@JohnMEstabrooks@49ers@NFL I mean... I'd still like them to make a game of it against Seattle but that was a gutsy win. It so fun to see the absolute joy of their defense coach and group.
A good reminder. Key quotes throughout but here's one that stuck out: 'Don't mistake volume for validity. Just because someone is shouting doesn't mean they're right. Often then are just scared.'
Insecurity is loud.
If you’ve got to tear others down to prove your worth, chances are you don’t really believe you’re worth much.
True confidence is quiet. It’s earned. A deep sense of knowing your true worth and capabilities.
@RachaelThomasAB I find your tweet disingenuous. Here's what he really said: "We are the largest foreign investor in the United States, half a trillion in the last five years alone, probably $1 trillion in the next five years — if we get the agreement we expect to get," Carney told the president
"If Bible study makes us meaner and much of our joy comes from how well we insulted our brothers and sisters who aren't in our camp, there's a disconnect somewhere." 💯 (also, ouch. Lord, have mercy.)
Search the letters of Paul and find that his primary boasts in the Lord for those early churches centered on their faith and love. Over and over some form of these words: “I’ve heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints…”
If our attentiveness to Bible study, systematic theology and doctrine do not result in the strengthening of our faith and love, we’ve somehow managed to leave the Holy Spirit out of the Holy Spirit’s own words.
This is one reason why prayer is essential to Bible study. Frequently talking to God in our studies about our studies helps protect us from the rebuke Jesus gave in John 5. Those individuals diligently studied the scriptures but did not have the love of God in them.
If Bible study makes us meaner and much of our joy comes from how well we insulted our brothers and sisters who aren’t in our camp, there’s a disconnect somewhere. This isn’t throwing stones. It can happen to any of us.
One reason i’ve had to take some social media breaks along the way was that I didn’t like what it was doing to my heart. I didn’t like that it was increasing the number of people I didn’t like. That’s bad fruit, folks.
An honest appraisal of our own hearts is a crucial practice. We can be right about a thing with a wrong heart and God’s going to look straight through that right thing to that wrong heart.
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@TimAAmor@The_Bible_Proje Thanks, Tim! We are doing well. My son graduates in June. Which means it's been 12 years since MDC. Wild!
I hope you and your family are also doing well.
@TimAAmor@The_Bible_Proje 's podcast on how to read Apocalyptic literature is also great! I'm also reading Reading Revelation Responsibly: https://t.co/9l31Y55RQh