Dan Jocoy

@catturd2 He’s a beauty!

What a joke.

Get a haircut every 2 weeks to stay sharp, wait 5 secs before answering the phone to control the rhythm, always arrive 15 mins early, stay away from free lunches, never talk about people who aren't in the room, and when anger rises, wait 10 mins before reacting. These habits may look rigid, but they're the hidden discipline of the elite.

@GiaMMacool Good word - romance at its core

Romance isn’t: Gifts Trips Music Flowers Dancing Weddings Holidays Pretty words Engagement rings True romance is when a man and a woman choose each other again and again. Through every mistake and rough season, they keep coming back to one another choosing each other over every “better” option the world tries to offer. That’s the real thing. ❤️

@ScottRoberts Piper

Who is one preacher, pastor, theologian, or Christian author who has helped you love Christ more? I'm always interested in hearing who has shaped people's walk with the Lord.

DON’T JOKE WITH THIS PRAYER: Dear God, Remove the fear that keeps me small and replace it with faith that reminds me I was made for more. Amen.

@GiaMMacool A minister friend of mine who had cancer said he discovered that this verse meant I can COPE with all things through Christ, who gives me strength

@DanJocoy I say this every day

Life will test every single one of us. The difference between people who rise and people who break is not the battle they face, it’s the mindset they bring into the battle. A weak mind looks at obstacles and sees the end. A strong mind looks at obstacles and asks, “What can I do to overcome this?” Your thoughts become your actions. Your actions become your reality. Protect your mind, it shapes your future.

@GiaMMacool Beautiful word - thank you. I often quote Philippians 4:11-13 about his secret in any situation which is “I can do all things through Christ gives me strength.”

I've watched my father die. I've watched my brother die. And now I'm watching my husband fight for his life. I've learned that when life gets hard, the easiest thing to do is think about the worst-case scenario. It's easy to walk away, blame someone else, isolate yourself, quit your workouts, or even give up on everything around you That’s what the average mind does…they see struggle and want nothing to do with it. The harder thing is to say, "We're going to get through this together. We're going to learn from this. We're going to come out stronger." Your health is your true wealth. You can lose your house. You can lose everything in your bank account. You can even lose people you love. But if you still have your health, and you protect your mindset, you still have something no one can take away: the ability to rebuild. Stay focused on the silver lining friends! Keep showing up. Keep believing. Keep doing the work. You may be surprised by what you're capable of overcoming.

At the end of a particularly thrilling and rollicking meeting in the Oval Office, Lindsey Graham turned to the room and said: “I’ve never had this much fun in my life.” I cannot describe to you how much joy President Trump’s leadership and friendship brought to Lindsey. Meetings with Graham at the White House were filled with camaraderie, kinship and uproarious laughter. As heartbreaking as his sudden passing is, I hope it will bring some measure of comfort to those who cherished him to know just how much he was living his dream every day. Very rarely in life do you get to be exactly where you want to be, when you want to be there, with who you want to be with, doing precisely what you want to do — that was every moment for Lindsey. When President Trump won in Nov 2024, Lindsey was exultant. Elated. And determined. He couldn’t wait to spearhead work, as the Budget Chairman, on the reconciliation bill that would cement President Trump’s most important campaign promises. I’ll never forget the senate lunch, when a couple Senators were a tad off the program, and Lindsey — in his inimitable way — made sure everyone was onside by the time we left. It was a glorious thing to witness. He knew how to move a room. Lindsey was a senator’s senator. The job was everything to him. Truly did he believe in the splendor of the office and the noble lineage behind it, of which he was the worthy heir. He was a senator in the mold of those who fashioned the institution, someone who still had the ability, in a heated exchange, to use rhetorical power to change the course of events. Which is why we will never forget his legendary Kavanaugh moment. We rarely think that we are out of time with our friends, so while there is a lot more I wish I could have said to Lindsey, I am glad that more than once I told him what that moment meant to the whole nation and why he was the only Senator who could have done it with such utter perfection. Most importantly, I had the chance to tell him on many occasions what his friendship meant to me and to us all. There was never once a time he didn’t answer a phone call and lend whatever assistance was required. It was never a question with Lindsey. He believed deeply in the code of friendship and loyalty. The fact that Lindsey started out as a political opponent only to become one the President’s most steadfast and faithful supporters underscores that Lindsey believed emphatically in the voice of the people. There is a lot more I would like to say. His passing, at a time when he had never been more dynamic, is as unexpected as it is shocking. In many respects, Lindsey was the last of a breed of American Senator whose like we may not yet see again for a long time. He lived every minute in the arena, a political gladiator to the very last. More than anything now, our thoughts are with his Sister, nieces and loved ones. We pray that God will ease their sorrow and heal their pain. Lindsey can never be replaced and will never be forgotten. Godspeed, my friend.

