Christopher Gillespie

413: Debrief on the Bondage of the Will https://youtube.com/live/XWES5fJM7Iw

The Flood—Rain for Forty Days and Forty Nights—Gen. 7:1-24 https://youtube.com/live/_hyMzmJsZ1s

The Flood—Wickedness of Man; God’s Judgment—Gen. 6:5-22 https://youtube.com/live/J6_sf-Vvxkg

You want to talk about weeds? Look at the cross. There’s the Lord of the harvest—hanging among the weeds, counted as one of them, so He could raise up a field of wheat. He took our impatience, our distrust, our self-appointed judgment. He took it all into the ground, and on the third day, the true Wheat sprouted from the soil—first-fruits of a new creation. Now He’s at work in you. In this messy, mixed-up field we call the church, He’s working through His Word, watering you with baptism, feeding you with His body and blood, forgiving, pruning, reshaping, keeping the wheat alive until harvest. nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqfydqalpwf5dacjn5vwr8n2u4z82cqca8kv0thgt897vavmhcc30qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghsqnn5dpjj6cmgw4exx6pdd9ej6cfdve5k2mry94hkvttnd9hxuetjwdex2ur9de6xzmn594ekjmnwv4e8xtthv4jxuetnv3shjtt0vckhgunfde5hg7fdxyuz6v3sxg6se55eaq nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqfydqalpwf5dacjn5vwr8n2u4z82cqca8kv0thgt897vavmhcc30qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghsqnn5dpjj6cmgw4exx6pdd9ej6cfdve5k2mry94hkvttnd9hxuetjwdex2ur9de6xzmn594ekjmnwv4e8xtthv4jxuetnv3shjtt0vckhgunfde5hg7fdxyuz6v3sxg6se55eaq https://youtu.be/pUON2PB4BX0

"Let then every Christian take warning against the agitations of the socialists and communists. Their aim is a Fata Morgana, i.e., a brilliant airy appearance, like a fairy castle. The pilgrim makes one more effort to reach this castle. He finally reaches the place where the bewitching atmospheric appearance was seen. And behold, it is gone, and the deceived wanderer is now surrounded with a darkness and trouble all the more dreary." - C.F.W. Walther, 1879.

Luther wrote, “Thus, even in worldly government, you can serve your lord or your city better by training children than by building him castles and cities and gathering the treasures of the whole world; for what good does all that do if there are no learned, wise, and godly people? I shall say nothing of the temporal gain and eternal reward that accrue to you before God and the world, how in this way your child will be even better fed than by raising him in the shameful, despicable, hoggish way you had intended. But I shall deal with this matter more fully another time in a separate book, God willing, in which I shall really go after the shameful, despicable, damnable parents who are no parents at all but despicable hogs and venomous beasts, devouring their own young.” Martin Luther, Luther’s Works, Vol. 46: The Christian in Society III, ed. Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Hilton C. Oswald, and Helmut T. Lehmann (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1999), 210–211.

Now you belong to that love. You live from that love. You give what you’ve received — not perfectly, but faithfully. Because the one who loves you doesn’t keep score. He doesn’t measure your worth. He gives Himself to you over and over — in preaching, in baptism, in the Supper — until His love fills every empty space in your heart. That’s how you learn to love your neighbor — not by trying harder, but by being filled with Christ. You can’t give what you don’t have. You can’t love from emptiness. But Christ gives you Himself — His body, His blood, His forgiveness, His Spirit — so that His love becomes yours. nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqfydqalpwf5dacjn5vwr8n2u4z82cqca8kv0thgt897vavmhcc30qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghsqnt5dpshguedd3hhvefdv9ex6uedwd68yet5vd5x2epdwa5kgefddpjkzun594cxjetjvdjkgttzd3hk7epdwphh2un9vskk7at59468y6twd968jtf38qknyvpjx53ky7nq

Thessalonians: Introduction — October 19, 2025 https://youtu.be/GwpInHN62JY

"According to the IMF, global currency reserves are at $7.1 trillion and $2.5 trillion euros now. These reserves are devalued at an annual rate of about 8 percent. Moreover, they can be confiscated or stolen any time if the United States dislikes something in the policy of the states involved.... According to analysts' estimates, conversion of global reserves will begin just because there is no room for them with such shortages. They will be converted from weakening currencies into real resources like food, energy commodities, and other raw materials. Other countries will be doing this, of course. Obviously, this process will further fuel global dollar inflation." June 17th, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Because the truth endures when the world forgets. The Word stands firm when everything else falls. And the glory of God — the crucified, risen, forgiving Jesus — is still shining, still calling, still healing, still saving. So look to Him. Not to the crowd. Not to the opinions of others. Look to the One Isaiah saw, the One lifted up for your salvation. Look to His cross, His wounds, His mercy. That’s the glory that matters. That’s the glory that lasts. nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqfydqalpwf5dacjn5vwr8n2u4z82cqca8kv0thgt897vavmhcc30qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghsqhrvdahkktt5dukhg6r994hkuefdd9ekz6tpdqkhxcth946xsefddahx2ttvd9n8gety946hqttxdaez67t0w4ez6umpd3mxzarfdahz6am9v3hx2umyv9uj6mmx9468y6twd968jtf3xuknyvpjx5qmu4ur

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Everyone had their Bitcoin moment. For me, it was when I was deep into virology and politics, and then congressman Crenshaw started talking. Sagar’s commentary was as dumb as Crenshaw. https://youtu.be/6EGZhUucnfc

The Congress investigates, the Executive Office issues and enforces orders, and the Court legislates. And the citizens consent. Broken system.

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Met with the CFO of a large foundation with nearly $2 billion in management. Acknowledged gold is on a tear and Bitcoin has an impressive CAGR. But they’re not going to stick with equities and bonds because they’ve performed mostly well since the foundation’s founding in 1959. I said, “why not allocate 1% as a hedge?” No, he says, “I’m an old school optimist.” We’re still early.

Creation—Days Five and Six—Genesis 1:20-31 https://youtube.com/live/41PMTt8_IRY

And hear this clearly: You don’t have to make a name for yourself. You don’t have to build your own reputation. You don’t have to chase affirmation. You don’t need to be the big-name Christian or congregation. Because you already have a name—given to you in baptism. You already have a seat—set by grace. You already have honor—because Christ has called you “friend.” nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqfydqalpwf5dacjn5vwr8n2u4z82cqca8kv0thgt897vavmhcc30qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghsqjneda6hyttgdaehgtt2v4eh2uedvdhk6etn946x7tteda6j6ctwvskhxcte94n8y6t9dejz6mt0wejj6ats945xjemgv4ez6arjd9hxjare95cnwtfjxqer2990ppt

Creation—The First Four Days—Genesis 1:1-19 https://www.youtube.com/live/hzMasDKMjU8