First, the chief purpose of life is not happiness, but the knowledge of God. #Happiness#christianliving
J. P. Moreland and William Lane Craig, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, 2nd Edition (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2017), 547.
Jim Eliot’s credo: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” #TrueChristianity
Elisabeth Eliot, The Shadow of the Almighty, Hodder & Stoughton, 1958, p.19.
Two questions to ask yourself about relationships with other people: "Are they better because they know me?" "Am I better because I know them?" #relationships
Donald Trump has been called a fascist. Before you do it, consider this: "The word “fascism” is used everywhere to describe anyone even slightly to the right of the far left. The virtues and values of the generation that defeated fascism in the 1940s would be labeled fascist today: Christian, patriotic, and pro-family. This is not accidental. It is essential to the Marxist imagination of fascism since the end of World War II." - quoted from The American Thinker.
I believe it is time for Trump to authorize the use of the "bunker-buster" bomb in Iran to take out the most imprtant nuclear site they have. World opinion may be negative, and of course the Dems hate the idea, but the entire world, and that means also the USA will be much safer when Iran no longer has the capability of building and launching nucs. #Iran #IsraelIranConflict
Think about how this applies to today's political scene.
Three hundred years ago, the remarkable satirist Jonathan Swift wrote, “When a true Genius appears in the World, you may know him by this infallible Sign; that the Dunces are all in Confederacy against him.” - American Thinker 5/20/2025
#Democrats
Food for thought: "For Christians, death is neither uncertain nor fearful. We worship a man who returned from the dead with a guarantee of resurrection and eternal life for those who follow him in faith and obedience. "
Ewan C. Goligher, How Should We Then Die? A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2024), 83. #Christianity
I recently had open-heart surgery and am doing well. But, now, my daughter, Tammy, only 56, and with several other health issues, faces a TAVR valve replacement. When it was me, I could handle it. When it is my child, the pain is much worse. Please pray for Tammy. #prayers
I can't wait until tomorrow morning when I can say, as loud as possible, my three favorite words. Hint, it is all about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. #Easter2025
This statement should be written across the entry hallway of every college and university: You don’t believe in free speech unless you give others the right to offend you by what they say. #FreeSpeech
When asked what he did during the Reformation, Martin Luther concluded: "I did nothing. The Word [the Bible, God's Word] did it all." #quotes#Lutheran#Reformation