Josh Komis

In short= imperfect disciple of Jesus, husband, daddy, Pastor of Living Hope Church of North Sarasota, author.

[Blake White @ABlakeWhite]

Pastoral ministry is not for those with thin skin. Even in healthy situations, 15% or so of the congregation is unhappy with you most of the time.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

We all should ask, “What must I do to be saved?”

We should also ask, “What must I do 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 I’m saved?”

But we should never ask, “What can I do and 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 be saved?”

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

“Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?”

Brilliant and beautiful answer, on one of the world’s biggest podcasts. Well done, @howertonjosh.

[Kevin Moses @KevinDMoses]

Saying “I need Jesus but not the church” is to say “I need Jesus but not everything Jesus says I need.”

— Scotty Ward Smith

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

What you get out of sermons isn’t just up to your pastor. It’s also up to you.

Pride: “I know this already.”
Humility: “I need this again.”

Don’t be a prideful listener.

[NAMB @NAMB_SBC]

Today is a great day to pray for your pastor! 🙏

*️⃣ Pray for his personal intimacy with Jesus.
*️⃣ Pray for his marriage and family.
*️⃣ Pray for wisdom as he makes decisions.
*️⃣ Pray for his health and protection.

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

What’s one of the greatest needs in our Nation?

More Government?
More Education?
More sports?
More entertainment?
More handouts?

Nope. One of the greatest needs in our Nation is more fathers who follow and worship the Heavenly Father. That will truly change a Nation.

[NAMB @NAMB_SBC]

In the past five years, 1,075,515 people have been baptized in Southern Baptist churches.

One million testimonies.
One million families changed.

Yes, we face challenges, and we are honest about that. But on the one number that matters most, God is moving. | #SBC26

[SBC Annual Meeting @SBCMeeting]

Official attendance at #SBC26 - 21,144.

Second largest convention since 1995 (Nashville 2021, 21,474).

[Josh Komis @jkomis11]

Thank you Jesus for showing your kindness to the nations. Thank you for kindly using us to reach them! ⛪️

[IMB @IMB_SBC]

Today at #SBC26, we’re celebrating what God did through Southern Baptists in partnership with the IMB in 2025.

👇 This is the story of what God is doing through YOU + IMB. 🌍

[IMB @IMB_SBC]

Tonight at the IMB Dinner, we celebrated a powerful truth: together, we sustain gospel presence.

More than 3,500 IMB missionaries are serving around the world because SBC churches faithfully pray, give and send.

Thank you for being part of the story!

[IMB @IMB_SBC]

63 new missionaries were celebrated today at #SBC26.

The gospel changed their lives. Now they’re going so others can hear.

They don’t go alone. Their churches send them. Southern Baptists support them.

🙏 Join us in praying for these newly appointed missionaries as they prepare to go.

[IMB @IMB_SBC]

Our next Sending Celebration is coming up! Join us at the SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando on Tuesday, June 9 at 10:30am and be a part of the work God is doing around the world.

As we celebrated the Polhamus family in our last Sending Celebration, we look forward to sending more!

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

Justification gets you out of Egypt, but sanctification gets Egypt out of you.

[Josh Komis @jkomis11]

@mattmaestas @BenSchettler @WillyRice Church planter here who finished my four year runway. Can affirm. Offered to help with some expenses but that’s a far cry from what is stated above.

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

🚨 Brown University researchers tested what happens when ChatGPT acts as your therapist. Licensed psychologists reviewed every transcript.

They found 15 ethical violations.

Not 15 small issues. 15 violations of the standards that every human therapist in America is legally required to follow. Standards set by the American Psychological Association. Standards that can end a therapist's career if they break them.

ChatGPT broke all of them.

The researchers tested OpenAI's GPT series, Anthropic's Claude, and Meta's Llama. They had trained counselors use each chatbot as a cognitive behavioral therapist. Then three licensed clinical psychologists reviewed the transcripts and flagged every violation they found.

Here is what they found.

ChatGPT mishandled crisis situations. When users expressed suicidal thoughts, it failed to direct them to appropriate help. It refused to address sensitive issues or responded in ways that could make a crisis worse.

It reinforced harmful beliefs. Instead of challenging distorted thinking, which is the entire point of therapy, it agreed with the distortion.

It showed bias based on gender, culture, and religion. The responses changed depending on who was talking. A therapist would lose their license for this.

And then there is the finding the researchers gave a name: deceptive empathy. ChatGPT says "I see you." It says "I understand." It says "that must be really hard." It uses every phrase a real therapist would use to build trust. But it understands nothing. It comprehends nothing. It is pattern matching on your pain. And it works. People trust it. People open up to it. People believe it cares. It does not.

The lead researcher said it clearly. When a human therapist makes these mistakes, there are governing boards. There is professional liability. There are consequences. When ChatGPT makes these mistakes, there are none.

No regulatory framework. No accountability. No consequences. Nothing.

Right now, millions of people are using ChatGPT as their therapist. They are sharing their darkest thoughts with a product that fakes empathy, reinforces harmful beliefs, and has no idea when someone is in danger.

And nobody is responsible when it goes wrong. Not OpenAI. Not Anthropic. Not Meta. Nobody.

[ESPN @espn]

THE ILLINI ARE HEADED TO THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 21 YEARS 🟠

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

ARE YOU WITH US?

For the first time since 2005, we're heading to the FINAL FOUR.

[Adele Bloch @adele_bloch]

everyone wants a village, but no one wants to be a villager

> drive your friends to the airport
> go to their party even when you're tired
> stop cancelling last minute
> host at your place
> support the wins & losses

it's worth every ounce of effort

[JT English @jt_english]

Cynicism is easy. Building is hard.

The world already has plenty of critics.
What it needs are builders.

The world has plenty of people pointing out what’s wrong. What it needs are people who build what’s right

Here are 5 reasons building is better: