Hi there! I'm Jack.

I don’t update this enough so you can call it a history page instead of a bio.

Disclaimers:

I am not going to accept your random club invite since I don't know you, and I'm already too busy.

If I don't know you, please don't send me a friend request. At least send me a message first, ok?
Edit: I’m actually serious about this, I will not be accepting friend requests without a reason.

If you make a joke, and I take it literally, I most likely do get the joke, and I am not actually concerned. So please just keep rolling with it instead of pointing it out.

Facts About Me:

I am a Christian. God is my everything, and he will be there for me when everything else is gone. I know that no matter what happens, he has saved me, and there is nothing for me to fear. About my username, John 15:13 says that "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." That is what God did for me, he laid down his life so that I could be saved. If you want to know about the greatest being in the whole universe, who died for you to save you from everything you've ever done wrong, message me. God is life, and if you don't have him, you do not have life. I'm on a mission to share God with everyone, so that all may have true and eternal life.

I like chess. I've played my whole life, but only playing seriously from about March 2023 to February 2025.

I play villagers chess. I do free coaching if you want to get better at it, also join the club www.chess.com/club/villagers-chess-club/join

I am a custom variants tester. If you'd like me to review your custom variant, feel free to message me. Include a screenshot and a brief description please. (Update: I have quit the testing team, but I will still help you with your variants if you ask.)

I'm in Stoa speech and debate, which is one of my favorite things ever, it has the best people ever! It is hands down the best thing I’ve ever been part of, and I can’t imagine where my life would be right now without it. God, you knew what you were doing when you brought me here, and I know you always do, but it shows here more than anywhere else. Thank you so much.

If it seems like I am so happy that I'm going insane, that's because there is no other way to express my joy and gratitude for God, and for my amazing friends.

I have 8 siblings. Yes, they are a handful, but it is a blessing from God.

My Amazing Friends:
Yes, it’s empty. I don’t know how to do relationships anymore.

My Favorite Clubs:

https://www.chess.com/club/christian-homeschool-team This club is one of the oldest on chess.com, and it has the best forums ever. Especially the memes forum. It also has the BEST people ever. And I mean that.

https://www.chess.com/club/the-great-war-of-jack-vs-ava This is a war game club that me and my friend @Avabava10 started, and it’s been amazing. Join if you like war, intrigue, and overall just tons of fun!

https://www.chess.com/club/villagers-chess-club A club for villagers chess, my favorite variant! We (used to) have tournaments periodically, and they are (were) loads of fun.

Quotes:

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want now.

Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds. you can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift that is why it is called the present.

If you're waiting for people to deserve your forgiveness, you may as well wait until you deserve God's forgiveness.

Once in a while, I just look up, smile, and say, “I know it was you.“

Grief is the last act of love we have to give to those we loved. Where there is deep grief, there was great love.

When the dust settles, we will all realize how little we need, how very much we have, and the true value of human life.

“Things are always better when you’re here, you lift me up somehow.”
“That’s what friends are for”
(Ryann, if you’re reading this, I posted this because it made me think of you.)

If we remembered every day that we could lose someone at any moment, we would love them more fiercely, more freely, and without fear. Not because there is nothing to lose, but because everything can always be lost.
(This is for you Ava.)

Poems

- @Sealteamaquaa
in a field of yellow flowers
underneath the sun
bluest eyes that spark with lightning
boy with shoes undone
he is young, so full of hope
reveling in tiny dreams
filling up his arms with flowers
right for giving any queen
running to her, beaming bright
while cradling his prize
a flickering of yellow light
within his mother's eyes
she holds them to her heart
keeping them where they'll be safe
clasped within her very marrow
dandilions in a vase
she sees love where anyone else would see weeds
all hope is found, here is everything he needs
fathomless Your endless mercy
weight i could not lift
where do i fit in this puzzle?
what good are these gifts?
not a martyr or a saint
scarcley can i struggle through
all that i have ever wanted
was to give my best to You
Lord search my heart
create in me something clean
...dandelions...
You see flowers in these weeds
gently lifting hands to heaven
softened by the sweetist hush
a Father sings over His children
loving them so very much
more than words could warrant
deeper than the darkest blue
more than sacrifice could merit
Lord, i give my heart to you
Lord search my heart
create in me something clean
...dandelions...
You see flowers in these weeds

- @Dragon_For_CHAOS-22
I wasn't alone in that dark forest.
You were there...I just didn't see You.
I was too blind.
I was walking, and You walked behind me.
I started running, and You ran behind me.
Until, suddenly, You were in front of me.
I shut my eyes as You told me to look at you.
I covered my ears as You called my name.
I didn't want You...but You wanted me....
Deep down, I was cold and dead.
Until You touched me...
I didn't love You, but You loved me.
I fought to get free from Your embrace.
Until I knew I could fight no more.
As I walked, You walked with me.
As I ran, You ran with me.
As I shut my eyes, You looked at me.
As I covered my ears, You called my name.
As I fought, You embraced me.
As I collapsed, You held me.
As I wept, You comforted me.
As I sobbed, You cradled me.
As I cried I was sorry, You forgave me.
All the times I'd rejected You, You had loved me.
I whispered, "Father."
You whispered, "Daughter."
I whispered, "Daddy."
You whispered, "Child."
I whispered, "Thank you..."
You whispered, "Welcome home."
I whispered, "Don't leave me..."
You whispered, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee."
Once again, I whispered, "Thank you."
And You said, "Now, my daughter, follow me."
And now, to this very day, I say with triumph and joy, six words:
"I AM A CHILD OF GOD."

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