Jim Thomas

He’s the meanest kindest man ever🥹

@dreddcnc Thanks brother! I stand with you and our Catholic brothers and sisters. Antisemitism has no place in our Communities!

Amen

“Macho Man” answers whether he’s ever cried—and delivers the perfect response.

Hall of Fame wide receiver Andre Reed had a couple kids knock on his door asking if he wanted to play catch and he said yes.

What is going on in ⁦@F3Jacksonville⁩ 🤔

Still the smoothest proposal of all time 😮‍💨

@dreddcnc This is called “growing up.”

Appeasing evil only encourages it It must be fought

⁦@F3QSource⁩ Q1.5 #M To say that having a partner gives life meaning is not an understatement.

A powerful scene in the Odyssey happens when Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca after twenty years of war and wandering. You would expect the story to end with celebration, with the hero coming home, the family reunited, and order restored. Homer does something far stranger. Odysseus arrives disguised as a beggar, because Athena warns him that the palace has been taken over by more than a hundred suitors who have been living there for years, eating his food, drinking his wine, and pressuring his wife Penelope to marry one of them. They believe Odysseus is dead and in their minds the kingdom is already theirs. So the king of Ithaca walks through his own halls dressed in rags while the men stealing his house sit comfortably at his tables. They mock him, throw scraps at him, and one of them even strikes him, and Odysseus takes it. That is the remarkable part, because the same man who blinded the Cyclops and survived twenty years of disasters now stands quietly while strangers insult him in his own home. Homer tells us his heart burns inside his chest and that he wants to attack them immediately, yet he restrains himself and waits. Instead of striking, Odysseus studies the room carefully. He counts the men, watches their habits, and quietly observes which servants remain loyal and which have betrayed him. The hero of the Odyssey does something most people cannot do, which is delay revenge until the moment is right. Eventually Penelope announces a contest and brings out Odysseus’ great bow, declaring that she will marry the man who can string it and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads lined up in a row. One by one the suitors try and fail, because none of them can even bend the bow. Then the beggar asks for a turn. The suitors laugh at first, but the bow is eventually handed to him. Odysseus takes it in his hands and strings it effortlessly. Homer says the sound of the bowstring tightening rings through the hall like the note of a swallow. Then he places an arrow on the string and sends it cleanly through all twelve axe heads. In that moment the beggar disappears. Odysseus turns the bow toward the suitors and reveals who he is. What follows is one of the most brutal scenes in Greek literature. The doors are sealed and the suitors realize too late that they are trapped inside the hall. Odysseus, his son Telemachus, and two loyal servants begin killing them one by one. There is no escape, no mercy, and no negotiation. The men who spent years consuming another man’s house die inside it. It is a violent ending, but Homer wants you to understand something important. The real danger to Odysseus was never just the monsters and storms on the long journey home. It was the possibility that someone else might take his place while he was gone. When Odysseus finally returns, he reminds everyone in Ithaca of a simple truth: a man’s home is not truly his unless he is willing to fight for it.

This photo is hilarious in hindsight. Trump knew Tucker was talking to Iran. So he invites him to the Oval Office before the strike… knowing Tucker will run straight back and relay it. Iran sees this photo. Thinks Tucker has Trump’s ear. Thinks Trump is bluffing. Meanwhile Trump’s sitting there smiling because he wanted them to believe it. Tucker’s ego sells the deception. Khamenei buys it. And just like that Tucker unknowingly helps take out the Supreme Leader… and now Americas biggest traitor may be heading to prison. Perfectly played.

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

No Brother, the self-evident truth that all men are created did then and does now extend to all of humanity. Unfortunately, the Governance then (as now) was comprised of fallen men, as all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. So, each day we are challenged to live up to this truth and practice it in our lives. The fact that we all fall short of this truth does not make it any less true my friend.