Alexandra

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.” (Isaiah 40:28) #Alaska

[Alexandra @ale90maria]

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[Alexandra @ale90maria]

@hicasamadim 2+2=4x2 =8... 5+5=10x5 =50... 6+6=12x6=72

[Daily Romania @daily_romania]

Romania takes first place at the European Girls' Math Olympiad in Bordeaux, France, and now ranks second worldwide after China

[✞ 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐤 ✞ @I_amachildofGod]

La tumba quedó vacía, la muerte no lo pudo detener, y hoy más que nunca esperamos su regreso.

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ was foretold in the Old Testament scriptures with remarkable detail centuries before it took place.

[Today In History @historigins]

They don't make cartoons like this anymore

[Alexandra @ale90maria]

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[Melissa the Hopeful🏠Homemaker @BiblicalBeauty]

In 1974, Richard Wurmbrand, the Romanian pastor who suffered imprisonment and torture under the Communist regime over the course of 14 years, described how his faith had held strong in spite of the extreme hardships:

“We love Jesus unconditionally. We don’t love Him for His gifts. We don’t love Him for miracles which He might do for us. We don’t love Him because He gives us a good position in society and much money and health. We just love Him. If He wishes me in a well-to-do American home, I receive this gift from Him with thankfulness. If He wishes me in a Communist prison with 50 pound chains at my feet, I receive also this with thankfulness.”

[Lincoln @flabbytofit99]

I love when my kids say "that's not fair."

Because I get to give them the speech:

"Fair? Let me show you fair.

RIGHT NOW, at this exact moment:

• A kid your age is going to bed hungry
• A kid your age has no parents
• A kid your age is sleeping on a street
• A kid your age is working instead of playing
• A kid your age would give anything to have your 'problems'

You're complaining about cleaning your room.

They're praying for a room to clean.

You're upset you didn't get dessert.

They're wondering if they'll eat at all today.

You're mad about wearing hand-me-downs.

They're wearing the same outfit for weeks.

Your 'not fair' is their impossible dream.

So yes, you have to put your toys away. Deal with it."

I'm not guilt-tripping my kids. I'm giving them perspective.

Because kids aren't born with gratitude...they need to learn it.

And "it's not fair" is the perfect teaching moment.

[Lisa Forte @LisaForteUK]

Nailed it

[SmokeyGirl25 @_SmokeyGirl25]

Jesus died at 33. The human spine has 33 vertebrae. The same structure that holds us up is the same number of years He held this Earth.

We have 12 ribs on each side. 12 disciples. 12 tribes of Israel. God built His design into our bones. He wrote Heaven into our anatomy.

The vagus nerve runs from your brain to your heart and gut. It calms storms inside the body. It looks just like a cross. That’s the power source running through us. Every time your body heals, every time your heart slows in prayer, every time peace shows up when it shouldn’t…that’s Him.

Jesus rose on the third day. Science tells us that when you fast for 3 days, your body starts regenerating. Old cells die. New ones are born. Healing begins. Your body literally resurrects itself. That’s not coincidence. That’s design.

And it keeps going.

Your heart has an electrical rhythm. Your brain lights up when you pray. Tears contain different chemicals depending on if you're crying from joy or grief. The blood speaks. The bones store memory. The body worships whether you realize it or not.
We are fearfully and wonderfully made. We are walking prophecy. Walking tabernacles. Dust and divinity in one.
God didn’t just create you. He carved Himself into you.
You don’t need to look far to find Him. You just need to look inward. He’s been in the design since the beginning.

[Faithfulness Okom @AttorneyF_]

I went back to Luke this morning just to revisit the story of Christmas… and Luke 2:7 hit me like an arrow to the chest:

“She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.”

We romanticize that line so much that we forget how brutal it actually is. If the gospel narrative is true, then that’s not a cute nativity detail. That is the most explosive statement in human history.

The God who created galaxies entered His own creation… and there was no room for Him.

