Stronger Than Satan

20/02/2026

Website will be open 2/20-2/28

A homage to Mount Rubidoux

Thank you ❤️✝️

19/02/2026

✝️Ash Wednesday🙏🏼 “The Day of Ashes”

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day marking the beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of fasting, prayer, and repentance leading up to Easter, observed by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, and others with ashes imposed on the forehead in a cross shape.

It symbolizes human mortality, penance for sins, and a call to spiritual renewal, often accompanied by the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” drawing from biblical themes of repentance and purification for the resurrection of Christ.

On Ash Wednesday, many observe strict fasting and abstinence as penance: for Catholics (ages 18-59), fasting means one full meal plus two smaller ones not equaling a full meal, with no snacks; abstinence from meat applies to those 14+ (other denominations vary, often voluntary). The fast typically runs from midnight to midnight, aligning with the calendar day.

It traces back to ancient biblical practices of using ashes for mourning and repentance (e.g., in Job and Jonah), adopted by early Christians from Jewish customs; the formal rite emerged in the 8th-10th centuries in Rome for public penitents, extending to all by the 11th century under Pope Urban II, blending with Lent’s start set by Pope Gregory I around 600 AD. Today, it’s a solemn global observance with Masses, abstinence from meat, and preparation for Holy Week.

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18/02/2026

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18/02/2026

17/02/2026

🔥La Quema del Diablo🙏🏼
“The Burning of the Devil”

La Quema del Diablo is a Guatemalan tradition on December 7th, where people burn devil effigies and old junk in bonfires to banish evil and start the Christmas season, symbolizing good over evil and purifying for the Immaculate Conception feast.

It began in the 16th century during Spanish colonial times in Antigua Guatemala, blending Catholic rituals from the Dominican order with local fire customs to honor the Virgin Mary and cleanse sins or bad luck. Today, it’s a festive community event with music,food and a celebration of of Jesus Christ
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28/01/2026

🎞️ God, Inc.📸
1992
By

Carl De Keyzer

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28/01/2026

📷God, Inc.🎞️
1992

In the summer of 1990 Carl De Keyzer accompanied by his wife and three-year-old son takes the plane to LosAngeles, California. There he buys a camping car - which will be his home for a year - and immediately heads for the northern states, before winter sets in. He has only one subject on his agenda: religious groups. The United States are a breeding ground for about 3700 different religious groups. Religion is an essential part of the American wary of life, if only because of the particular attention given to it by movie stars, pop artists, politicians and the media. Churches are not subsidised in the US but they are exempted from taxes. Otherwise they have to be fully self-supporting. Most churches are doing well, very well. It appears that God as product is the gap in the American market of the 90s; hence, God Incorporated.

Traveling month after month from one state to another Carl De Keyzer has photographed Americans in their religious experience. His approach is both aesthetical and critical, his attitude is one of surprise and relativisation. “I was shocked to find that religion plays such an important part in American society, that it was so widely spread. One year long I wondered why Americans are so intense and emotional in their religious experience.

14/01/2026

☁️ ✝️THE FATES OF MAN: SOUL IN PURGATORY by MANUEL CHILI “CASPICARA” (1723-1796)🔥

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1. Soul in Hell
2. Soul in Purgatory
3. Soul in Heaven
4. Death

Material: Polychrome wood, glass, and metal .

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14/01/2026

✏️Tim Walburg 🙏🏼

Pt.1-1999

Tim Walburg is a cartoonist who specializes in church and family-oriented cartoons. He creates wholesome, humorous single-panel comics often with Christian themes, family life, or light-hearted everyday situations.

13/01/2026

🪙Bitcoin’s block 666,666✝️

The Most Famous Biblical Embed: Block 666,666 (January 18, 2021)
This block gained massive attention for its symbolic “number of the beast” height (666 doubled, from Revelation in the Bible) combined with an uplifting counter-message.

• Embedded message (via OP_RETURN in a transaction):
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good - Romans 12:21”

The sender cleverly used vanity addresses starting with 1GoD (God) and 1BibLE (Bible), paid high fees (~$50+) to ensure inclusion in that exact block, and turned the “evil” symbolism into a positive Christian statement about overcoming negativity with goodness.

Bitcoin’s blockchain is famous for allowing users to embed permanent, immutable messages through mechanisms like the coinbase field (in the block header) or OP_RETURN outputs in transactions. These have included headlines, memes, protests, and — in rare cases — religious or biblical content.

The Genesis Block (Block 0) – The Foundational Message
Mined by Satoshi Nakamoto on January 3, 2009, this is Bitcoin’s very first block and the birth of the entire network.

• Embedded message (in the coinbase data):
“The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks”
This is a direct reference to a headline from The Times newspaper, highlighting the 2008 financial crisis and government bailouts. It’s widely seen as Satoshi’s critique of centralized banking, fiat money instability, and the need for a decentralized alternative. The message serves as both a timestamp (proving the block wasn’t pre-mined) and a philosophical “manifesto” for Bitcoin’s purpose.

The 50 BTC block reward in this block is famously unspendable due to how the genesis transaction was coded — adding to its mythical status. It’s often called the “Genesis” block with biblical undertones of creation and a new beginning.

13/01/2026

✝️Cross Man✝️

Cross Man is a well-known, long-time street figure in downtown Toronto (often seen around Yonge-Dundas Square, Eaton Centre, and PATH areas).

He’s a Black man with a long gray beard, usually wearing sunglasses, a fur/decorated hat piled with religious pictures/ribbons, and a black coat/robe covered in hundreds of crosses, Orthodox-style icons (saints, Jesus, Mary), medals, colorful beads, and holy cards—creating a walking shrine-like appearance.

Locals view him as a harmless, friendly eccentric (sometimes jokingly called a “vampire hunter” due to the cross overload), part of the city’s quirky street characters. He’s been a fixture for years, often waving or posing welcomingly.

07/01/2026

🎨 Día de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Day / Epiphany) ✝️

On January 6, Christians celebrate the arrival of the Three Wise Men—Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar—who followed the star to bring gifts to the infant Jesus.

The night before, joyful parades sweep through towns in Spain and Latin America, with the Kings on elaborate floats showering children with candy.
Children set out shoes (and grass for the camels), waking to gifts from the Magi—often the true “Christmas” presents in these cultures.

The feast centers on the Rosca de Reyes: a sweet, crown-shaped bread studded with jewel-like candied fruits. Hidden inside is a tiny baby Jesus figurine—whoever finds it gains good fortune but must host the next celebration on Candlemas (February 2nd)

Feliz Día de Reyes