Ruben Cardenas

Hold fast to what is good.

[Ruben Cardenas @_the_rube]

I’ve waited for this to happen and it finally has! https://t.co/AOHJv6sHz6

[Paul Anleitner @PaulAnleitner]

Beautiful images of a historic church, right?

Think again. This church was built just last year in Oklahoma.

Expect more of this in the years to come.

The dark spell that once convinced us that tradition was our enemy is being broken.

[Ruben Cardenas @_the_rube]

And I am here for it!

[Netflix @netflix]

UNTOLD: Mr. T: I Pity The Fool premieres September 8.

The extraordinary origin story behind Laurence Tureaud. One of the most unlikely and beloved icons in entertainment.

[Anthony Bradley @drantbradley]

Social media pressures writers to have “hot takes” on everything—even subjects they know little about. The hotter the take, the more followers you gain. Write thoughtfully about “boring” topics and people tune out. So we’re groomed to chase & value engagement instead of truth.

[Derek Rishmawy @DZRishmawy]

Short stack.
Link below.

[Ruben Cardenas @_the_rube]

@philipnation My wife and I watched Jurassic Park with live musical score at The Hollywood Bowl a few years ago, and the T-Rex intro was top tier.

[Benjamin L. Gladd @DrGladd]

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away.

[Ruben Cardenas @_the_rube]

@MixtapeTheology Creed by Rich Mullins

[Ruben Cardenas @_the_rube]

🤔 The possibilities at this point…

[Mixtape Theology @MixtapeTheology]

Rumors abound that Tom's MySpace is making a come back. But there's only one question that really matters...what song are you putting on your profile?

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

If your theological convictions are not actively making you more gracious, humble, and repentant than your beliefs are not being shaped by Jesus they’re motivated by a desire to be argumentatively “right.”

[Justin Holcomb @JustinHolcomb]

Scripture and the Gospel are dramatic and interesting enough on their own. There is no need to force conspiracy theories into scripture.

[Luke Stamps @lukestamps]

I've said it before but there is a whole theology in John 3:16:
-For God so loved: Theology Proper
-The world: Humanity
-That he gave: Incarnation
-His only begotten Son: Trinity
-That whoever believes in him: Soteriology
-Should not perish but have eternal life: Eschatology

[Patrick Schreiner ☧ @pj_schreiner]

I watched The Odyssey yesterday and really enjoyed it. Nolan himself said one of the major themes is hospitality (ξενία).

In Homer's version, when Odysseus encounters a new land he says, “Alas, to the land of what mortals have I now come? Are they insolent, wild, and unjust? Or are they hospitable to strangers and fear the gods in their thoughts?” (Homer, Odyssey 6.119–121).

Greeks often criticized "barbarians" (non-Greeks) for their lack of hospitality, which Greeks prized.

This theme should help Bible readers when they come to Acts 27. After a long journey on the sea, Paul lands on Malta. There he meets "barbarians" (βάρβαροι).

The expectation (as in The Odyssey) is that something horrible will happen, but surprisingly, these "barbarians" show “hospitality” (φιλανθρωπίαν) and light a fire, as it is cold and raining.

One of the dominant themes of Acts is that those on the outside frequently respond more positively to God's messengers than many within Israel. Ironically, those whom the Greco-Roman world might have considered uncivilized embody genuine compassion.

In addition, in Luke-Acts, meals and homes are often places where the kingdom spreads. The hosts become recipients of God's gracious power in the person of Paul. Luke often depicts hospitality as opening space for the gospel to advance.

[Justin Holcomb @JustinHolcomb]

Christopher Nolan's films keep circling questions the gospel answers. Can we trust our own minds? Do we need a hero to imitate, or a savior to redeem us? Is love more than a useful evolutionary accident? On White Horse Inn we followed those threads across his work.

https://t.co/5SY0wzVYc9

[Ruben Cardenas @_the_rube]

10/10 Highly recommend.

https://t.co/zzz0gBprf6

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

When “Immigrant Song” finally kicks in during Thor: Ragnarok (2017), the movie completely shifts gears. Thor tears through Hela’s army, the lightning starts flying, and for a few minutes it’s just pure blockbuster euphoria.

[John Watches Horror @Y2John84]

I interrupt your program to bring you this important message.

[Kyle Worley @kyleworley]

“Ecclesiastes is the book we moderns fear more than any other. For it is a mirror that shows us a great hole, a black spot, where our heart ought to be.”

- Peter Kreeft

Bottom line: Read Ecclesiastes.

[Paul Anleitner @PaulAnleitner]

We need to stop referring to good movies or art as "anti-woke."

If you get stuck in the "negation trap," you keep giving power to the thing you're against by making your identity attached to it.

Besides, goodness isn't a reaction against evil.

Goodness was here first.

[Ruben Cardenas @_the_rube]

Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.

(Proverbs 26:4–5, ESV)