Friends, I wrote a short thought on community. This has been in my drafts for a bit in one form or another, but given the events of late, I thought I might share it. https://t.co/BQg1Bfz4jg
@alexalbert__ Haven't used twitter in a long time. Feel compelled to reply to some folks asking valid questions. Here's a rendering I designed / furnished w/ Nano Banana, I gave it a simple prompt and here's the result. It took roughly 17 minutes total to produce this.
@alexalbert__ Prompt was: "use blender and create a quick video rendering of me walking into this bar and looking at the right wall and then walking out." I'm sure I could have used more robust language to get results, but again, 17 minutes total is a bit of a long run for a short slide.
To the person who volunteered me / my checking account to pay for their Airbnb: You obviously needed a vacation. Hope you enjoy the trip. Also, ask for help when you need help. You'd be surprised at how easy it can be to come by if you are honestly seeking it.
I love this quote a lot
"If he had not loved me with a love as deep as hell, and as strong as death, he would have turned from me long ago."
"Love as deep as hell" paints an awesome picture. If we're called to love like this, how does that actually manifest in our communities?
knees bend, pulling the kinetic energy up from the floor to torso giving a full rotation of the hips, she throws her weapon completely through the target. Beautiful right cross. ITS FIGHT NIGHT WOOOO #UFC235
It will be good for your soul to not dehumanize those you disagree with especially in the upcoming election year. Be open about your disagreements, but don't be eager to insert animosity into your discussions. Be succinct and objective. We too often let anger win in our lives.
I fundamentally disagree with most of what @AOC / @SenSanders profess politically, but I'd without question shake hands and discuss policy over beers with them if the opportunity ever rose. They are not my enemy, we simply disagree on what path to take to a similar destination.
Just responded to a political tweet then immediately deleted it because I remembered the many times I debated on facebook / twitter and people totally saw it my way and it was always beautiful harmonious moments / internet hugs and rainbows but I'd rather live in a world of chaos
Judgement in grace is the opposite of how our nature demands justice. When we see someone doing wrong, we expose it, and hope / pray that justice falls on the wrongdoer, however fierce that justice may be, and we generally stop there. Weโre missing the invitation to love deeper.
To be a follower of Jesus often means we must completely override our nature. This means when someone wrongs us, we are instructed to examine our wrongdoers in such a way that we assess the origin of their wrongdoing and not the wrongdoing itself.
This was his exact message to the accusers of the adulteress in John 7. When Jesus exposed this idea that sin dwells within all of us, we have no place to judge one another outside the confines of grace because we all need grace.