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Inexorable Depression, Death, God’s Plan, and Unfathomable Power: A Tale of Life

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Inexorable Depression, Death, God’s Plan, and Unfathomable Power: A Tale of Life

Inexorable Depression, Death, God’s Plan, and Unfathomable Power: A Tale of Life

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe answer to the pop quiz is “depression,” you lunatics! That was basically a free 100, so if you failed, you should probably be bearsprayed.

In Your Moment of Despair, Here’s Why I Know You’re Important

In Your Moment of Despair, Here’s Why I Know You’re Important

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you ever felt beaten down? Felt like the non-stop waves of defeat and distress have just crushed out hope? Maybe you’ve staggered on because the only other option is not even tenable, but you feel as if hope has been crushed out by unyielding despair.

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New Logo Courtesy of Sarah Lefor Art and Illustration

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have a new logo designed by Sarah Lefor Art and Illustration.

I’m Going to Die

I’m Going to Die

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe brief “is” becomes the endless “was.”

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Playing Cards and the Chance of Life

Playing Cards and the Chance of Life

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat are the chances that anyone has ever shuffled a pack of cards in the same way twice?

100% of Australian Animals Now Dead, Protecting Australians from the 98% of Them Which Were Poisonous

100% of Australian Animals Now Dead, Protecting Australians from the 98% of Them Which Were Poisonous

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanberra—In startling climate change news, it has been reported that literally every single, last animal in Australia has been killed by fires in as a result of Catastrophic Global Warming©, which is a step below the IPCC’s predicted Apocalyptic Global Warming ©, which would also have killed the humans. (Though some climate change deniers have pointed out that the rising ocean level would have canceled out the wildfires.) As of…

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(Podcast) The Land of Steadfast Habits: Confronting the Facts

(Podcast) The Land of Steadfast Habits: Confronting the Facts

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLucas gives a talk on how he used nature to dwell on God and himself, and improved his mental and spiritual health…and how that convinced him to change his “stinkin’ thinkin.” How is cognitive behavioral therapy tied to repentance? Note: the audio is damaged starting a couple of minutes in due to the failure of the lavalier mic.

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