Ami Mejia

I am a Christ follower, wife, mother, homeschool mom; ACBC certified biblical counselor; pregnancy center director

[Chris Hohnholz @Chris_Hohnholz]

This is pretty straightforward to refute:

The SBC voted on an amendment that would disfellowship churches that fail to adhere to Scripture and the BF&M on who can be a pastor.

The SBC vote did not prohibit any church from anything. It voted on an amendment that enforces the rule that churches that violate Scripture and the BF&M on this issue are no longer in friendly cooperation with the SBC and will be removed from the SBC roles.

The SBC vote did not prohibit women from serving in ministry. The vote reaffirms what Scripture and the BF&M state, that the specific ministry role of pastor/elder/overseer is reserved to biblically qualified men.

Here is the problem, BWIM wants everyone to believe that the only ministry that REALLY matters is the pastorate. If women cannot be pastors, then they are not allowed in ministry at all.

It does not matter to them if women minister to other women, minister to children, run helps ministries, any participate in any other forms of ministry available to them. It only matters that women are barred from the pastorate.

This is manipulative language on their part. They want to demonize anyone who holds to a biblical view of the pastorate by saying women are being oppressed and barred from ministry.

God has most definitely gifted all Christian women to serve and minister to the body of Christ. However, he has also limited what means and roles they will serve because his church is a reflection of his relationship with his people.

BWIM tugging on the emotional pull strings is them rejecting God’s word in favor of their desire to set themselves on his throne. They do not want Scripture limiting their ambitions to remake the church into their own image.

Entities like BWIM should be marked and avoided for the false teaching they espouse and the division and damage they bring into the church.

[DanielBerger @drbergerdr]

I shared this must read article early this morning on Facebook, and I thought I’d share it here too. The writer is a close friend of a lady in our church. Such hope and encouragement and well written. https://t.co/7Qr1gvYOa3

[Michael Foster @thisisfoster]

Here’s a simple way to get unstuck when you’re worried, overwhelmed, or overthinking a decision.

Ask yourself one question:

What kind of thing am I dealing with?

Most issues fall into one of three categories.

1. Settled Things

These are things that have already been decided.

Your birth family.
Your nation of origin.
Your height.
Your past decisions.
Your upbringing.
Things you did.
Things done to you.

Some of these things were decided by your own past actions. Others were decided by God’s providence. As Paul says in Acts 17:26, God determined our appointed times and the boundaries of our dwelling place.

You can’t go back and change these things.

So the question is not, “How do I undo this?”

The question is, “Does this have any bearing on what I should do now?”

If not, leave it alone. Don’t spend your life fighting settled things.

2. Action Things
These are things you have some real control over.

Your diet.
Your exercise.
Your spending.
Your work ethic.
Your attitude.
Your friendships.
Your theological knowledge.
Your presentability.
Your habits.
Your skills.

These are your controllables.

You may not control everything about your health, finances, relationships, or future. But you usually control more than you think.

So if the issue falls here, don’t overthink it.

Take direct action.

Start small if you have to. Make the call. Go on the walk. Open the Bible. Apologize. Apply for the job. Pay the bill. Clean the room. Do the next faithful thing.

3. Prayer Things

These are things outside your direct control, but not outside God’s control.

The economy.
The weather.
The housing market.
The availability of a suitable spouse.
Other people’s choices.
Timing.
Open doors.
Closed doors.

You can’t force these things. You can’t grab the steering wheel of providence.

But God can act.

So you take indirect action through prayer. You ask. You wait. You prepare. You remain faithful. You do what you can do and trust God with what only He can do.

So ask yourself:

Is this settled?
Then accept it and learn from it.

Is this actionable?
Then do something.

Is this outside my control?
Then pray and trust God.

This is a simple framework, and yes, it’s a little reductionistic. But that’s the point. The goal is not to explain every complexity of life. The goal is to get you unstuck.

Most people waste too much energy trying to change the past, control what belongs to God, or pray about things they simply need to obey.

So categorize the issue.

Then act accordingly.

Accept what is settled.
Act on what is yours.
Pray over what belongs to God.

[Heath Lambert @HeathLambert]

Why I’m supporting Willy Rice for SBC presidency and why I hope you will too.

[Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck]

If we have to pay taxes, then the government should at least send us postcards about the specific fraud ring we’re sponsoring. Kind of like animal non-profits send updates on the animal you sponsor. Am I sponsoring a Somali daycare scam or a Persian hospice scam? I want to know!

[Ben Zeisloft @BenZeisloft]

There are roughly 1,000 preborn babies murdered by Georgia residents EVERY WEEK.

We need conservative Christian lawmakers who want to ABOLISH abortion in Georgia.

[Mike Stone @PastorMikeStone]

Either treat abortion like the taking of innocent human life or stop saying you believe abortion is the taking of innocent human life.

[Alisa Childers @alisa_childers]

Prov. 31:8: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.”

Either abortion is murder, or it isn’t. If it is (which it is), preborn children deserve the same legal protection as everyone else. I'm praying HB 570 and SB 738 pass in my home state of Tennessee and establish equal protection for preborn image bearers.

