David Suppiger

Dies aber ist das ewige Leben, dass sie dich, den allein wahren Gott, und den du gesandt hast, Jesus Christus, erkennen. - Joh. 17,3

[Katy Faust @Katy_Faust]

Here is our crazy #parentalrights paradox.

The natural parent-child relationship is so sacred that outsiders like teachers or counselors cannot supplant that bond even for one class. This makes sense because a child’s own mother and father are statistically the most connected to, invested in, and protective of them.

Yet simultaneously…

The U.S. government is appointing those very outsiders total parental control over unrelated children through gay-marriage-driven parentage redefinition.

So which is it?

A natural, pre-political right that the government cannot touch? Or something so inconsequential that it can be added or deleted once the ink on the contract dries?

The fate of every parent and every child depends on whether parenthood is a natural right or a legal construct.

[Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee]

@Local12 It's not "transgender care". It's child mutilation.

[David Suppiger @dsuppiger]

«Gedenkt an die Gefangenen, als wärt ihr Mitgefangene, und derer, die misshandelt werden, als solche, die selbst auch noch im Leib leben.»
- Heb. 13,3

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

HEARTBREAKING: Her 10-month-old baby was cut in half with a knife in front of her, her husband shot dead, and she watched them split her second child's skull with a machete. They also cut off one of her hands.

This is life for Christians in Nigeria. The media remains silent.

[Ron Kubsch @RKubsch]

Der Gläubige ist immer schon schuldig https://t.co/IYUELLaHUq #Feuilleton #Religionsfreiheit

[Douglas Wilson @douglaswils]

It is striking that Jesus identified the traitor by giving him a piece of bread, and not by refusing to wash his feet.

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

Imagine the message you are sending right now to every person with down syndrome around the world. You are telling them that their lives are not worth living. You are telling them that if their existence is an inconvenience for someone else that person should have the right to kill them.

This is a horrific post and I hope you come to see that someday soon.

[David Suppiger @dsuppiger]

«Er [Jesus] aber redete von dem Tempel seines Leibes.»
Joh. 2,21

«Der hat in den Tagen seines Fleisches sowohl Bitten als auch Flehen mit starkem Geschrei und Tränen dem dargebracht, der ihn aus dem Tod retten kann, und ist um seiner Gottesfurcht willen erhört worden,»
Heb. 5,7

[David Suppiger @dsuppiger]

«Und der HERR sprach zu ihm [Salomo]: Ich habe dein Gebet und Flehen gehört, das du vor mich gebracht hast, und habe dies Haus geheiligt, das du gebaut hast, dass ich meinen Namen dort wohnen lasse ewiglich, und meine Augen und mein Herz sollen da sein allezeit.»
- 1. Kön. 9,3

[Aaron Edwards @aaron_p_edwards]

The Pride movement is an open rebellion against Christian values in our society.

It is the weed on the Christian soil posing as the flower, which if left unopposed will, in time, destroy the whole garden.

Pride is more than an act of public recognition of a particular group of people. It is the public rite of an alternative religion.

And it's not just any religion, but an explicitly anti-Christian religion, directly rejecting Christian morals, mimicking Christian virtues, and mutating Christian values in its own image, to its own ends, in defiance of the God of the Bible.

https://t.co/WTReKd4m69

[Matthias Teh 🎗️ ن IΧΘΥΣ @Matthias_Teh]

Schockierende Nachrichten aus Nigeria 😱😔 In den letzten Tagen wurden fast 100 Kinder und Lehrer brutal entführt – darunter viele wehrlose Kleinkinder im Alter von nur 2 bis 5 Jahren! 💔

In Borno haben islamistische Terroristen auf Motorrädern drei Schulen mit Kindergärten überfallen und rund 50 kleine Kinder verschleppt 😭In Oyo wurden weitere 40-45 Schüler und eine Schulleiterin gekidnappt, ein Lehrer wurde direkt ermordet 🔪 Die Schulen lagen in mehrheitlich christlichen Orten.

Noch grausamer: Eine Splittergruppe von Boko Haram hat sieben christliche Geiseln enthauptet – vor den Augen von Frauen und Kindern – nur weil sie fliehen wollten 😢💔 Viele Hundert Geiseln vegetieren dort unter Hunger, Folter und Zwangsarbeit dahin.

Nigeria steht auf Platz 7 des Weltverfolgungsindex 📉 Christen leben dort in permanenter Angst. Sie können ihre Kinder nicht mehr zur Schule schicken, wagen sich kaum noch in die Kirche 🙏🏾 Familien verkaufen alles, um Lösegeld zu zahlen. Das Leben steht still.

Gleichzeitig wurde ein hochrangiger IS-Kommandeur bei einer gemeinsamen US-nigerianischen Operation getötet. Dennoch: Als Nachfolger Jesu beten wir nicht nur für die Befreiung der Entführten, sondern auch für die Täter, dass Jesus ihre Herzen erreicht ❤️🙏

Lasst uns nicht schweigen! Betet für die kleinen Kinder in der Gewalt der Terroristen 🙏😭 für Trost bei den Angehörigen der Ermordeten und für übernatürlichen Schutz über unsere verfolgten Brüder und Schwestern in Nigeria 🇳🇬❤️‍🔥

Lest den vollständigen Bericht von Open Doors:
https://t.co/hN5nffQ9Um

[John Piper @JohnPiper]

One source of Adonijah’s rebellion.

