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James A Lewis
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Husband, father, #Catholic #Christian, Amateur Philosopher, Bitcoiner, freedom lover, word nerd

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Recent Notes

BitBees · 25w
Yes. Jesus was born in March, but his birth is celebrated in December for “reasons”. Calendars have changed, much as history has been rewritten by political victors. nostr:nevent1qqszl0qsgzaaq0az...
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Jesus was born six months after John the Baptist, according to the biblical record (Luke 1:36), and John was conceived a little after Zachariah's service in the temple, which is an annual event in the late summer or early autumn, if I recall correctly, which puts John's birth in the late spring or early summer the following year, and so Jesus in the early winter.
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The Theology of Bailey Building and Loan

Why It’s a Wonderful Life is the greatest Christmas movie of all time!

Like all good Christmas movies, it’s actually about Advent and preparing ourselves for the change that Christ brings to the world. It’s a Wonderful Life is the greatest Christmas movie of all time because it demonstrates the difference Christ makes in issuing His second greatest commandment.

This film demonstrates a world that would be dominated by the love of money over the love of neighbor. Pottersville is a real possibility if good men choose to not act.

https://youtu.be/NRmv6eu1Bag
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Rob Hamilton · 29w
How about both?! 😂
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If trade and labor are supposed to be charity, money given in exchange is a token of thanks. Monetary exchange is, in essence, a declaration that someone did good toward oneself. In a real sense, it makes the "what" money is into information, yet it requires anchor in reality.

A proposed definition: token of thanks, abstracted trade, and evidence of goodwill

Another popular definition: medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value

I would love to hear your thoughts!

https://youtu.be/5PUiBXp2NIg
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Trade & labor are willing the good of neighbor, but what's that?
https://youtu.be/04bHgLnt7b8

It all boils down to Goodness, Truth, and Beauty. Each service we render and good we deliver result in some increase in goodness, truth, and beauty in or for the other. This can become our aim, and we can then better fulfill that purpose to which God has called us as professionals.

PS:
Nothing lacking beauty can be called good.
Nothing untrue can be truly beautiful.
Nothing without goodness is true.
Goodness makes a thing more beautiful.
Truth makes a thing better.
Beauty makes a thing more true.
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