Abraham Auguste

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“Rest in the Lord. Your strength is to sit still.”

— Charles Spurgeon

[Abraham Auguste @abe_auguste]

@UinMiami The Wire is better overall. The Sopranos has a better lead actor. IMO

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“Let us show our love for Christ by loving our fellow Christians.”

— Charles Spurgeon

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There are four Gospels.

Matthew, Mark, and Luke share so much material that scholars call them the "Synoptics" — seen together.

Then there is John.

John omits 90% of what the other three include.
John includes 90% that none of them have.

It was written last, and it reads like someone who has spent 60 years thinking about what the others didn't say.

A thread on why the Gospel of John is unlike anything else in Scripture. 🧵

[Abraham Auguste @abe_auguste]

@UinMiami Oof that's tough

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“Whatever your crime has been, the Lord says, 'Return, for I have mercy upon you.'”

— Charles Spurgeon

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Marriage stuff the church never warned me about:

1. Sex is a skill. It’s a gift from God and It’s worth learning how to do well. Being better at sex (only with your wife) only blesses your marriage. And the “best sex” isn’t what you think. It’s facilitated through intimacy, safety, and love. For the man - this means you need intimacy with the Holy Spirit, first. You need to view your wife as a daughter of the King and love her in way she’s worthy of. You need to die to yourself, serve her, protect her, provide for her financially, emotionally, and spiritually. You need to LEAD her. That typically translates into more frequent, more pleasurable, more intimate sex - which energizes a marriage.

2. Your view of money matters. If all you want is more, you won’t steward it well, you'll still live in comparison to what you want next, and funny enough - you'll probably end op with less of it. On the contrary, if you don’t prioritize increasing your wealth, you’ll miss out on the abundant opportunities God gives you to glorify him through what money can do. Money is a tool. It's a gift God has given you to steward and multiply for his glory (yes you can buy nice things to the glory of God, and you can exhibit financial discipline to the glory of God). Worship him with every dollar you receive, and every dollar you deploy.

3. Pray together every single day, even if you're really tired or you just fought. The divorce rate for the average couple is 50%. The divorce rate for couples that pray together is less than 1%. God hates divorce. Divorce is hell. God can always redeem divorced believers, but avoid it if you can. Establish the basic discipline of praying together every single day. This is more important than brushing your teeth and eating food.

4. Be willing to cut friendships. Especially ones that began before you were married. The two of you have became one flesh. Your dynamic with every human being you interact with has forever changed. Everything you do directly affects your wife, everything she does directly affects you. Have conversations early on about who is no longer welcomed in your life, cut them quickly. And if there are people who simply need to be kept at greater distance, orient your calendars accordingly. Do the same in reverse. The couples who sharpen you, draw near to them, prioritize them. They will be there for both of you in your hardest times. They will fight for your marriage in moments where you offend one another. Your friends matter. And no - your wife cannot have male friends that are not directly friends with you, or vice versa.

5. You are not part of your parent’s family anymore. Non-believers have a harder time with this, but the Bible speaks to it so directly. You are no longer part of your parent’s family. They are now extended family. If your parents have friction with how you live your lives, that’s OK. There is tension between consistently honoring your parents, while being OK if they disagree with you. Bring that tension to the Holy Spirit and ask for his guidance in every interaction, every boundary, and all communication.

6. Marriage isn’t the goal. It’s the beginning of a journey. It’s a common temptation to become complacent in improving yourself after getting married. There’s this mindset of “jobs done! We’ve arrived.” and that’s absolutely hilarious. The most challenging, and most rewarding work begins after you’ve gotten married. This is where you’re now directly cleaved with the person who’s supposed to sharpen you. Then this means men, you need to lead, cast vision, and continually grow. And women, you are the person this man is willing to die for, you’re the person he’s trusting to deliver his child, and nurture his offspring. You’re the primary helper God designed to support his mission. It is your duty as a woman of God to continue to grow. A proverbs 31 woman was not a weak, powerless housewife scrolling Instagram all day. Read it.

7. Set the culture of how you’re going to steward your bodies in the home, early. How you honor the temple of God is such an integral part of your daily life, it impacts sleep schedules, grocery lists, it impacts every single meal, it impacts how you use your time. If there’s not agreement in the home about how you’re going to honor your bodies, it will become an intense point of contention in your day-to-day life. The person with greater health will be burdened with taking care of the one who has worse health. And although some things are not preventable, most prognosis are totally preventable. Don’t burden your partner because you couldn’t stop eating Twinkies and never worked out. Do your part so that you can show up well with them, with energy, presence, and confidence in who God made you. Your health will be the #1 determinant of your quality of life in your later years when grand babies come. Heck - after your relationship with God, it's one of the primary determintants of your quality of life even before grand babies come. And - back to my first point, you want to be able to keep those hips moving as you guys get older 👍

8. Marriage is not a thing you do for mutual benefit. He provides, she makes the home - in practice yes, but that's not the point. The point of marriage is so that you know Christ more deeply. It's a reflection of the most valuable thing in the universe. Eternal life, knowing God. Take that view into every trial, and every mountain top - you work towards an excellent, intimate marriage - to know Christ more deeply, as a testemant and service to his people, and to glorify his Holy name.

Married people, what would you add?

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"Let not time be wasted; it is too precious."

— Charles Spurgeon

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"Forgive your enemies; good for evil is godlike."

— Charles Spurgeon

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"The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end." – Charles Spurgeon

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Greatest take in NBA history?

[Abraham Auguste @abe_auguste]

@UinMiami I've been looking far and wide

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Steve Kerr compares LeBron James and Michael Jordan.

Kerr on LeBron: “More of a holistic game where he dominates with his space and his athleticism and his passing. I think he’s literally the greatest athlete on the face of the planet and in human history.”

Kerr on MJ: “The killer instinct, the emotional dominance he had over not only the other team but the officials, the entire arena. I don’t see that with LeBron. Everybody came into a series against Michael knowing they were going to lose.”

(via @NewYorker)

[Abraham Auguste @abe_auguste]

@alifcoder Ebook

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@EmmanuelAcho

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@ChrisGordy "IF"

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@EmmanuelAcho @TexasFootball

[Abraham Auguste @abe_auguste]

@KirkHerbstreit This is an absolute farce

[Abraham Auguste @abe_auguste]

@UinMiami Waste of money!!! Your ducts will be dusty again in a month if not sooner. Save your money bro 💯

[Abraham Auguste @abe_auguste]

@UinMiami They already scared huh