I often criticized Lindsey Graham. But this weekend, I learned his full story: - Orphaned young, he adopted & raised his little sister instead of letting her go into the system. - Grew up dirt poor, racking balls in his parents’ pool hall. - In search of opportunity, he joined the Air Force. Served 33 years. Retired a Colonel. - Then spent decades in Congress, earning respect across the aisle. - Bashed Trump hard in ~2016, then respected the will of the voters, and grew to become a loyal ally. - Humble. Devoted to his constituents. - Driven by patriotism (even when misguided). Never in it for the money. Could've cashed in any time like most of his colleagues. - That Disney trip everyone mocked? Just a good uncle taking his beloved nieces. He smiled through (and ignored) the hate to protect his family. RIP to a self-made American original.

1. Quads Deep knee flexion, full stability. ▫️ Goblet Squats ▫️ Bulgarian Split Squats ▫️ Walking Lunges ▫️ Step-Ups ▫️ Heel-Elevated Squats ▫️ Sissy Squats Most people avoid these because they're hard. That's exactly why they work.

@claysmith79 Rick Warren once said the small town preachers are my biggest heroes.

The disturbing trend I've seen over the last few years; Preaching conferences where the bulk of the speakers are not local church pastors. Granted, there are many wonderful communicators out there and we can learn from them all. But I want to hear from men in the trenches. Men who are preparing sermons on top of a number of other important pastoral responsibilities. Men who are shepherding and loving a congregation while also delivering them the fresh bread of the Word of God week after week. Give me a conference like that.

John Fetterman’s Live TV Reaction to Graham Platner dropping out: “The trash took itself out. He's he the guy who will be remembered that spent 10 years on Kik, the predator’s paradise… The people of Maine can now vote for someone who's not a piece of trash” “That’s his legacy, he will be remembered as an accused rapist.”

@PaulTripp Clever insight! True & I confess my forgetfulness!

In my years as a biblical counselor, I quickly discovered that I was counseling eternity amnesiacs. What is an eternity amnesiac? It’s someone who has functionally forgotten the Forever life to come and tells themselves that this life on earth is all there is to life. (I wish I could say to you that I have never suffered from eternity amnesia, but I have. I still do. And I still will, until I’m finally home Forever with Christ!) As eternity amnesiacs, we make our lives much more difficult than they need to be.

@nicksortor Beast mode

🚨 President Trump is seemingly BEYOND fed up with Europe's BS "With all the money we spend to help them with Russia.. we don't have to spend ANY money. We could remove ALL of our soldiers out of Europe, because as you probably noticed, Europe is a VERY different place than it was 20 years ago." "It's MUCH different, and they better be careful with immigration and energy. If they're not careful with those two things, you're not going to have a Europe anymore."

Greatness

@ScottRoberts Acts 1 - yep - 100 agree

There are no modern-day Apostles .

I must’ve watched this 100 times 😂 so funny.

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” - C.S. Lewis

I told you he read the book

Everyday I wake up and want a drink or drugs Some days I feel so disconnected, bored and empty and the thought of a beer or a little weed just to ground me, make me present is so justifiable in my mind.... But I know where that road leads. Just say no and endure.