Ben Leavens

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General Motors says it will not adopt a vision-only approach to autonomous driving, saying that dropping radar is a "weird religious stance that ignores physics." "If you scale back to vision-only, physics suggests you’ll be in trouble in certain situations. Radar is so cheap that dropping it doesn’t make sense—dropping it is a weird religious stance that ignores physics," GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson said. GM says it plans to launch an autonomous driving feature for the highway by 2028. Full article: insideevs.com/news/813467/gm…

The reason I am doing what I am doing now is because of *this* sermon. It might be the most impactful 2 minutes of preaching I've ever seen — and it changed my entire life.

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Peter alone walked on water to Jesus, but we tend to focus on him sinking. Thomas alone said they should go with Jesus, even if they died, but we tend to focus on his later unbelief. Lord, help us not to fixate on people's failures but rejoice in their fidelities.

John begins his Gospel with the words, “In the beginning,” and Jesus, dying on the cross, says, “It is finished.” Between “In the beginning” and “It is finished,” the one who is the Alpha and the Omega, the A-to-Z of our salvation, accomplishes everything necessary to reconcile us to the Father. In his incarnation, he fully assumes our human nature. He does not merely take on the appearance of a man or wear a human skin suit for 33 years, only to hang it back in the closet when he returns to his Father. No, he everlastingly assumes our full human nature in the womb of the Virgin Mary. He still has that human nature. He always will. He walks our pathways. He knows weakness. He hungers and thirsts. He sweats drops of blood as he prays. He faces temptation and learns obedience as a Son. And all along the way, he demonstrates that he is not just a man but God in the flesh. He speaks of the glory he had with his Father before the world existed (John 17:5). He tells his opponents, “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58). He says that all must honor the Son just as they honor the Father (John 5:23). He declares himself the only way, truth, and life to the Father (John 14:6), and tells his disciples, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). And finally, that he might be the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, he takes up the cross. There he absorbs, like a sponge, the sins of the world, finally crying out, “It is finished” (John 19:30). Then, having left all our sins behind in the tomb, he stand resurrected to speak peace to those for whom he died (20:19). Finished. Fulfilled. Accomplished. From “In the beginning” to “It is finished,” Jesus is our salvation from A to Z. He does it all. And he fills us with his Spirit, by whom we are united to him and brought to the Father. From beginning to end, Jesus is our salvation.

A snap-on front drive that turns a manual wheelchair into an electric trike

RARE are those moments in your life when you get to experience something for the VERY FIRST TIME. This is one of those my friend. ...Enjoy your FIRST Dual Vision™ Experience. ts1productions.com/dual-visi…

A public service announcement.

Robotaxi operating hours moved from 10pm to 11pm. The main thing we’re trying to solve is making sure that we don’t run over pets when they’re hard to see at night. Literally trying to avoid grey kittens on grey tarmac in the dark.

As funny as this is, Grok is the only AI that I know of which is programmed for maximal truth seeking as a terminal value. Every other frontier company AFAIK works off a weird NGO-driven constitution dozens of pages long. It’s a good reason to root for Grok long term.

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Mussels vs. No Mussels 💪 A single native freshwater mussel can filter 5 to 10 gallons of water every day. After just 30 minutes, this tank demonstration shows the impressive mussel filtering power. And that bubbler? It only adds oxygen. The filtering is 100% mussel power.

A beautiful surprise

Pray with me September 14, 2026 Father, Quiet my soul before You. The world is loud, my thoughts are restless, and my heart so easily becomes crowded with things I cannot control. But You are God, and I do not have to carry what belongs in Your hands. Teach me “be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Like David, let me be able to say, “I have calmed and quieted my soul” (Psalm 131:2). Silence the fear that keeps rehearsing tomorrow. Settle the anxiety that keeps replaying yesterday. Turn down every voice that competes with Yours. Jesus, You said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). So I come. I bring You the burdens, the questions, the unfinished business, the disappointments, and the things I cannot fix. I surrender them to You. Guard my heart and mind with Your peace, the peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:6-7). When my mind begins to race, remind me that You are already there. When fear starts speaking, remind me that You are faithful. When I feel the need to control everything, remind me that You are sovereign. When the noise of life becomes overwhelming, draw me back to the quiet confidence of Your presence. You are my Shepherd. I shall not want. Lead me beside still waters. Restore my soul (Psalm 23:1-3). My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my hope is from Him (Psalm 62:5). I trust You with this day. I trust You with what I know. I trust You with what I don’t know. I trust You with what comes next. In Jesus’ name, Amen.