On the uncelebrated martyrs: our Lord was not a pacifist and nor does it require of us to be so; to be his good and faithful disciples. I do believe that a warrior Christian fighting for the faith - can and should be considered a martyr; not just those who are slain away from battlefields, as such I consider there are untold numbers of martyrs from the times of the Crusades not formally celebrated but should be.
Some say Christians should be loved by the world due to our virtue
Others say Christians should be hated by the world due to how much we challenge it
The truth is the world should have mixed feelings about Christians: offended, but impressed
"This is the thing about orthodoxy, there's a goal in mind here. It's meant not to be a system that we catalogue but to heal, transform, be embodied. Orthodoxy has to become at some point orthopraxis."
My coworker Dr. Ben MacDonald dropping some 🔥
The faster you learn this lesson Jordan Peterson taught me, the better your life gets.
Your reputation is your real wealth.
Doing things that are hard or scary isn’t about being morally superior. It’s about understanding the cost of avoiding them.
Like karma in a video game, your actions compound and shape how life responds to you.
And the most reliable store of success is still the regard other people have for you. The fastest way to build that is to genuinely do things that help others.
She has facilitated the explosion in antisemitic violence in Toronto, to the point that we are considered to have one of the worst such problems on the planet.
Her gall is bottomless.
I've wanted to have this kind of conversation for a long time. @WesleyLHuff is a New Testament historian who studies ancient manuscripts, and he is exactly the kind of thinker I wish I had found before I became a Christian. The logical part of my brain needed someone who could walk through the evidence without assuming you already believe it.
What is the evidence for the resurrection?
What was speaking in tongues?
Which translation is the most accurate?
And more!
When you read the parable of the good Samaritan, replace the figure who walks on by - with the categories of people you respect the most, and replace the Samaritan, with the category of person you hate/dislike the most; and only then, will you feel the full impact of what The Christ Jesus was saying to His audience 2000 years and then think out the implications of what is being said...
We are Now officially on X
@btbsoco Speaks to @liamtuffs1 about The Order!
DM for more inquiries about joining or setting up a class now. Deus Vult! ✝️☦️
Massive shout out to everybody doing their best to raise upright, competent children.
You are literally securing the future of mankind. May God bless you, wherever you are.