John E. Botkin ن

Keep ‘em flying!

@americaflirts @AKofiCup Those are outdated terms for Bible translation and don’t accurately reflect the ESV or the most recent NIV which is “more literal” than the ESV in some places.

@AKofiCup I’ve become a fan of CSB. ESV is a really good “word for word” translation while NIV is a great “thought for thought” translation. CSB is the best of both worlds and I’m sure KJV is fine for many but is just too distracting for me

I'm not an ESV user but the hate train on the ESV in reformed circles is weird to me.

@habib_sammouh @RMBee They can tell cannot tell the poet that his intended is meaningless any more than your boss can interpret your work contract however he wants

@RMBee How is he wrong though? The author can intend all he wants, but at the end of day the message that actually reaches the audience is what matters. We have a funny saying in Arabic about something incomprehensible: the meaning is at the heart of the poet.

This is peak postmodern insanity..., "What Herbert intended with their work is irrelevant because that's not what their work said. Authorial intent has limits when the text is finaly presented." Sure, Jan...

@RMBee This is why academic philosophy departments have moved on years ago. Postmodernism doesn’t work as worldview.

Ironic comment winner or prophecy fulfilled

@dustinbattles We’re in the 4% group

Who's got the most among my followers? I have probably 2000+ at church, but maybe 200 here at home.

@UziCryptoo Nope. That’s the story he told but has since been proven to be a liar. Frank’s most successful con was convincing you he was the greatest con artist in the world.

This guy faked being a pilot, doctor, and lawyer before he turned 21 and made millions before the FBI hired him. Frank Abagnale grew up broke and angry after watching his parents marriage fall apart At 16 he ran away from home with nothing but charm and a dangerous amount of confidence He figured out early that people don’t question a uniform So he called Pan Am, told them he was a pilot who lost his badge, and they just… mailed him one For two years he flew free around the world, sitting in cockpits, getting hotel rooms paid for, eating for free. He never actually flew a plane once Then he got bored and became a doctor in Georgia Then a lawyer in Louisiana Then a professor Every single role based on nothing but eye contact and a straight face He cashed fake checks in 26 countries for years before anyone connected the dots When they finally caught him he was 21 years old and facing prison time across multiple continents But here’s the part nobody talks about He wasn’t just a criminal, He was the most naturally gifted social engineer anyone had ever seen. The FBI knew it too So instead of burying him they handed him a job He spent the next 35 years teaching the government every trick he used against the The kid who ran away at 16 with nothing ended up in a boardroom consulting for the FBI Trauma, survival instincts, and zero options will make a person find ways.

@johnpauldickson Agreed! Looking forward to the film.

@johnbotkin Yes, that’s the original melody written on the papyrus. Amazing.

Really excited to share that The First Hymn Motion Picture Soundtrack is now streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, and wherever you get your music. The EP includes the Main Title Theme, the original First Hymn in Greek, a canon (“round”) version of the Greek hymn, the Wheaton College Concert Choir and Strings performing the new First Hymn, and a string instrumental version. It’s out now. Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/7Cl0xlfa… Apple: music.apple.com/au/album/the-f…

Butch Wilmore answering Shawn Ryan's question about whether going to space changed his faith: Butch Wilmore: "I did not need to go to space to learn anything about my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Word, His Word, the Bible is sufficient. I didn't need it. Did it change? I wouldn't say it changed, but certainly it broadened my exposure to this almighty God that we serve, His creative power. I mean, I look down at the planet, and I see Isaiah 45:18—this is the planet He designed and created to be inhabited. And you can see the life and the colors and the variety as you circle...and the earth's going by below you. You can see it, and that does give you a specific appreciation that I wouldn't have had otherwise. But did I need it? I didn't need it. Am I grateful for it? Absolutely. Absolutely."

An extremely grim sight to watch Labour MPs vote to remove trial by jury because the whips told them to, after a debate in which expertise& learning were laughed at. This form of governance, the ill-intentioned leading the ill-informed, is sadly our future spectator.com/article/david-…

@clbolt Is unorthodox better than heretic? And at what point does someone disagreement with you render them outside the faith (in your opinion)?

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered to you as of *first importance* what I also received…

@mymanbpostin EON employees are on record that Cavill's audition rocked and was the favorite for Bond. BB simply vetoed them all for Craig.

Because his audition sucked and when they chose Daniel Craig over him they ended up with commercial/critical hits that outpaced the spy-thrillers where Cavill was the lead. Like I'm sorry, but basic film history solidified that Twitter fancasts are not good standards for reality.

@EPoe187 Try giving it another watch @brianpate ;)

Casablanca is one of the great moral films because it teaches an unromantic message: Your own desires are often insignificant and self-fulfillment is not the highest good. Rick is both a heroic individualist *and* a man who sacrifices his own happiness for the greater good.