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Friday, 22 May 2026

Man Born to be Pleased:


Psychological Man Born To Be Pleased

The last couple of centuries in Western history have seen a massive shift away from religious belief to individualistic living. This change has many ramifications; one is about what it means to be human.

In the religious worldview, humanity was created by God but, has a broken nature and we seek God for healing and restoration.

In a secular atheistic world, we are masters of our own destiny and fulfilling our desires is our main aim.

Sociologist Philip Rieff reflected on this shift and wrote,

“Religious man was born to be saved. Psychological man was born to be pleased.”

When we become the centre of our own world it is very easy to make fulfilling personal desire our ultimate goal. I think experience reveals that this leads to a shallow and pointless way of living.

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My many thanks to Karl Faase.

From Digital Anvil.



Thursday, 21 May 2026

80/20 Rule:


Daily Nudge by Karl Faase and Olive Tree Media





80/20 Rule

19 May 2026

Today, one in ten relationships starts online, mostly through a dating app. Not a huge percentage, but it’s a lot of people.

One outcome of dating apps is known as the 80/20 rule. That is 80 percent of women are interested in only 20 percent of men. It has been observed that dating apps are not working for men.

Sadly, the rejected men seem to be growing in their resentment toward women. It’s hard to feel rejected.

If you have ever felt like this, know that you are loved by people close to you, and the God who created you. Being rejected on a dating app is unfortunate, but it doesn’t define you. Your photo and profile may not attract attention, but that’s not who you are.

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Thank you,Karl Faase.

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Wealth for All ?

What's better than 'Wealth for all' ?

Guess?

Justice !

What's better than 'Justice for all' ?

Did You think: 'Love for All ?

Did You think: ' Forgiveness for All'?

Did You think: ' Mercy for All ' ?

By Digital Anvil.

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Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Creating Paths:


Creating Paths:

All of us walk along paths from time to time. Not just concrete footpaths in cities, but paths of dirt making their way across fields or through the bush. These paths meander this way and then that, often snaking through kilometres of open ground.

Have you ever thought about what created those paths? It’s a very simple answer; people walked them regularly enough to create a clear line to follow. Paths are created by people regularly following the same route to get to a specific destination.

What is true of walking through the bush is true of life. Whatever behaviour you repeat, whether good or bad, is creating a path in your life that you will tread.

Where are your paths leading you? The Bible challenges us to choose our paths wisely.

 

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Many thanks to Karl Faase!🤝

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Monday, 18 May 2026

Family for Months: ( Re-Worked A )

Family for Months: (Re-Worked A)


God's Design Pre-eminent: Life Declares 'Nuclear Family,' instead of LGBTQ 'Pride,' throughout the year.

 

Digital Anvil.
 

With the re-comprehension of the ultimate building block--the Nuclear Family. This foundation of Society is being celebrated by more and more people groups around the World again.

Inherent in ALL societies ( everywhere) is the foundational element of such significance that in a sense and realistically it is replicated throughout the animal kingdom. Additionally,reproduction is virtually extant in all binary sex species.
( there is a Male a-n-d a Female ) 

Very few life-forms are self - reproductive. But that is not the ideal (nor the most valuable) norm. Nor are other forms of ' gender '--  social forms or faux constructs- ideal or  wholly valuable. Although gender dysphoria can be real for some unfortunate individuals in Western and Eastern societies. So are 'tom boys' of yesteryear  Most if not all grow out and up of it.

Although happiness can be derived from all kinds of ways, the essential reproductive form is virtually only binary. Without an ova or a sperm, human beings cannot be vitally reproduced. Civilisations would collapse and implode. Unfortunately many couples are child averse and many are cost-averse. But an uptick of child rearing is observed in more Westernised couples.
Up and down the phyla of the two kingdoms,this existence or state of play  is mandatorily reproduced. Males and females are the polar opposites yet with some overlap. Protests to the contrary are largely futile. 

There is another consideration: although there is some overlap between males and females there is much more distinctiveness. No matter what one thinks,feels or argues, biological sex is the distinctive mark of human biology.' This -as alluded to before -is the pervasive and general mark of virtually all animals.

Of course there are rare, extremely rare cases of hermaphoric sexuality and even examples of transformation of sex interchange. But this is a rarity in and of the sex norm. This rarity is not a general principle nor something to build a sexuality framework from.

Of course there is a movement of sorts to the contrary. How should we think and feel about this state of affairs ? I feel much has been made of rights, new norms and recognition of diverse individuals whose plight has been exacerbated by apparent unscientific medical methods. ( See UK Cass Report and other court cases in USA) A few traditionally progressive countries have flagged reversals of such medical policy too.

Terms such as hetro-normative display the strong echo of the 60s sexual and social and political revolution some decades earlier. Many such words entered the vocabulary of mainstream society recently  (more or less)  
The progressives are an innovative group re-constructing terminology and coining words to good affect. Although pre-dominately political,  they are a powerful group of females and males whose solo aim is to win the hearts and minds of others around them.

