Brian Cochrum

Hoping to leave it better than I found it.

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

@TexasPreacher A good book on this very topic...

"Preaching With Purpose" by Jay Adams

https://t.co/7U9F5QMibo

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

See if we can align on these OKRs...

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

Had the back patio redone last week.

Four guys showed up at 8:15.

At 8:30 I went outside and asked if they had five minutes for a quick standup.

The foreman said "a what."

I said "a standup. Quick sync. Five minutes. What did you do yesterday. What are you doing today. Any blockers."

He said "we just got here."

I said "right so no blockers. Great. Let's reconvene at noon."

He looked at his crew. His crew looked at the ground.

At noon I went back outside. Asked for a status update.

He said "we're on track."

I said "on track relative to what baseline."

He said "the plan."

I said "is the plan documented somewhere."

He pointed at the patio.

Fair enough.

My wife came outside around 2 PM.

She said "have you been out here all day."

I said "I've been providing board-level oversight."

She said "you've been sitting in a lawn chair watching four men work."

I said "that's what board-level oversight is."

She went inside.

They finished Thursday. One day ahead of schedule.

The foreman shook my hand at the door and said "good working with you."

I said "likewise. I'll send over a post-mortem."

He said "please don't."

Sent from my iPhone

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Environments change how we think.

[Ben Black | Dynasty Foundry @Dynastus]

Furniture used to have soul.

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Amen!

[Kevin | Large Fam Dad @LargeFamDad]

My boss's boss is like 42, never married, no kids. Earns $275-300K per year. Goes on a minimum of two international vacations a year w/ his girlfriend. 10+ days, all out.

Eats the best food, stays in top notch accomodations. Excursions, tours, nicest beaches, etc.

Great guy, I'm happy for him.

But what I've realized is that without kids, you end up chasing a lifestyle that has to continually be topped in order for you to be satisfied and find happiness.

What he and others like him don't understand is that when you have children, seeing THEM experience life's most basic things and watching their eyes light up at all the "firsts", brings greater pleasure and joy than any vacation or travel experience ever could.

Seeing THEM try blueberries for the first time is greater than dining at the best 5 star restaurant in Europe.

Seeing THEM learn how to walk is greater than walking the Great Wall of China or strolling along the most picturesque beach.

Watching THEM giggle uncontrollably at "peek-a-boo" tops any A-list comedian act.

Seeing THEIR excitement when building a fort out of cardboard boxes and making a door big enough for daddy is superior to staying at 5-star resorts.

Flying kites with THEM far outweighs excursions like parasailing or helicopter rides.

Seeing THEM perform a recital on stage for the first time is more rewarding than watching a Broadway show or top notch symphony orchestra.

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When you have children, all of a sudden you realize that life's greatest joys are not in the pursuit of things or pleasure or travel, but rather in the LOVE and bond you share with your very own image bearers.

Seeing the beauty and magnificence and wonder of life all over again for the first time through THEIR eyes and expressions gives you something the world simply cannot offer, nor even come close.

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

I'm for more of this

[Darren Rowse @problogger]

beta version of 'Bible Adventure' (working title) is up - https://t.co/fkDvbxrsYx

Very experimental and you can't view across devices yet. But have a play.

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[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

@thisisfoster "When good men do nothing..."

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

@Jacob_A_Webb Based on the story of my 5th cousin 3 times removed: Lord Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald. Napoleon called him the Sea Wolf. He's buried in Westminster Abbey.

[Ben Horwitz @horwitzben]

I made the anti-Grammarly. Mess up your emails with AI.

https://t.co/R6kdTpoc0W

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Hideous

[Hamilton 🇺🇸 @Watchman_motto]

I come to your house, I see this, I’m leaving. I’m walking out. You’re sick and you need to get help. I hope you can get the help you need.

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

My great-great-great-grandfather and family in Rutherford, NC in the early 1900s.

@ChatGPTapp: "Upscale and colorize this image. Maintain exact identities and details."

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

@jchasedavis @TanneriteCortez Well done.

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

👀

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

About 54% of U.S. adults (ages 16-74) — roughly 130 million people — read below a 6th-grade level.

Why does nobody talk about this?

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Super cool.

[J. Chase Davis @jchasedavis]

Built a coaching tree for the Reformed tradition. Click Calvin and see who he trained. Click Perkins and trace the line to Edwards. Every connection sourced. @commonplacestdy https://t.co/keOgNS6QKo

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Here's v1 if you want to nerd out on the historical-grammatical analysis.

https://t.co/1B3BUAtbVQ

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Drop this MD file into your favorite LLM (reasoning models are best, but either works) and give it a scripture reference (can be a single verse, pericope, or complete chapter). It'll give you a jump start on your Bible study.

It's a protocol derived from a distillation of an 18-part course on biblical hermeneutics and exegesis by Greg Bahnsen, with some updates to the output from my v1 to make it less rigid/academic and more readable (same rigor under the hood).

https://t.co/4YPA4whddw

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Drop this MD file into your favorite LLM (reasoning models are best, but either works) and give it a scripture reference (can be a single verse, pericope, or complete chapter). It'll give you a jump start on your Bible study.

It's a protocol derived from a distillation of an 18-part course on biblical hermeneutics and exegesis by Greg Bahnsen, with some updates to the output from my v1 to make it less rigid/academic and more readable (same rigor under the hood).

https://t.co/4YPA4whddw

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Josh has put together a solid tool.

[Josh Daws @JoshDaws]

v0.3.0 of CarsonOS just shipped.

Your Telegram agents can now hear voice messages and see photos.

Self-hosted. Open source.
https://t.co/fCCGIbHwPH

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

@JoshDaws Sorry to hear that. The Lord provides. Praying for wisdom on next steps. Godspeed, brother.

[Brian Cochrum @bcochrum]

Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation

All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of the twelve months he was walking about the royal palace of Babylon. The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”

While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you! And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.”

That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

- Daniel 4:28-33 NKJV

[Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre]

Every day experiencing the miracle of God’s creation is a gift

Always stop, appreciate, and give thanks