Scott Reyner

"The concluding benediction has hardly ceased before those in charge are saying to one another, “How did it go?” or “It went really well.” The truth is we don’t know how it went. From God’s point of view it will be eternity before we know how it went." conversatio.org/a-cup-running-…

Man, sports narratives are crazy. Duke is seconds away from back-to-back Final Fours and three in five years. Instead, they've got only one title in 16 seasons and only 3 Final Fours in 16 seasons despite tons of amazing players.

“Knowledge without wisdom, limitless knowledge, is not worth a fart. Knowledge without measure, knowledge that the human mind cannot appropriately use, is mortally dangerous.” - Wendell Berry

"From the discords of yesterday, resurrect my peace. From the discouragement of yesterday, resurrect my hope. From the weariness of yesterday, resurrect my strength. From the doubts of yesterday, resurrect my faith. From the wounds of yesterday, resurrect my love."

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”” - C.S. Lewis

"Since I have known the Savior’s name And what for me he bore; No more I toil for empty fame, I thirst for gold no more. Placed by his hand in this retreat, I make his love my theme; And see that all the world calls great, Is but a waking dream." - John Newton

Who has had the best NBA career from a UNC player drafted since 2000? And is the right answer really Harrison Barnes?

“Instinct after instinct was answered by doctrine after doctrine.” - G.K. Chesterton

I decided to become an OKC Thunder fan in July 2009 one year after they relocated from Seattle. No NBA team has won more games than the Thunder since that time.

"Or we follow the Lamb along a farmyard route, worshiping the invisible, listening to the foolishness of preaching, practicing a holy life that involves heroically difficult acts that no one will ever notice, in order to become, simply, our eternal selves." - Eugene Peterson

"God has His own Waze." - @tonymerida Get you a pastor that can make jokes and drop rich theological reminders at the same time.

Sports gambling has increased from $20 billion in 2020 to nearly $150 billion in 2024. 22% of Americans overall place bets. 48% of men 18-49. 25% of men bet three or more times per week. 67% of college students bet on sports.

@shane_pruitt78 substack.com/home/post/p-16…

Lukewarm Christianity has become so normal that Biblical Christianity seems radical.

"... many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently, all we can do is pretend we have been forgiven. As a result, our whole spiritual life is pseudo-repentance and pseudo-bliss.” - Brennan Manning I think large parts of many of our spiritual lives are pseudo's.

Two Questions the Church Must Answer For People: 1. What Does it Mean to Be a Christian? 2. What Does it Mean to Be a Human Being? Too often that 2nd question is neglected because of the wrong assumption that people already know.

OKC won the title 3 years after winning 24 games. For context, that would be like the Nets winning in 2028. OKC won the title 2 years after winning 40 games and missing the playoffs. For context, that would be like the Kings winning in 2027.

Thunder Up

Identify the ladders to nowhere that pride erects: • Where do you raise up ladders of achievement? • Where do you clamber up ladders of acquisition? • Where do you race up ladders of appetite? • Where do you scuttle up ladders of avoidance? - David Powlison on Psalm 131

"Spirituality has much more to do with subtraction than it does with addition." —Richard Rohr, The Art of Letting Go substack.com/home/post/p-15…

"If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat... but ask me what I think I am living for & what I think is keeping me from living fully the thing I want to live for. Between these two answers you can determine the identity of any person." - Merton