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@MyCup0verFlows @DPGBehler I agree that baptism doesn’t save in itself. I was praising God for my daughter getting saved and baptized. Still am praising God for it!

@bcardea_ @DPGBehler Baptism doesn't save.. belief in Jesus' work on the cross does. Please don't makes this mistake.. it could affect her walk.

Baptizing my daughter has brought a lot of the crazies out.

Jews call Him Yahweh. Christians call Him Jehovah. Muslims call Him Allah. Language doesn’t change His name. We all worship the same God. 💯

genuinely praying protection over @ibrycecrawford he speaks with such conviction and his love for Jesus seems so sincere. I’m grateful to get to listen to conversations like this and I’m convicted in the process. Keep going Bryce!

@kyleworley This is an interesting way to respond.

Yeah, it’s awful what’s happened to us Southern Baptists. We have four of the strongest seminaries in the country with some of the best Bible scholars in the world. In addition, we steward the largest church planting and missions sending orgs in the world. Just terrible.

@MrsRCSproulJr @rcsprouljr Claiming Isaiah 54:17 with you both and praying for you guys this morning.

A picture is worth a thousand words. My husband @rcsprouljr got out to pump gas, as he normally does. As I looked through my side-view mirror, I saw an exhausted man. For years we had prayed through a situation that had taken its toll on him in nearly every way a man can be worn down. This photo captured what words could not. He looked beaten down. His heart was failing and we did not know it. He could barely get out of bed for more than a couple hours at a time. His appetite disappeared. He felt defeated, yet he kept clinging to God with everything in him. Shortly after this photo was taken, my husband was diagnosed with Broken Heart Syndrome. As we sat in the doctor’s office hearing those words, so many questions flooded our minds. The weight of prolonged stress, grief, pressure, and heartbreak had taken a physical toll on his body. What we now see as mercy began during the week of Christmas. He started bleeding from his bowels and I urged him to go to the ER. Thank God he listened. What seemed like one crisis uncovered another. The CT scan revealed his enlarged heart. Had that bleeding not happened, we may not have discovered the severity of his condition when we did. Even then, it took months to get the testing completed, to get into cardiology, and to find the right medications. Yet by the marvelous grace of God, the medications began working quickly and his ejection fraction started rising. This past Sunday the doctor personally called him to check in. He told him how pleased he was with how fast his EF had improved and admitted he had not expected such rapid progress. Those words brought deep encouragement to our hearts. And for me personally, there is relief in the quiet things. Hearing deeper breathing beside me at night instead of shallow, rapid breaths. Seeing color return to his face where grayness and exhaustion once lived. Watching strength slowly return to a man who has carried so much for so long. The prayers lifted before the throne room of God have not gone unheard. I am not taking one day for granted. Not one. My husband is my mission field. My children are my mission field. Our home is our refuge. And by God’s grace, may He grant us many more years together to serve Him and proclaim His goodness. “No weapon formed against you shall prosper…” Isaiah 54:17 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18

@Kristinartz My father used to tell the same stories and jokes over and over. As a kid it drove me nuts but as I got older, I grew to appreciate it because I knew it brought him joy to tell it and I felt thankful to partake in his joy. Now that he’s passed, I miss it so much.

Is it rude to tell someone they already told you that story while they're telling it again🤔

@Protestia I pray their staff and leadership find rest and that they come back with a full tank ready to keep winning souls for Jesus.

Grace Midtown Church in ATL is not having church this week because they are observing a 'Sabbath Week" which is "an invitation to pause, rest, and remember that God is the one who sustains us." 🤨🤔🙄

@christineyeargs Congratulations on your son’s graduation!! Those two images tell a powerful story together, thank you for sharing. I pray that he’s blessed and finds favor as he moves forward in life. It looks like you did a great job!

So many vile comments on my post. I want women to know these losers are NOT the norm and the pro-life movement will be here for you no matter your circumstances. We love you and your little one. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need help. 🤍

@BlackLabelAdvsr @1HouseOfOBrien @ShawnRyan762 @ibrycecrawford Like what?

