eustace Lefore, herself very hot, however, reminded me of the following: I always like it when attractive people remind me of my proper place in this mating game. Yet I feel compelled to quote myself: Anyway, 4 hours…
Content Redacted
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLooking to get a Golden Ticket from president Trump in your stimulus check, or wondering why anyone would say such a strange thing? Well that idea used to be here, but the headline was accepted for publication on a satire site, so I’ve removed it! For more information, check this out. If you’d like to see other, goofy things I’ve thought of, you can find them here. Some of them…
Perilous Market Speculation and Correspondence
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe are entering a time of novel uncertainty. If the economy survives, the below stock and ETF picks may provide gains approaching Amazon in the period of 1998-2018. Some of these will surely be failures, of course. The first section are long-term picks that I believe could be most valuable over a period of 5-20 years. The second section are riskier bets with shorter term speculation, though still relatively long….
The Objectionable Vanity of Mr. Necessary
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople say that I’m quite vain; my sister says that it’s surprising given my looks. But that’s not true. I may hold myself in high esteem, but I know that I’d never be able to satisfy a woman whose instagram consists only of pictures of her. That above paragraph is a little bit of humor, and probably objectionable, but there’s some truth to it. I’ve never been the best looking…
All Men Dream, But Not Equally
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDon’t call JG Wentworth, but you must act now.
Sacrifice Unto Power
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecent news has been pretty incredible: a man sacrificed his career, just a step away from being a flag officer, to protect his people. He was cheered by those who loved him even as he was removed from serving in his capacity as leader. But there’s a lesson: lead your team so that whatever was achieved while you were there will continue long after you have gone. My brother and…
Every Careless Word (Yikes, Luke, yikes!)
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf I’m a preacher riding a donkey, surely I can’t be accused of wording things poorly. Right?
Atheism, Possible Futures, and Dadgum Microsoft Clippy
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is a serious post, and don’t let Clippy tell you otherwise. Shucks, don’t even let him into your home. He’s a sociopath!
Why I Avoid Watching Porn, Even When “Premium is Free”
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you look at what is fake for too long, you will begin to find faults in what is real.
A Selfish Love
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you have never read CS Lewis’ book, “The Four Loves,”go and buy it immediately. There is a selfish love in humanity which is no love at all—”If I can’t have you, no one will.” Or perhaps, “If I can’t be happy, I’ll make sure that you aren’t, either.” Contrast this “love” with appreciative love. “Appreciative love gazes and holds its breath and is silent, rejoices that such a wonder should…
Becoming the Greatest Good [Guest Post]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a guest post from Temitayo Adebisi Adekunle, a Nigerian-born microbiologist. Look at the beginning of verse 1: “Therefore be imitators of God.” The goal of the Christian life is perfect imitation of God. The apostle John said that one day, “we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” So, really, the whole of the Christian life is summed up right here: be imitators…
Sinception: The Ineffable Horror of Becoming Lost in Your Lies
Reading Time: 2 minutesInception was nifty movie in a way. The protagonists infiltrated people’s dreams and manipulated them, effectively making them a lie within a lie…within a lie. Each level of “lie” you went deeper, the greater the chance that you’d never find your way back to reality. The same is true of sin. When we try to hide or keep a sin, we tend to pile on additional lies, building a foundation…
Bridges to Burn
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes when Christians don’t have inner peace (*raises hand*), it’s because they’re living two lives: talking about Jesus during the day, and getting smashed at night. Assembling on Sunday, and stealing on Monday. The ultimate problem is that they’re clinging to the deeds of the flesh from their pre-Christian days, and unwilling to leave it all behind. Sometimes burning bridges behind us is entirely profitable. When Elijah found Elisha and…
Recent Market Activity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI divested around 80% of my market holdings in mid 2019 as I felt that market internals were flimsy. While I had no “one real worry,” I was concerned that any one unforeseen event could precipitate a rapid decline in valuations. For the past few weeks, I’ve been making quick trades from the recent bottom. I have a separate brokerage in which I’ve invested long-term, and I’m currently in the…
A Polish Friend’s Understanding of Judging
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy friend Justyna was talking to me about how sometimes Christians focus a ton on being right—and it is good to be accurate—but only so that they can point out where others are wrong. For a Christian, there are basically three types of judging: Number 3 is nominal. It’s observation coupled with loving action. We should remember that the kingdom of God is not a matter of being right and…