“His father David had never at any time displeased him by asking, ‘Why have you done thus and so?’” 1 Kings 1:6

[Tom Ascol @tomascol @tomascol]

Basil Manly, Jr. on the loss of the Sabbath:

“It is fast becoming a question in this country, whether we shall have a Sabbath or not. The increasing press & hurry of business in this busy land; the lax views of some divines concerning the authority & sanctity of the Sabbath; the sanctions already given by custom & public opinion to large encroachments on its holy hours; &, above all, the influx of tens of thousands yearly from lands where practically they have no Sabbath, are powerful influences against which the friends of the Lord's day must contend.”

[Seth Gruber @sgruber91]

Gays should be banned from buying children. We fought a war to end the practice of buying and selling people and now the gays are bringing it back in the name of “progress.” Evil then. Evil now.

[Nancy Pearcey @NancyRPearcey]

Obviously, there is nothing for women in the Islamic paradise.

[David Suppiger @dsuppiger]

«Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein geworden; vom HERRN ist das geschehen; es ist wunderbar in unseren Augen! Dies ist der Tag, den der HERR gemacht hat; wir wollen uns freuen und fröhlich sein in ihm!»
- Psalm 118,22-24

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

Rape victims are often accused of adultery under Sharia law if they report being raped by married Muslim men.

Here is a shocking example:
A 13-year-old girl in Somalia was raped by a married Muslim man. Instead of punishing the rapist, an Islamic Sharia court sentenced the little girl to death. The Muslim rapist accused her of “seducing” him by appearing in public, and the court agreed — convicting her of adultery.

Hundreds of Muslim men gathered to stone her to death as an offering to Allah.

They laughed, cheered and shouted “Allahu Akbar” as she screamed in agony until her last breath. Not one man stepped forward to save the 13-year-old rape victim.

Everyone in the village heard her cries for help before the execution. Instead of intervening, they tied her hands behind her back and chained her feet. The local imam directed the men to dig a hole and bury her up to her waist so she could not move or dodge the stones aimed at her head.

For hours before and during the stoning she begged for mercy, looking toward her neighbors, her father, and every Muslim man taking part. Until her final breath she cried out, but no one rescued her. Of the hundreds of men present, none showed compassion.

The participants gladly joined this Islamic act of worship, ignoring her pleas and rejoicing with “Allahu Akbar” while brutally killing her.

This is not an isolated barbaric act.
This is Sharia law in practice — where the victim is punished and the rapist protected if he is married.
Not all cultures are equal.
Some protect the innocent.

Islam punishes the raped girl and calls it justice.
The West keeps importing this ideology while pretending it is compatible with our values.
It is not.

[Douglas Wilson @douglaswils]

Look to the Glory
"Although the man leads in the dance, the result of his leading is to showcase his lady. This is because he is dancing with his glory, and the last thing in the world he should want to do is upstage his own glory. It would make no sense: 'Stop looking at my glory! Look at me.' If a man were to succeed in getting people to look away from his glory, and look at him instead, the only thing that the observers would wonder is what she was doing with a man like him in the first place" (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 67).

[Nancy Pearcey @NancyRPearcey]

Why aren't Muslim children required to visit churches to learn about Christianity?

[David Suppiger @dsuppiger]

«Diese alle haben durch den Glauben Gottes Zeugnis empfangen und doch nicht die Verheißung erlangt, weil Gott etwas Besseres für uns vorgesehen hat: dass sie nicht ohne uns vollendet würden.»
- Heb. 11,39-40

[Michael Foster @thisisfoster]

Here’s a simple way to get unstuck when you’re worried, overwhelmed, or overthinking a decision.

Ask yourself one question:

What kind of thing am I dealing with?

Most issues fall into one of three categories.

1. Settled Things

These are things that have already been decided.

Your birth family.
Your nation of origin.
Your height.
Your past decisions.
Your upbringing.
Things you did.
Things done to you.

Some of these things were decided by your own past actions. Others were decided by God’s providence. As Paul says in Acts 17:26, God determined our appointed times and the boundaries of our dwelling place.

You can’t go back and change these things.

So the question is not, “How do I undo this?”

The question is, “Does this have any bearing on what I should do now?”

If not, leave it alone. Don’t spend your life fighting settled things.

2. Action Things
These are things you have some real control over.

Your diet.
Your exercise.
Your spending.
Your work ethic.
Your attitude.
Your friendships.
Your theological knowledge.
Your presentability.
Your habits.
Your skills.

These are your controllables.

You may not control everything about your health, finances, relationships, or future. But you usually control more than you think.

So if the issue falls here, don’t overthink it.

Take direct action.

Start small if you have to. Make the call. Go on the walk. Open the Bible. Apologize. Apply for the job. Pay the bill. Clean the room. Do the next faithful thing.

3. Prayer Things

These are things outside your direct control, but not outside God’s control.

The economy.
The weather.
The housing market.
The availability of a suitable spouse.
Other people’s choices.
Timing.
Open doors.
Closed doors.

You can’t force these things. You can’t grab the steering wheel of providence.

But God can act.

So you take indirect action through prayer. You ask. You wait. You prepare. You remain faithful. You do what you can do and trust God with what only He can do.

So ask yourself:

Is this settled?
Then accept it and learn from it.

Is this actionable?
Then do something.

Is this outside my control?
Then pray and trust God.

This is a simple framework, and yes, it’s a little reductionistic. But that’s the point. The goal is not to explain every complexity of life. The goal is to get you unstuck.

Most people waste too much energy trying to change the past, control what belongs to God, or pray about things they simply need to obey.

So categorize the issue.

Then act accordingly.

Accept what is settled.
Act on what is yours.
Pray over what belongs to God.