Theophilus

@kiki40400470 @David01726083 Btw, I've been meaning to say, based on my limited (read: non-existent) Greek, it makes me slightly uncomfortable when people shorten my handle to 'Theo.' If anything, 'Philus' might be better. Most apropros (and Twitter-friendly), perhaps, would be, simply, TP. (Isaiah 64:6)

@STL019 @birdchadlouis what's your friend's middle name? last name?

@birdchadlouis So if my name is Stan, then what? -Asking for a friend

There are numerous American towns with “-ville” at the end of their names. The suffix “-ville” means “city.” So, Jacksonville is the “city of Jackson." There are also countries with “-stan” at the end of their names, such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. The suffix “-stan” means “place of.” So, Afghanistan is the “place of the Afghans” and so forth. Something similar happens with place names in the Bible when the Hebrew word “beth” (בֵּית) is joined to another word. This is a form of “bayit” (בַּיִת), which means “house.” There’s Bethel (בֵּית־אֵל), for instance, which means “House of El” (“House of God”), and Beth-Eden (בֵּית עֶדֶן), meaning “House of Delight or Luxury” (Amos 1:5). Most famously is Bethlehem which means “House of Bread.” The Bible mentions two Bethlehems: Bethlehem of Zebulun (Josh. 19:5) and Bethlehem of Judah. The latter, of course, is David’s hometown and the birthplace of Jesus. In Hebrew, the name occurs both as two words בֵּית לֶחֶם (Beth Lechem) and as two conjoined words בֵּית־לֶחֶם (Beth-Lechem), but never, as we write it in English, as one undivided word, “Bethlehem.” The Hebrew pronunciation has a hard "h" so Beth-Lechem would have been a more appropriate spelling, but we are stuck with Bethlehem. The noun “lechem” does mean “bread” but it’s also the generic word for “food” or “nourishment.” Were we to pray the Lord’s Prayer in Hebrew, we would ask our Father to give us this day our daily lechem, our daily nourishment. The first mention of “lechem” in the Bible is when Adam sinned, when God told him that thenceforth “by the sweat of your face you shall eat bread [lechem]” (Gen. 3:19). How graciously fitting, therefore, that the Last Adam was born in the House of Bread. He came to redo what Adam had undone—and to do it even better. By the sweat of Jesus’ face, by his effort and sacrifice and his bearing of the curse for us, we now eat of him, the Bread of Life, and live forever.

@SilentSkyZero @DeAngelisCorey only 0.0063% of people in the US were murdered last year. by your logic, that's even more of a non-issue than males in female sports. why do we even have laws against murder?

@DeAngelisCorey It's like yall read from a script. You don't make laws to stop something that isn't an issue in the first place. You act like this is some big issue and then walk back to oh yeah well it's not a big issue but still I don't like it. Yall have to constantly lie about this.

If it isn't really an issue then you shouldn't have any problem banning boys playing in girls' sports.

@adamconover it's nice to know humans are so resistant to misinformation of course, that calls into question: if humans are so good at resisting misinformation, why is it a concern in the first place? 🤔

The reason Wikipedia has resisted the tidal wave of misinformation is that it’s run by humans.

I was a kid once. And my biggest regret in life is that I never got a childhood without pain. Politicians should never insert themselves into the personal health care decisions of patients, parents, and their providers—and that includes trans Americans.

@luneafaw oooh, the latest @nineinchnails video dropped!

1940s infant exercise device designed to build leg strength.

An actor who nailed a role so hard that nobody else will ever be able to live up to it… GIFS ONLY. 🤔

Empty tubes of wrapping paper.. Do you? A. Pretend it's a lightsaber B. Bonk it on someone's head.

🇨🇾 Cyprus’ Eurovision 2026 representative Antigoni has revealed that her song will be entirely in the dance-pop genre.

@ScottUkshe31504 @profontheright

@profontheright In every violent confrontation I've been in I always show empathy to my opponent after I render them unconscious

@TheTrueVanguard I once got the ball in the cup 37 times in a row!

Prove to me you’re an old gamer in one sentence. I’ll drop a like if I’m convinced.

