<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[More Than Code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blog by @knownasilya about life and web development.]]></description><link>https://ilyaradchenko.com</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:20:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ilyaradchenko.com" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[Weeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like weeds in a garden, so weeds in my life require no work on my part, just neglect.

The technical term is entropy, basically anything you don't maintain will degrade. This is how the world works after the fall, and it's good to keep in mind.]]></description><link>https://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cm51fkdnf0001k5f8leg3r7qv</link><guid isPermaLink="false">users/knownasilya/notes/cm51fkdnf0001k5f8leg3r7qv</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bed time rituals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Was reading Chuck's [latest post](https://cagrimmett.com/2024/08/13/indieweb-carnival-rituals/) and whole heartedly agree that kids love routine. I have to keep reminding myself of this, while my wife Anna is great that remembering this and helps me remember too. When the kids do something different, like watch a movie late, or just play late and we don't do a consistent routine, I notice they usually get grumpy and externally are selfish in their actions. 

I need to be more consistent with bed time. Generally I read them a book, and we pray. Sometimes I've been doing memory bible verses, but have not been consistent in that. This is a reminder to myself to try to be more consistent in the time, and the activities before bed.

P.S. Looking forward to more post from Chuck, even if not as regular as before.]]></description><link>https://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cm0rab0bp0007e7p2ushz6ujl</link><guid isPermaLink="false">users/knownasilya/notes/cm0rab0bp0007e7p2ushz6ujl</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duties and Quests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently Simon Sarris posted this tweet:

![tweet](https://ilyaradchenko.com/resources/note-images/cluycmw190002az4x3n4x7mta "screenshot of tweet")

There is lots of truth in this statement, and as a culture we've forgotten most of it. In the west, duties have mostly disappeared. Duty to God, duty to family, duty to church, duty to your community, duty to country; most of these are not just neglected but actively discouraged. God has been removed from every area of life, even in the church we minimize his holiness and law. It only goes down hill from there, as you'd expect, if you had read the Bible.

It makes sense why suicides are up, drug addiction is up, screen addiction is up, pornography addiction is up, fathers are neglecting their families, we have no God so we have no purpose. In Genesis, God gave a command:

> The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. --- Genesis 2:15 (ESV)

And then after the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah, and says something similar:

> And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.” --- Genesis 9:7 (ESV)

After Jesus is resurrected from the dead, he says the following before he goes to the Father:

> Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” --- Matthew 28:16-20

The bible gives general commands in these areas, dominion and evangelism, and both are quests in a general sense. What gifts and talents do you have? How specifically can you multiple, work and keep (build up and maintain), and spread the gospel? Every moment is a gift, and there is no time to waste. Be ambitious, think generationally, and go tell people about Jesus (you need to build relationships to do that). Multiply the gifts you are given, be a faithful servant and son. See you out there!]]></description><link>https://ilyaradchenko.com/users/knownasilya/notes/cluycmw190001az4xi6ej2env</link><guid isPermaLink="false">users/knownasilya/notes/cluycmw190001az4xi6ej2env</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 17:06:29 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>