m bells
@mbells.bsky.social
gospel declaring follower of Jesus, husband (45 years), father of 3, papa (6), runner, cyclist, former geologist, retired pastor, city lover, East Africa lover, coffee drinker
"Indecision may or may not be my problem." ~Jimmy Buffett
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Indecision may or may not be my problem." ~Jimmy Buffett
"To follow Jesus means picking up rhythms & ways of doing things that are often unsaid but always derivative from Jesus."
~Eugene Peterson
~Eugene Peterson
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"To follow Jesus means picking up rhythms & ways of doing things that are often unsaid but always derivative from Jesus."
~Eugene Peterson
~Eugene Peterson
God. With. Us.
Not God against us.
Not God apart from us.
Not God apathetic towards us.
God. With. Us.
Not God against us.
Not God apart from us.
Not God apathetic towards us.
God. With. Us.
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
God. With. Us.
Not God against us.
Not God apart from us.
Not God apathetic towards us.
God. With. Us.
Not God against us.
Not God apart from us.
Not God apathetic towards us.
God. With. Us.
For everyone wrapping Christmas gifts...
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
For everyone wrapping Christmas gifts...
"Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend."
~Eugene Peterson
~Eugene Peterson
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend."
~Eugene Peterson
~Eugene Peterson
Our identity crisis is only a crisis because we have failed to find our identity in Christ as humans created in the image of God. ~leonard sweet
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Our identity crisis is only a crisis because we have failed to find our identity in Christ as humans created in the image of God. ~leonard sweet
"Ai" is Time's "person" of the year... I like the second cover, which is a picture of the "steal" workers, recreating the "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" 1932 photo of steel workers.
December 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Ai" is Time's "person" of the year... I like the second cover, which is a picture of the "steal" workers, recreating the "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" 1932 photo of steel workers.
"When working on Christmas presents that require assembly, remember this: 'duct tape takes over where skill leaves off'." ~Larry the Cucumber
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"When working on Christmas presents that require assembly, remember this: 'duct tape takes over where skill leaves off'." ~Larry the Cucumber
Neal Agarwal published another gift to the internet with "Size of Life". It shows the scale of living things, starting with DNA, to hemoglobin, and keeps going up.
Fascinating
neal.fun/size-of-life/
Fascinating
neal.fun/size-of-life/
Size of Life
From an amoeba to a blue whale
neal.fun
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Neal Agarwal published another gift to the internet with "Size of Life". It shows the scale of living things, starting with DNA, to hemoglobin, and keeps going up.
Fascinating
neal.fun/size-of-life/
Fascinating
neal.fun/size-of-life/
A reminder from Roseanne Roseannadanna
“It's always something. If it's not one thing, it's another” www.youtube.com/shorts/EFcNb...
“It's always something. If it's not one thing, it's another” www.youtube.com/shorts/EFcNb...
Gilda Radner’s most famous line
YouTube video by Griffin Lich
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A reminder from Roseanne Roseannadanna
“It's always something. If it's not one thing, it's another” www.youtube.com/shorts/EFcNb...
“It's always something. If it's not one thing, it's another” www.youtube.com/shorts/EFcNb...
“There should always be more waiting than striving in a Christian’s prayer.” ~Evelyn Underhill
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“There should always be more waiting than striving in a Christian’s prayer.” ~Evelyn Underhill
Struggling New York Jets Sign Uncle Rico
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Struggling New York Jets Sign Uncle Rico
listening to one of my favourite Christmas albums
youtu.be/43UG6siKl3I?...
youtu.be/43UG6siKl3I?...
Jon Anderson - 3 Ships
YouTube video by Alfredo Belaústegui
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
listening to one of my favourite Christmas albums
youtu.be/43UG6siKl3I?...
youtu.be/43UG6siKl3I?...
"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."
~Tom Peters
~Tom Peters
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."
~Tom Peters
~Tom Peters
"Buna dabo naw" - "May God give you the smell of coffee roasting"
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Buna dabo naw" - "May God give you the smell of coffee roasting"
Duelling Banjos light show
youtu.be/jAzOL1PB2q0
youtu.be/jAzOL1PB2q0
2013 Dueling Jingle Bells Duelling Banjos Duane Brown Family Animated Christmas Light Show
YouTube video by StaffordXmasLights
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Duelling Banjos light show
youtu.be/jAzOL1PB2q0
youtu.be/jAzOL1PB2q0
God made each of us, then whispered, "Think symphony, not solo."
Individually capable; collectively unbelievable.
~Bob Goff
Individually capable; collectively unbelievable.
~Bob Goff
December 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
God made each of us, then whispered, "Think symphony, not solo."
Individually capable; collectively unbelievable.
~Bob Goff
Individually capable; collectively unbelievable.
~Bob Goff
"Salvation by our own works sells better than the outrageous 'acceptance in the Beloved' that lets disreputable types in for nothing"
~Robert F. Capon
~Robert F. Capon
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Salvation by our own works sells better than the outrageous 'acceptance in the Beloved' that lets disreputable types in for nothing"
~Robert F. Capon
~Robert F. Capon
on coffee
oncoffee.blogspot.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
Miracles never happen outside context of mystery and mess
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Miracles never happen outside context of mystery and mess
You know2D flight tracking maps: Flightradar24, FlightAware. This browser-based 3D air traffic map brings a new level of immersion to flight tracking, it displays aircraft in a fully rotatable, tilt-enabled 3D environment. objectiveunclear.com/airloom.html...
Air Loom - 3D Flight Tracker
Real-time 3D visualization of aircraft flight paths. Watch live flights with stunning ribbon trails across the sky.
objectiveunclear.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
You know2D flight tracking maps: Flightradar24, FlightAware. This browser-based 3D air traffic map brings a new level of immersion to flight tracking, it displays aircraft in a fully rotatable, tilt-enabled 3D environment. objectiveunclear.com/airloom.html...
A zoomable, fully searchable archive of every single page of every single issue of BYTE magazine from 1975-1998. “I hope seeing everything in single, searchable place offers a unique perspective.”
byte.tsundoku.io
byte.tsundoku.io
Byte - a visual archive
byte.tsundoku.io
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A zoomable, fully searchable archive of every single page of every single issue of BYTE magazine from 1975-1998. “I hope seeing everything in single, searchable place offers a unique perspective.”
byte.tsundoku.io
byte.tsundoku.io