Dusty Garison

Jesus follower, husband, dad, friend. Pastor at the First Methodist in Haskell, writer for the Haskell Star & a huge TCM fan. I drink entirely too much coffee.

[Dusty Garison @Dusty1RG]

Coming up, September 11-12. https://t.co/Z8YshCtryf

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Leaving room for the unexpected - https://t.co/v4UkJS4w9J

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Happy Anniversary to my Sweetie - August 12, 1978.

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

Never apologize for reading the Old Testament as a book about Christ. Never back away from that conviction. And never pretend that we're somehow “reading Jesus into” the Old Testament.

To say that is to contradict Jesus and the teaching of his apostles.

Jesus taught that the Scriptures testify about him: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me” (John 5:39).

After his resurrection, “beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself” (Luke 24:27). Later that same day he said that “everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled” (24:44).

The apostles preached the same message, as we read today in Bible in One Year. Standing before King Agrippa, Paul declared that he was saying “nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles” (Acts 26:22-23).

The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings each proclaim, in their own distinctive ways, this central message of Scripture. Some books do so more explicitly than others, but all bear witness to God's saving work in the Messiah who suffers, dies, rises again, and brings salvation to the world.

So whether you’re reading Genesis or Proverbs, Hosea or the Psalms, let your primary question always be: How is God using this narrative, this psalm, this proverb, or this prophecy to teach me about the salvation in Jesus the Messiah?

That is not imposing Christ upon the Old Testament.

That is reading the Old Testament the way Jesus taught us to read it.
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For more on this topic, see my book, The Christ Key: Unlocking the Centrality of Christ in the Old Testament, https://t.co/nRKKmRmDWX

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All aboard! https://t.co/fl1IDeDUWB

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

The Santa Fe depot in San Angelo, 1946. It looks like a pretty nice depot. love the taxicab on the right. It was not originally built by the Santa Fe Railway. Instead, it was constructed in 1909-1910 by the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway (KCM&O), an ambitious railroad promoted by entrepreneur Arthur E. Stilwell. His crazy dream was to create a 1,600-mile route linking Kansas City with the Pacific port of Topolobampo, Mexico, providing a shorter trade route to Asia. That grand vision was never fully realized because of financial troubles and political instability in Mexico, but the San Angelo depot was completed and became one of the city's most impressive commercial buildings.

The depot was designed in the Prairie School style, an architectural movement popularized by architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright. I believe I am correct in saying that, at the time of its completion, it was the largest two-story brick building in San Angelo.

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What does it actually take to become a successful filmmaker? 🎥 🤔 | TCM https://t.co/DYKFbGkW8l via @YouTube

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Congratulations, sir! Forty years doing one job, and doing it well, is quite an accomplishment.

[Jack Stallard @lnjsports]

Back in 1986, the young college student on the left walked into the office at the Kilgore News Herald and asked to cover some high school football games for the newspaper. Monday, the old man on the right will begin year 41 covering sports in East Texas. Been a heck of a ride.

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Some thoughts about the blessings Of grandkids. https://t.co/Gxin6XJ481

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Probably the best overall lineup the Rangers have ever had. One lousy strike…

[Cooper deGrom @skostyboi]

This 2011 Rangers lineup was 🔥🔥🔥

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Some thoughts on an old favorite.

@lorenscole https://t.co/OW4aOoQCsV

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God's Thunderous Voice, Psalm 29 https://t.co/pGwFINfLtK via @YouTube

[The Salty Dog Galveston @SaltyDGalveston]

Come stay in Galveston ON THE BEACH before the summer is over.

Book before it's gone...

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[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

What must you do to be saved?

That question was the big debate in Acts 15, when the apostles and elders gathered in Jerusalem. The controversy began when some Jewish believers insisted, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved” (Acts 15:1).

Was faith in Christ enough? Did Gentiles have to keep the Law of Moses to be saved?

After much debate, Peter took the floor. He reminded them that God had given the Holy Spirit to uncircumcised Gentiles and “made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:9). Then Peter put it bluntly: why place on the Gentiles “a yoke...that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear”? Then he added, “We believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will” (Acts 15:10-11).

Notice the “we.” Not just Gentiles, but Jews and Gentiles alike are saved by grace. There are not two paths to salvation, a law-way for Jews and a Gospel-way for Gentiles. There is one Savior, one gospel, and one way into the family of God: the grace of the Lord Jesus received through faith.

James affirmed the same truth by quoting the prophet Amos, who foretold that the Gentiles would be called by God's name (Acts 15:15-18). Scripture itself testified that God's saving plan always included the nations.

The council then asked Gentile believers to abstain from several practices associated with idolatry and offensive to their Jewish brothers and sisters (Acts 15:20, 29). These were not salvation “add-ons,” but practical guidelines to foster unity in a church now made up of both Jews and Gentiles.

We might think that, after Acts 15, the matter would be settled. I wish! Every generation faces those who say, “Unless you do _____, you cannot be saved.” The blank changes from denomination to denomination and age to age, but the twisted message is the same: “the grace of the Lord Jesus” is not enough. You must do “your part.”

Stand firm, therefore, in the Gospel, the Good News, that you are not saved by Jesus + Something You Do, but solely by the work of Christ.

[The Salty Dog Galveston @SaltyDGalveston]

The beautiful sunrise in Galveston

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

In honor of the great Brian Burns, who died on July 4, one of his most famous songs. How many of these Texas places have you been to?

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[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

“Ya lollygag the ball around the infield. Ya lollygag your way down to first. Ya lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry?”

“Lollygaggers.”

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Some thoughts on overcoming fear.

@lorenscole
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A powerful word from Pastor Chad @birdchadlouis this morning.
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Stephen Wasn't the One on Trial, Acts 7 https://t.co/xgf11GdT5E via @YouTube

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Some good thoughts from Pastor Chad on what it truly means to “love our neighbors.” Happy 4th, everyone, and God Bless America!

Costly Love of Neighbor, Deuteronomy 22-24 https://t.co/T7SYX9yllU via @YouTube