Matthew Lane Brown

@garonnevik Disagree. Grew up (still) reformed, in circles that actively rejected "cultural Xianity", focused on "the Gospel". Some churches w/ > 1 pastor scandal/decade. Lesson to GenZ & millennials: "gospel-focused" church is not good for people. Culture not too strong, but too weak.

My take on the deconstruction movement is that there was a whole generation of American Christians that was taught a hollow Christianity based on their behavior. It was a season of the church where we settled for a Christian culture, instead of actual Christians, because it felt more powerful. They saw getting the world to ACT like Christians as a baby step to faith. But that’s not how faith works. The generation taught this found that version brittle and hollow. So, they either found the immovable strength of the gospel of Christ crucified for the forgiveness of sins, (not the gospel of following the rules) or they left, as that false gospel is all they ever saw. So yeah, some people deconstruct and become more passionate about Jesus than ever, because they understand the freedom He brings, and others want nothing to do with his name because they only associate it with being crushed and manipulated.

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@johnrudolphdrex 100%. Trust leads to innovation. If people feel safe enough to learn and make mistakes, they'll be open to trying stuff that's unconventional, or solutions that they hadn't thought of themselves. Trust just keeps things moving instead of breaking down.

@DinosaurMachine And, as I'm beginning to believe, trust is the thing that makes organizations work! Investing in trust is very, very smart

Random communication tip. When says something to you, repeat it back to them as charitably as possible in your own words. Make sure you heard it right. This solves all sorts of communication problems. During disagreement/conflict, it also shows empathy and keeps things kind.

@johnrudolphdrex It also means that they'll be more receptive to alternative approaches, since they'll feel like you've understood what's important and why

@johnrudolphdrex It's one of those deep structures that does all kinds of good things that are hard to predict/quantify. For sure there are clear "transactional" benefits - you'll be on the same page re: success vs. failure. But it also builds trust, so ppl are comfortable offering new ideas, etc

Nothing feels like a video game level the way that airports do. It’s amazing. “I’m Commander Shepard, and Cinnabon is my favorite shop in DFW”

@johnrudolphdrex Yeah, I use it daily. With Wolfram Alpha and Code Interpreter/Data Analysis it's amazing. I do miss browsing though...for a brief moment, it was insanely powerful

Pretty amazing how quickly I pivoted into having a ChatGPT tab open at all times. Feels like I have reduced my Google usage by 80%.

@emlybelz It's got a kind of Jeffersonian purity.

You've Got Mail had the best takedown of writers

@johnrudolphdrex Relevant: xkcd.com/927/

The debate we’re currently having. I think Notion is solving a made up problem of “oh no! My OKRs are in a spreadsheet, my notes are in google docs, and my todos are in airtable!” I low key think that’s not a real problem.

@johnrudolphdrex Wednesdays @ 12:30 have the density of a black hole

It’s honestly not that complicated. Wednesdays aren’t real. Tuesdays don’t exist.

@mockingbirdmin I think far more often than the classic "just can't keep it up" Kara is the nagging question of "what is this body/spirit/moral energy even FOR" that 'low anthropology' is ill-equipped to answer

"High anthropology is the tie that binds together nearly every account of religious burnout and disillusionment." mbird.com/religion/churc…

@mockingbirdmin Seems to ignore 2 Peter 1 and much of NT. There *does* seem to be a standard of maturity Christians can and should hold each other to–which requires *some* amount of agency and ability to "partner meaningfully with God" (mysteriously provided by/in concert with the Spirit)

@Austen That's what we've been doing over at @skuidify for 10 years. SMBs up to enterprise, PubSec, DoD.

Related: Is there a Superhuman for Salesforce? Because this interface... kill me

We’ve all heard the hype around AI, especially around #ChatGPT’s conversational threading capabilities. But its real power lies in its integration with other business systems. Check out some integrations using the OpenAI’s models on your own Skuid pages ➡️ hubs.li/Q01Txh-W0

@AJWTheology Been working through this for a few years since a re-read of On the Incarnation. Lots of implications for those who worship the God-Man

You can’t become whatever you want. You become like whatever you worship.

@bccasteel @bccasteel That is so freakin awesome. Can't wait to play it.

Oh hey I know that guy

@bccasteel Haha, same. Not terribly active here. But thrilled to see you making games!

@DinosaurMachine OMG MATT BROWN?????????? HELLO! Glad to reconnect 💪

Just got to this part of The Hobbit with my youngest son. Had to edit it lightly for him. Really emotional 🥲🥹

@gobico I had some magical moments teaching my 7yo son RoZ today. First time playing and it just clicked. I don't know if I've ever seen him so happy as he was when played a triple-Boost Attack + Share + Reserve. Thank you for making such a great game.

@UnbelievableJB @UnbelievableJB have you followed any of the discussion around Jay Green's ends/means quadrant published in Current? I've found it to be a helpful mental model for this conversation. currentpub.com/2022/11/28/for…

Tim Keller: “The people saying “it's time not to be so winsome,” are folks who want to change the political world here. They want the state to be more overtly Christian. They want Christians to be much more politically active in bringing that about.” youtu.be/mdv0kQ4awJI

@methodofaction I'm a design newbie, and I'm absolutely loving your games. What am I missing though in the boolean exercises like this? I've ended in the right place, but it says I'm still wrong.