catholic. american. husband and soon-to-be father. here for the revolution. avid note taker. eternal optimist. photographer, videographer, and ux designer. self-taught fisherman and banjo player.
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Last Notes npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Oof I'm having flashbacks to nam right now 😅 we had a mom and 3 babys in and out of a set of chimneys last year. You've got this! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan You can just love people. Even if you disagree. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Didn't Calvin teach that God predestines most people to hell and also makes them will their own damnation? 😅 forgive me if I misunderstand. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I appreciate the thought and response my brother. I believe you and I both are truly seeking Christ and responding to His grace. We rely on that grace to work in us for His glory. All love Josh! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Yes, a person in a state of grace can lose that state through mortal sin. I read 1 John 5:20 and Ephesians 2:6 as describing the gift of eternal life, not its guarantee against apostasy. I'd lean into [CCC 1428-1429] on 'second conversion' as an ongoing, lifelong process for baptized Christians. It's not a one time event but an uninterrupted process for the entire Church in need of continual purification and a response to God's mercy and love. "St. Peter's conversion after he had denied his master three times bears witness to this." One thing I love about the Catholic Church is that they provide the Catechism as a reference to the churches teachings; free and openly available to anyone who is curious. If you genuinely want to understand the Catholic position, I'd start there. https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Eternal life is truly given, but it can be freely rejected because grace doesn’t cancel free will. Salvation is a real relationship, and relationships can be abandoned and they can improve. At the core, I read the words 'he who hears My word and believes' as an active, living faith. I also read numerous warnings in scripture for believers about falling away. The promise applies to the one who remains in Christ and not to a past moment of belief detached from perseverance. It's a theological difference. But I think you already know this. Catholics understand faith as a journey, a daily walk. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan 👀 #nevent1q…e7p9 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM Nostr ☕ Back to work today. Made great progress on cleaning and painting the nursery yesterday. Today it's the fiat mine to stack sats into generational wealth. Giving today everything I've got. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I'm very amateur but https://shakespeare.diy/ handled bunker in one shot. May give it a shot? npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Recalls to mind that my other grandmother passed last fall. Visited her headstone on the way home from work one evening to pray a rosary; came home to news of this pregnancy. 🤙🙏🥹 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I've used https://www.autonomous.ai/standing-desks and https://www.upliftdesk.com/ Both are great. No complaints. Back in the day, autonomous offered the desk legs + motor separately for attaching your own custom desk top to. I've seen some pretty sweet builds with old vintage doors + glass top etc. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Difficult ≠ Impossible npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you sir 🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan ⚔️ https://i.nostr.build/c115tXPrLoznSRg7.jpg https://i.nostr.build/1s2HAePvs92PGZk2.jpg npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Beautiful! Thank you! 🤙 I plan to also dig into how Ditto handles the 'list' function. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Saw my son's face on 3D ultrasound this morning. Anatomy scan was a success, with a perfectly healthy baby. 🙏 My grandmother passed away this morning, perhaps just around the same time. RIP Mimi, see you soon. 🙏 --- God is good. Life is short. Stay blessed nostr. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GFY! 🤣 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan What're you using for boards on nostr.blue? Would love to find a standard to build into @npub1zwu…e8sh npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan When I say GM You say... npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM ☕ 🤙 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan @nprofile…k9re + @nprofile…qm5d or @nprofile…2e0e Build whatever you want. Nostr is cool. You know this. You're here. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Perfect use case for @npub1zwu…e8sh - collecting pins of all the fish I catch and what I learn along the way. Won't let them get lost in the timeline. #fishtr #fishing #projecstr https://i.nostr.build/QyGBgGk1hzDuLaPn.png Check out my board below! https://projecstr.shakespeare.wtf/npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j/boards/fishing-angling-1773007049329 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan If you guys care to follow along, or test out a new way to sort and link nostr content, or think of any new use cases, check out @nprofile…qm5d built on shakespeare. I'd appreciate the follow or share! nevent1qgszj8r4mym6ghmx5ysflr4xvywlw3yvtxe4yefqcek29nwdxlcml0sqyr3gf08swttnqmdzf9drwlpx29e6dh6a8t0rftl6veudmndpl2ryxv3g4j3 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan @npub18am…p424 👀 I expected a footstr list. 😂 https://i.nostr.build/nnj15g0EL6sRfwFB.png npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan New personal goal is to one day make it on to @npub1jlr…ynqn 's Soyboy list https://i.nostr.build/Z4wCjJOrTrSrauud.png https://projecstr.shakespeare.wtf/npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn/boards/8887722402379448 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Yeah so this kind of filters out the noise / doomscrolling of a typical Twitter like client. Really good for focused sessions in the nostr world. You can search and explore npubs still though, and see comments/replies etc. Just not everythinggg all the time npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Another good use case might be pinning live user feedback 🤙 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I really just wanted a way to experience an npub without having to scroll the timeline in a forced linear fashion. Otherwise I see it as a great way to manage projects I'm working on with relevant material, list participating npubs, and gathering inspo. Have you tried it out? Let me know what you think! