Bob Lepine

@millsalice144 But the ants are my friends. They're blowin' in the wind!

To stop ants coming in to your house leave a saucer of milk outside. The adult ants drink it & it has an effect on ant reproduction. The young are born without toes so they can't climb in to your walls. This effect is called lack toes in toddler ants.

The @spurs got some much needed playoff experience today. That was a playoff level game for sure.

I have to read this to myself every week "Your political pastor, when he sets out on his crusade of social reform, it is always against the sins or errors of some people to whom his approving clique are opposed. Thus, the amount of His Sunday-ministrations is to invite the hearts of his hearers to the consideration of their neighbours' sins and not their own. This abuse of the pulpit tends directly to produce in the hearers, uncharitableness, spiritual pride, censoriousness, animosity, contempt of opponents, and violence, instead of humility, penitence, holy love, and holy living." -Sacred Rhetoric

@dandarling 💯 If you’re looking for a new church, and one of the churches you’re looking at says “our doctrine statement is that Nicene Creed,“ run for your life. That’s code for “we want to appear orthodox, but we will be squishy on issues the church has affirmed throughout its history.”

I'm late to this conversation, but I'm disappointed in the way it makes several critical errors. I watched the whole thing to make sure I got the entire discussion and that they weren't being unfairly maligned, which happens on social. - Yes, Nicene and Apostles Creed are good to solidify and frame orthodoxy. If you are outside of them, you are not orthodox. - Those creeds don't mention sexuality because nobody in the church was making the claim that Biblical sexuality and gender were anything but what Scripture says they are from the beginning. Nobody was asking those questions at the time, not because they were second tier, but because they were so foundational as to be assumed! The Bible doesn't stutter on the issue of biblical sexuality. - The conversation talks a lot about history and the historic church. Making the bizarre claim that to put sexualty and gender as a first order issue gets rid of most of the church through history. Actually a revision of sexuality and gender does that. The church's view on sexuality and gender predates the creed! @TrevinWax has an important article on this here: thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-w… - I also think they misunderstand theological triage (a healthy and important exercise) and fundamentalism (from which I came). - Fundamentalism, yes makes third-tier ideas first tier doctrines, but to hold to biblical sexuality doesn't make one a fundamentalist. Otherwise, every Christian denomination was fundy up until 15 years ago. - Lastly, the bizarre insertion of MAGA is an unnecessary pejorative reason on this issue. First, hardcore MAGA is different than churchgoing evangelicals who may vote Republican. In fact, unchurched MAGA is less orthodox on Christian sexuality. Hating Trump so much you waffle on sexual ethics is a choice. - Finally, there is an air of elitism and "they" kind of language that is so dismissive of evangelicals. This, btw, in a conversation that seeks to bridge divisions. Ironic.

King David worked hard to cover up his sin with Bathsheba. Today, centuries later, billions know what he did. Be sure your sins will find you out. @LigonDuncan at #CoremDeo

"And the pass goes awry." It truly is a throwback night on #NBC. No NBA play by play announcer has used the word "awry" since the last time @realbobcostas did play by play.

Next fall, I'm going to be leading a Footsteps of Paul tour that goes to Greece and Turkey with an optional Rome extension. It's a small tour - limited to 40 people. A few spots remain. Click the link for all the details. DM if you have any questions. landofthebible.org/boblepine

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@ThatEricAlper And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself.

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“The Bible doesn’t teach ‘let go and let God.’ It teaches ‘Trust God and get going.’” @AlistairBegg @TruthForLife

“The Christian faith is not primarily a new set of beliefs or anew pattern of behavior. It is all about belonging to Christ.” @AlistairBegg @TruthForLife

The joy we find in the gospel does not erase our pain and suffering. But it puts our pain and suffering in the right context. That's why we can be sorrowful, yet always rejoicing (2 Cor. 6)

The goal for every Christian—myself included—is to be as committed to displaying and promoting love as we are to defending and proclaiming truth.

If the fruit of the Spirit is not present in your life as you stand for the truth, you’re not honoring Christ by standing for the truth.

💯 agree

I found this helpful. @JakeMeador's analysis of @holland_tom's premise that there are three groupings for what carries the Christian label in the west today. mereorthodoxy.com/tom-hollands-t…