Following Jesus ✝️𓅦𓅦𓅦

Following Jesus ✝️𓅦𓅦𓅦

Self-professed followers of Jesus the Messiah on Nostr. Protestants, Roman Catholics and Orthodox welcome. (No LDS or JWs)

Curated by Marakesh 𓅦

🔒 Stepping Forward Toward Fruit

Moving forward without applause does not mean moving forward without expectation. This piece reframes courage not as silent endurance, but as alignment with fruit — visible, shared, and sustaining.

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The Threshold Is Not a Cliff

The new year does not demand a leap into the unknown. It invites a crossing — deliberate, grounded, and human. This piece reframes 2026 not as pressure, but as passage.

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Carrying the Fire Toward Its Season

Some seasons are not about visibility, but they are not endless either. This piece reframes preservation not as resignation, but as preparation — the quiet interval before growth and fruit arrive.

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“Jesus has put His Name on You!” Circumcision and Name of Jesus 2025

The Christian life is not you trying to manufacture a better name. It is you receiving a better Name. And receiving what comes with it: forgiveness, adoption, access to the Father, and a future you did not earn. That’s why Scripture talks about a “new name.” God is not done with you yet. You are being carried toward what He intends—toward resurrection, toward holiness, toward glory—and He will finish what He started. The world measures you by your record. God names you by His promise.

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🔒 New Beginnings Are Not Clean Slates

The myth of the clean slate is comforting — and false. Real beginnings carry memory, scars, and continuity. This piece reflects on how true renewal grows not from erasure, but from integrity and forward faithfulness.

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Standing at the Threshold

New Year’s Eve is not a launchpad but a doorway. This reflection invites stillness, honesty, and a gentler way of entering what comes next.

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Wenn Systeme Komponenten gegenüber handelnden Menschen bevorzugen (Deutsche Fassung von „When Systems Prefer Components Over Agents“)

Moderne Systeme optimieren zunehmend auf Effizienz, Vorhersagbarkeit und Skalierung. Dabei verwandeln sie Menschen stillschweigend in austauschbare Komponenten statt in autonome handelnde Subjekte. Dieses Muster zeigt sich gleichermaßen im Bildungssystem, auf digitalen Plattformen und in der Creator-Ökonomie. Hat man es einmal klar erkannt, lässt es sich kaum noch ignorieren — und noch weniger als neutral akzeptieren. #

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When Systems Prefer Components Over Agents

Modern systems increasingly optimize for efficiency, predictability, and scale — and in doing so, they quietly reshape humans into interchangeable components rather than autonomous agents. This pattern appears in education, platforms, and creator economies alike. Once seen clearly, it becomes difficult to ignore — and impossible to accept as neutral.

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