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10. Don't Lose Sleep Over a Fool's Foolishness

The Thirty Sayings (10/30)

Mon, 02 Jun 20256 min read

Saying Ten Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. Don’t lose sleep over a fool’s foolishness. When intelligent men who are full of knowledge find themselves...

Your Weekly Dose of Polemical Commentary, Courtesy of Daniel 7

Weekly Text: Daniel 7

Mon, 02 Jun 202514 min read

The following is an excerpt from my brief commentary on the major prophecies in the book of Daniel, written sometime in 2023. I'll copy-paste the conclusion right here, as a summary: Considered deeply, Daniel 7 is the...

9. Don't Take Gold From a Black Hand

The Thirty Sayings (9/30)

Mon, 26 May 20255 min read

Saying Nine Proverbs 23:6-8 Do not eat the bread of a miser, nor desire his delicacies; for as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. The morsel you have eate...

Okay Sure, You Can Be Diplomatic Sometimes

Weekly Text: Acts 13:26-39

Mon, 26 May 20252 min read

In a previous instalment of this weekly trundle through the book of Acts, I had cause to mention the fact that Paul is a master in the art of lacking diplomacy. Such an art — although in the modern world frequently re...

ChatGPT, Abortion Abolitionist

In which a squirming LLM finally doesn't get away

Tue, 20 May 20255 min read

Like its older brothers, the wheel and the printing press, the large language model (LLM) is one of those formative tools whose effects we have yet to fully imagine. It is to language what the printing press was to ha...

8. Don't Break Your Back for a Flighty Buck

The Thirty Sayings (8/30)

Mon, 19 May 20254 min read

Saying Eight Proverbs 23:4-5 Do not overwork to be rich; because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle t...

History with a Slice of Gospel

Weekly Text: Acts 13:13-25

Mon, 19 May 20252 min read

If we are attuned to the currents of controversy that spark life into Luke’s narrative, it will be evident in this section that the masterful writer is building up to something monumental. He’s about to let off some a...

Leaving Everything: My 4,000km Journey to Follow Christ

Sat, 17 May 20251 min read

This is part two of my conversion story: the journey after I left the Christadelphians. If you missed it, here's part one Obedience is expensive. In this video, I walk through the practical and emotional cost of follo...

7. There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

The Thirty Sayings (7/30)

Mon, 12 May 20258 min read

Saying Seven Proverbs 23:1-3 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are...