@1HouseOfOBrien @ShawnRyan762 @ibrycecrawford He promotes all sorts of unbiblical nonsense.

OFFICIAL preview with Christian evangelist and street preacher Bryce Crawford. @ibrycecrawford

Seeing a lot of posts about this filter in dazzcam and can confirm that it produces really beautiful images from an iPhone.

@thisisfoster Wow, this was beautiful and important for me to read. Thank you.

About seven years ago, we were going through a massive life reboot. We had left South Carolina to return home to Cincinnati and were living in a two-bedroom apartment with six kids. We made it work because there was an attic that doubled as one big room for the three older boys. The apartment was above my father-in-law’s old dental practice, and he let us stay there rent-free. We only had to pay utilities. It was an incredible opportunity to pay off debt and save money. At the time, I worked in business development and was allowed to work unlimited overtime. So I did. I worked as much as I could. I honestly don’t know how many hours a week I was putting in, but it was a lot. At the same time, my podcast was really taking off, and I was starting to get invited to speak at conferences. Since I was remote, I could do my job from the road. I would clock out, go speak, then clock back in afterward. It allowed me to maximize the opportunity to build out that ministry while also paying down debt and putting money away for the future. One day I was at a conference in the Catskills. An evening session had just wrapped up, and I walked out into a big field under a sky full of stars when my wife texted me, “We need to talk.” I called her and asked what was going on. She had my son with her, who was probably nine or ten at the time. She told me they had been talking about whether or not God was real, and during the conversation he more or less claimed to be an atheist. So standing there looking up at the stars, I started explaining different arguments about fine-tuning and the nature of the universe. I asked him what he thought about it. I remember him repeatedly saying, “I don’t know what you want me to say.” And I kept telling him, “Just answer honestly.” As I circled around a few apologetic arguments and kept getting basically no real response, it suddenly hit me: this is a ten-year-old boy who has spent his whole life in a Christian home, with parents who love him, and in solid churches. This was not fundamentally an intellectual problem. He was not wrestling with the historicity of the resurrection or the complexity of cosmology. There was something much more basic underneath it all. A big part of it was that we were packed into a tiny apartment, and his dad was gone constantly. I started realizing the issue was not primarily intellectual. It was relational and social. If my earthly father doesn’t have time for me, if my earthly father feels distant, then maybe my heavenly Father, who already feels distant because He can’t be seen, probably doesn’t care much for me either. Of course, my son had never consciously worked through it in those exact categories. But children often feel things long before they can explain them. So I backed off the apologetics. I just told him, “Hey, I love you. When I get back, we’ll talk more. Don’t worry about it.” After I returned from that conference, I started taking him with me to my co-working place several days a week. I let him drink however much soda he wanted, sit in on my calls, hang around while I worked, and just talk with me about life. Nothing dramatic. I just started spending more hours with him. And over time, all that stuff faded away. In fact, over time, he became one of the more vigorous defenders of the Christian faith among our kids. There is no program that can help struggling children like godly, present parents. I almost wish there were, because a program would feel more manageable. It would require less faith. But God designed the family to be one of the primary means through which children are shaped into a stable and godly way of life. We only get so many hours. We have to spend them wisely. If you give your heart to your children and walk with God humbly, not perfectly, but humbly, God often uses that to draw your children’s hearts to Himself.

@rfsj777 @MikeWingerii I want to make very clear that I do not agree with this statement and I give @MikeWingerii the benefit of the doubt that he is led by the Holy Spirit and I’ve not personally had any experience that would lead me to believe otherwise.

@bcardea_ @MikeWingerii He picks and chooses. Definitely & obviously not spirit led.

I only want to expose the BAD guys in the movement. But, me trying to do this is being interpreted as trying to destroy the entire movement. This is one of the most disturbing things that has come out of this. If removing the frauds destroys the movement what does that mean?

My intention was not to make any accusations, and thank you for clarifying that there is absolutely no monetization in any of this exposure stuff happening because I can admit I was ignorant to the details - I should’ve thought that through better in my words and been less off the cuff. With all that said - my initial pondering of the complexities of all of this remains. I feel like we should be able to have these dialogues and I will be in prayer that the Lord would remove any of my own personal arrogance or ignorance when it comes to all of this exposure culture stuff. Thank you for your responses and for taking the time to dialogue, my appreciation is genuine.

