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Follower of King Jesus. Husband to @Cory_Marie. Dad to Campbell, Mary Bradford, Gains, & John Ryle. Pastor at @NewSpring. IG: @bradcooper Memento Mori 💀💀

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“We want a church that moves the world, not a church that moves with the world.“ - GK Chesterton

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@johnpauldickson @coconservative7 Fantastic points to make… elevate a clearly defined “Elder”…. Cultivate and elevate men & women into their Spirit-empowered restorative Kingdom work.

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We feel it…. Welcome to South Carolina…

[AF Post @AFpost]

Where Americans moved to and from in 2025.

Massachusetts experienced the most loss of any state, Kansas the most of any Republican state, and South Carolina grew the fastest of any state. In contrast, Delaware grew the fastest of any Democrat state.

Republican states dominated in growth overall.

Follow: @AFpost

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@ryanburge Where’s Wheaton?

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Today was a good day…. Thankful for @WheatonCollege and the amazing growth it provided over the last 4 years!

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It’s wild to me how a deeper dive into science always reveals more of the same… There is a BRILLIANT MIND behind creation!

[Darwin to Jesus @darwintojesus]

The moment we found DNA contained information, that was a wrap for atheism.

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@howertonjosh He was an absolute BEAST! Love that you have leaned into him... grateful for his life and example... may we all carry suffering this well in our faith journeys!

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@johnintx713 @ryanburge Great add.

[Brent Guice @brentguice]

Your understanding of forgiveness and your understanding of love trend together. @BCooP

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@johnpauldickson @mgandia283394 @JoshuaBarzon Let’s get ink?

[Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY]

"If I told you there was one free thing you could do every Sunday that would make your kids happier, healthier, smarter, and closer to you, you'd think I was selling something."

Take your kids to church regularly. I don't care if you believe. The data is so lopsided that skipping it is the parenting equivalent of refusing vegetables because you don't like the taste.

Grades. Religious teens get As at almost twice the rate of nonreligious teens. In a class of 100, that's 24 A-students instead of 14. Church gives a kid the same academic boost as being born rich instead of poor.

College. Working-class religious kids earn bachelor's degrees at double the rate of their nonreligious peers. Middle-class kids do it at 1.5x the rate. For families without a trust fund, this is one of the most powerful forms of upward mobility social scientists have measured.

Character. Religious teens are far less likely to lie, cheat, or do things they hope their parents never find out about. They're more likely to care about racial equality, the elderly, and the poor. They reject the idea that morality is whatever works for you in the moment. That kind of kid doesn't happen by accident. It's built.

Closeness. 60% of parents of religious teens say they feel "extremely close" to their kid, compared to 50% of nonreligious parents. The kids report the same thing back. They get along better with their parents, talk about hard stuff, and actually want to spend time with their family.

Despair. Religious teens are dramatically less likely to be depressed, anxious, lonely, or feel that life is meaningless. 90% of devoted religious teens never binge drink, compared to 41% of the disengaged. Economists named the modern epidemic "deaths of despair." Regular church attendance is one of the strongest known buffers against it. Parents are spending fortunes trying to solve teen mental health. The most evidence-backed intervention is free.

Purpose. Religious young adults report higher purpose, gratitude, life satisfaction, and resilience. These are the exact traits every parent says they want their kid to have.

Here's why it works. Affluent families already surround their kids with networks of stable, accomplished adults through neighborhoods, schools, and parents' colleagues. Working and middle-class families usually don't. A congregation is often the last institution in American life that puts your kid in weekly contact with dozens of stable, employed, sober adults who know their name. It used to be called "a village." Now it barely exists outside of churches.

"But I don't believe." Your kid doesn't need your theology. They need you to show up.

"But church is boring." So is sitting through a kindergarten music recital. Parenting is the deliberate choice to be bored on purpose for someone you love.

There's a church within 15 minutes of nearly every American home. You don't need money, connections, or credentials to walk in. Nothing else in this country will surround your kid with engaged adults, teach them moral seriousness, and give them a stable weekly rhythm at zero cost.

You already drive them to practices that produce far less. The free thing on Sunday produces more, on more dimensions, than almost anything else you do as a parent.

You don't have to believe anything. You just have to take them.

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He’s one of the most thoughtful and helpful leaders of our generation…

[Kat Kanada 🏴 @KatKanada_TM]

People who don’t believe in God & cling to just science will believe in consciousness and energy without being able to explain what it is.

But balk when theists don’t have a blueprint of how God operates.

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God Bless Ben.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

"There are no maverick molecules in the universe," says Ben Sasse. https://t.co/Tem7ihHlik

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👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

[Trevin Wax @TrevinWax]

Thumma said researchers had expected to see continued decline and withdrawal. “We were pretty surprised when we saw the 2025 data.” https://t.co/d4A6chyWTK

[David Pollack @davidpollack47]

This is what it looks like when death loses its sting. It has no victory over this man.

What a blessing that @BenSasse could share the truth and His light in this interview! God is good.

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@howertonjosh @politiyogini @DrFrankTurek Excellent answer.

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.@JusBrierley has featured much of this conversation in his book/podcasts “The surprising rebirth of belief in God.”

[Jan Jekielek @JanJekielek]

A seismic shift is quietly taking place in the scientific community.

Stephen C. Meyer just told me that a growing number of scientists are admitting the theory of evolution is not enough to explain humanity’s origins.

And they’re opening up to the theory of intelligent design.

So I asked him: why has there been such incredible hostility towards the theory of intelligent design?

His answer was illuminating:

“The underlying ideology that has governed modern science since the late 19th century is one of materialism.”

“There’s a materialistic world view that many scientists have in a sense bolted onto science, and said that science equals materialism.”

“There’s been a convention that’s arisen that says: if you’re gonna explain something scientifically, you must explain it by reference to strictly materialistic processes.”

“No creative intelligence is allowed as a possible feature in your explanation.”

“It reflects an underlying commitment to not just a methodological convention, but a metaphysical commitment.”

But things are changing, according to Meyer.

“In the last 5 or 10 years, I think there’s a lot more acceptance that… neo-Darwinism is not an adequate evolutionary theory.”

“Increasing numbers of scientists are now aligning with our work.”

@StephenCMeyer

[G-PA @IndianaGPA]

They say a father is the one person who quietly roots for you to outgrow him—to go further, do better, and live bigger than he ever could. There’s something really powerful in that. 🥹💕

[Atlas Press @realAtlasPress]

The purpose of art was once not to shock or transgress, but to elevate the soul.

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Very interesting.

[Matilda Gosling @matildagosling]

A fresh academic debunking of van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score has just been published.

VDK's best-selling book argues that trauma is archived by the body (an interesting story and a fictional one – backed up by plenty of anecdote and little evidence). 🧵

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Reflecting on this truth on a Saturday night:

“PREACHERS PREACH so that the Church might PREACH!”

…but the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:25