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It was precisely his faithlessness to Rome and his faithfulness to Jesus for which John, the writer of Revelation, was persecuted and exiled by Emperor Domitian. It’s not surprising that the early Christians were labeled by imperial officials as “the faithless.” Over and over, early Christian writings tell us of how Christians were branded atheists by the imperial courts and executed for this capital crime. They had lost all faith in the empire and had become faithful to God alone as the one who could preserve peace and prosperity. They claimed Jesus as their only emperor (Acts 17:7), they preached the kingdom of their God, and they pledged allegiance to the slaughtered Lamb.
The Irresistible Revolution
Shane Claiborne
But the biggest sign of scout mindset may be this: __Can you point to occasions in which you were in soldier mindset?__
The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef
The ideal diet is one that does not enforce calorie restriction, but rather naturally reduces caloric intake by quelling hunger—as occurs when blocking the survival switch (since one of the key consequences of the switch is inducing hunger through craving and leptin resistance).
Nature Wants Us to Be Fat
Richard Johnson and David Perlmutter
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