Carson

purveyor of knowledge, connoisseur of drink

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Jimmy Butler watching KAT get a ring

[ESPN @espn]

Karl-Anthony Towns.

[Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves]

congrats, @nyknicks 🏆

[Sara @wolvestwtsara]

oohhh I’m Karl-Anthony Towns. I’m having one of the greatest playoff runs in NBA history. I’m on track to win Finals MVP. I’m engaged to Jordyn Woods. I’m one of the nicest people on the planet and am deeply beloved by even my former teams players and fans. Man… I love this guy

[Roddy White @roddywhiteTV]

My favorite player he just built different. He bat clean up yall know what that mean.

[Khamzat Chimaev @KChimaev]

Let me know when you are ready @SStricklandMMA

[adidas @adidas]

In this Backyard, it’s “win or go home,” and this crew hasn’t left since the 90's.

Where there’s a pitch, there’s a legend.

#YouGotThis

[Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves]

what Donte said.

[Bones Hyland @BizzyBones11]

3 years ago they traded me.

3 years fast forward we eliminated them.

I love you Minny!

Wolves in 6 🐺

[MERICA MEMED @Mericamemed]

Germans: Why are these grenades so accurate?
Americans on a Tuesday.

[Minnesota Wild @mnwild]

just two teams headed to round 2 @Timberwolves

[Carson @StuhaugC]

Jaden vs Murray 1v1 is legit 11-0 wraps, even with no make it take it he's not getting a clean shot without a Joker screen #wolves

[USA Presidential @USAPresidentia1]

Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822. He served as the 18th President of the United States of America from March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877. Today would have been his 204th birthday. Happy Birthday, President Grant!
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#potus #whitehouse #ovaloffice #president

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

That’s my Frankie! Totally focused on the rep in front of him, ignoring whatever else is happening there.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

MATT BOLDY IS STILL GOLDEN

[Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA]

stupid fucks

[Carson @StuhaugC]

Thanks Magic!

[Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson]

I think the Minnesota Timberwolves will win the Series because they are faster, more athletic, and more physical than the Denver Nuggets.

Minnesota Center Rudy Gobert has been doing a great job defending one of the best NBA players today - Nikola Jokic!

[romi tono @nthonyedwards]

"Lemme get a jersey" 😭💙

[Bob Lonsberry @BobLonsberry]

THE POPE IS WRONG

The pope is wrong.

I'm not talking about the pissing match between him and Trump, an embarrassment arising from two men with problem egos.

I'm talking about the gospel. He's wrong about that.

On Palm Sunday, presiding at the altar, dressed in his vestments and regalia, standing above the body and blood of Christ, proclaiming as the bishop of Rome the gospel, he said, "Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war -- but rejects them."

Let that sink in.

"Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war -- but rejects them."

That is preposterous, and conflicts directly with the Bible, the teachings and history of his own Roman Catholic Church, and the very nature of the Lord Jesus Christ.

In the Bible, there are six separates Psalms written as prayers by David while he was waging war. In these prayers he asked God to bless his efforts and defeat his enemies.

Does the pope want us to believe that the Lord ignored those prayers and rejected David as he offered them? Should those Psalms be removed from the Bible canonized by his own church four times over more than a thousand years?

What about Jehoshaphat, Elisha, Joshua and Hezekiah -- as well as the entire tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh -- who all while waging war prayed fervently to God to deliver them and subdue their enemies?

God ignored them, too, and rejected them?

That's a little hard to swallow given that each one of them was blessed with success in battle and rejoicingly thanked the Lord for it.

That's what the Bible says.

As far as the doctrinally authoritative Catechism of the Catholic Church, the church declares the principle of "just war" -- based on the teachings of saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas -- and Catholic tradition specifically calls on those waging war to ask for victory in justice and protection for Catholic troops.

And what of the Catholic chaplains in our Armed Forces? Should they tell young men and women waging war in their country's service that their prayers are pointless, as they will be ignored and rejected by their Savior? Isn't that what the Holy Father said?

Finally, there is the matter of Constantine as he prepared for the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. A pagan who was about to wage war, he asked God to bless him with victory. At that point, he saw a cross in the sky and words that told him to march under its banner. That led to his conversion, the embrace of Christianity by the Roman Empire, the Nicaean Creed, and the official governmental sponsorship that made the Catholic Church one of the most powerful and wealthy institutions in the western world.

Is the pope saying that the Lord turned a deaf ear to Constantine? Was that all a mistake or misunderstanding? Should we still be worshipping the sun god?

Of course not.

But this isn't about history or doctrine, soldiers or even the Bible.

It's about Jesus Christ.

"Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war -- but rejects them."

Nothing could be further from the truth. Jesus listens to everyone's prayers, and Jesus rejects no one.

The Lord loves us all, no matter who we are, no matter what we have done, no matter how far we have fallen. God loves us all, and waits like the adoring Heavenly Father he is for us to reach out to him. He rejoices when we pray, he embraces us when we pray, he pours out his blessings upon us when we pray.

Even if we are waging war.

Even if we are in the depths of sin. Maybe especially if we are in the depths of sin.

"The Lord is near to all who call upon him," David said. And that is true, no matter what Leo said.

God always loves us, God is always there for us, God will always hear our prayers.

It's unfortunate the vicar of Christ seems confused on that point.

[Carson @StuhaugC]

veto please @POTUS

[Bergie @BergTheBuilder]

This might be my most liberal take, but seriously national and state parks were made for this exact reason