Power flows are in every scenario of life but are genuinely tempered by such  things as Love, Compassion and Justice ,especially societal instruments as rule of law, political persuasion, familial 'systems' and economic structures. Just to name a few. Perhaps we also should remember that happy children are a wondrous outcome and ultimate goal of male/ female pairing of the family dynamic.

As Allie Beth Stucky has said, we need more Christianity, not more feminism.
Although we are ALL  image - bearers of God, our life- journey is largely a struggle with its tragic distortions, blind of our own inadequacies, complex flaws and overall humanness of Mankind.


But the rescue mission of Christianity prevails. Shall you and i join that movement?



By Digital Anvil.

( My thanks to my newer friends, Alli, Ruby, Icy, Aziz and Lila for demonstrating Love beyond the norm and transcending friendship with love. Special thanks and my love to Fiona and Jase & Family. Hugs to All. )
 
PS: Although this post is my work i declare that the cosmic plan of biblical Christianity is of utmost importance. As important as Love and Light, Family and doing Right.
 
Final Note: Although we can differ about much, we should support,care and if possible, love persons and people who are different from our native selves, tribes and families.
As i was raised by loving parents and  significant others. My peers became more relevant and more trusted.
Being a typical teenager, i had rebelled and searched for my own path.Tertiary education was my ultimate dream which became true but my life-journey quickly spiraled out of sensefulness. But a spiritual circumstance  happened that re-shaped my world view,  while my family picked up the pieces.
Now with the tremendous life- changing love of Christianity and its followers, i am wholly changing
and exploring life once again. The essays I post with personal insights are the outcome of a life well lived. I look forward to loving, living and learning from the other citizens, travellers and environments encountered. Written by Love, Digital Anvil. ( Thanks for reading this far)




The Worse Failure:


The worst failure…is failure to try


“Be strong and of good courage…for the Lord your God is with you.” Joshua 1:9 NKJV

It’s impossible to live successfully without taking risks. Leo Buscaglia wrote: “To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement…To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk being called naïve. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk despair, and to try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing…

Only the person who risks is truly free.”


Franklin Roosevelt spent much of his life battling illness and was confined to a wheelchair. Yet he became one of America’s greatest presidents. He said: “It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” 

In The Pursuit of Excellence, Ted W. Engstrom gives this advice about the importance of trying: “Starting today, you can begin to enjoy using and developing your gifts…If you’ve always wanted to write, then write something, a short article, a poem, an account of your vacation. Write it as if you were going to be published; then submit it somewhere. If you’re a photographer, gather your best pictures together and submit them as entries in a contest. If you think you’re a fair tennis player or golfer, enter some tournaments and see how you do. You may not win the top prize but think how much you’ll learn and experience just by trying.

 The worst failure…is failure to try!”

SoulFood: Ruth 1–4 Matt 11:1–19 Ps 88:1–9a Pro 13:1–3

My Gratitude to Vision.org.au for this daily reading.

(From Digital Anvil )



Saturday, 16 May 2026

Vision: Do You have One?

Vision:


Do you have a vision for your life-journey ?


If not, why don't you reconsider your stance ?

Of course-- you might be tempted to think that a vision- for - your - life is for companies, CEOs, politicians, athletes,Billionaires, etc. While that is certainly true, Vision is for every man, woman and child.

I'm not referring to the everyday needs or  the personal needs of individuals, families and the tasks of everyday life.
 
If you are a believer or better, a follower of Jesus, then commence praying for someone else to devise a way to help you to obtain the know-how to seek a Vision ? But then recognise God may want you to be your own answer to you're seeing the Vision.  You pray for His help to establish your own.
 
So what do i mean? 

I mean the personal 'hidden'  ( unannounced  ) desirable needs, the unmet needs of individuals and people groups everywhere and anywhere.

Here is the simplest definition  for which a vision- for-your -life is:

Seeing a need and meeting that need.


I'll repeat that:

Meeting a need after you (personally) see that need.



This is the flame of the Vision - for - your - life  - journey. It ignites your life more fully, more purposefully and more expansively. It supplies the openly achieved and assured  outcome, meaningfully for you and me.

I want to encourage you,the reader, to engage in looking around,observing those events, people and places that your sight and heart is impacted by. To met the otherwise hidden needs around you and me.

Discover those around  and be the person that  meet their 'hidden' from seeing needs.

Discover your unused talents, gifts and skills while continuing your journey to that remote but inevitable destination.

It doesn't necessarily mean starting a massive global movement but you could be a part of one or see a local person who needs their lawn mowed.

It doesn't need to be a massive financial gift but a small block of chocolate could suffice.  A meal could or a drink could ensure survival of a nation in the making. Cheerfully giving a smile  and a warm, reassuring word could prevent desperate, hidden plans for an untimely end.

Creating the circumstances that apply to the emergence of a couple whose desire is to start a tiny family but need that guiding voice and hand only you can supply.

Bravo, encourage and supply them.

Remember that simple definition:

Seeing a need and meeting that need.


By Digital Anvil.

Man Born to be Pleased:

Psychological Man Born To Be Pleased The last couple of centuries in Western history have seen a massive shift away from religious belief to...