Absolutely. I am comparing the fatherly instinct to protect one’s children from a predator/dangerous stranger to the need for predators in the church to be exposed. It wasn’t about a one for one comparison, although yes, some exposed have been violent or literally been found with harmful material in regard to children. “Ravenous wolves” are dangerous and violent predators to lambs. This is the picture Christ gave us. Do you think a shepherd calls a meeting of shepherds to consult before he whacks a wolf over the head with his staff to protect sheep? As a father, I appealed to another father’s core paternal instinct to protect. Clearly it doesn’t just have to apply to an immediate situation. There are lots of decisions we make in protection of our kids that require discernment of others. I thought it might help you to see past the boards of men and the need for their approval to guard your family (when you see something wrong). I did so not to quarrel or prove a point, but because your wrestling through questions seemed sincere (sorry if it came off too brash). As far as on the second point, I don’t mean to imply it’s not good to seek counsel. The question was in regard to Christ calling us to discern (not in general) but specifically—between the good and the bad man. Some feel they cannot do this as a Christian. A good bit of people actually. I find that’s a problem though, as Christ taught us to do so. Just making sure that wasn’t part of your roadblock with the questions. Lastly, Mike Winger hasn’t monetized his exposure videos. Neither have I (though I am able to) on any that I have done. So your accusation that it was for YouTube monetization immediately falls flat. You must first root out false accusations against people if you wish to see them clearly. Take care 👋

@BrianTaliercio @MikeWingerii Awesome! I'm glad to hear you find it so simple. I don't find it so simple but maybe that's just a me-thing. I can admit that, for sure.

@bcardea_ @MikeWingerii Winger is simply a good man holding up the truth and authority of the Bible to the face of obviously wicked and disqualifying actions, calling for churches to hold their leaders accountable. Pretty simple.

Surely we're not comparing an aggressive violent person attacking my children with Christian leaders being exposed for wrongdoing on public social media platforms and youtube for monetization. That wouldn't be an honest comparison and would bear no fruit to the questions i'm pondering here. As to your second question, yes - believe that Christ has called us to a place of discernment by which we lean on the Holy Spirit, and depending on the circumstance, possibly the council of my Pastor or a board of directors depending on the situation and setting. Thank you for taking the time to respond, I appreciate it.

When it comes to your little guy, you don’t consult a board if you see a clearly aggressive/violent man coming your way who means harm…right? When multiple credible witnesses come forward on those who have been causing harm to the family of Jesus…He gives clear instruction on handling that publicly, directly, and openly. As far as the who is good or bad question, can you first recognize that Christ has called us to a place of discerning between the good and bad man?

@AmericaPapaBear And one of the most important. How can I pray for you this week when it comes to this season of your parenting?

Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done.

We have a book that details how to do this in modern day via social media when there is monetization involved? If you’re talking about the Bible, most of the bad guys getting exposed started there too and most of what we criticize them for is that they didn’t have a God-fearing system in place to keep them accountable and somewhere along the way, they drifted. Atleast I’m making assumptions, which admittedly probably isn’t smart. Anyway, just thinking out loud. Be blessed, bro!

@bcardea_ @MikeWingerii Luckily, we have a compilation of books that gives clear instructions and we don’t have to navel-gaze and wonder what is “bad enough.”

You need to figure out your daily total energy expenditure, how many calories you can eat to maintain your weight. Then eat a bit less than that caloric amount, prioritizing protein and foods that make you feel good. Once youre in a healthy caloric deficit, you will naturally lose weight but it will be slow if you do it the right way. This should take 2-3 months when done properly. Give yourself grace and make it a pattern you can stick with.

Please help!!! I cannot lose these extra 8 lbs I gained for the life of me!! This is what I've been doing for the past 3 weeks: Walked 3 mi 4 days a week Worked out 4 days a week Eat clean Any tips to share? I'm desperate! I'm going to an event in July and I had already bought my dress that I don't fit into anymore 😭 😭