Patrick Hess

sinner+saved by GRACE+Heaven bound+ enthralled with discussion+study+exaltation of my LORD & SAVIOR JESUS! +Dad of the amazing Cali & Brant! ps.73:25

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

False freedom: “Be true to you.”
Real freedom: “Be true to him.”

Teaching this to children is the most revolutionary thing a 21st-century parent can do.

[greg @greg16676935420]

I guess we can all stop pretending to care about soccer now

[David French @DavidAFrench]

Tough but fair.

[Paul David Tripp @PaulTripp]

What happens when we forget about Forever? Well, here’s just a short list:

- Our marriages struggle because we load the burden of our happiness onto the shoulders of a far-from-perfect spouse
- We put way too much pressure on our children to be successful and live as trophies to our identity
- We have a hard time getting along with family and friends, constantly surprised and disappointed when friends and brothers and sisters hurt us
- We spend more than we earn and find ourselves in crippling financial debt
- We stand in front of full closets and say we have nothing to wear
- We look into fully stocked refrigerators and say we have nothing to eat
- We struggle with envy
- Trials and suffering paralyze us more than they should
- We overmedicate, overeat, and numb ourselves with entertainment and sexual pleasure

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

Christian, your sufferings are the last gasps of the judgment you’re being delivered from.

— Mark Dever

[Thoughts on Tolkien @tolkienthoughts]

"[T]hose who will defend authority against rebellion must not themselves rebel."
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

[John Piper @JohnPiper]

“Solomon was seven years in building the house of the Lord. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years.” 1 Kings 6:38–7:1

The inspired writer pulls no punches.

[Aaron Irber @AaronIrber]

Nothing secures literary immortality like being quoted by the Pope

[David French @DavidAFrench]

And what a beautiful quote it is.

[Matt Fradd @RealMattFradd]

Do You Trust God's Writing Of Your Story?

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

When Mount Saint Helens erupted 46 years ago today, nothing survived that was within 230 square miles of the explosion.

Except for photographer Richard Lasher who escaped on his dirt bike after taking this shot.

[Patrick Hess @patrickdhess]

@Ferndiggity We missed you! That is the only Billy Graham crusade that I've ever been to we went Saturday evening when Kirk Franklin and DC talk were the music guests. Your album, This Brght Hour, has long been one of my favorites!

https://t.co/uWbNo9nt00

[Patrick Hess @patrickdhess]

@the_culturist_ @malcolmguite

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[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

It is not just incidental that Samwise is a gardener.

This choice communicates the nature of his relationship with the world: Sam seeks not to control the world he inhabits, but only to cultivate and steward it. To set the conditions for good things to flourish, then to step back and let them do so.

When Sam is tempted by Sauron's Ring, his prideful vision is that of a great garden enveloping Mordor:

"…at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of flowers and trees and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the Ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be."

Sam counters this vision with his "hobbit-sense"…

"…he knew in the core of his heart that he was not large enough to bear such a burden, even if such visions were not a mere cheat to betray him. The one small garden of a free gardener was all his need and due, not a garden swollen to a realm; his own hands to use, not the hands of others to command."

Sam is able to keep his mind on the light beyond the shadow because he sees the world through the lens of a grateful participant. He is no power-seeker.

Even in his temptation, he is not really looking to control Mordor, but only to plant seeds in its barren earth.

Be like Sam.

[Patrick Hess @patrickdhess]

@MikeBales "A cross meant to kill is my victory"
- My Victory, by @crowdermusic

https://t.co/s2VVc2ipcR

[Patrick Hess @patrickdhess]

@KirkforDefiance @DavidAFrench 💯 So thankful for @DavidAFrench & @NancyAFrench for consistently modeling intellectual rigor and grace within a hyper-polarized, reactive political climate 🙏🏼

[Kirk Merritt @KirkforDefiance]

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[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

It’s crazy that @NASA has been releasing such quality photos of the moon. And I don’t want to be *that* guy, but I’ve just noticed some things that I don’t think add up. Let me explain 👇🏼

[Patrick Hess @patrickdhess]

The Modesto Manifesto -
https://t.co/gf7rTRj33q

[Erich Hartmann @erichhartmann]

@AnnCoulter Say what you want about Mike Pence, but he's 100% right about staying sober, and not ever being alone with any woman besides his wife 🤷‍♂️

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl