Mike Maruska

Reformed Christian, Husband, Dad, church planter, Psalm singer, homesteader, sawyer, pipe enjoyer. Christ is Lord.

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2026-06-17 02:52:59 UTC

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I want to take time and respond to this, but it may be a day or two. Thanks for the charitable interaction.

2026-06-16 20:20:08 UTC

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Appreciate the interaction and push back. To clarify, I'm not in a NAPARC church, but interact with others who are. I also don't have you or Freeborn in mind in my comments.
I'm sure there is much in the opc docs that i would amen. But there is a difference between being justified in Christ and the reality of nature. There is no male or female(justification) does not erase hierarchy or differences which God created.
My point is that resolutions like the ARP seem performative in a lot of cases. It strikes me at times as men worrying about the flood and forgetting the house is on fire(lewis). I really don't mean to start some big issue, and it would certainly be better hashed out over a good stout. I simply want to see churches stand up to the real dangers of our day. Which I am sure you desire as well despite our differences.

2026-06-16 16:40:10 UTC

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The trouble is that some of these NAPARC men don't actually seem to know what time it is. They're more concerned with mean tweets than the issues people actually face. The PCA overlooks things like women officers, and Side B, but condemns any form of nationalism as if that is the worst thing we're dealing with.
Race, immigration, egalitarianism and homosexuality are the issues of our day and some of these resolutions are just grounded in liberal civil rights rather than the Bible. These are the things congregants face in their daily lives.

2026-06-05 23:14:06 UTC

I was told on good authority my face would be melted by this point in the cycle.

2025-12-30 14:23:27 UTC

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Kindle means your books aren't in self custody.

2025-12-23 19:48:16 UTC

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Thank you for the reply.
I understand the benefits. I understand not selling your btc. On paper it sounds great, and I really like the debifi model.
But getting shitcoins in return are less liquid than btc or cash. For example, if I want to use a loan to invest equipment in my business, I don't know of anyone in the real world wanting usdt, eth, or liquid(which is a pretty ironic name). At that point btc is actually more desirable or workable.
And as far as I can tell, if you want to take on shitcoins you have to go through another exchange. Which reintroduces kyc and potentially a tax liability. Am I wrong? I'm sincerely asking. If I didn't care, I'd go with strike or coinbase and have to turn over my keys to questionable actors with questionable motives and give up privacy.
I also realize that we are still early and these are growing pains. But this seems like a fear problem to solve.

2025-12-23 18:18:08 UTC

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Sounds great, but most of the offers deal in crypto that you still have to sell on an exchange. Why would I want L-BTC, tether or worse? Am I missing something?

2025-12-03 12:08:30 UTC

Get a toy rifle before your governor tries to ban them. Solid oak or ash. No moving pieces to break. Kids love them.
20k sats and free shipping in the US. DM if interested.
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2025-12-03 03:03:14 UTC

Get a toy rifle before your governor tried to ban them. Solid oak or ash. No moving pieces to break.
20k sats and free shipping in the US. DM if interested.
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2025-12-02 01:13:25 UTC

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100%. You are ready for the defining moment by building courage in the mundane moments.

2025-11-27 23:51:40 UTC

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First time!
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2025-11-27 17:35:00 UTC

To give thanks implies there is a giver. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from [a]the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." James 1:17

2025-11-01 12:22:41 UTC

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I keep going back and forth. The choices seem to be lending for either kyc fiat or a crappy stablecoin, or worse usdt(which is probably a cbdc). And yet I'm trying to find a way to invest capital in my business to expand without dealing with capital gains.

2025-10-30 14:48:57 UTC

I made these toy guns out of hardwood. I make them simple on purpose, without moving parts because they won't break and it allows kids to be creative.
The other day my son turned his into a pump action by taping on a Pez dispenser. Imagine all the after-market possibilities!
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2025-10-30 14:21:44 UTC

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100%. Is bitcoin for the masses or not?

2025-10-30 13:10:47 UTC

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Fair enough. I agree education is better than ignorance. But Robespierre actually didn't see it that way.
Context matters. That quote said by that man is ironic. By his actions he wielded ignorance as a weapon to cause all kinds of tyranny and terror.

2025-10-30 13:00:47 UTC

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He was a wicked tyrant.

2025-10-30 12:54:39 UTC

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Unless you mean this ironically, you might want further education on Robespierre.

2025-10-22 19:48:33 UTC

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How would you define blind faith?
I am simply saying that Christians base their faith off of evidence, like scripture, creation, and the revelation of Jesus(witnessed in history and scripture). Not simply wishful thinking or something else without evidence to verify.

2025-10-22 16:41:07 UTC

Many people think the Christian faith is a blind faith. As if we simply believe without evidence and logic that God is real. But God has revealed himself to us in a number of ways so that we can know that there is a creator, sustainer, and redeemer of the world. God revealed himself through creation, through his Son Jesus Christ, and through scripture. We do have evidence to evaluate. We can truly know him. We can truly know his plan of salvation. Don't trust, verify.

2025-10-20 18:44:15 UTC

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Auto zap for John Hus.

2025-10-19 11:15:17 UTC

GM, it's the Lord's day. Go to church and worship the King.

2025-10-18 00:56:03 UTC

Long, and satisfying, day milling. Someday these red oak boards will become sats.
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2025-10-17 00:34:57 UTC

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Most lack books, let alone good books.

2025-10-16 20:54:17 UTC

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That's kind of my issue. Maybe that means I'm more of a noob than I think. I know there's more out there, but not sure where to start. I noticed that you do stuff with yakihonne, but not sure what the advantage of that is.
Maybe I'm only thinking of nostr as a Twitter replacement.

2025-10-16 01:12:01 UTC

Does anyone have good resources for advancing in my nostr knowledge? I'm not anoob, but not a coder either. I know there's more to learn and do, but not sure where to begin.

2025-10-15 12:42:15 UTC

"The decline of productivity and the rise of make-believe are thus signs of a society in decline. " RJ Rushdoony(1973)

2025-10-14 16:44:15 UTC

I get so much more a engagement on nostr than I ever did on Twitter. This place is great, and I'm barely scratching the surface of what nostr can do.

2025-10-09 02:02:37 UTC

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Agreed. And when we order our household with the God given hierarchy, we wage war against the principalities.

2025-10-08 17:23:31 UTC

Pipe, prayer, and poplars. Beautiful day in the bold north.
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2025-10-08 13:54:14 UTC

Looking for a tax/ business advisor who knows BTC (thinks outside the box). Any ideas?
#asknostr

2025-10-08 13:05:03 UTC

Think generationally:
-Get married, have lots of kids, raise them to do better than you.
-Build things you won't live to enjoy.
- fight battles that will benefit your, and your neighbor's grand kids.
- save in bitcoin(probably goes without saying)

2025-10-08 01:10:09 UTC

Too many Christians think wealth is opposed to the Christian life. It's a failure to understand the dominion mandate, to provide for your family, and to think long term for generations. Bitcoin as sound money helps with all of these things. Stewarding our resources is a biblical virtue. Instead of speculating on investments, we can simply work hard, be wise with our money and save in btc.

2025-10-07 15:07:49 UTC

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Lord willing, some day we'll just call this breakfast.

2025-10-07 12:57:40 UTC

I run a small sawmill business that also does small woodworking projects. If you are looking for something unique for the Christmas season let me know.
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2025-10-07 00:59:58 UTC

Bitcoin doesn't fix everything. Instead it helps free you to spend your time tackling the challenges you want to. Fight the dragons in front of you.

2025-10-04 01:12:23 UTC

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That was my big entry into btc. Playing with house money.

2025-10-02 02:17:14 UTC

Any recommendations for best practices for accepting btc as payment for business? I've tried setting up btcpay, but it never seems to work right.
#asknostr

2025-10-01 15:30:09 UTC

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She's taking dca in an asset that's debased and depreciating in value. Opposite of btc.

2025-10-01 13:04:59 UTC

My son wakes up this morning and shouts, "Happy Uptober!"

2025-09-29 00:19:14 UTC

A full Lord's Day ending with a bonfire.
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2025-09-26 13:01:48 UTC

Why are so many maxis and freedom advocates seemingly okay with tether?
#asknostr

2025-09-26 00:36:11 UTC

My son worked all summer doing chores and other jobs to save up for a motorbike. So proud of him learning the value of work and low time preference. (Don't worry, he's got sats too)
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2025-09-26 00:08:33 UTC

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Having a family means you actually have more people you can rely on.

2025-09-22 02:37:09 UTC

Great weekend on the homestead.
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2025-09-18 18:33:13 UTC

It's refreshing that no one on nostr seems to care about the price action of bitcoin.
Stay humble and stacks sats, I guess.

2025-09-18 12:13:11 UTC

Some look back at 2020 and covid with only negatives. But so many things were clarified during this time.
-How many people saw the government for what it truly is?
-How many people realized that most doctors and medical professionals don't think for themselves?
- how many people began to think for themselves instead of media talking points?
-How many people learned about bitcoin or bought it for the first time?
- how many parents took their children out of government schools?
- how many people moved towards more traditional(see biblical values)?
- how many people left woke churches for solid, faithful churches?
Many of these are true for me and my family.
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good
#ToChristAlone

2025-09-18 02:24:24 UTC

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Exactly. A hopeful, long term view of redemptive history affects everything. It dovetails with bitcoin so well.
I wrote a booklet saying similar things.
https://mikemaruska.substack.com/api/v1/file/7df510b9-e944-4554-bf05-871ed4ed0e5d.pdf

2025-09-17 13:47:32 UTC

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The civil rights movement effectively destroyed the constitution. That's what we are ruled by now. "The Age of entitlement" by Chris Caldwell is a very good read on this.

2025-09-17 00:52:49 UTC

It's really encouraging to see so many fathers on nostr. Men are made to rule the world, under Christ's rule. This is God's design for the household, the church, and the state. The key is that men must rule well. Harsh and absolute rule brings tyranny. Passive rule brings abdication, and women will fill the void.
The renewal of our nation and world will require men ruling well in all spheres, but it begins in the home.
'Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.' Ephesians 6:4
#fatherhood

2025-09-16 20:12:00 UTC

2025-09-16 19:59:46 UTC

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I'd be very interested in your money teachings. Something I hope to teach or church in the future. What kind of resources are you using?

2025-09-15 12:29:35 UTC

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Almost everybody knows or feels that things are inflated. The problem will be worse if we get bad solutions like raising minimum wage. There is a lot of work to be done.

2025-09-13 13:07:38 UTC

Go to church tomorrow. Instead of evil and chaos, come see a more excellent way. Jesus brings truth, order, love, mercy, and true community. #ToChristAlone

2025-09-12 16:12:01 UTC

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The choice between Christ and chaos is becoming clearer. There is no neutral. Serve God or serve wicked demons. May the Lord reap a harvest in our days. Post tennebras lux. #ToChristAlone

2025-09-11 23:36:51 UTC

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If it's free you're the product.

2025-09-09 18:42:50 UTC

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Curious how you would define anarchy? Do you mean in relation to the state, or all human authority?
The Christian is not ultimately submissive to the state in all things, but we are slaves to Christ and his law. God is a God of order and designed several ways we come under his delegated authority. The alerts of self rule, family, church and state, all under God's law.

2025-09-08 14:21:54 UTC

A sign that we've won is that we won't have to tell people that we had farm fresh eggs cooked in home-rendered tallow, raw milk, and sourdough. It will just be breakfast.

2025-09-01 02:40:11 UTC

If you want to gain respect, especially as a young man, do whatever you can to keep your word. Respond to others promptly(within 24 hours at most), keep your commitments, do what you say you will. In our day of rampant flakiness simple things like following through will set you apart.
And if you fail, own up to it as quickly as you can. And then do better next time.
"But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation." James 5:12

2025-08-30 15:18:49 UTC

College sports are dying, but man I still can't help but be excited for the first Saturday of college football each year. #rolltide

2025-08-28 18:41:23 UTC

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Agreed. I'm a pastor who strives imperfectly to address these kinds of things, but I'm honestly not always sure what the proper balance should be. If it's in the sermon, there's a danger that it becomes another kind of hobby horse that's not tied to the text. Of course there are other ways beyond the sermon to address these things. Just things I'm still thinking through. I'd be curious to hear more of your thoughts on this.

2025-08-27 13:21:02 UTC

Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.
Bitcoin is not man's chief end. But it is a tool to help us glorify and enjoy God.