My heart is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our nation’s heroes, Charlie Kirk.
I had the privilege of sharing a platform with Charlie at a men’s event. I found him to be a kind and tender man, yet wise and bold in his stand against evil.
Please, everyone pray for his wife Erika, their children, and for the Turning Point USA organization.
I believe with all my heart Charlie has heard the words from Jesus himself: “Well done.”
May his life and his family’s sacrifice embolden the rest of us not to shrink back from speaking the truth of God’s Word.
I’m so proud of you, brother.
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@sometherapist You should check @AuthorPattison short story collection, one story in particular coincides with your recent @FoxNews interview about ‘Bird Kids’. He has fantastic stories worth the read!
My review of @AuthorPattison ‘s book ‘THE MAN WHO THOUGHT HE COULD FLY: 12 Stories from the Edge of Imagination’
I really enjoyed these cleverly crafted short stories. Each brought a thought provoking idea wrapped beautifully in fantastic story-telling. J.L Pattison has (1/2)
…managed to speak on ‘touchy’ social topics and spin them in a way that shows you the truth of the situation without offending you outright. Numerous times I caught myself either stifling a tear or smiling broadly at the way the story transformed from a mere(2/3) @AuthorPattison
The Audacity of Calling God “Father”
If I call God “God” I speak truthfully.
If I call God “Lord” I speak submissively.
If I call God “King” I speak servilely.
But if I dare to call God “my Father,” I speak with a brassy audacity, chutzpah, that is shockingly familiar and intimate. So it seems anyway.
You dare to call the Master of the Universe “Father”?
You dare to call the One who controls heaven and hell “Father”?
You call the Omnipotent one “Father”?
Who do you think you are?
It is difficult to imagine a more audacious act than to stand before the Creator of the world and to name him “Father.” And mean it. And not only to mean it, but to act and speak as a child acts and speaks before a loving and doting Dad.
It’s shocking. It’s exhilarating.
And it’s beautiful beyond words.
But here’s a secret: it’s not really chutzpah. It’s not some brassy boldness that we work ourselves into, nor it is gained by swallowing a bottle of liquid spiritual courage, as it were.
To call God “Father” is simply to live in the space which Jesus created. To move from residing far from God as his enemy; or on the other side of town from him as a stranger; or down the street as an acquaintance; or in an adjoining house as a servant; and to move into our own bedroom as a child in his family. To wake up in the morning and see our Father sipping a cup of coffee and saying, “Good morning, my child,” as we respond, “Good morning, Father.”
You see, when we live in this house, when we move into the room built by Jesus, we inhabit the home not merely of a Master or Lord or King, but the one who’s given us his name and made us his own, now and forever.
“Our Father”: two of the most amazing words ever uttered.
The World will say, ”tell your truth” as long as it doesn't come against their truth.
I say tell Gods truth. That's the only thing that will matter in the end.
What would the leaders of the greatest empires think if they saw the remnants of their power in our daily lives?
For example:
Ottomans- foot rests👣
Romans- numbers
Greeks- yogurt
Napolean- 🍨
Persians- rugs
Mongols- 🍚
British- 🫖☕
There‘s a raffle going for LIFETIME ACCESS to the Christian Writers Institute – The Cecil Murphey Scholarship Fund https://t.co/QrQYFORJuO via @cwritersinst
We always assumed he didn’t care about the deaths of our loved ones. And today’s heartless comment confirms it. “Who cares. They died.” https://t.co/O9LLz76PQB