Rick Waters

Christ-follower. Husband. Dad. Director of Comms @LCCharities. Former brand strategy lead @FocusFamily. Fan of: @TCU_Athletics, @BetaUpsilonChi, @spurs #GoFrogs

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@EenaRuffini You’re talented, telegenic, and a TCU Horned Frog.
#GoFrogs

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Almighty Fortress
You go before us;
Nothing can stand against the power of our God!
You shine in the shadows;
You win every battle;
Nothing can stand against the power of our God!

Love it when we praise the LORD w/ @philwickham songs.

Holy Cross Lutheran
Colorado Springs, CO

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Best analysis I’ve read so far on the Stuckey-French dialogue.

[Andrew T. Walker @AndrewTWalker]

Watched the French-Stuckey debate. My main takeaway: The whole debate centered upon a truth-emotion continuum. I think Allie Beth came out ahead for one main reason that colors every issue debated: She indexes her understanding of emotion and empathy on a biblical axis, whereas French elevates emotion and empathy to a disproportionate degree. The consequence is to unmoor emotion from truth. There's simply a difference in rhetorical strategy: Stuckey focuses more on logos; French on pathos. Along those lines, another reason I think Allie Beth had the stronger hand is that she refuses to play the game of pitting love against truth (1 Cor. 13:6; Eph. 4:15). She's no less interested in kindness or empathy, but properly indexed by Scripture. French's focus on catering to emotional equilibrium (and thus hewing to progressive niceties) requires him to blur biblical categories.

Biblical ethics requires both logos and pathos, but our loves must be ordered and governed with a proper foundation. And notably, French's empathy tends in one direction, toward those to his left.

In short, Allie Beth focused on objectivity, reason, and right and wrong as the grounds of what constitutes love and kindness, whereas French's instinct is to defer to emotion and aesthetics.

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Happy Resurrection Day from the Colorado Waters fam!! He is risen! Alleluia! 💜

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Even @johnbcrist has opinions about the C in @TCU !

[John Crist @johnbcrist]

Christians schools in the NCAA Tournament

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Watch and pray.

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@CFB_Signals With SMU in the ACC, the Frogs wouldn’t want any perception they are following the Ponies. Hard pass!

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So very well said.

[Allie Beth Stuckey @conservmillen]

I want the awful images of the terrorized congregants in MN to serve as a wake-up call for the Christians who have deluded themselves thus far into thinking that progressivism is an acceptable worldview, who have fallen for the lie that these people really do care for the “least of these” and the marginalized.

Let me disabuse you of that notion. Progressivism is inherently anti-Christ and pro-chaos. Always and in every way.

That stunt was not about the immigrant community. These activists look for any trigger incident to justify terrorizing Christians. In 2020 it was George Floyd, this time it’s Renee Good.

Progressives see this as a battle against Western civilization, the American system, and the institutions that have contributed to the “oppression” of victim groups. They know that the church stands in the way of their desire for destruction.

If they can make you scared and silent, if they can morally extort you into taking their position, then they've won.

We as Christians have to be so clear on 2 things:

1) We serve a God of love and mercy, which have manifested themselves in our lives through Jesus Christ and in our treatment of others. For 2,000 years we have upheld the dignity of vulnerable people and we will continue to.

2) We serve a God of justice and order, who created borders, laws, governments, and nations for our good and His glory. As Christians, we are to be agents of order, not chaos.

We've got to be resolute on what we know to be true, and we cannot be bullied by progressive terrorists.

In the end, the gates of hell will not prevail against us

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HATE THIS.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

NEWS: TCU quarterback Josh Hoover intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he tells ESPN. He projects to have the most passing yards 9,629 and touchdown passes 71 of any quarterback in the sport expected to return in 2026.

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15 years ago today …
(Seems like a lifetime ago)
@TCU
@TCUFootball
@TCU_Athletics

https://t.co/3B9pVMKM1J

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“Who's servin' the King?
Callin' all brothers to the center ring.
In one accord, servin' the Lord.
Eternal life is our reward.
Gotta come together & build morale.
What ya waitin' for? The time is now.
I gotta ask y'all, do I stand alone?
I need a second motion on the microphone.”

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@TCUFootball Uninspired
Unprepared
Underperforming
Unacceptable

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@mantei4 Heartbroken.

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This says so much about the state of our nation and the divide between people right now.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A new NBC News poll gave Gen Z a list of choices of how to define personal success:

Men who backed Donald Trump in 2024 rated having children at the top.

Women who backed Kamala Harris rated it second to last.

https://t.co/BDv7SdkKUA

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@TCUFCA Hey, @TCUFCA , can Horned Frog alums buy one?

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@EndGameWW3 Praying for you!

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@virgilwalker Psalm 25:4-5
“Show me Your ways, LORD;
Teach me Your paths;
Guide me in Your truth and teach me.
For You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.”

Life verse after losing job and I ran out of words to pray. I’d just say this over and over.

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I stand with @Riley_Gaines_ .

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@standfirmjake Standing with @theisraelguys

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@williamwolfe @mattpat1 Thank you, @mattpat1 , for speaking out. I stand with you, brother.