No royal welcome, no palace, no safety, no honor, not even a bed. He comes into the world He made, and the doors are closed in His face.

This is the single greatest scandal of Christianity: God doesn’t supervise salvation from a throne. He steps into it. He doesn’t arrive in glory. He arrives vulnerable. He doesn’t come intimidating humanity into submission. He comes as a child who can’t even hold His own head up. If you were inventing a religion, this is not the story you’d write.

Luke is quietly showing something staggering about God’s character:
He wins, not by force, but by love.
He saves, not by domination, but by self-giving. He comes close, not as a King demanding space, but as a Savior entering even when there is “no room.”

And that manger isn’t sentimental. It’s confrontational.

It confronts our pride, cos humanity has always had space for power, wealth, celebrity, and status… just never space for God unless He serves our plans.

It confronts our illusions of strength cos God is showing that real power isn’t the ability to crush. Real power is the courage to empty yourself for the sake of others.

It confronts religion, cos God bypassed temples and elites and arrived where animals feed… then announced His coming not to emperors, but to shepherds.

Luke 2:7 tells us who God is.

He is not distant, He is not indifferent, He is not cold sovereignty. He is the God who chooses weakness so He can stand with the weak. He is the God who walks into human pain instead of observing it from afar. He is the God who would rather be rejected with us than reign without us.

If this verse is true, Christianity isn’t just another belief system. It’s a radical claim that the deepest power in the universe is love; not might, not fear, not spectacle.

So yes… this verse broke me today.
Because if this is who God is… then hope isn’t sentimental. Grace isn’t theoretical. And Christmas isn’t “cute.”

It’s God stepping into history quietly…
exposing us gently… and saving us completely. Luke 2:7 isn’t a children’s story. It’s a revolution.

Merry Christmas 🎄❤️

[Muse @xmuse_]

Silent Night. Holy Night. Sung beneath the arches of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NY. ✨ https://t.co/eG2yy3owpU

[Lj Priest (Trader Jill) @RealTraderJill]

The Bethlehem manger wasn't random; it was prophetic.

A lot of folks don't realize that when the Bible talks about Jesus being laid in a manger, the Greek word for it is "phatne," which just means a feeding trough. In Bethlehem back then, these were often carved from stone.

What's really striking about this is the shepherds around there. They raised lambs specifically for Temple sacrifices. Right after birth, they'd check each lamb for any flaws and put the perfect ones in a manger to keep them safe from getting hurt, since only spotless lambs could be used in offerings to God.

So here comes the Lamb of God himself, placed in the exact spot where those sacrificial lambs were protected.

And who do the angels tell about his birth? Not rulers or religious leaders, but these shepherds, guys who knew all about sacrifice, blood, purity, and flawless lambs.

When the angels said, "You'll find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger" (Luke 2:12), it clicked for them right away.

This wasn't some ordinary child. He was the ultimate Lamb, the one who'd remove the world's sin. From day one, Jesus was set apart for sacrifice, not by people, but by God.

"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." (John 1:29)

*Jesus is the reason for the season.

Merry Christmas!

[Joe Rogan Podcast News @joeroganhq]

Dr. Andrew Huberman: "I don’t care if you’re atheist, agnostic, or a believer — when you truly study the brain, neuroplasticity, and biology at the level I have, you have to step back and just say: Wow. I believe in God."

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Andrew Huberman shared something beautiful with Theo Von:
“I’m a scientist… and I pray every day. On my knees. Morning, night, even quietly in the bathroom before coming here.”

He talked about how reading the Bible and learning animals can see light we can’t (UV, infrared) made faith feel natural—not separate from science, but part of what makes it all more wondrous.

Theo smiled: “Sometimes an idea comes through and I think… that wasn’t just me. I’m just trying to be a good antenna.”

This 2-minute moment is gentle, honest, and deeply human.
If you’ve ever felt there might be more to life than what we can measure—this one’s for you.