Taylor W. Smith
@thirdchronicles.bsky.social
Dad | Teacher | "Writer" | Following Jesus While Getting up to Nonsense | www.godnotcountry.com
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2025 Table Top Gaming Report (Thanks @gamenightpicks.com!)
Total Game Sessions: Seventy-Two
Most Played Game (Sessions): Root w/ seventeen sessions
Most Played Game (Time): Vantage w/ thirty-three hours! Thanks to one delightful marathon session w/
@alanhussey.bsky.social @padfoot240.bsky.social.
Total Game Sessions: Seventy-Two
Most Played Game (Sessions): Root w/ seventeen sessions
Most Played Game (Time): Vantage w/ thirty-three hours! Thanks to one delightful marathon session w/
@alanhussey.bsky.social @padfoot240.bsky.social.
Glad to be writing again! Trying to line both my thoughts and actions up with Jesus as well as I can to start the new year. www.godnotcountry.com/home/make-pe...
Make Peace — For God, Not Country
“ On earth peace, good will toward men. ” A fine blessing for the season. But whose peace are we seeking? On one of the final Sundays of advent, our pastor drew an interesting distinction bet...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Glad to be writing again! Trying to line both my thoughts and actions up with Jesus as well as I can to start the new year. www.godnotcountry.com/home/make-pe...
Reposted by Taylor W. Smith
We made a Stranger Things BINGO game with over 50 randomized places. This was my card for the finale, didn’t quite get the BINGO but still had a blast with all the crazy entries from our friends!
January 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
We made a Stranger Things BINGO game with over 50 randomized places. This was my card for the finale, didn’t quite get the BINGO but still had a blast with all the crazy entries from our friends!
2025 Table Top Gaming Report (Thanks @gamenightpicks.com!)
Total Game Sessions: Seventy-Two
Most Played Game (Sessions): Root w/ seventeen sessions
Most Played Game (Time): Vantage w/ thirty-three hours! Thanks to one delightful marathon session w/
@alanhussey.bsky.social @padfoot240.bsky.social.
Total Game Sessions: Seventy-Two
Most Played Game (Sessions): Root w/ seventeen sessions
Most Played Game (Time): Vantage w/ thirty-three hours! Thanks to one delightful marathon session w/
@alanhussey.bsky.social @padfoot240.bsky.social.
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM
2025 Table Top Gaming Report (Thanks @gamenightpicks.com!)
Total Game Sessions: Seventy-Two
Most Played Game (Sessions): Root w/ seventeen sessions
Most Played Game (Time): Vantage w/ thirty-three hours! Thanks to one delightful marathon session w/
@alanhussey.bsky.social @padfoot240.bsky.social.
Total Game Sessions: Seventy-Two
Most Played Game (Sessions): Root w/ seventeen sessions
Most Played Game (Time): Vantage w/ thirty-three hours! Thanks to one delightful marathon session w/
@alanhussey.bsky.social @padfoot240.bsky.social.
@magic.wizards.com I know it's not the first time you've done it, but really enjoying this style of streaming. Jumping from one game to the next with no down time feels great. Thanks for all your hard work!
December 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@magic.wizards.com I know it's not the first time you've done it, but really enjoying this style of streaming. Jumping from one game to the next with no down time feels great. Thanks for all your hard work!
@cubecobra.com Hoping y'all might be able to help: I'm building my first cube on the site; it's mono-red, so all the cards are showing in one big column, subdivided into type. Does the site allow me to create custom groups so I could organize the cards by draft archetype?
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@cubecobra.com Hoping y'all might be able to help: I'm building my first cube on the site; it's mono-red, so all the cards are showing in one big column, subdivided into type. Does the site allow me to create custom groups so I could organize the cards by draft archetype?
I didn't realize just how much better my search results used to be until I ran this. Good Lord this feels genuinely revelatory.
udm14.com
It's a search form which takes you to google but applies a code to the query which removes all the AI and other BS in search results today.
