John Roland
@jaroland74.bsky.social
Christ-follower. Super family. Serve at @samfordu @howardcollegesu. #MBA #MDiv. Grad @maclayschool @samfordu @swbts @kennesawstate. #EagleScout
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Here's my latest article for those wondering what to do with the relentless (dis)information.
open.substack.com/pub/revchris...
open.substack.com/pub/revchris...
March 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here's my latest article for those wondering what to do with the relentless (dis)information.
open.substack.com/pub/revchris...
open.substack.com/pub/revchris...
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
“Be more concerned with your #character
than your reputation, because your character
is what you really are, while your reputation
is merely what others think you are.”
— John Wooden
than your reputation, because your character
is what you really are, while your reputation
is merely what others think you are.”
— John Wooden
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 PM
“Be more concerned with your #character
than your reputation, because your character
is what you really are, while your reputation
is merely what others think you are.”
— John Wooden
than your reputation, because your character
is what you really are, while your reputation
is merely what others think you are.”
— John Wooden
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Someone needs to hear this today.
“Without your wound where would your power be?”
“In Love's service only the wounded soldiers can serve.”
- Thornton Wilder, The Angel that Troubled the Waters
“Without your wound where would your power be?”
“In Love's service only the wounded soldiers can serve.”
- Thornton Wilder, The Angel that Troubled the Waters
December 14, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Someone needs to hear this today.
“Without your wound where would your power be?”
“In Love's service only the wounded soldiers can serve.”
- Thornton Wilder, The Angel that Troubled the Waters
“Without your wound where would your power be?”
“In Love's service only the wounded soldiers can serve.”
- Thornton Wilder, The Angel that Troubled the Waters
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Yes we need this 🤣😜
July 13, 2023 at 2:11 PM
Yes we need this 🤣😜
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Assad is a murderer and a tyrant, and it’s good that he’s gone. Christians especially should care about Syria. The road from Jesus to all of us once went right through it. Let’s pray for peace for the Syrian people.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination, say two senior army officers
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left to an unknown destination, two senior army officers familiar with the incident told Reuters on Sunday.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Assad is a murderer and a tyrant, and it’s good that he’s gone. Christians especially should care about Syria. The road from Jesus to all of us once went right through it. Let’s pray for peace for the Syrian people.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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We so often miss that the "harshest" thing in the Bible isn't the judgement, it's the grace.
It's relentless. It exposes us again & again, answering our rebellion, our constant tendency to turn away from good toward ourselves, to prioritize trivial passion over consuming love from God & for others.
It's relentless. It exposes us again & again, answering our rebellion, our constant tendency to turn away from good toward ourselves, to prioritize trivial passion over consuming love from God & for others.
December 7, 2024 at 12:58 PM
We so often miss that the "harshest" thing in the Bible isn't the judgement, it's the grace.
It's relentless. It exposes us again & again, answering our rebellion, our constant tendency to turn away from good toward ourselves, to prioritize trivial passion over consuming love from God & for others.
It's relentless. It exposes us again & again, answering our rebellion, our constant tendency to turn away from good toward ourselves, to prioritize trivial passion over consuming love from God & for others.
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"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
November 28, 2024 at 12:38 PM
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
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Thank you, John! How gracious of you.
November 27, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Thank you, John! How gracious of you.
🍂🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours! 🍁
November 28, 2024 at 10:57 PM
🍂🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours! 🍁
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Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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"From now on, wherever you go, wherever I go, the ground is holy between us. As you leave, you stay within the hospitable solitude of my heart." #HenriNouwen @HenriNouwen Blessings a former coworker gave me as I left my former job last week. It means the world to me.
November 25, 2024 at 3:55 AM
"From now on, wherever you go, wherever I go, the ground is holy between us. As you leave, you stay within the hospitable solitude of my heart." #HenriNouwen @HenriNouwen Blessings a former coworker gave me as I left my former job last week. It means the world to me.
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
English Teacher: the cup appears conspicuously in every scene where the protagonist experiences betrayal. What might "the cup" have alluded to in the author's original contexts?
Student: *sigh* *copies the question into ChatGPT*
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
English Teacher: the cup appears conspicuously in every scene where the protagonist experiences betrayal. What might "the cup" have alluded to in the author's original contexts?
Student: *sigh* *copies the question into ChatGPT*
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Creative writing lecturer: describe the cup without using the word ‘cup’, ‘half’, or ‘empty’. You’ve got 15 minutes.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Creative writing lecturer: describe the cup without using the word ‘cup’, ‘half’, or ‘empty’. You’ve got 15 minutes.
Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Illustrator: Depending on the angle, you may not be able to see what’s in the cup at all. You need to be more specific in your brief. What else is around the cup that we need to be able to see?
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Illustrator: Depending on the angle, you may not be able to see what’s in the cup at all. You need to be more specific in your brief. What else is around the cup that we need to be able to see?
November 23, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
English Teacher: the cup appears conspicuously in every scene where the protagonist experiences betrayal. What might "the cup" have alluded to in the author's original contexts?
Student: *sigh* *copies the question into ChatGPT*
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
English Teacher: the cup appears conspicuously in every scene where the protagonist experiences betrayal. What might "the cup" have alluded to in the author's original contexts?
Student: *sigh* *copies the question into ChatGPT*
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Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
November 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
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Good. It’s a disgrace that this was ever even contemplated
BREAKING
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name for nomination as US Attorney General.
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name for nomination as US Attorney General.
November 21, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Good. It’s a disgrace that this was ever even contemplated
“Learning to trust is one of
life's most difficult tasks.”
— Isaac Watts
life's most difficult tasks.”
— Isaac Watts
November 18, 2024 at 2:10 PM
“Learning to trust is one of
life's most difficult tasks.”
— Isaac Watts
life's most difficult tasks.”
— Isaac Watts
“We're never so vulnerable than
when we trust someone—but
paradoxically, if we cannot trust,
neither can we find love or joy.”
— Walter Anderson
when we trust someone—but
paradoxically, if we cannot trust,
neither can we find love or joy.”
— Walter Anderson
November 18, 2024 at 2:08 PM
“We're never so vulnerable than
when we trust someone—but
paradoxically, if we cannot trust,
neither can we find love or joy.”
— Walter Anderson
when we trust someone—but
paradoxically, if we cannot trust,
neither can we find love or joy.”
— Walter Anderson
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What’s your must read from 2024? #booksky time.com/collection/m...
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
The fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books that entertained and enlightened us.
time.com
November 16, 2024 at 11:58 AM
What’s your must read from 2024? #booksky time.com/collection/m...
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Looking forward to engaging on this new platform
November 14, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Looking forward to engaging on this new platform