William

Mostly failing student in Kingdom Studies.

Returned to Twitter in April 2022 after a hiatus of several years for a ringside seat in the Elon Olympics.

[William @quinbus51]

@ben_kansas @LutheranAnswers Yes, this is the kind of stuff you never hear in church, but should. The 1st century writers lived in a culture that informed their writing. Makes perfect sense that this is the case in Paul's understanding of hair and sexuality (and Nephilim).

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@BealeGerrad @mikeautoplug What do the words "Jesus is Lord" mean? Doesn't it mean what Washer is saying? If Jesus is Lord, you try with all your heart and soul to do what he asks. Not to be saved, but because it will honor him.

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@kenzietuff "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." Edmund Burke

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@C_Hagey @PastorDeberny Ah, but the children. Only Our Father can repair what evil has done to them. Jesus please send them authentic love and compassion through an honorable guide, worthy of trust.

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The way I look at it God has already been very merciful to this pastor. He has taken him out of years of darkness for years and drug him into the bright light of honesty. It's painful. It's brutal. But it's true. And for the first time in his life this man might have an opportunity to be free. True remorse and recovery are now possible for a soul that's been living in pre-hell.

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@PastorDeberny So what are you saying? That people that knew PPPastor knew and did nothing? Or are you saying people couldn't tell? The former carries additional condemnation for the church. The latter? Just because you're a pastor and say theological things doesn't mean you're trustworthy.

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@Well_Styx @Ad_Crucem Digital sin like this is accompanied by detailed transaction logs and passwords (sometimes biometrics) that literally guarantee the accused's involvement.

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@richardursomd "injections for 11 diseases.". How many actual shots does that come to?

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@elonmusk This is the scariest thing I've ever read. God help us. We think we are gods.

"There is a way that seems right into man, but that way leads to death..."

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@RobertKennedyJc Hang in there. Never give in! "They shall not pass!"

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@basilthegreat https://t.co/LhWAtSdpSd

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It's your song. Sing it!

Men of Harlech, stop your dreaming,
Can't you see their spearpoints gleaming?
See their warrior pennants streaming,
To this battle field!

Men of Harlech stand ye steady,
It can not be ever said ye
For the battle were not ready,
Welshmen never yield!

From the hills rebounding,
Let this war cry sounding,
Summon all at Cambria's call,
The mighty force surrounding!

Men of Harlech on to glory,
This will ever be your story,
Keep these fighting words before ye,
Welshmen will not yield!

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I think you're getting close to the real "ecclesia" here, brother. The western church has perfected the idea of "church as theater" and it always leads to choosing the performance over the script. The new testament model of getting together and encouraging one another through hymns songs and spiritual songs had given way to a captive audience spoon fed a predigested pap.

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@johnealbaugh @thewardoll Or rethink what this game we call church really is...

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I've recently started to kneel when I pray. Not so others will see, but for a sudden realization on my part that I am beseeching the king of the universe, not done celestial bellhop waiting there to do my bidding. It's a physical reminder of my place in the grand scheme of God's plan. There is power in physical acts. I was baptized by full emersion; there is an undeniable image of the death, burial and resurrection, created in me as I rise to walk in a new life. I will admit that there was a time when I would have insisted that emersion was the only acceptable way to respond to Christ's claim on ones life. But now I see it very much like head coverings of bowing in prayer. One does these things best when done so from spiritual conviction, forged, formed and driven by the Holy Spirit. And when the Spirit calls, one must answer. But only the practitioner can know from whence the motivation comes. For the rest of us, it's really none of our business!

John 3:8 ESV - The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

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I was particularly stuck by P Beane's reference to the National Organization of Women's intentional attack on religious head coverings in 1969. I wasn't aware that this sort of direct attack was actually made, although it does fit the MO of feminist dogma.

The Missional vs Confessional tensions with the LCMS always seem to turn on a great fear by the first that older ideas of the second will present a barrier to the holy grail of church growth. The Missional wing is all too willing to chuck historical practice under the bus if it seems to interfere with bringing in new membership. More coffee and donuts, more CoWo. But let's not suggest that anything in the past has meaningful context for the "enlightened and sensitive" Western seeker.

It's ironic to me that
the greatest movement into traditional faith structures is being motivated by exactly the same practices and polity that the progressives see as barriers.

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@drewsnafu82 @MayraFlores4TX Absolutely! Best pillow ever!

I take mine with me when I travel (by car, it's too heavy to take on an airplane!)

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@MayraFlores4TX Without a doubt. The best pillow I ever bought.

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Support without cranking your neck up at a funny angle. Completely adjustable to suit your preferences, simply remove buckwheat hulls until you get the desired level of support.

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I grew up in one of these congregations. The best argument I have for why not to use instruments isn't biblical; it's merely practical. Its the same argument that the Amish use for using compressed air instead of electricity to do work. It's self-limiting for a specific purpose. There is a direct link between instruments and "church as theater" that is largely avoided by using only the human voice to praise God.

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@41KOOR Let's be fair; he didn't actually limit his appeal to just men. If this follows ELCA patterns he could be hoping young women will be flocking to ministry...