Steve Hawkins

@NancyMace No

South Carolina residents ONLY: Do you support data centers?

What we lose when the Bible is only on a screen: 1. You remember where the verse lives on the page and aids memorization. 2. The page shows you much more at once. You see the context, not just a few verses at once. 3. The page keeps your notes. Years from now they will still be there, in your own hand. 4. The page cannot distract you with a notification. It only asks to be read. 5. The page is something your children watch you open and they know it’s the Bible. The screen gives much. The page gives more.

A good sermon should still be good 50 years after it's preached. It shouldn't be time stamped with culture or personal events—it's not about me. A good sermon transcends not only time, it transcends culture. John MacArthur

Don't lose it all. The books. The diplomas. Your wife. Your children. Your church. All at risk. I had lunch this week with three pastors whose senior pastor was recently removed for secret sin. These brothers are now leading in the aftermath of his moral failure. No church recovers quickly. No pastor who walks that road gets back what he lost. Find someone who knows the real you. Live in the light. "Confess your sins to one another & pray for one another, that you may be healed." - James 5:16

@farmingandJesus @FBI

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For many years, I was taught to question my salvation, and I got really good at it. To be clear, my problem was not that I did not believe, nor that I lacked faith; rather, it stemmed from the fact that I would not stop evaluating it. I would ask myself questions, like "Did I really feel enough conviction?", and then I would try to convince myself that maybe I was truly saved at a different time when I could pinpoint a feeling of 'conviction'. Or I would wonder if my repentance was really sincere. So I would convince myself that the space between my sins was enough to prove that I really meant it. Or I would evaluate the sincerity of my faith and try to convince myself that I had enough at the moment of conversion, even though it felt weak at the moment. I would be okay for a while, but then I would hear a sermon that made me question whether my experience matched what was being described, or I would spend too much time in introspection and end up right back in the same place. Now, I realize I can sound like a broken record talking about assurance, or the lack of it, but that is because all of this kept me from any real assurance for years at a time. The real change, for me, did not come from a trip to an altar, and it did not come from finally convincing myself that I was right. It came when I realized I had the whole direction backwards. It came when I stopped asking, “Is my faith real enough?” and started asking, “Is Christ enough for sinners?” It came when I stopped asking, “Did I really repent?” and started asking, “Is Christ enough for sinners?” It came when I stopped asking, “Did I feel enough conviction?” and started asking, “Is Christ enough for sinners?” And the answer to all of those questions is the same. He is enough. So if you find yourself constantly evaluating your conviction, your repentance, your faith, and wondering why you cannot land anywhere solid, this is the problem. You are looking in the wrong place. Look to Christ as He is given to sinners, and believe.

@DavidAFrench "trample the rights of others"?

@LarryFarlow @jason_howerton Yes, his statement is consistent with the Catechism. It's a shame he contradicts the words of Jesus.

@jason_howerton This is not off the reservation per the Roman Catholic Catechism.

Pope Leo has literally gone off the reservation. Catholics, how do you even explain this? Communion with a demonic false religion?

@LamiereT @breeadmancer Pee Wee's Big Adventure taught me this.

@breeadmancer We are literally incapable of not responding with vigor!! “Deep in the heaaaaaarrrtt of Texas!!”

There are a lot of Japanese on my timeline who are interested in Texas! If you meet a Texan, tell them "the stars at night, are big and bright!" And clap four times! It's like a magic spell for Texans

I appreciate much that the Trump administration has done to recognize our historical Christian roots and acknowledge how important those values and virtues are going to be to keeping America strong. But as much as we appreciate President Trump, we should never liken him to our savior. Trump needs Jesus as much as we all do.

A Jesus statue in India started mysteriously leaking water from its feet. Worshippers visited the shrine collecting and even drinking the water believing it would cure illnesses. The source was from a clogged drainage pipe fed by toilet plumbing. Brings to mind that G.K. Chesterton‑inspired thought: When people stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing; they believe in anything.

@MeltonDuncan I've been there a few times. It's beautiful and a little spooky.

Mytho Carolina

@PeetePigskin Congratulations, bro. Guard your marriage with your life! A good wife is a gift from God.

