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Helping people find freedom through obedience to Christ.

[Julie_married_to_Thomas_but_not_a_Thomist @gmk_julie]

I've been trying to ignore all the clips of crazy women on-line crying and hailing admitted murderers as victims, be it a deranged mom or a sexually deviant leftist. But there are too many commonalities with moms within my own sphere who have fallen for the flat earth or other conspiracies currently en vogue. So when @conservmillen posted that women shouldn't be on TikTok I had to agree. And while I can't tell from the context of her tweet why she would come to that conclusion, my current deep dive into the second pastoral epistle to Timothy is what drove me to mine.

Consider the following list Paul makes describing the kind of people that were going to make for difficult times in the last days. They were going to be:
Lovers of self
Lovers of money
Boastful
Arrogant
Blasphemers
Disobedient to parents
Ungrateful
Unholy
Unloving
Irreconsilable
Malicious gossips
Without self control
Without gentleness
Without love for good
Treacherous
Reckless
Conceited
Lovers of pleasure, not God
Holding to a powerless form of godliness.

Paul says to keep away from people matching this description. Why? Because they target weak women. They take them captive in their own homes. They don't have to capture and abduct them. They are literally invited in through the front door, or in our day, through a handheld device carried in their pockets.

What makes these women easy prey? They are weakened by sin, unconfessed, unrepentant sin that has weighed them down. They are weakened by their own emotions and desires which they allow themselves to be led by. Even while doing "all the research," these women are continually learning and yet NEVER ABLE TO COME TO A FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.

In a word, they are perfect candidates for deception, for cult participation, even for demon possession. So in an age when social media gives deceivers instant, unfettered 24/7 access to weak women, I have to agree with Allie Beth. Simply avoiding those that match Paul's thorough description and the platforms where they congregate would go along way toward protecting weak, vulnerable women from social, psychological, and spiritual predators.

Ladies, if you are emotionally, psychologically, or spiritually weakened due to hormones, physical exhaustion, anxiety, trauma, unrepentant or unconfessed sin, whatever, STAY AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. Find an older women in your church and tell her what you are going through and that you need the real life companionship and help of other godly women.

And for heaven's sake if you're going to have a break down or crash out or whatever, ask her to be the audience, not your phone and millions of internet strangers. How is the filming of such tantrums even considered within the realms of healthy normality?!?!

[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

Faithful fatherhood means bringing our children to church, opening the Bible at home, praying with them, showing them a life of repentance and joy, and entrusting them to the mercy of God. —Michael Brown (@MGBrown1543)

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[GotQuestions.org @gotquestions]

Is there such thing as a truly secular issue in politics? -- or are all issues God's issues? Gary Meredith joins us on the GQ Podcast to discuss what the Bible says about political involvement looks like for Christians.

📺 Watch full episode here: https://t.co/fAysg7VzMh

[Desiring God @desiringGod]

“There is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” —1 Timothy 2:5

[GotQuestions.org @gotquestions]

What is the renewal of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5)?

This process involves:

🌱 Regeneration (Titus 3:1-11)
🧼 Sanctification (Galatians 5:22–23)
💪 Empowerment (Acts 1:8)
🛑 Conviction (John 16:8)
🕊️ Advocacy (John 14:16-18)

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[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

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[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

The longer we live, the more we’ll lose. And the more we love, the deeper we’ll grieve. Let’s do it well.

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[Desiring God @desiringGod]

Can you picture a sovereign God who is completely happy? Today on Solid Joys, John Piper explores how our God, who “does all that he pleases” (Psalm 115:3), delights in his works and in our praise. He is unshakably happy, not frustrated.

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[Focus on the Family @FocusFamily]

Today we remember our founder, Dr. James Dobson, who passed from this life to the next on this day a year ago. As we approach our 50th anniversary next year, we honor his vision that birthed Focus on the Family.

[Frank Turek @DrFrankTurek]

Is it ever OK to be angry at God?

[GotQuestions.org @gotquestions]

Should Christians be engaged in politics? If so, to what extent? What does the Bible say about political involvement? A conversation with Gary Meredith.

👇 Comment below your thoughts on this!

📺 Watch the latest episode of the GQ Podcast here: https://t.co/pfjiKrHiTQ

[Frank Turek @DrFrankTurek]

There is power in the occult. That's why you're supposed to stay away from it. There is a demonic power.

[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

How do we cultivate theological depth in our children?

[Desiring God @desiringGod]

“To fear God is to be fully alive. It is the treasure of the saints.”

Clinton Manley summons us to the deeper, richer, higher joy found in the fear of the Lord. https://t.co/cdwvnDzzqK

[Christopher Yuan @christopheryuan]

Why Loving Like Jesus Is So Hard 👇

[Christopher Yuan @christopheryuan]

Human nature naturally leans toward being full of grace at the expense of truth, or full of truth at the expense of grace.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

An oppressive government

[Focus on the Family @FocusFamily]

God calls us to a renewed life, but it still takes patience, sacrifice, discipline, and compassion. But God is with us every step of the way, working through His Spirit to restore everything that has been damaged. Listen for God’s call to this transformed life and hold tight to the promise of the One who said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”

[Carlie @politicalsteam]

I think the online reactions of, “same, Lindsay” are making a pretty good argument for how empathy becomes toxic. Almost like @conservmillen was right all along.

[Allie Beth Stuckey @conservmillen]

Have had 3 babies and the 4th is on the way. None of my postpartums have been what I would call easy. After my first, especially, I had a lot of anxiety over her being safe, healthy, etc. Thankfully this subsided after a few weeks. But I can tell you this: the very LAST thing that would have helped me during this time would have been setting up my phone, pressing record, doing 2-3 takes of me acting sad, editing it, then posting to social media in the hopes of receiving affirmation from strangers. These videos are either hyperbolic performances or they’re just willingly exacerbating their struggle. Either way, it’s completely unhealthy