I have a controversial idea about paying off student loan debt: don't take out debt you will likely be unable to pay off, and don't ask others to pay off your debts.
Preparing to preach is like preparing for battle. It's one of the reasons preaching is so exhausting—in the preparation and the preaching, for when we preach we are engaging not only in war with our enemy but war with ourselves in order to fight for souls and then be forgotten.
If you are going to enter into the suffering of those who have been traumatized, you have to learn how to sit with and listen to fear, anger and great grief with compassion and understanding. You will also have to learn how to do it for far longer than you prefer.
The fight against Pornhub may finally be nearing an end. Pornhub and all of MindGeek’s porn tube sites were just completely demonetized by Visa and Mastercard. This is a huge moment for victims. Let’s celebrate with them and for them. #Traffickinghub
There is no faith without struggle. To believe is to struggle, to struggle against the appearance of things. Easy concessions to intellectual challenges weaken believers but do not liberate them.
With second-brain apps, there's always a tradeoff between sophistication and resilience
The more sophisticated, fine-tuned, and advanced your notetaking system, the more fragile it will be
Whereas resilient systems often look simplistic but can weather any storm