Billy Coleman

The first Christian was a felon. Not Peter. Not Paul. Not your pastor. A criminal. Hanging on a cross. Hours from death. He beat everyone to paradise. Think about that. Before the disciples figured out the resurrection. Before Paul got knocked off his horse. Before the first church was planted. Before a single creed was written. A thief looked at Jesus and said, “Remember me.” And Jesus said, “Today.” The first Christian had no church. No baptism. No small group. No Bible study. No accountability partner. No 6-week membership class. He had nails in his wrists and six hours to live. The first Christian never tithed. Never served on the worship team. Never read a single epistle. Never debated Calvinism vs Arminianism. Never posted a Bible verse on his timeline. The first Christian was a convicted criminal who couldn’t lift his hands to pray. And he’s been in paradise for 2,000 years. Meanwhile. You’ve been in church for 20 years. You’ve read the Bible cover to cover. You’ve got the theology down cold. You’ve memorized the Roman Road. You can articulate penal substitutionary atonement. And you’re still wondering if that guy who prayed last week really “got it.” The first Christian didn’t “get it.” He got HIM. That’s the difference. He didn’t understand substitution. He didn’t understand imputation. He didn’t understand justification by faith alone. He understood one thing: The man next to him was a King. And he wanted in. “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” That’s it. That’s the whole conversion. No altar call. No counseling room. No follow-up email. Just a criminal, a King, and a request. And here’s the part that should wreck you: His theology was WRONG. “When you come into your kingdom.” He thought Jesus was about to take an earthly throne. He didn’t understand the resurrection. He didn’t understand the ascension. He didn’t understand the second coming. He got the timeline completely wrong. And Jesus saved him anyway. He didn’t correct his eschatology. Didn’t hand him a doctrinal statement. Didn’t say, “Well actually…” He just said, “Today.” The first Christian had bad theology and a good King. Some of you have great theology and no King at all. You know every doctrine. You can defend every position. You’ve won every argument. And you’ve never once said “remember me” like you meant it. The first Christian wasn’t impressive. He was desperate. And desperation got him further than your diploma. 2,000 years of church history. Councils. Creeds. Confessions. Seminaries. Denominations. Debates. And the first one through the door was a dying criminal who couldn’t even fold his hands. Makes you wonder if we’ve overcomplicated this. The first Christian didn’t have a platform. Didn’t have a following. Didn’t have a ministry. Didn’t have a book deal. Didn’t have a podcast. He had a cross and a question. And that was enough. You scrolling through X right now with your Reformed credentials and your theological hot takes… The guy who beat you to paradise couldn’t read. He didn’t know the five solas. He didn’t know the five points. He didn’t know the four spiritual laws. He knew one thing: He was dying. And so was Jesus. And Jesus was still a King. That’s faith. Not a system. A surrender. Not knowledge. Recognition. Not performance. Desperation. The first Christian. A felon. A failure. A man with hours to live and nothing to offer. And he’s been home longer than anyone. What’s your excuse?

In April of 2006, Navy Seal Michael Day was shot 28 times, but it didn't stop him. He was shot everywhere on his body but his head, and continued to fight with his Sig 9MM pistol even after the pistol grips and his thumb was shot off. With that handleless pistol he killed the three more remaining bad guys. He only walked to a Medevac helicopter when the job was done. Athletes shouldn't be revered as heroes, men like this should be. Yes, Mike survived.✝️🙏 God bless Michael Day! 🇺🇲

Democrat Senator Mark Kelly slanders “white” service members. KELLY: “The last thing I would want in a Space Shuttle crew would be seven white-guy U.S. navy test pilots like me.”

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We haven’t forgotten about her We must never forget

Mark Cuban just saved baby Stella’s life. Stella was diagnosed with aggressive cancer at just four months old. Her mother posted a TikTok video showing her speaking with the insurance company, which was denying a medical lift that could have saved Stella’s life. The lift would have transported her from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio for a T-cell transfusion that is only available at that facility. The insurance company claimed Stella was well enough to travel by road—even though both her parents and doctors said she was not. In fact, doctors refused to discharge her from the hospital due to her failing liver. Her mother posted the video begging for help—either a private plane or assistance securing a medical lift. The video caught the attention of billionaire Mark Cuban, who immediately stepped in and funded the entire transport, along with everything needed to get Stella to Cincinnati. Stella was scheduled for her T-cell transfusion two days ago. As soon as I have an update, I will provide one. And no, you do not hate insurance companies enough.

United States Marine Corps Private First Class Willie Lee Lowe was killed in action on April 5, 1969 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. Willie was 20 years old and from Millen, Georgia. I Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. Remember Willie today. Semper Fi. American Hero.🇺🇸

Marc Andreessen on why Starlink may be the most misunderstood success story in tech right now: “Elon’s not the first guy who said we’re going to do satellite-based internet access. There was Bill Gates, Craig McCaw. Complete catastrophe, total bankruptcy, complete disaster. Elon’s like, ‘I know, I’m going to do another three of those. We’re starting as a side project at the rocket ship company.’ If the rockets are reusable, we’re going to be launching them all the time. What’s going to go in the rockets? I could wait for the customers to come to me, or I could just put up my own satellites. Anybody who knew anything about the history of satellites knew that was the craziest idea in the world. And of course it’s like this giant success. It’s the side project. It’s clearly the least studied and understood thing I know of in the world right now.”

when spacex was getting started, the first and last men to walk on the moon testified before congress against it. gene cernan told congress commercial space companies "do not yet know what they don't know." he said the boeings and lockheed martins were "the folks who have been working on everything we've done for the last 50 years. they know how it can be done." neil armstrong said he was "not confident" the newcomers could achieve their goals. together with jim lovell they warned it would put america on "a long downward slide to mediocrity." spacex now launches more rockets than every country on earth combined. the experts will always tell you it can't be done. build it anyway!

Good morning. If you’re feeling lost or blah or bored or anxious, throw a prayer up for a few of the people in this chain. Your mood will change.

Eric Swalwell must RESIGN or be EXPELLED from Congress He’s pure garbage