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Can Christians watch church online instead of gathering in person? ⛪️

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My oldest is getting braces today and is going into middle school in the fall...

How I'm feeling about this 👇

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Mark McKenzie led the USMNT in prayer after the Americans moved on to the Round of 16 🙏

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@deliver___me

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How in the world is that a red?!

AND it totally changes everything for the US for their next game. 😡

[Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman]

Red card for that means you’ve lost the plot. Completely lost the plot. #USMNT

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Again, look at this framing.

NAACP says, "Our schools must be safe, accessible spaces for every child."

Yet they want boys to be able to access girls' locker rooms and play on girls' sports teams.

That's not safe or accessible. It's deranged and evil.

[NAACP @NAACP]

We condemn the Supreme Court's ruling banning transgender youth from sports teams. There is nothing American about banning kids from sports simply for being themselves. Our schools must be safe, accessible spaces for every child.

Sports are not a privilege. They are community. They are belonging. They are a daily signal to a young person that they have a place in this world.

We're calling on Congress to pass the Equality Act and establish full civil rights protections for LGBTQIA+ Americans. The dignity of every child is non-negotiable. https://t.co/09jVENW9zp

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Do you want God's approval in your life?

Scripture is exceedingly clear on how to obtain it. But you cannot get it the way most people assume: by effort (usually in the form of trying to be a “good” person).

In fact, it is not based on your behavior at all. Hebrews 11:1-2 tells us:

"Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved."

And then the rest of Hebrews 11 is a list of people who did really great things for the Lord, but their approval and acceptance were based on their faith.

It was not based on the things they did, though certainly, the things they did were influenced by and were done because of their faith.

Doing good things without faith will not gain you God's approval.

If you want God’s approval, you must trust in him.

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If we want our kids to learn facts in which all the objective data backs it up in school, we should celebrate this. 👏

[NBC4 Columbus @nbc4i]

Ohio passed a bill requiring public schools to teach students that they are more likely to succeed if they get married before having kids.

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People in the very near future will look back on this time and be completely bewildered as to how anyone would call it a "major blow" to bar men from competing in women's sports.

Shameful and sad framing by @NBCNews.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls’ sports, delivering another major blow to LGBTQ rights. https://t.co/TyYRKsyrNf

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The only way to remain close to Christ is to consistently pay attention to him. You must live a life where he stays in your view. If not, you will drift from him.

“For this reason, we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.” (Hebrews 2:1)

“This reason” is in reference to what we learn about Jesus in Hebrews 1: that he is greater than the angels and that all the heavenly beings worship him (v. 6), that he reigns forever and ever (v. 8), and that he is the creator of all things (v. 10).

Through the Son (Jesus), God has spoken and given us an invitation and access to his Kingdom.

So we must pay attention to Jesus. If we are apart from Jesus, “how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?” (Hebrews 2:3)

Here are some habits worth cultivating that will keep you from drifting:

- Commit to and participate in a local church.
- Read your Bible four times a week.
- Have a friend to whom you intentionally confess sin
- Set concrete limits to phone use and passive scrolling
- Refuse to engage in cultural content that downplays or mocks sin and its consequences

There are many ways to keep from drifting beyond this list! The point is simply that you will drift if you do not do anything that helps you pay attention.

Are you paying attention, or are you drifting? There is no in-between.

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@AGoldFan With one *minor* difference.

3 Plumlee’s = 12 years of college basketball.

3 Knueppel’s = 3 years of college basketball.

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@anahnemoo Says the anonymous X account. 🙄

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My Bible Made Simple newsletter returns tomorrow. 📖

Really cool to see it surpass 4,000 subscribers while I was on my sabbatical this past month!

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And yet all the professional sports leagues (and the NCAA) continue to promote and advertise sports gambling.

Shameful.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Nine-year NBA veteran Malik Beasley has been indicted on federal charges for gambling related to a sports betting scheme, such as point shaving and prop bets, his attorney Steve Haney tells ESPN. The government is coordinating a voluntary surrender of Beasley this week.

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Better idea: don't move in together until you get married.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Unmarried couples in Britain may soon gain stronger rights to share assets after a break-up.

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@5Solas 😂

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How to Build a Healthy Church by Dever & Alexander

A book about leading and organizing a healthy church.

This book is encouraging and helpful. However, it is not as practical and pragmatic as I thought it would be, given the title and subtitle (A Practical Guide for Deliberate Leadership).

This is this book's second edition, and while it is overall rather evergreen, there were a few references that felt a little dated from the first edition.

For me, an evergreen book is helpful, but then it is not quite as practically helpful because methods can change. I was hoping for a little bit more in terms of, "This is how we do it at our church."

To be sure, there was some of that, but it was more principles and biblical wisdom rather than "Try doing it like this."

It's a good book for pastors and can certainly be helpful depending on your situation. I personally was hoping for a little bit more from it.

7.5/10

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Below is a 🧵of the books I’ve read in 2026.

I have included a brief review and a rating from 1 to 10 based on how much I enjoyed the book.

8-10: Enjoyed & recommend the book
6-7: Learned some things but had some downsides
1-5: Did not like the book

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The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

A book about letting go of trying to control other people and focusing instead on what you can control: your own actions and responses.

The main idea of this book was clearly communicated in the first 50 pages. The rest of the book applies it to different scenarios, but in some sense, this book could have been much shorter.

I will say the idea behind this book is helpful to a degree, but only to a degree and not to the full measure the author prescribes.

We should not make all of our decisions based on what everyone else will think. However, we should care about what those close to us think. We should care about what our parents think, and we should absolutely care about what our spouse thinks!

Yet this book implies that you are your own savior, and anyone who disagrees with you and your desires is automatically wrong.

To be frank, this is the type of book I would expect from a secular, white, 21st-century American. We all base our worldview on something, and you can feel and see the hyper-individualistic worldview that oozes from this book.

And I don't think the author means to, but the writing comes across as a little arrogant at times.

A few interesting ideas, but overall, fully implementing this book the way the author encourages will be more hurtful than helpful over the course of your life.

4/10

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Is it wrong to make images of Jesus? 🖼️

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