David Timbwa

Six ingredients of true repentance: 1. Sight of sin 2. Sorrow for sin 3. Confession of sin 4. Shame for sin 5. Hatred of sin 6. Turning from sin — Thomas Watson (1620–1686)

BREAKING VIDEO: Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person ever to win a regular marathon in under two hours, setting a new world record at the London Marathon in 1:59:30! Kenyans invented running™

Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!

basically: anthropic sneakily turned down how hard claude thinks before editing code, changed the default from "high" to "medium" effort, and hid the reasoning from session logs. all without telling users. an amd director had 7k sessions of telemetry to prove the degradation was real and measurable (not just vibes). anthropic admitted to the changes. there's a workaround (use "/effort max"). the uncomfortable part is most users had no data to notice it happened at all.

We asked footballers across the world ‘who is Jesus to you?’

This Easter, I invite you to look at Jesus, consider what he said and did, and ask for yourself what I believe is the most important question you will ever answer: Did he really leave behind an empty tomb? And if he did, what does that mean for you? This video was made possible and in collaboration with my friends at @ChildlikeMedia.

It’s Easter Week. The most important week in history! Don’t let people bog you down with a-historical silliness in the midst of focusing on what it’s all about. See the graphic here static1.squarespace.com/static/5a21fbb…

Lord, I praise you for being a God of justice, who will not let any wrongdoing go unaddressed or unpunished. Instead of being angry at those who wrong me, let me be compassionate, praying that they find your mercy through repentance. Amen.

Recently watched @louistheroux’s Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere, and along with seeing a few other viral characters in the “looksmaxing” community couldn’t help but think how sad it all is. Scripture particularly warns against vanity rooted in pride. Pride precedes ruin, and arrogance of spirit leads to downfall (Prov 16:18), while God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). Nothing — not a single thing — should be done from selfish ambition or vanity, but rather through humility, considering others superior to oneself (Phil 2:3). Though the “looksmaxing” community masquerades as a masculine movement, I can’t help but read scriptures’ warnings to women and their preoccupation with looks to be relevant to the group. The Bible is clear that charm is deceptive and beauty is vain, but the woman (or in this case men) who fears the Lord will be praised (Prov 31:30). Adornment should not be external elaborate hairstyles, gold jewelry, or fine clothing (dare I add jaw/hairline and muscular silhouette) as discussed in 1 Pet 3:3–4, but rather inner character. The Pharisees practiced their works to be seen by others, loving the best places at banquets and greetings in the marketplace (Matt 23:5–7), illustrating how vanity corrupts spiritual practice. God told Samuel not to look at appearance or height, because while humans see the exterior, God sees the heart (1 Sam 16:7). The wise, strong, and rich are warned not to boast in their accomplishments (Jer 9:23–24), redirecting glory toward God alone. I’m reminded this morning to pray for the lost, poor, and dangerously and unfulfillingly sad figures at the head of these particular movements.

You know, my life has gotten kinda more difficult in several ways since I had a revival of my faith. Job-hopping, getting fired for the first time, missing out on love, some depression and anxiety, responsibilities piling up, uncertainty for my future… But you know, would this all be worth it if everything was normal and happy like before? To go back to my old life and risk going to Hell instead? I doubt I’m getting “Job’d” but demonic forces are oppressing me to an extent and their mission is to bring me down and make me curse God. I’ve questioned God’s handling of me, but I will not deny Him. It didn’t work on Job and it will NOT work on me either. Let the storm come and make me stronger. When I’m done with this life, I’ll be awarded and trouble won’t come my way anymore. This is why we are taught to keep our eyes on Jesus. Don’t let your misfortunes distract you. ✝️

What if everyone is actually destined for hell? When Christian Apologist Wesley Huff joined me on The Diary Of A CEO, he explained a central idea in Christianity that many people misunderstand. According to scripture, the standard for being “good” isn’t simply being better than other people. The standard is God himself. Which means, by definition, no human being meets it. That’s what Christianity calls the bad news. Humanity can’t save itself through good actions or intentions. Here's him breaking it down

Jacob Kiplimo sets a half marathon world record at 57:20… Yes, that’s 13.1 miles in 57 minutes and 20 seconds. Incredible.

Best video on X you will see today. Bold Gospel declaration between @WesleyLHuff on the @stevenbartlett on the diary of a CEO podcast. It is rare to see someone take being told they are going to Hell so well.

