God's most significant objective in my life, from salvation until Jesus returns, is sanctification. We want our lives to be comfortable, successful, and predictable, but God is willing to compromise all of these in order to deal with our deepest difficulty: indwelling and remaining sin.
Nick Saban believes if there’s not any regulations put on NIL and collectives soon, Olympic sports in all NCAA schools will be shut down solely in favor of paying football and basketball.
Power schools are now spending $30+ million annually on rosters.
Yesterday I was sitting by the pool at the gym. There were few Muslim women in hijab and full Islamic dress.
Of course they weren't there to swim, they had come with their children, some with their husbands.
You can't help but notice how the men swim with the infidel women while the wife sits there in the sun, fully dressed.
One woman first loosened her hijab a little to let the air in, then pulled it back a bit, until it ended up on her neck, then she'd pull it back up.
You feel like she wants to burn that rag but just can't.
This reminded me of my mom. She never took the hijab off in her life, except one day. We went out as a family, but my dad made sure we were far from anyone who might recognize us, and he let my mom wear a skirt, without a hijab, that day.
I've never seen my mom that happy.
Hijab is not a choice, and even when a woman chooses it, she does so because she was programmed.
It is abnormal and against humanity, and what it does to a woman, and to society, goes far beyond what you'd think.
Some church will always have better coffee, better music, better facilities, better speaking, better marketing.
Showcase Christ and his gospel. Nobody can improve on that.
—@jaredcwilson
We live in a culture that has institutionalized the practice of being defined by Crossfit, six-pack abs, and big biceps. While bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come (1 Timothy 4:8).
R. C. Sproul: “God just doesn't throw a life preserver to a drowning person. He goes to the bottom of the sea, and pulls a corpse from the bottom of the sea, takes him up on the bank, breathes into him the breath of life and makes him alive.”
Have you thought much about the opportunity cost of time?
An hour spent on one thing is an hour not spent on another thing. Your life will be the product of which things you decide to spend those hours on and what not to spend them on.
I think about this more the older I get.
The realization that my daily relationship with God is based on the infinite merit of Christ instead of on my own performance is a very freeing and joyous experience. But it is not meant to be a one-time experience; the truth needs to be reaffirmed daily.