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Here's a link to my board: https://projecstr.shakespeare.wtf/npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j/boards/nostr-toolbelt-1772956106592 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM Nostr! Anyone out there building and testing boards on @npub1zwu…e8sh Here's one I'm working on: https://i.nostr.build/qtvSTVSnMvhliay4.png npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM 🫡 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I think I just built my own nostr client. 😅 Nostr shouldn't be locked into just timeline views. Bookmark power users, project builders, list curstors.. may have fun here. Feat. @npub1q8g…awvk https://i.nostr.build/7DKVEKAOfqa56N8a.png #nevent1q…cjan npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan 👀 npub1zwusksvcvwetz0nm2zxqdx5hu3xxpmh6gnqdcp32ye8d4zvsz7wq4fe8sh npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan #projecstr overhaul is live! ⚡️ Zaps are live! Other Major Updates: ⚔️ Profiles as Pins on Boards ⚔️ Follow Packs are displayed as browsable boards. ⚔️ Share Boards deep-link URLs. ⚔️ Relay Management ⚔️ Improved Search https://projecstr.shakespeare.wtf/ https://i.nostr.build/Ff8gETjofbeAWkSb.png https://i.nostr.build/aFhcjh9P35chTaYi.png https://i.nostr.build/BtDKiEOl9kIoySGk.png npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Would love to hear your thoughts on how this could add to the project. What are you thinking? npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Collect project notes String notes and articles together Correlate and group ideas and topics Building some topic boards as I test #projecstr https://i.nostr.build/agKsAlTutrY3vbuS.png #nevent1q…j5mj npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Introducing Projecstr https://i.nostr.build/W9ISbFDbhotgzsru.png A Nostr-native project hub and visual bookmarking app. Think of it like a 3-ring binder for Nostr — gather notes, articles, and links into organized boards grouped by project or subject, then share your collections publicly with anyone on the network. All on your own keys. https://projecstr.shakespeare.wtf/ Vibed with https://shakespeare.diy/ npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Running ditto.pub and shakespeare.diy 🚀 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM Nostr Horrible night sleep last night, but I'm kind of an insomniac - so nothing new. Today we are locking in some fabrics for window curtains and also paint colors for the nursery. Goal is to start painting today before getting into some intense sanding and refinishing of the wood floors. Happy to just make some progress. Hope you're having a good Saturday 🚀 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Christ and His church is the deepest rabbit hole. One finds no end to the adventure, the mystery, or the depth of the unmoved mover. primum movens | causa prima Follow the white rabbit. #nevent1q…89vz npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan https://open.spotify.com/album/0k0DE1MYLmDcNTOwIdq9Qp npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan And of course @nprofile…u4p9 running seamlessly as a default model provider via local proxy. Non-KYC LLMs paid in sats and anonymous key pair channels for communicating. This is the way. #nevent1q…d9g4 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Nothingburger imo npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Just felt my son kick in my wife's belly for the first time. 🤯 ❤️ npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Running OpenClaw + @nprofile…yvfs / @nprofile…etsy Providers + @nprofile…5cv4 Channel + OnyxMD fullstack nostrclaw is alive npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM Nostr Coffee is hot. Yesterday flew by, busy with some big tasks at work, orchestrating some updates to my latest favorite open source project, and taking care of the family. Today we continue onward towards our goals 🤙 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan IMO, and no offence here, but it seems you're choosing which passages to read explicitly and redefining certain words used only to fit a specific theology. If we interpret 'the whole world' this way, how do we interpret the word 'all'? Do we infer that it means "Christ died for 'some'"? Or add to it with "Christ died for all *that he elects*"? Your OP said "When studying and interpreting the Bible, it is important to remember that verses that seem to imply something do not have the ability to cancel verses that plainly and explicitly teach something." To me its contradictory to how you approach this topic and free will, now using inference and reinterpretation to cancel what plainly and explicitly teaches that Christ died for the whole world. Godspeed Laser. Hopefully you're wrestling too! I know I am 🤙 ✝️ npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Idk I hesitate to conclude some things here. But I also agree with Jesus' teachings. I think Christ died for everyone, while also not assuming all will turn and follow Him. 1 John 2:2: "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world." 1 Timothy 2:4-6: "God our Savior...wants all people to be saved...who gave himself as a ransom for all people." 2 Corinthians 5:15: "He died for all." Hebrews 2:9: "By the grace of God he tasted death for everyone." John 1:29: "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" I think our free will allows us to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Its hard for me to imagine predestination while knowing God wants us all to be saved. If I concede that God is pulling his predestined elect, then it only makes sense to me to also concede he's actively pushing the non-elect away Maybe I'm predestined to wrestle this forever. 😅 I appreciate your reply though, this topic fascinates me. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Do you argue predestination? What if "granted" means God offers grace to all, and those who freely accept it have been "granted" the ability to come? npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Just when I was about to pump the brakes on digital not taking, @nprofile…8f86 comes through and builds an open source Obsidian replacement on nostr... https://primal.net/derekross/building-onyx-why-im-creating-an-open-source-alternative-to-big-techs-ai-productivity-tools npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Not my beloved GoPro, but I've been considering selling my DJI Mini drone for sats. Let me know if that interests you! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Quickly approaching the first hike, camp, and fish of the year. A small warmup for another, lengthier one next month. 🎯 Smallmouth Bass There's a good feeling of printing a map, scouting and planning a timeline with some good buddies. 🎯 White Ribbon Trout I've got some gear to prep in the meantime. Godspeed Nostr! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Gratitud y respeto, fuerza y honor. Privacy tech! 🤙 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM Nostr! It feels like with the advent of this AI virality, I feel encouraged to stick to my analogue roots. Writing in a physical bullet journal, reading physical books, and long, focused windows of time in silence. Today is Monday the 16th of Feb. My first Lent coming this Wednesday with ashes as I continue conversion towards my confirmation. I wasn't sure if I would stick this journey out at first; the more I learn, the more I pray, the more questions I ask, its become quite clear the this is the right journey to be on. Blessed be God forever. A few larger projects at work this week as we overhaul our D2C site structure. I'm wrapping up some analytics reports (we had a pretty solid 2025, so that's motivating), and strategizing methods for aligning content and content updates across our various channels. It's going to be a beautiful day. I'm grateful to say the least. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I'm not letting go of my optimistic view of the world. I'm not letting go of hope. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead...' npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Really enjoying Psalm 118 tonight. 24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Spring time fishing can not arrive soon enough 😅 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Giving into the hype. Recently thrifted books: - Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky) - The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) - Life of Christ (Fulton J. Sheen) That should take me a good while 😅 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan "Learning comes from books; penetration of a mystery from suffering." Fulton J. Sheen - Life of Christ npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I'm soaking up as much training as I can now, before the baby arrives 😅 I'll probably have to cut way back, or put it on pause for a while at that point. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I'm having such a good time with life right now. Just thought I'd share how beautiful things are currently. Wife and I expecting our first child. Joining a beautiful local parish and approaching confirmation in Spring. Reading and studying my Bible for the first time in over a decade. Training BJJ and weightlifting. Work is going well and it's been really enjoyable lately. Friends consistently wanting to hang out, fish, camp, skate, play music or just spend time with each other. The Lord has truly blessed me beyond what I could ever imagine or measure, and I don't deserve any of it. Thanks be to God. It's easy to get stressed out. Sometimes I miss the feeling of boredom. So I'm just flexing a muscle here of appreciation and gratitude. ⚔️ 🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM and Happy Thanksgiving! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan That thing is holographic 🤙 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Ignatius (disciple of John) referred to the "Catholic Church" (in ~107 AD) as the visible, unified body of believers under episcopal authority, distinguishing it from heretical groups lacking that structure. In his Letter to the Smyrnaeans, he equates its presence with Christ's, implying a concrete institution rather than a vague universal idea. The term functioned as a proper descriptor for the apostolic Church, not just an adjective. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans - Chapter 8. Let nothing be done without the bishop; "See that you all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as you would the apostles; and reverence the deacons, as being the institution of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. Let that be deemed a proper Eucharist, which is [administered] either by the bishop, or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude [of the people] also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful without the bishop either to baptize or to celebrate a love-feast; but whatsoever he shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that everything that is done may be secure and valid." npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Josh, I'm curious as to your thoughts on James 2:20-24. From what I can tell, the RCC separates initial justification from final. To me I see that the only place in the entire Bible that the phrase ‘faith alone’ appears, it is rejected. Especially the Abraham part: Paul quotes Genesis 15 as the moment Abraham was justified by faith, but James says the offering of Isaac decades later is when Abraham was ‘justified by works’ and when Genesis 15:6 was ‘fulfilled.’ This seems to me the Catholic initial-vs-final justification distinction in a nutshell; "Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” — and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." --- or these other passages as well; 2 Peter 1:10 – “be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure.” Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my beloved, fas you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling," Matthew 25:31–46 – The final judgment is explicitly according to works. Romans 2:6–13 – God “will render to each one according to his works … eternal life to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory …” Revelation 20:12–13 – Judged “according to what they had done.” --- All love brother! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you @nprofile…q9m3 ! God willing! 