Mark Shaw

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[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

@chuckswindoll I just finished your series on Job, what a powerful message. @IFL_USA

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

Who are you when the room empties out?

In a culture wired for performance — where so much of what we do is captured, posted, applauded, or critiqued — integrity is built in the quiet places no one will ever see.

It's the email you didn't fudge. The conversation you didn't twist. The promise you kept when keeping it cost you. The prayer you prayed when no one was watching.

These small, unseen moments are where character is forged — and where God is shaping us into people who reflect Him.

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

@chuckswindoll i just finished your survey on Ezra, it was powerful, and I am also doing your series on Job, wow that is powerful. I appreciate you teaching on the word.

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

Waiting doesn't mean wandering. God's delays serve purposes we can't always see...they develop character we desperately need, position us where we need to be, and prepare us for blessings we're not yet ready to steward.

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

Silence doesn't mean absence. Waiting doesn't mean wandering. God's delays serve purposes we can't always see—they develop character we desperately need, position us where we need to be, and prepare us for blessings we're not yet ready to steward.

The promise you're holding onto? He hasn't dropped it. His "not yet" has never once meant "never."

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

Transformation, by its very definition, requires something to change. God is not in the business of preserving our comfort; He is in the business of shaping our character.

The discomfort you're feeling may not be a sign that something is wrong. It may be the sign that God is at work — doing exactly what He promised.

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

The @IlliniMBB Coach felt the magic of the season. I, as a long-term Illini fan, felt that you lack fundamentals, coaching the basics, like dribbling, passing, strength, can handle pressure defenses, and can beat top teams.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

We felt the magic this season, and we will feel its impact for generations.

[LAFB Network @LAFBNetwork]

There's a new sheriff in town...

NBC Sports now ranks Sean McVay as the #1 coach in the NFL — passing Andy Reid
Do you agree? 👇

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

@IlliniMBB Tell the coach the @IlliniMBB won't improve higher than 5 if the coaching staff doesn't focus on the basics: Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, handling pressure defense, and strength training. They just can't beat top teams. Main issue: Coaching!

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Tradition.

We've ranked in the final AP Top 25 for the fifth time in the last seven seasons and noted the second-highest final AP Top 25 ranking of the Brad Underwood era.

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

To me, Keaton, isn't worth the hype, on the games @IlliniMBB lost, he couldnt handle pressure, with his poor ballhandling, his dribbling & he is lucky the NCAA refs are dont call traveling. He needs to work on his strength, hit the gym.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Keaton goes to work and gets the driving layup.

2H 1:38 | Illinois 59, UConn 63

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

Congratulations @IlliniMBB on good season. Coach's should note, 2026-27 they need to greatly improve their coaching, and have the players who are on the team work on their slopping ball handing, dribbling, 3pt shooting. The team lacked focused on pressure thats more bad coaching.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Every locker room speech.
Every new record.
Every super soaker celebration. 
This team simply brought joy.

[Los Angeles Rams @RamsNFL]

Happy Birthday to Rams Legend, Marc Bulger!🥳💙

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

Today is the quietest day of the Christian calendar. No triumphant entry. No resurrection announcement. Just a sealed tomb, a grieving handful of followers, and a silence that must have felt like the end of everything.

But heaven was not silent.

The cross was not an accident. It was not a tragedy God scrambled to redeem. It was love — deliberate, costly, personal. He gave His Son knowing exactly what it would require. And He did it anyway.

For you.

"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." — Romans 5:8

In the silence of this day between Friday and Sunday, there is an invitation — not to rush ahead to the empty tomb, but to let the weight of the cross settle in. To sit with the question: do you actually believe He did this for you?

Not for humanity in the abstract. For you, by name, in full knowledge of your story.

Maybe today is the day that finally lands.

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

Real integrity stays in place whether the test is in adversity or prosperity.

We expect hard times to test our character — and they do. But prosperity has a quieter way of exposing what's really inside us. When life is comfortable, when no one's watching, when compromise costs nothing — that's where integrity proves whether it has roots or just appearances.

The Christ-follower whose character holds steady in both seasons isn't living on willpower.

They're living on conviction — anchored to something deeper than circumstance.

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

@IlliniMBB needs to watch their ballhandling and their sloppy passes to limit turnovers. Practice Free throws. Good luck tonight.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

The next opportunity is here.

🏆 NCAA Tournament Elite 8
🆚 [9] Iowa
⏰ 5:09 p.m. CT
📍 Houston, TX
📺 TBS/TruTV

[Van Halen News Desk @VanHalenNews]

40 years ago today, 5150 changed everything. A new era. A new sound. Yet, unmistakably #VanHalen.

To celebrate, the Expanded Edition launches this Friday. Best of all, the box set includes a Blu-ray & audio CD of 'Live Without a Net!'

Now shipping at https://t.co/uOkD6vUNJX!

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

@chuckswindoll I am listening to your series on David, and it is excellent. just completed message 5-6. @IFL_USA

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

Confession isn't meant to weigh you down. It's meant to set you free.

When you bring your sin to God, He doesn't hold it over your head. He removes it. Completely. No more sacrifices needed. No more penance required. The price has been paid.

Seek His forgiveness today!

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

This guy is bad ball handler, i wish him well tonight. Go Illinois.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Only paying attention to us.

🏆 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
🆚 [2] Houston
⏰ 9:05 p.m. CT
📍 Houston, TX
📺 TBS/TruTV

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

During Lent, many of us practice fasting, going without food to draw closer to God. But here's the irony: we can fast from meals while starving our souls of the one thing they need most, forgiveness. Forgiveness is nourishment. It sustains us, restores us, and gives us strength to keep going. This season, don't just deny your body. Feed your soul. Receive His forgiveness. Extend it to others. And watch your spirit come alive.

How has forgiveness, given or received, nourished your soul?

[Mark Shaw @jmarksocal]

Keaton Wagler, is good he looses the ball a lot not the greatest ballhandler, but give him time.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Keaton Wagler
AP First-Team All-Big Ten
AP Big Ten Freshman of the Year

[Chuck Swindoll @chuckswindoll]

You couldn't make yourself righteous if you tried for a thousand years. But God did it in a single declaration.

This is the heartbeat of the gospel — especially as we journey toward Easter. Justification isn't earned through good behavior. It's declared by a sovereign God over a believing sinner. The old self? Crucified with Christ. The new self? Alive in Him. You don't have to keep striving for a standing you already have. God Himself has spoken it over you: righteous.

💬 How does it feel to know God has already declared you righteous in Christ?