It's a search form which takes you to google but applies a code to the query which removes all the AI and other BS in search results today.
&udm=14 | the disenshittification Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I didn't realize just how much better my search results used to be until I ran this. Good Lord this feels genuinely revelatory.
@stonemaiergames.com The sheer joy I am experiencing playing Vantage with my son is hard to describe. His jaw drops when he flips a new location; he thoughtfully agonizes over each action; he pleads to do another playthrough. Thank you so much for your passion and dedication to this project.
August 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
@stonemaiergames.com The sheer joy I am experiencing playing Vantage with my son is hard to describe. His jaw drops when he flips a new location; he thoughtfully agonizes over each action; he pleads to do another playthrough. Thank you so much for your passion and dedication to this project.
Scripture might say humanity is supposed to "rule over creation", but what should that look like?
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Heal Our World (Pt. 2) — For God, Not Country
What does it mean to rule well? When I think about how we are supposed to care for creation—contrary to this administration’s policies, and much of American history—my mind naturally goes to ho...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Scripture might say humanity is supposed to "rule over creation", but what should that look like?
www.godnotcountry.com/home/heal-ou...
www.godnotcountry.com/home/heal-ou...
Getting out camping has me thinking a lot about creation, and how the people of God need to do more in this country to care for it.
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Heal our World (Pt. 1) — For God, Not Country
I love where I live. I think my wife summed it up well when describing her experience studying abroad in Australia and New Zealand. She traveled to parts of the world that are widely considered...
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August 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Getting out camping has me thinking a lot about creation, and how the people of God need to do more in this country to care for it.
www.godnotcountry.com/home/heal-ou...
www.godnotcountry.com/home/heal-ou...
Had some fun thinking about how driving my new (used) EV is helping me better follow Jesus. www.godnotcountry.com/home/drive-s...
Drive Slower — For God, Not Country
My electric car might make me a better follower of Jesus. There’s lots of reasons this could be true, but today I want to reflect on my family’s first experience taking our EV on a longer trip....
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June 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Had some fun thinking about how driving my new (used) EV is helping me better follow Jesus. www.godnotcountry.com/home/drive-s...
One of my favorite things is when a community to which I belong chooses to live for God rather than America. This week, I had the pleasure of experiencing that. Read on to find out how.
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Give it Away — For God, Not Country
The greedier America gets, the more Jesus followers get to show how our Lord calls us to live differently. Recently, the U.S House advanced something I’ll struggle to teach about with a straig...
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June 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
One of my favorite things is when a community to which I belong chooses to live for God rather than America. This week, I had the pleasure of experiencing that. Read on to find out how.
www.godnotcountry.com/home/give-it...
www.godnotcountry.com/home/give-it...
Pouring one out for all my colleagues dealing with the fact their students are cheating on them with some bearded harlot named Heimler. #APUSH
May 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Pouring one out for all my colleagues dealing with the fact their students are cheating on them with some bearded harlot named Heimler. #APUSH
Grading Soundtrack: X-Men '97 soundtrack includes what might be the single best theme song of all time, as well as a bunch of fantastic ambient music.
Only weird thing: Why are the discs blue and red, instead of blue and gold?
Only weird thing: Why are the discs blue and red, instead of blue and gold?
April 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Grading Soundtrack: X-Men '97 soundtrack includes what might be the single best theme song of all time, as well as a bunch of fantastic ambient music.
Only weird thing: Why are the discs blue and red, instead of blue and gold?
Only weird thing: Why are the discs blue and red, instead of blue and gold?
Feels good to get back to writing!
America demands we think it's great; the people of God have to be willing to tell the truth. www.godnotcountry.com/home/w9a1mht...
America demands we think it's great; the people of God have to be willing to tell the truth. www.godnotcountry.com/home/w9a1mht...
Tell the Truth — For God, Not Country
I can’t help but laugh at the idea that this administration seems so concerned with unifying the country, at least when it comes to what happens in my classroom. Toward the end of January, Pr...
