Several people have asked me how to learn Japanese, so I'm going to keep all the resources together in this post.
First tip before anything else - immersion!The most you immerse yourself in Japanese, the more you force your brain to actually use and learn it. The ... read more
You don't get attention unless you want it. My study wiki emulates my Bible study leader's methodology of examining Scripture through the eyes of each character, no matter how minor, and has brought the Bible to life for me. But without promotion, could it help anyone else?
I am converting ... read moreIt's a new year! Instead of resolutions, I prefer a single word to guide me.
Word of the YearMy church encourages its members to choose a guiding word each year. Where New Year's resolutions present a daunting starting line and perpetual possibility of failure, a single word is almost ... read more
God makes it clear. Psalm 27:14 ends with"Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord." There is nothing to fear. His timing is perfect, so wait on Him. And you will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, so sing praises to Him. ... read more
Colon cancer can look a lot like grief or fatigue, so I didn't recognize it for maybe 2 years. Lining up so well with my mom's passing and other stressful events isn't bad timing, though, because God's timing is always perfect.
It's just grief.I've had low energy for months, maybe ... read more
Now, I read a chapter a day, digging deeper than I ever did at anyone else's pace.
Reading plans were dragging me through the Bible instead of guiding me.Every church, every Christian group I've been in, they say you should read through the Bible once a year. As someone who deeply ... read more
Redesign time! Blessfrey.me is my personal website full of my favorite things, and it doesn't need to be anything more than that. Sporadic, authentic, and slightly unfocused content was always more compelling to me than professional, contractual, structured content. Why was I emulating ... read more
Follow along to make your first mini WebSocket application in GDScript (with a little JSON). The client and the server will be two separate projects. I build upon the NetworkedMultiplayerENet chat room tutorial(archive link) by Miziziziz and the HTML5 and WebSocket tutorial in the Godot ... read more