All of you haters wish you had someone that loves me as much as this woman does. 30 years together and 19 years of marriage. I’m truly blessed

I have questions. This story about the SAVE Act doesn’t add up. I left my first marriage because of brutal domestic violence. My ex had the marriage license when I left. That did not stop anything. I went to Dallas County myself and requested a certified copy. That is why this story does not make sense. If the marriage license was truly never filed, she would not have been able to go to the Social Security Administration or the Texas Department of Public Safety and change her name. Both require a certified marriage certificate, which only exists after the signed license is returned and recorded by the county clerk. So if her name was actually changed, that means the marriage was filed and recorded. And if it was recorded, she can request a certified copy from the county clerk at any time. Just as I did. One person walking off with a piece of paper does not erase the record or make it impossible to prove who you are. People can debate the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act if they want. But claiming a woman would never be able to vote again because a marriage license disappeared, I’m sorry, simply is not factual.

@Fred_Butler @HilaireNereus

@HilaireNereus I think Hercules was a Nephilim, but still...

Joel Webbon now claims he didnt answer Jake Shields' question about Jesus being a Jew simply and directly because he didnt want to get distracted from the Gospel Oddly, He didnt mind taking Jake up on the topic of Alien sex or Hercules being a Nephilim Anyone buying this cope?

@Protestia @soli_Jesum No way is an NDA legally binding on a minor. He was (is?) counting on their ignorance and timidity

Here is portion of an NDA that Mark Driscoll of Trinity Church allegedly makes minors sign, many of them under the age of 14. Our position is simple: There’s no justification for telling CHILDREN they can’t tell their parents EVERYTHING and ANYTHING that goes on inside a church. The young man who signed this particular NDA was 15 years old when dated Driscoll's daughter for a while and kissed her, causing Driscoll to flip out, remove the family from church, see them shunned, and put the family under surveillance. (see our story about it below) Now, the young man writing a book about it.

@MeltonDuncan @theACC @ClemsonMBB @ESPNMcGee Yes, sir. The 80s featured top seed UNC vs. #8 Clemson in the Friday noon game.

This was true for me growing up in Greenville, SC in 1970's & 1980's as fan of @theACC, @ClemsonMBB. I think @ESPNMcGee had a similar experience.

@farmingandJesus I will pray for you, Lizzie. You are always so encouraging. I will show your post to my son, who also deals with painful thoughts.

I write this with tears. I’m an open book and I’m not hiding that I’ve been suffering really bad… worse than I ever have(genuinely not searching for sympathy I’m ok ) God is showing me his purpose in suffering and it’s painful but I trust him. The purpose is purging the last 10 years of loss and pain… he’s healing parts of me, closing doors that I had expected to be opened (what do I know!) and it hurts a ton. The thing I wanted to share may be silly to some but it’s been helping me, so I feel compelled to share it if maybe it will help anyone else. When these waves of tears and fear/depression come over me I sit alone and speak the word of God over myself. I repeat verses I’ve memorized and thank Him for not leaving me and that I can have comfort in my most uncomfortable state. For the “silly” part , here we go.. I sit in silence and close my eyes when the intrusive , heartbreaking, traumatic, or utterly terrifying memories/thoughts come into my head and I replace them with the above mentioned but I also get a picture in my head of a day with Jesus (in the flesh) I go on a day dream of maybe we’re in a forest or a field , a meadow or somewhere beautiful having a picnic and I’ll go through the menu in my head an what we talk about , then I realize I can talk to him about it alone in my room or where ever I am…. So I do… The picture in my head of “a green pasture” (if you know you know) and just sitting with him and having good food/tea I made with love for him is so comforting….If you have ptsd or any issues with scary thoughts/ fear/ pain/confusion/heartbreak I highly recommend this. If you think I’m a weirdo for it that’s ok too because I probably am, but God loves me and he will never leave me (he would also love my pancakes I’m sure) 🥰

You can't honestly believe this retard is a spiritual advisor and pastor. She seems more like a con woman.

@EnakFlavors I'm happy to report that Cajun Heat is awesome with eggs, beef and sweet potatoes.

Good morning from Tuscaloosa on this beautiful IBOB day! Come to the Tuscaloosa Farmer’s Market and pick up some great flavor before you watch Bama complete the sweep against Auburn tonight. We’re here 7 AM to 12 PM! Nationwide shipping available if you can’t make it today!