Facebook quizzes and who defines you
A long riff on viral Facebook quizzes that assign you a character, state, or parent type turns serious: your Maker defines you, not faceless quiz code; curated social media personas make us phonies and steal time from the people who actually love us.
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Confetti and lasers: what should God's people be known for?
- Do we want to be known as the confetti and lasers people?
- What should God's people be known for?
Ben redirects to the docket's denomination question: when someone hears Silas's church described as 'the confetti and lasers people,' should that sting?
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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The world as opposition, normalized sin, and identity
- Does your generation push back at the idea of sin?
A young woman observes that college ministries frame the world as the opposition rather than the mission field, giving anxious young Christians something concrete to grip.
From No. 576 · Get A Dog
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Does God affirm our struggles or call us to repent of them?
- Does God affirm our struggles or call us to repent of them?
Mike frames two camps: one that says God affirms our struggles as-is, another that says He calls us to repent of what is in our control.
From No. 534 · The Antagonistic Bison
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Fear, guilt, self-deprecation, and identity
- How should Christians handle guilt and self-deprecation without excusing sin?
The room digs into why failure over little things feels crushing: self-imposed expectations versus rightful ones, and the guilt that follows addiction relapses.
From No. 498 · The Tennessee Birdwalk