💪 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you @nprofile…aaed 🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Just getting started! Thank you @nprofile…2sqk 🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you! 🍻 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you for these kind words 🥹🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you @nprofile…tf6v ! 🫂 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you Boomer! 🙏 Blessed beyond measure npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan 🙏🥹 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you @nprofile…8adp 🙏😊 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you @nprofile…pxda 🙏🫡 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you 🙏😁 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thank you! 🫡 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thanks @nprofile…jxq4 I've been eyeing that one! I just got my Ignatius Catholic Study Bible in ⚔️ I have been listening to Scott on a handful of podcasts and love his work. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Good morning nostr! Proud to note here that my wife and I are expecting our first child. 🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Thus far, every time a friend or family objects to or questions my Catholic faith, it encourages a dialogue and/or reasoning through study. Every single time, I leave the exchange even more passionate and solidified in my faith, and in love with Him and His church. ✝️ npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan @nprofile…pwsq Thank you again for engaging. Just to build on this; I went to your church’s site, opened the Baptist Faith & Message 2000, and read it slowly. (bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000) I didn’t find a rejection of works. But I found commands, duties, obligations, and progress — all flowing from grace. We may be closer than you think. It says there; IV. Salvation – C. Sanctification - “Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart… and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit…” That’s grace-enabled growth, not self-effort. Same with: XI. Evangelism – “It is the duty of every follower of Christ…” XIII. Stewardship – “They are under obligation to serve Him with time, talents, and possessions…” XV. Social Order – “All Christians are under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme…” XV. Family - "A husband is to love.. provide.. lead.. Parents are to teach, discipline, model.." Progress. Duty. Obligation. I guess I struggle to see how these aren't works as fruit of faith. We both reject salvation by self-effort. We both affirm works as necessary fruit. Right? Faith through grace, reflected in works. Sola Gratia. 🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I love this conversation @nprofile…pwsq and forgive me if I'm mistaken here, but even Luther himself initially said: “We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone." And “Faith is a living, busy, active, mighty thing… It is impossible to separate works from faith, quite as impossible as to separate heat and light from fire.” Trent Canon 9 doesn’t reject justification by faith, but justification by faith alone in the sola fide sense that excludes grace-enabled works as part of the process. We’re saved by grace alone, through faith that is never alone—it’s living, obedient, and fruitful (James 2:24; Romans 2:6–8). Works don’t *earn* salvation; they’re the fruit of grace (Eph 2:8–10). Pre reformation consensus,from what I can tell, was pretty clear on this. Id quote Clement of Rome or Augustine for example; “Grace, unless we do what God commands, does not justify.” From what I can tell no one in the first 1,000 years of the church taught sola fide as “faith apart from obedience.” They all saw faith, hope, and love as a living unity. In the end, I'm not seeking forgiveness only. But transformation - that my faith can work through love. By all means, happy to keep hearing your perspective here—iron sharpens iron and this is very similar to my internal debates I had with myself coming into this. God bless. 🙏 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Hey thank @nprofile…pwsq I'll look into it and add this to my list. I'm curious as which tradition you mention explicitly rejects the gospel? I've been reading more scripture and history surrounding it than I ever have in the past. I would hope anybody making a decision to publicly proclaim their faith does so on an informed basis, at least to the best of their ability. I'm not exactly rejecting everything I was taught in Evangelical congregations, I actually really appreciate a lot of what it taught and gave me as a young man. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Caught my first river smallies this weekend with some good friends at one of my favorite spots in the world. 🙏🤙⚔️ Humbled and blessed. https://npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j.blossom.band/1ae0ccf217b52ad1596bf2b088637a6967badf375ac485d3e21ec9871503c60b.jpg npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Someone does not want America unified. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan God rest and long live the name Charlie Kirk. 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I'm grateful to be alive and healthy to enjoy a bit of time with family and friends in some beautiful weather. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan https://i.nostr.build/SCYXmwOCysqRbOIK.jpg npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Physics is to engineering :: morals and ethics are to sound money economies. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Morning @nprofile…qaau ! npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan GM Nostr ⚔️ https://npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j.blossom.band/04e5e5318cd62cd574fb9469f576b9ef614f5676688eb91d8d33183b756d0d34.jpg npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Morning @nprofile…j9yw 🌞 npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan I can’t be there for everyone all the time, but I’ll try to help whenever and wherever I can. I never want to ask anyone for anything, yet I’m humble enough to know that at times, I need to. Thank you, Lord, for this day and this opportunity to work hard. npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan https://i.nostr.build/L0DsBIbna0Kf8UY9.jpg npub19yw8tkfh530kdgfqn782vcga7azgckdn2fjjp3nv5txu6dl3h7lqhv322j jaredlogan Note to self. Cool. https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/sensor-watch