Francis Schaeffer: 5 causes of the fall of Rome -
1. Love of show & luxury
2. Widening gap between rich & poor
3. Obsession with sex
4. Freakisness in the arts masquerading as originality
5. Increased desire to live off the state.
(How Shall We Then Live, (1976), p. 227)
Lots of new followers lately. I am:
Christian
Protestant
Reformed
Confessional
Presbyterian
Evangelical
Pre-Suppositional
Optimistic-Amillennial
Conservative
Calvinist
Cessationist
Tri-Perspectival
Revivalist
Complementarian
Paedobaptist
Traditional (Non-Woke)
Hope that helps!
My son is about to graduate with an AA business degree from community college w/ two new welding certs. He is making bridges in Steel City during the day; did college at night. About to get a big promotion.
๐ฅWhat a stud.
IT IS HAPPENING! The YouTube Presby/Lutheran super-crossover discussion with
@DrJordanBCooper
is happening Wednesday, December 14th. Let me know what you want us to talk about!
My Political Priorities 2024
โ ๏ธ Jesus is King ๐
โ ๏ธ Abortion Abolition ๐ถ
โ ๏ธ Close the Border ๐บ๐ธ
โ ๏ธ 1A ๐ฃ and 2A ๐ช
โ ๏ธ DEI must DIE
โ ๏ธ Energy Independence ๐
โ ๏ธ Real Talk โ ๏ธ
In general - and present company excluded - anonymous accounts are stupid. Put your name in your bio and your face in your profile. Be brave enough to stand on your own beliefs and own your opinions.
It took me a while, but I finally finished my outline of the whole Bible, one two-page spread per book. Great way to see the scope of Redemption History writ large! Recommended!
Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all trans Americans:
I see you.
You are made in the image of God, and you're worthy of respect and dignity.
Rejoice with me, friends! My DREAM project is actually happening. The JESB is becoming a reality! Major thanks to
@philipnation
and
@ThomasNelson
for believing in my idea. I am thrilled beyond belief that this is real:
I realized I needed to read more female authors, so I decided to read this account of the lived experience of a feminist, lesbian, English Professor who repented of her sin, became a Reformed Presbyterian, and married a conservative pastor.
#womenempowerment
#femaleempowerment
.
@budlight
was always an embarrassing choice, even more so now. Doubt any of my bros wanna drink "queer beer." Try this instead for something more unapologetically masculine:
๐งตWhy Presbyterians Don't Celebrate Lent.
1. We celebrate the Lord's Day (resurrection day) as our primary holy day. We do not celebrate days of saints or other calendar inventions (St. Bartholemew, Circumcision Sunday etc.) This is our regular celebration of the Gospel.
In a major virtue-signaling pivot, today's Republicans are turning to 1990s Clinton era Pro-Choice talking points. This is a sad turn of events for those looking for leaders with conviction.
๐ฅ HOT TAKE WARNING ๐ฅ
The Reformed should read more of the spiritual writers:
> AW Tozer
> Soren Kierkegaard
> Brother Lawrence
> Thomas a Kempis
> Julian of Norwich
> John of the Cross
๐ซNOT for doctrine, โ but for spirituality.
๐ซNOT for the light, โ but the heat.
... and my daughter is graduating with her nursing degree and ready to become an RN. So proud of my two "big kids." Two graduations. Two careers. No college debt.
After 552 days of reading the Greek NT, today I begin a new journey through the Greek OT. The LXX was the Bible of the Early Church for 400 years!
@hendricksonpub
๐งตBiblical Manhood: A Manifesto. Ten Images of Christian Masculinity: Disciple, Churchman, Scholar, Warrior, Citizen, Friend, Family Man, Laborer, Lover, Neighbor.
Let me define each:
Greatest LIVING Theologian*.... Go!
*not merely a preacher, popular writer, or institutional leader; must have written substantial works in theological disciplines (dogmatic, Biblical, historical, etc.)
I am more & more convinced that we should be reading the exilic books of Scripture to understand what is happening today: Jeremiah. Lamentation. Ezekiel. Daniel. These books in particular help us to prepare for how we are to live as exiles in a pagan world.
Incredible story: From trailer park, to gang banger, gets saved, plants a Reformed Baptist church, and then became the best Bible rebinder in the world making Bibles for James White
@HwsEleutheroi
, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and
@RayComfort
. Interview:
I have a video on the theology of A.W. Tozer coming out soon. He wasn't Reformed, but we can benefit from his writings on prayer and the presence of God. Here is me by his grave in Akron, OH. (Also my birthplace).
Thank you so much for posting this!
@RightWingWatch
. He is right on both accounts:
1) Pornography is a trap, a poison, a blight, a curse on all who make it, post it, and consume it.
2) Jesus Christ is the way to freedom, grace, and hope!
Thanks again for the encouragement!
What happens when you elect a Christian nationalist pastor like Dusty Deevers to a seat in the Oklahoma state Senate? You get lectured about how pornography is a tool of Satan and must therefore be outlawed so that people "can be set free" and give their lives to Jesus.