I have been thinking about this a lot. I think for a great many of engineers, the ones who did it because they loved it only to discover that money was in fact at the end of the rainbow found both the journey and the destination satisfying. In fact, I think I can argue with authority that the destination was only satisfying as the journey was difficult. The hard-fought evenings spent toiling away on an idea and codebase that slowly gives way to your vision was an incredible experience. The group of people that fell into this category of hard-fought journey and destination we will call them tinkerers. One thing tinkerers have always hated is the already known problems. The journey is clear as day. The obstacles minor inconveniences. Its purely a matter of typing the solution into the terminal. This is also why I think so many of this group goes out and does open source, or starts companies. Work largely falls into this category with few exceptions. From this reason is why I largely find UI work soul sucking. I know the solution, its a matter of just looking up the details and putting it into my editor. yawn. CSS, flex box this, grid that, put the tailwind classes in the bag. To me, the LLM software world is with little to no journey and discovery. Its more of simply taking my high level idea and just formulating it into testable, atomic chunks that can be verified. I have traded my favorite part, discovery and raw creation, with itemized list of TODOs and patience and "No Mistakes." To this, every morning from 6 to 9 I simply just hand code every thin. even UI things. It is because I want journey and discovery and raw creation. Maybe one day comes and its just so futile that I stop this. But for now, I still see such great value in this. I see such better thought through products. Because slowing down and truly thinking through everything. The architecture, the design, everything is an expression of discovery and creation. And I love it. I am sure there will come a day, maybe even in the next 6 months where I change my mind. For now, I pursue the love of the game intentionally. I do also believe that there exists people who get the same joy I got from building with tears and sweat by prompting LLMs. I am positive of it. I just don't understand how. But people love UI work. I also don't understand that.

“You must ask for God’s help. ... After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.” - C.S. Lewis

Being a follower of Christ is hard. You have to choose to deny your flesh DAILY, choose to pick up your cross, and choose to trust God even when things look hopeless. You have to choose to do what God is calling you to do, rather than what your flesh wants. And it can be challenging. But boy will it all be so worth it in the end.

To be poor in spirit is to come to God and say, “I have nothing good to give you. Even my best deeds aren’t good enough. I owe you everything. Save me for Jesus’ sake.” If you are poor in spirit, you will be rich in faith. To be poor in spirit means to go like this: “I see I’m saved strictly by God’s mercy and riches.” Then when you look at a person who is broken, when you look at a person who is ruined, when you look at a person who is messed up, you know you’re looking in a mirror. No matter how ugly it is, you know you’re looking in a mirror, because a person who is poor in spirit says, “No matter how good I look physically, no matter how much money I have in my wallet, I know that’s what I look like to God apart from Jesus Christ.” – @timkellernyc Sermon, Rich in Faith gospellinlife.com/podcast

If you don’t have a plan, join me in reading through the Bible in 2026 with the Navigators Bible Reading Plan, which I have used for decades. You can print it, or read on your device at YouVersion. The genius of this plan is that there are only 25 assigned days each month. So, you can catch up. Or use those days to memorize. We will be commenting on lots of these texts on ‘Ask Pastor John’ throughout the year. navigators.org/wp-content/upl…

I want to explain this because I sincerely had this question too in my early phase. A sacrifice is not defined by how long someone stays dead. It’s defined by what is given up and what that sacrifice achieves and Jesus’ death wasn’t fake at all. He truly died. He gave His life, His blood, His body, and His innocence for the sake of sinners. That’s the sacrifice. Also, the power of the sacrifice of Jesus isn’t in how long he remained in the grave. The sacrifice is in what He carried, what He endured, and what He accomplished. The real issue isn’t the physical condition of the body after death, it’s the justice of God. Scripture teaches that the consequence of sin is not just physical death, but guilt, separation from God, spiritual death, and ultimately eternal loss. For the sacrifice to work, Jesus had to take on that entire consequence, not just dying physically. When Jesus died, He wasn’t just going through only physical pain, He was carrying the full weight of humanity’s guilt and judgment. That’s why the Bible says He “became a curse for us.” The moment He said, “It is finished,” the payment was made. The sacrifice was complete. The cost wasn’t measured by how long He stayed dead but by the depth of what He bore in that moment. So why did He rise? Because once the penalty was fully paid, death had no right to hold Him anymore. The resurrection wasn’t a reversal of the sacrifice, rather, it was the father’s public announcement that the sacrifice worked. If Jesus had stayed dead, it would have meant the sacrifice failed, death was stronger, and sin still had authority. But God raised Him to show the world that the debt was settled and justice was satisfied. The resurrection doesn’t cancel what He gave. It actually shows that what He gave was enough. If His sacrifice hadn’t fully paid for sin, He would still be in the grave. But because God accepted His offering, death had no power to keep Him. Jesus’ resurrection is the proof that the sacrifice worked. Paul says it plainly in 1 Corinthians 15:17: if Christ hasn’t been raised, then our faith is useless and we are still stuck in our sins. Why would he say that? Because the resurrection is God’s public declaration that the price for sin was fully paid, justice was satisfied, and death’s authority was broken. Jesus rose again not because His sacrifice was unnecessary, but because His sacrifice was complete. For example , imagine you just finished paying off a massive debt to your bank. When the bank stamps “PAID IN FULL,” it doesn’t mean you never paid anything. It means your payment was successful. That’s what Jesus’ resurrection is… “PAID IN FULL”. It confirms that His death accomplished everything it was meant to accomplish. And Infact, His resurrection was not only a confirmation but also a victory because the goal wasn’t just forgiveness of sin, but also to break the power of death itself. If Jesus only died, then death would have had the final say. Instead, by rising, Jesus defeated death and opened the way for believers to share in that same victory. His resurrection is the beginning of a new kind of life that is immortal, eternal, untouched by death.