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April 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Feels good to get back to writing!
America demands we think it's great; the people of God have to be willing to tell the truth. www.godnotcountry.com/home/w9a1mht...
America demands we think it's great; the people of God have to be willing to tell the truth. www.godnotcountry.com/home/w9a1mht...
Grading Soundtrack: The fact that the vinyl box set splits this into seasons makes for a beautifully cyclical listening experience. concernedape.bandcamp.com/album/starde...
Stardew Valley OST, by ConcernedApe
100 track album
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March 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Grading Soundtrack: The fact that the vinyl box set splits this into seasons makes for a beautifully cyclical listening experience. concernedape.bandcamp.com/album/starde...
Every year, I'm reminded how much comic con can teach me about better following Jesus. www.godnotcountry.com/home/stop-pr...
Stop Pretending — For God, Not Country
At Emerald City Comic Con, you meet a lot of characters–whether that’s people in cosplay (think Halloween costumes, but way more effort), or just people who some would find a bit odd. Meeting all th...
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March 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Every year, I'm reminded how much comic con can teach me about better following Jesus. www.godnotcountry.com/home/stop-pr...
Grading Soundtrack: I simply love every song on this album.
March 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Grading Soundtrack: I simply love every song on this album.
Grading Soundtrack: Picked this up at ECCC. They have a whole line of video game lo-fi if it sounds like your speed.
materia.store/collections/...
materia.store/collections/...
Video Game LoFi: Zelda - Save Point (1xLP Vinyl Record)
Deluxe high-quality single-disc digipak CD version of Video Game LoFi: Zelda by Save Point.
materia.store
March 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Grading Soundtrack: Picked this up at ECCC. They have a whole line of video game lo-fi if it sounds like your speed.
materia.store/collections/...
materia.store/collections/...
Grading Soundtrack: I am a monster who plays Christmas music in March.
March 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Grading Soundtrack: I am a monster who plays Christmas music in March.
Grading Soundtrack: "Dustland Fairytale" always makes me want to go punch something, but in a good way.
March 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Grading Soundtrack: "Dustland Fairytale" always makes me want to go punch something, but in a good way.
Grading Soundtrack: For some reason I just want to keep listening to the C & D sides over and over again. "Vito's Ordination Song" is really touching.
March 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Grading Soundtrack: For some reason I just want to keep listening to the C & D sides over and over again. "Vito's Ordination Song" is really touching.
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5 yo nephling turning his nose up at vegetables during a family dinner.
“I don’t like green beans!”
“What about blue beans?”
“What are blue beans? Can I have some?”
“You have to clear the green bean level before you unlock blue beans.”
*sigh* “Fiiine!” *starts eating green beans*
“I don’t like green beans!”
“What about blue beans?”
“What are blue beans? Can I have some?”
“You have to clear the green bean level before you unlock blue beans.”
*sigh* “Fiiine!” *starts eating green beans*
March 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
5 yo nephling turning his nose up at vegetables during a family dinner.
“I don’t like green beans!”
“What about blue beans?”
“What are blue beans? Can I have some?”
“You have to clear the green bean level before you unlock blue beans.”
*sigh* “Fiiine!” *starts eating green beans*
“I don’t like green beans!”
“What about blue beans?”
“What are blue beans? Can I have some?”
“You have to clear the green bean level before you unlock blue beans.”
*sigh* “Fiiine!” *starts eating green beans*
Grading Soundtrack: Death Cab does not deserve the very tinny speaker I have in my classroom, but I still love this album nonetheless.
March 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Grading Soundtrack: Death Cab does not deserve the very tinny speaker I have in my classroom, but I still love this album nonetheless.
Grading Soundtrack: "After the Thrill is Gone" definitely resonates with my current vibes after 100+ of the same essay.
March 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Grading Soundtrack: "After the Thrill is Gone" definitely resonates with my current vibes after 100+ of the same essay.
This is fantastic. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
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February 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is fantastic. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...