Mark Miller

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The World Cup begins tomorrow, and many will watch the matches. Soccer reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off on our own, but a path we learn to walk together. Anyone who does not know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, has not yet understood the game. Anyone who does not know how to live with and for others has not yet understood life. #ApostolicJourney

[Aaron Likens @AaronLikens]

My assistant with his Meta glasses captured a once in a lifetime view of the finish and is too good not to share

[Culture Explorer @CultureExploreX]

Christmas was never meant to be easy or safe. It began in the cold, not the comfort. A child born without shelter to a family with no power announced not to kings but to shepherds who smelled of animals and sleep. That detail matters more than we like to admit.

Somewhere tonight, lights glow in warm homes. Somewhere else, someone eats alone and pretends not to notice the silence. Somewhere a nurse works a double shift, a father sleeps in his car, a mother counts what she cannot give her children. Christmas happens there too. It always has.

We’ve turned Christmas into a season of excess and distraction, but its core is confrontation. It asks an uncomfortable question. What do you do when God, meaning, or truth enters the world quietly, without spectacle, and asks for room in your life? Not applause. Not posts. Room.

The original scandal of Christmas is humility. Not weakness, but restraint. Power choosing smallness. Glory wrapped in vulnerability. That idea unsettles us because it exposes how loudly we chase importance while missing what actually saves us.

If Christmas feels heavy this year, you’re closer to it than you think. If you feel grief, longing, or a sharp awareness of what’s broken, you are standing near the manger, not far from it.

This day was never for the polished. It was for the tired, the overlooked, and the searching.

So before the music fades and the lights come down, sit with the unease. Let Christmas wound you just enough to wake you up. Because a story that begins in a stable is not asking you to celebrate comfort. It’s asking you to choose love when it costs something.

Merry Christmas!

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[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

If you’re struggling right now in any way, skip the life hacks for a minute.

Go to church this Sunday.

Even if you don’t normally go. Even if you’re “spiritual not religious.” Even if you have PTSD from the religious boredom of church as a kid. Just go sit in the back row and be still for an hour.

Almost everything in your life right now is optimized for production or consumption. Slack, spreadsheets, TikTok, email, sales calls. All output and input. Almost nothing is sacred, quiet, or unmonetized.

Church is one of the last places left that isn’t trying to sell you something or steal your attention. It’s an hour built around the idea that you are more than your revenue, or your value. It's one of the few places where the only goal is to confess your flaws, let them go and have some faith.

It's a place that will welcome everyone, even and maybe especially if you hate yourself right now.

Sit, stand, sing, or just listen. Let someone read words that have outlived every empire and every market cycle.

Let your brain remember: money is a tool, not a god. You are not the sole author of your story.

You’ll walk back out into the same world, same problems, same bank account, but it will feel a little less loud and a little less about you. That’s insanely useful if you’re carrying heavy stuff right now.

Tomorrow, you can go back to your problems.
Today, give yourself permission to just be a human.

If things are brutal right now, consider this your permission slip: Close the laptop. Go to church. Let God be bigger than your to‑do list for one hour.

[NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks @NASCAR_Trucks]

Just WOW! 🤯

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

We are haulin' out to Vegas!

Ride along LIVE as we make the 2,200-mile trip from @CLTMotorSpdwy to @LVMotorSpeedway.

[NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts @NASCAROReillyAP]

Racing the ROVAL and honoring fallen firefighters. 👏

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

Winning tastes even sweeter in @mobil1racing Victory Lane! 🍾

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

Project: Race the Base.

We're bringing a different kind of speed to @USNavy Base Coronado in 2026.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“Never quit something with great long-term potential just because you can’t deal with the stress of the moment.”

[Sports on Prime @SportsonPrime]

What a night ✨ Thank you for welcoming @PrimeVideo to #NASCAR

[PGA Championship @PGAChampionship]

The trophy is his, but this moment is theirs.

Scottie Scheffler shares PGA Championship glory with the people who matter most.

#PGAChamp

[Max Goodman @MaxTGoodman]

Looks like Aaron Judge honored Brett Gardner today with his signature flex to the Bleacher Creatures during roll call in RF.

Judge has done the Gardner flex previously, but only whenever he was playing CF.

@AndyMills_NJ captured this photo of the special moment on Opening Day:

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

Love Nick Sirianni sharing his faith and thanking God after winning the Super Bowl and saying it’s all about the team. He said “You can’t be great without the greatness of others.”

[FOX: NASCAR @NASCARONFOX]

See you soon. 😎🏁

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

"It's the past, connected to the present that builds the future."

@kylepetty remarkably explains how the #NASCARHOF Class of 2025 are all linked.

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

An award where everyone wants to get a look.

@goodyear | @joeylogano

[Goodyear Racing @GoodyearRacing]

Goodyear's director of racing, Greg Stucker, has announced his retirement. Greg has been with Goodyear for 45 years, 42 of those in racing. He has been continuously involved with the NASCAR program since 1998. His Goodyear Racing team honored him at the track today.