When I was 8 years old I wanted to be Brad Pitt.
Now that I'm almost 28 years old and have seen some amazing things in life, I've traveled, I've loved, and I've matured...
I still want to be Brad Pitt.
Some say it’s harmless, but research tells a different story. P*rn is reshaping brains, relationships, and even society.
It hijacks the brain’s reward system, making real intimacy less satisfying and creating a cycle of dependence. Studies link p*rn use to lower relationship satisfaction, emotional detachment, and unrealistic expectations.
Beyond individuals, its impact reaches entire communities—normalizing aggression, objectification, and unhealthy behaviors.
If it’s changing the way we think and interact, what can we do? Awareness, education, and open conversations are key.
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@jaredcwilson A decent projector that is in focus, clean seats with sufficient cushion so I don't feel the frame underneath, and a proper volume level to doesn't expose anyone to dangerous decibel levels for extended periods would bring me back to the movies.
This morning, I considered that Eve's error in quoting the instruction might not be her own modification, but Adam may have failed to rightly handle the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)
"Nothing can be said in palliation or excuse of human guilt; and, therefore, he who bore its whole weight stood speechless before his judge."
Morning and Evening by C.H. Spurgeon, reflecting on Matthew 27:14.
So when are we going to get a Skeleton Crew at Galaxy's Edge @WaltDisneyWorld? That was one of the best Star Wars experiences in a while and would be great to have another kid accessible ride in the park!
Thanks to a dear friend I've discovered the joys of Aeropress coffee. How have I never owned for all these years?! This feels like cheating, like a Keurig for coffee snobs!
Reformed Pastors—If you’re concerned about certain online influencers attracting young men in your church, give them something better—namely, yourself.
>Buy them lunch
>Read good books with them
>Bring them to elder meetings
>Text with them
>Invite them to family dinners
Trained Instagram.
They now know I like recipes, Japanese jazz, Korean CCM, Guinness, Pride & Prejudice, the reformation, coffee, Gilmore Girls, cute animals, and people falling.
Say what you will about the algorithm but sometimes it's nice to be in your own echo chamber.
Casually spotting Brandon Routh (Scott Pilgrim, Chuck, Superman Returns) in Gilmore Girls for the first time isn't something I had on this rewatch bingo card.
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It's 22 years too late but why did no one tell me that Shania Twain's hit album Up! had a third version? I knew about the red and green versions, but why am I just learning that there was a third blue version IN A BOLLYWOOD-STYLE?!
Better yet how could I forgotten the incredible: "Who cannot see here in the Anabaptists, not men possessed by demons, but demons themselves possessed by worse demons?"
It's easy to fault afterward, but he just really knew how to critique those he disagreed with.
Re-reading Martin Luther's Commentary on Galatians and, WOOF, I really forgot about how harsh he could be .
Who could forget the classic: "For, leaving aside the abominations of the Pope, whoever heard of such an outbreak of monsters as we see to-day in the Anabaptists alone?"