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Blogocentric Formulations
Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).
Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:
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August 18, 2025 at 8:16pm August 18, 2025 at 8:16pm
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Day 3928: What is your favorite ice cream dessert?
While I usually prefer ice cream by itself, and can appreciate ice cream-based desserts like ice cream sandwiches or ice cream cakes or sundaes, if I were going to pick a dessert that incorporates ice cream but isn't comprised of a majority of ice cream, I think I'd have to go with a basic fresh-baked cookie/brownie topped with ice cream combo. There's just something about a warm, gooey chocolate brownie or cookie topped with cold ice cream that you have to rush to eat before it melts that's just so comforting and delicious.
If I'm feeling really fancy, I might go for one of those chocolate lava cakes where you cut into it and molten chocolate flows out. Top that with some vanilla bean ice cream and drizzle it with chocolate sauce and maybe put a couple of raspberries or strawberries on top for garnish? 
Great, now I'm hungry and want some ice cream... 
 
Day 2647: "I haven't lived a perfect life. I have regrets. But that's from a lifetime of taking chances, making decisions, and trying not to be frozen. The only thing that I can do with my regrets is understand them." — Kevin Costner. Do you often regret things and what do you do about your feelings of regret, if you have any?
When it comes to "regrets," I make a distinction between big regrets and small regrets.
I consider big regrets to be life-defining regrets that will stay with you for years, perhaps even a lifetime. Regrets like, "I wish I would have spent more time with a loved one before they died." Or, "What if I had taken such-and-such a risk earlier on in my career?" Or, "What if I had asked out my high school crush instead of just pining over them for four years?"
On the other hand, I consider small regrets to be the little day-to-day things that just happen in the course of living life. Regrets like, "I wish I had been more patient with my kids rather than yelling at them." Or, "If I could rewind time by fifteen minutes, this is what I would have said instead." Or, "I should have stopped and offered my leftovers to the homeless guy with a sign asking for food."
Generally speaking, I don't have a lot of big regrets. I always wonder about the "what ifs" of life, but I'm also very content with the life I'm currently living, so I don't often look back at the things that have happened in it with a lot of regret. I mean, sure, there's the occasional, "I should have stayed at this job instead of going to this other job that didn't work out," and "OMG why didn't I buy a house when I had a chance even if it would have been a stretch?" kind of things, but I'm one of those people who sees value in the experiences we have, so I don't regret those decisions as much as just wonder what would have been different if I had taken that path instead of my own.
When it comes to small regrets, I have those all the time. A thoughtless comment I regret making, or a poor choice that I wish I could go back and do differently. Nothing that I think would drastically change the course of world events or anything; just things that I regret not handling better in the course of the day.
Prompt: What advice would you give to a new believer about developing their relationship with Christ?
The advice I'd give to a new believer about developing their relationship with Christ is the same advice that I'd give to a nonbeliever who is interested in learning about Christ from outside the faith. Which would be to simply read the gospels in the Bible that detail Christ's time on Earth. The centerpiece of a Christian's faith should be his or her relationship with Christ, and in order to have a relationship with Christ, you have to know who he was and what he believed in.
Unfortunately, I think that's something that a lot of longtime believers and established Christians need to do too, because many of lost sight of the foundational principles of the faith. Too many have prioritized the accumulation of wealth and influence, or sought the power to control others, or who have ignored the basic tenets of Christianity in pursuit of a sociopolitical outcome. Regardless of your stance on topics like abortion, immigration, religious freedom, etc., if you're not pursuing those objectives with love, compassion, forgiveness, and acts of service, then you're not pursuing them with a Christian perspective.
I fear that a lot of reputational damage has been done to the Church (and by the Church!) by deviating from Christ's teachings. If someone is interested in developing their relationship with Christ, they should first read about what Christ was like and what he said. It all starts there; everything else is a distraction at best, and a mischaracterization at worst.
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