James Walters @iamjameswalters@librem.one

@masterofthetiger@theres.life YOU DID IT. YOU HIT TOOT-THOUSAND

It's almost embarrassing how little attention is paid to Tolkien's faith and how it shaped his fiction. The only ones who seem to pay more than a passing nod to it are Christian readers of Tolkien.

And as far as I know (haven't seen it), the recent biopic didn't help matters much.

Reading Tolkien/LOTR without a conscious awareness of how #Christ permeates every page is like kissing the bride with the veil still on.

@masterofthetiger@theres.life Then you'll hit toot-thousand.

@zudn at least, that's as far as I can tell! I don't know much about micro.blog, maybe you can find him on there?

@zudn No, it's just a blog

@zudn oh I see, yeah, his is a micro-blog in the strict sense that it's a blog in which he makes tiny little posts. The Fediverse consists of a network founded on the concept of microblogging (as opposed to longer form posts, or other activities, etc.) Does that make sense?

@zudn can you explain what you mean? 🤔

Got my my second copy of the Hymns of Grace hymnal from the Master's Press this week. I already own a leather copy, which is nice and durable to carry, but this cloth bound edition is more beautiful. Unlike other hymnals that are crowded with cruft, Hymns of Grace clocks in at a mere ~350 hymns (with another hundred or so responsive scripture readings), carefully curated to be theologically and doxologically rich. I'm thankful for this collection of #christ exalting songs!

@zudn Looks like he's got one to me:

https://www.sketchbookb.com/micro?format=rss

@masterofthetiger@theres.life I'm not theres.life, but I appreciate that it's around. Thanks for running it. Seems to be a disappointing dearth of Christians on the fediverse. Any tips on other servers or folks I should follow?

@masterofthetiger@theres.life you're welcome to follow this one then 😉

@masterofthetiger@theres.life do you have an anarchist yet?

This is my brother. They took him, beat him, bruised him, mocked him, shocked him with electricity, and pissed in his face. He was a gardener.

I can't wait to meet him trimming hedges in the new Eden.

https://morningstarnews.org/2019/09/illegally-detained-christian-tortured-to-death-in-custody-in-pakistan-family-says/

May the Lord bless and keep you, Pastor Han, and all those you won to the Gospel.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/chinese-pastor-shared-gospel-with-1000-north-koreans-before-being-assassinated-for-his-faith.html

In 1 Corinthians 12:28, we see that administration is a spiritual gift. In 2 Chronicles 1, God actually bestows this very gift upon Solomon, so he can administrate his people well.

Don't fall in the trap of believing that administration is simply bearing with the necessary evils of life (paperwork, mundane tasks, etc). It is an inherently spiritual service for the love of God's people, and when you do it well, people are served with opportunities (which you created) to exercise their own gifts.

So, I hope to use Librem Social in a responsible way: I hope to use it to connect to people. Not to pacify boredom, not to discover new content (though I look forward to finding new folks to follow who have compelling things to share with me). I hope to engage with this network for what it is: a technological tool for me to gather with people, and connect with them in community. I humbly hope if you're reading this that you'll join me in this endeavor. 🙂