[Heath Lambert @HeathLambert]

We’re excited to share an important update: Our Phase 1 ACBC Training is now completely free:

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[Melissa the Hopeful🏠Homemaker @BiblicalBeauty]

In case you missed it…

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

https://t.co/D959tRvHFU

If I Ruled the World, I would instruct the presidents of every media outlet to air this video in prime time. I would instruct every professor in every university to show it in every class. And then, I would freeze every social media account, until the owners of said accounts watched this seven minute public service announcement in its entirety. However, because I don't rule the world, and because I don't really harbor authoritarian tendencies, (I think,) I can only share the wisdom of Mr. Hudson on my personal page and encourage you to do the same. And invite him onto my podcast, at his convenience.

[Travis McNeely @travismcneely]

You should not believe a narrative without hearing the other side.

That’s how you get played as a fool.

Proverbs 18:17

The one who states his case first seems right,
until the other comes and examines him.

[Chris Hohnholz @Chris_Hohnholz]

If you haven't had a chance to read my latest article, I encourage you to take the time to do so. It is my sincere hope that this article will serve as an ongoing resource to help Christians refute the ongoing attempts to normalize this false doctrine in the church.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

My neighbor is in her 50s. Her last kid went to college this year, and her husband travels for work. I noticed she started sitting on her front steps every evening with a glass of wine, just staring at the street. She looked like she was waiting for a school bus that wasn't coming.
I started 'accidentally' watering my lawn at the same time. I’d walk over. 'How are the hydrangeas?'
Now, we have a standing 5:30 PM 'wine and water' date. We stand at the fence and talk for an hour.
She told me, 'The silence in my house is deafening. Hearing your voice is the best part of my day.'
Check on the parents whose kids just left. They are grieving a life that ended, even if everyone else thinks they should be celebrating.

~Anonymous

[Chris Hohnholz @Chris_Hohnholz]

https://t.co/NShjBpKnoj

[Chris Hohnholz @Chris_Hohnholz]

In light of the recent #ICE involved shooting in #Minneapolis, and all the online rhetoric surrounding it, I believe it is necessary for Christians to understand the legal doctrine of Objective Reasonableness and why it is important to us. (See link below)

[Matthew Statler @StatlerMatthew]

Since there is some confusion on who the zombies are perhaps a picture will help:
@seanperron

[Dominic Pino @DominicJPino]

A hilariously bad metaphor, if you know how collectivist heating worked in the USSR.

In Soviet Moscow, they had a centralized heating system for the whole city. Heat was centrally generated and then distributed through a network of pipes to houses and other buildings.

The service was very, very cheap to the end users. Hooray! Workers of the world, unite!

But people got what they paid for.

A thermostat in your house would be too individualist, so they didn't exist. The level of heat was set collectively by government administrators.

They had to base their decisions on weather forecasts because it would take about 12 hours for a temperature change to work its way through the system. So when the forecasts were wrong (which was often), the heat level was wrong too.

On top of that, every building is different. So no matter what heat level the government chose, some people would be too cold and others would be too warm (except for the times when the heat ran out due to shortages, then everyone was cold).

People in buildings that were too hot would open the windows, even in the middle of winter, wasting heat that could have been used by others. And because there were no price signals, they hardly faced any costs when they did so.

The heating system didn't even have meters for individuals to measure their usage. Officials in post-Soviet Moscow estimated that the whole system used about as much natural gas per year as all of France.

The collectively owned underground pipes that carried the heat suffered from the classic problem: If everyone owns them, then nobody does.

The pipes fell into disrepair and would be replaced by above-ground temporary pipes (which could go anywhere since nobody owned the land either). And they would stay that way for years. That is, if you were one of the lucky ones who got temporary pipes in the first place. Others were just left out in the cold.

So yeah, if I was trying to promote collectivism, I probably wouldn't use a heat metaphor in winter. There are a lot of people who lived in collectivist countries who would dispute its association with warmth.

[Foundation to Abolish Abortion @AbolitionistFAA]

We are thankful that @realDailyWire covered increasing abortion levels in conservative states, and that @BradleyPierce was quoted in the article.

"All of these so-called bans have explicit loopholes allowing women to order, possess, and take abortion pills. Because there is no law prohibiting these self-induced abortions, and in fact they are protected by law, we are witnessing the current increase even in states that shut down their abortion facilities."

Read the full article here 👇
https://t.co/UyctUMOS7z

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

You can hear how this woman is trying to use therapy speak to justify her unutterable selfishness in abandoning her child. Because this is what so much of modern therapy is – – teaching people to disregard their God-given conscience that causes them to feel guilt when they have done something shameful.

For her it’s all about “fulfillment” and ensuring “spaciousness in her life.”

Yet notice that she’s also STILL trying to claim that she’s a “mother.” She’s not. And on some level, she knows it.

And I believe that this is where so much of the hostility from pseudo-Christian therapists toward true biblical counseling comes from.

Because they realize these things are at odds. Biblical counseling is going to confront this woman’s selfishness and sin and tell her that she needs to repent. Modern therapy is going to try to help her mask her guilt by telling her that “her truth” makes the pain she’s inflicting on her child acceptable.