@songfestivalaze Yagmur's performance was great & she represented your country very well. she should be very proud of her performance whatever the result/ranking. PS. you can tell her "miau miau" was my son's favorite jesc song this year 😸

🇦🇿 Our Junior Eurovision 2025 representative YağMur said that her ranking was not important to her, that she represented her country as she wished, and that she ignores negative comments. She also noted that she visited a psychologist to cope with the Eurovision excitement.

@lyndseyfifield complains about word usage same tweet: uses "aught" for "ought" 🤦‍♂️

The fact that “bi-weekly” can mean either that something happens EVERY OTHER week or TWICE A WEEK is a major shortcoming of the English language and aught to be accounted for.

@Trishafromaz @thatsKAIZEN so this is the "worst take yet" because it's reasonable?

@thatsKAIZEN I've been following since you got started and this is the worst take yet. Let's stop being emotional. People are tired of being nice, looking the other way, being better than the left. Let's check in on Europe and see how they're doing. We don't need a reasonable take

Rob Reiner called Trump's supporters "MAGA Scum". He called Trump "mentally unfit". As a human, Trump is entitled to his feelings on Rob. But as a leader, he also has a responsibility to be more than just truthful. The stakes of life and death are bigger than his feelings.

@AndrewWooddell @sgruber91 @edstetzer

@sgruber91 Yep. Where's @edstetzer on this one?

Biola University: “We’re not woke.” Biola U Provost: “All white people are racist. I’m racist.” Biola U: “We’re not woke and CRT is dealt with in a theologically conservative faithful way.” Biola U Dean of Seminary: Endorses Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility” saying “I agree with DiAngelo that for whites, whiteness as a social construction has almost become a lot in life, or at least tends to be the social script they live by but by beauty of the gospel, the idol of whiteness can be defeated… We should humbly discern how God might have us learn from DiAngelo… to improve our obedience to his mission as the church.” @biolau

@txsalth2o as always, please define "I" as used in this post

@txsalth2o i'm more disappointed than surprised. yes, this is who he has always been. I hope for better, but I don't expect it.

@RamboVanHalen @JustineBateman

Here's another piece of low-hanging fruit. This encapsulates EVERYTHING that's wrong with Gavin Newsom's California. But who's telling the story? In case you don't know, California Highway 1 near Big Sur was closed by a landslide in 2023. Due to safetyism, environmental groups, and government incompetence/corruption the road remains closed and the possible opening dates keep shifting. There's really no plan to fix/open the road and the tourist oriented economy along the coast is dying. The road was built in the early 1920s. Over the years there have been MANY landslides. The road was always fixed and reopened. But somehow, 100 years later in Gavin Newsom's California, this is impossible. It's as if we've lost the ability to repair roads. Just like it's impossible to rebuild Paradise or rebuild Pacific Palisades after wild fires. Just like it's impossible to fix the homeless problem. Just like it's impossible to build high speed rail. Just like it's impossible to do ANYTHING of value in California. Again, this story encapsulates EVERYTHING that's wrong with Gavin Newsom and the Democratic Party. And nobody is telling this story. A talented filmmaker could make a nice documentary short for around $50-$100k. It seems like a decent investment, but nobody in big media wants to greenlight projects that make Gavin look bad. But the people who do have an interest in making Gavin look bad won't put their money where their mouth is. Because they have no vision. And they won't fund the people who do.

@coraskolnikov @MocaIsSoLoca there were other good songs & performances that would have been equally deserving of a win, imo, but France absolutely deserved it. she does seem adorable, & she's an incredibly talented singer.

@MocaIsSoLoca Wish it wasn't fr*nce but also she seems adorable and definitely deserved to win from what i've seen (idk i didnt watch the other performances, i only saw this one on twitter)

i better not see anyone hating on that child btw

@LisaMo032919 @kristenmag this is irrelevant when the "vaccine" doesn't prevent infection

@kristenmag From the article you posted, which states that Covid-19 infection poses a greater risk to heart then vax.

We were called conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxers for talking about this a few years ago.