Travis Bard

With this I could make one BLT to rule them all.

@che_ahn @spencerpratt Are you saying that the gospel is about rediscovering identity and purpose? How exactly does that work? Can you elaborate?

Step 6: Partner with faith-based organizations. I believe real rehabilitation begins when people rediscover purpose, responsibility, dignity, and faith. True transformation doesn’t just happen through programs — it happens when lives are changed from the inside out through the Gospel. I know this personally because I lived it myself. I was once addicted to drugs and involved in pushing drugs, but Jesus Christ completely transformed my life. We cannot solve a spiritual and moral crisis with endless government programs and temporary band-aid solutions. Common sense policies matter, but what we are ultimately facing is deeper than politics — it is a spiritual and ideological crisis. That’s why we need leaders willing to confront the root issue, not just manage the symptoms. Real compassion means helping people break free, restore their dignity, and rebuild their lives. The Gospel is still the greatest force for transformation, and I believe it is key to restoring California.

If that addict on your street were your own son, what would you do? That is the defining question that guides my 5 step plan to fix the homelessness problem in LA. We *must* end this evil racket of corrupt politicians and NGOs who profit off the misery of these poor souls. They launder money and feed them more drugs, so they can keep their customers locked in this hell on our streets. We have a moral obligation from God to help them and make our city safe and clean for everyone. Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have forsaken this city. Time for real leadership. Time for real compassion.

This is why careful study is important. God's word is given to us so that we can know Him and unferstand His plan.

@Flame314 Absolutely...unity of the faith...the historic and true Christian faith.

Lord, save us from unionism. Unify Your Church around sound teaching that leads to new obedience. Help us resist the temptation to value outward unity so much that we diminish historic Christianity, dismiss false teaching and false teachers, and prop up pseudo-therapeutic powwows

@Meldougherty77 Because they do not love the truth, God sends them a strong delusion that they would believe a lie. It is sad. It is frustrating. The worst false teachers seem to have the largest followings. It breaks my heart. But we were told it would be this way.

It will always be strange to me how many people rush to protect the person teaching absolute nonsense, while forgetting the people being misled by it. I'm starting to understand why some Christian influencers have the platforms they do, even when what they teach is shallow at best, and at worst, outright unbiblical or even heretical. Yet people defend them when others call them out, without even considering if the leader or influencer is actually wrong. I was one of those Christians who was deceived for so long by people I would've considered spiritual influencers who called themselves Christians. I was that harsh critic who thought everybody was just so close-minded, fearful, and legalistic for thinking that this "nice spiritual person who just wants to love God" was doing anything wrong. I never even considered analyzing the arguments to see if they were true. If I didn't like them? Or if I didn't like the way they said it? That gave me enough excuse to completely dismiss what they were saying. I paid that price dearly. I was always learning, but never coming to the knowledge of truth. So when I see correction happening in the church, who I think about the most is the sincere people genuinely trying to love God, yet ending up confused and deceived because no one was willing to speak up for *them.* And when someone finally does, they can be treated as the problem for questioning the influencer or leader many feel compelled to protect. It's not divisive to call out bad theology, lies and slander. It's divisive to teach bad theology, spread lies and slander, and to defend those who do.

@JustinPetersMin @JDShuttlesworth If it is, then we must answer the question,"Why are faithful and sincere believers, more times than not, not healed though they have prayed and believed God for healing." God does heal, that is explicit in scripture. But it is also abundantly clear that He does not always heal.

@JDShuttlesworth Is it always God's will to heal?

🚨 9 REASONS WHY GOD HEALS ⸻ 1. To Reveal His Glory John 11:40 (KJV) “Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” ⸻ 2. To Manifest His Works John 9:3 (KJV) “Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.” ⸻ 3. To Confirm the Preaching of the Word Mark 16:20 (KJV) “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.” ⸻ 4. To Help People Believe in Him John 14:11 (KJV) “Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.” ⸻ 5. To Lead to Repentance and Change Matthew 11:20–21 (KJV) “Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.” ⸻ 6. To Show Approval of His Servants Acts 2:22 (KJV) “Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know.” ⸻ 7. To Destroy the Works of the Devil 1 John 3:8 (KJV) “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” ⸻ 8. To Announce the Kingdom of God Matthew 10:7–8 (KJV) “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.” ⸻ 9. To Draw Multitudes to Him and His Word John 6:2 (KJV) “And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.”

@Paula_White Actually that is the polar opposite of what God tells us in His word.

God is reminding you to follow your spirit

@Meldougherty77 It is grotesque and blasphemous. Equally so was Paula White's comparison over Easter. How much have she and others fed this fire?

The deserved outrage over Trump's post certainly has made a very interesting point: If it feels wrong when Trump is portrayed this way, then it's wrong for ANY man or woman to be portrayed this way. Human beings should never be elevated to a place that belongs to God alone. It feels grotesque and blasphemous because it is.

@MikeWingerii Absolutely. All bots claim to be not bots. All not bots who claim to be bots are lying. Logic or something right? 😅

This is proof that X is 100% bots. Or to put it another way, it is full of not not bots.

@KozarSteveMUC His love, evidenced by His willing sacrifice, is almost unimaginable. I am so thankful for the cross.

Today is Good Friday. We remember the shocking crucifixion of Jesus Christ, God in human flesh, whose death secures the salvation of sinners like me. "This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins." -1 John 4:10 "For at the appointed time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for the ungodly. It is rare indeed that someone will die for a righteous person. Perhaps someone might actually go so far as to die for a person who has been good to him. But God shows his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Therefore, since we have now been justified by his blood, it is even more certain that we will be saved from God’s wrath through him." -Romans 5:6-9

@DavidFish7 You are completely correct. It us a false constryct.

When a church in our day talks about everything they are experiencing....there is nothing new under the sun.