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The politicization of everything isn’t healthy.
The Super Bowl halftime show should be the least political thing.
Sports and music should unify people, not divide them.
I’ll never forget how sports helped to unify Americans (and the whole world) after 9/11.
I still think about Sammy Sosa running around Wrigley stadium with the American flag. I get chills every time I see it.
There is a time for everything. The Super Bowl halftime show shouldn’t be political.
This is why the Backstreet Boys should do it next year. Only they can unite people.
Don’t let NSYNC anywhere near it, though. Those communist frauds would ruin everything.
most political issues nowadays can be explained by understanding that american leftists dont have positions, they have oppositions.
their entire belief system is defined by negation of whatever the right supports.
this is why portland chants “free maduro” while actual venezuelans celebrate in the streets.
they’re not pro-venezuelan or pro democracies, or pro tyrant, or pro maduro, they’re simply anti-american-right.
they’ve outsourced their worldview to institutional narratives for so long that genuine self-reflection would require questioning everything.
for them it’s much easier to just oppose. the beliefs arent coherent because they were never meant to be coherent. they only need to signal tribal membership, and leftist membership is gained by opposing the right.
trump does X?
the left screams and cries because they wanted Y
trump does Y?
the left screams and cries and riots because even if they said they wanted Y, what they meant is that X was the way to go
trump cures cancer?
they’ll argue that the cancer cells are alive have a right of free determination
trump saves lives?
they’ll protest because somehow those lives didn’t matter and should have been ended
no coherent word model. no logic. pure opposition
at some point you just have to stop engaging with it as if it’s a real political position. it’s not. it’s aesthetic opposition wearing the costume of ideology
This is admittedly entirely anecdotal, but here’s what I’m seeing from people I know personally and online.
Kirk’s murder woke people up.
It woke them up to the reality of evil in the world.
It woke them up to their need to be more vocal about their Christian beliefs.
Pastors, this Sunday is one of those Sundays where you break away from whatever you’re teaching and speak to recent events.
Preaching one topic while the whole congregation is preoccupied with another, is bad shepherding.
Meet your people where they need it.
And don’t be soft.
If your response to anyone being gunned down while exercising their free speech is, “They had it coming.” I’m not sure we can have a reasonable dialogue.
You can claim Christ all you want, but that response is demonic.
🧵Christians, Borders, Illegal Immigration, & Deportation 🧵
With images like this floating around, it's clear Christians are going to have to think Biblically about these issues.
Here are 10 (difficult) thoughts...
Christians are divided after immigration raids spark riots in LA. One side demands justice, the other cries for compassion—but both are missing something huge. This video reveals what nearly everyone is getting wrong—and how Jesus confronts both sides in a way no one expects.
The Christian Super Bowl Ad They SHOULD Have Made (2025 Edition)
Sadly the group known as 'He Gets Us' released another advert that missed the mark this year. Here's one that hopefully better reflects the true greatness to which Christ calls us.
If the one of the top qualities you want in your pastors is “nice” then you’re very likely going to have a weak church.
Weak pastors defend the Gospel against no one and often compromise on teaching the scriptures to keep people happy.