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[J D Leach @jdl4th]

@japan_nobunaga Drive thru Liquor Store when I lived in Hoboken NJ

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@japan_nobunaga As emphasized in the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, the United States of America is a collection of societies. Minnesota

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@elonmuskTN Time to buy a new set of earbuds. Been there. Done that.

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The Word (Logos)
The Logos: God's Eternal Word and Mind
Bishop Robert Barron (“Word on Fire” podcast, “Catholicism” series, https://t.co/byYDdtkABY, et al.) often begins with John's prologue: "In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). For him, the Logos is not some abstract principle but the primal intelligence and reason of God—the divine blueprint that orders the entire universe, from the mathematics of physics to the moral law etched in our consciences. It's the "mind of the Creator," the eternal ground of all intelligibility and meaning, through which "all things came to be" (John 1:3). Echoing St. Bonaventure, Barron insists this Logos isn't distant; it's the unifying center of science, art, philosophy, and justice—every glimpse of truth in the world is a faint echo of this divine rationality. Yet, in a fallen world shadowed by chaos and suffering, the Logos could seem impersonal. Enter the Incarnation.

Mary, Mother of God: The Doorway of the Incarnation
Barron describes Mary as the "Advent figure par excellence," the humble maiden whose "yes" at the Annunciation makes the impossible real: the eternal Logos becoming flesh. In his episode on Mary from the Catholicism series, he journeys to Nazareth and Ephesus to unpack her title Theotokos—"God-bearer" or Mother of God—affirmed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD. This isn't mere sentiment; it's theological dynamite. The Holy Spirit "overshadows" Mary (Luke 1:35), and through her fiat—"Let it be done to me according to your word" (Luke 1:38)—God "tries on" humanity, as St. Irenaeus put it, fitting divinity to our flesh.
Mary isn't a bystander; she's the active collaborator in salvation history. Barron emphasizes that the two agents of the Incarnation are the Holy Spirit and the Blessed Mother, mirroring how they birth Christ in our souls today. By carrying the Logos in her womb, nursing him, and pondering his mysteries in her heart (Luke 2:19), Mary becomes the mother of the whole Mystical Body of Christ—us. She's the human face of God's preparation for the Incarnation, her "haste" to serve (Luke 1:39) and "astonishment" at divine works modeling how we respond to grace. In his Rosary meditations, Barron calls her the one who "concretizes" the subversive truth of the Logos against the world's chaos.
The Hope It Promises: Unconquerable Light in Darkness
Tying it all together, Bishop Robert Barron's Christmas meditation on "Logos and Love" reveals the heart of Christian hope: the all-powerful Logos doesn't conquer through domination but through self-emptying love (kenosis). Born not in a palace but in a manger—"too weak to raise his own head"—Jesus embodies a rationality that's not cold logic but agape, a love that gives itself away. This is why the world, made through him yet not recognizing him, can still be saved: following one's conscience aligns us with the Logos, offering even atheists of good will a path to grace (per Vatican II).

Inspired by Hans Urs von Balthasar's "dare we hope" theology, insists there's "objective ground" for hoping all might be saved—not as naive optimism, but as trust in the Logos's unconquerable light that shines in our darkness (John 1:5). Suffering and evil don't have the final word because the God who became vulnerable in Mary's arms promises redemption: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." Mary, holding this Hope incarnate, invites us to "treasure" these truths, fostering a hope that's active preparation for Christ's coming—today and at the end of time. Through Mary, the Mother of God, the eternal Logos entered our world not as a distant ruler but as a child of love, igniting an unbreakable hope that transforms every shadow into a pathway to divine light. For more, explore the Catholicism series or Advent reflections on Word on Fire.

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@PepMangione https://t.co/89yJyaR7Qi

[Jash Dholani @oldbooksguy]

Why Rome Fell🧵

In 410 AD, a barbarian army sacked Rome

St Jerome wrote: "The city which had taken the whole world was itself taken"

How did Rome, the center of the world's most powerful Empire, become so weak?

In "The City In History" (1961), Lewis Mumford explains how👇🏻

[J D Leach @jdl4th]

#RxFunction, Inc. has posted openings for medical device sales representatives for #walkasins. If you know of any good candidates that should look into these sales positions, please encourage them to learn more about the opportunity at https://t.co/kPnubfrYaO.

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#Rxfunction ‘s #bigdata continuation patent. #populationhealthmanagement #predictiveanalytics #walkasins #ai

[Lars Oddsson @LarsOddsson]

NEW IP! Exciting for any start-up! This adds a lot of opportunity for RxFunction beyond our current product line, #Walkasins. Ping me to learn more...
https://t.co/sJWCDZuSoU
#wearabletechnology #digitalhealth #bigdataanalytics #predictiveanalytics https://t.co/QuQXJ1CJ0I

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@ #APTACSM ? learn about #walk2Wellness @walkasins
Come and talk balance

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RxFunction, Inc. @CSM in DC with 13,903 PTs & more! Come to talk #balance, @Walkasins #csm #wearabletechnology #walkasins https://t.co/DHnpn8wJI3

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Please share. @UMNTLI @evankirstel @ClevelandClinic @graemethickins @DanMooradian @StarTribune @TECHdotMN @NYTHealth @NEJM @MedicalAlley @Healthcaremn @ACRMgeriatricR @ACRMNeurodeg

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#RxFunction @walkasins is the #Tekneaward winner in medical device category! Great honor & recognition @MHTA @MedicalAlley @UMNTLI @BU_Tweets @graemethickins @TECHdotMN @StarTribune @DanMooradian @ACRMgeriatricR @ACRMNeurodeg @MinnesotaCup @mndeed @mnt_weartech @Healthcaremn

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Info on ACRM talk! @walkasins @UMNTLI @adampellegrini @TECHdotMN @MedicalAlley @MayoClinicPMR

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Thank You @ACRMBrainInjur1 for sharing !

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Details on my ACRM talk & educational goals! Please help share. https://t.co/ufsO5tj4b5

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RxFunction is looking for an experienced VP of Sales to build and lead our future sales activities. Please share, and learn more and apply for this opportunity at: https://t.co/ZInwyCS7tf
#MedicalDevices #MedicalDeviceSales #MedicalSales

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"#Minnesota will likely need to see more companies such as #RxFunction raising money and doing it faster if it is to adapt and prosper in the new age of #digitalhealth."
https://t.co/hVybhW6B5i
#Neuropathy #Walkasins #WearableTech #VentureCapital

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RxFunction announces Walk2Wellness #clinicaltrial to evaluate how well Walkasins work on 100 patients from different locations across the U.S. #neuropathy
https://t.co/IiFqNPv0mb

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https://t.co/BsuyRcoe7s is launching a 100-person clinical trial for its @walkasins device, which is intended allow people with peripheral #neuropathy, including #diabetics, to walk normally again.

https://t.co/xE8HFp0SpC

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Twin Cities Business - RxFunction, Medical Startup Behind Walkasins, Raises $7.5 Million https://t.co/gOnmBdBdc3

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Very exciting! This funding will greatly aid our program to bring @walkasins wearable sensory prosthesis to patients with #neuropathy who can use it to improve their gait and balance in their daily living. #balance #mobility #confidence https://t.co/DMyKeseoAu