Kyle McCallum

there's only one way and it's Jesus.

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

@NEO_Scan Where it ended

[Daniel Friedman @DanFriedman81]

The reason so many people misinterpret the song is that it is very difficult to understand most of the words he is singing.

It’s like: “Bunna down in a dehma town! Funnah dinnah gumma when I hit the ground! Ennah likah doggo datta eat too much! Spinna havva liver jumma cover it up!”

And then everybody just knows the part where he goes: “Born in the USA!”

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

SAD

[Creepy.org @creepydotorg]

Legendary actor Mel Brooks just turned 100 today and is no longer allowed to play with LEGOs.

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

To know and love God through His son Jesus Christ

[Kira @kira_sofine]

I still don���t get the concept behind life. What exactly are we here for?

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

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[Rick Davis @TheRhetorRick]

"If God is real, then how do you explain this fictional story in which He's not? Checkmate, Christians."

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

@TheCatholicEngr Patron saints are not found in the Bible. All Christians are called saints.

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

Currently re-reading the LOTR series now. A sense of hopelessness and facing insurmountable odds pervades the books, but there is a desperate hope the main characters cling to that get them through it and keep them moving. It's a very relevant theme for today.

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

If you're living through a great decline, how should you personally live and act in the midst of it?

This is the question at the heart of "The Lord of the Rings," and it's best answered by the scene following the death of Boromir.

After Boromir gives his life to save the Hobbits from Saruman's Orcs, the Fellowship is in tatters. With time against them, Merry and Pippin swept away by the enemy, and Frodo passing out of their control, Aragorn and company make a decision that seems strange.

They pause to mourn Boromir's passing with a proper ritual.

To many readers, this feels entirely reckless. Their "best" course of action is surely to prioritize what is most urgent: that the fate of their quest hangs in the balance. We recognize that, in any "normal" context, it would be wrong to let Boromir's body lie out in the open, but the nature of their mission surely doesn’t allow for the luxury of a funeral — right?

But the fact that abandoning Boromir's body is wrong in normal times is precisely why it is wrong even now. At the heart of LOTR is the idea that moral decisions lie beyond their immediate context: some things just are wrong and others right, and once context becomes an arbiter of that distinction, you've lost your grip on what it means to be good.

Aragorn's next statement helps us understand this further:

"I would have guided Frodo to Mordor and gone with him to the end; but if I seek him now in the wilderness, I must abandon the captives to torment and death. My heart speaks clearly at last: the fate of the Bearer is in my hands no longer."

Aragorn makes yet another decision to halt progress on the greater mission in favor of that which speaks directly to his heart: he will pursue Merry and Pippin, rather than sacrifice them for the "more important" quest.

Tolkien's heroes recognize that they are not in control of everything. They cannot force the Ring to be unmade through their own will to power, and they're aware that their universe is guided by forces beyond their own and of their enemies. All they do is done in that humility, and they are bound by moral laws beyond themselves.

Indeed, Middle-earth is guided not just by the opposing wills of Good and Evil but by another, providential force beyond the material.

It is precisely because Tolkien's heroes believe in objective good that they can trust that a great, providential turn in fortune — a "eucatastrophe" — is around the corner. To believe in the objective good is to live in accordance with destiny, and to act on what is inherently good at all times, and to die for it if necessary.

To live in submission to divine providence is to recognize that the right actions also lie in the little things, and that you yourself play only a small part in the grand story.

A good world is brought into being by small acts of courage and kindness, even when they seem superfluous in the wider context of your quest...
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[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

@SatoshiCryptic I feel you. I have 3 kids and it's exhausting and hard to keep relationships going. I find it's hard at first to push myself and go out 2 spend quality time w/friends but afterwards I'm glad I did it. Life goes fast and this is a better way to build memories.

[Skeletor 🧼🧽🫧 @TheMuppetPastor]

I grew up in progressive Christianity, so the exchange in the photo is well known.

Progressive denominations love to talk about how Jesus would agree with their political beliefs. Zero critical thought is required because the Jesus they choose to worship has already blessed them.

Lost is the idea that Jesus never talked about tax policy or healthcare, but DID focus on religious hypocrisy and false shepherds who led people away from God.

Leftist denominations deserve all of the criticism they receive, for theirs is a false Christ; an idol of themselves to worship.

But it’s not only leftists who commit this sin.

The prosperity gospel Jesus is a den of robbers compared with the gospel, and no less of an idol.

The Jesus that tells all women to submit to all men, and not merely their husbands, is not the savior of this world.

The nationalist Jesus that wants a nation for only one faithful race and no none else doesn’t accept a Jesus that desires every nation and tribe.

And the Jesus who demanded fealty to an institution, no matter what, is not the Jesus who challenged corrupt leaders of the religious order.

We can and should point out heretics and incorrect beliefs in others, yet we must always be aware that we worship the Jesus who is, not the one we create in our own image.

Jesus told us He didn’t come to unite us, but to divide.

““Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household.”
Matthew 10:34-36 ESV

[Kyle Mann @The_Kyle_Mann]

@SpencerKlavan Do you want me to summarize this for you?

No, I want to ride many leagues to the archives of Gondor and pore over ancient scrolls by the light of a slowly melting candle to uncover the sins of our ancestors

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

X is getting overtaken by obviously written AI posts. There is a flow these posts have that give them away immediately, and they are almost always too wordy. It's getting tiring.

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

Considering that Denis is directing this, I expect it to be the best 007 of all time.

[A Shot @ashotmagazine]

Denis Villeneuve’s next James Bond film is set to begin filming early next year.

The new 007 is expected to be cast by mid-year, with the search focused on an actor who looks capable of killing with his bare hands in an instant, signaling a return to a more brutal, physically imposing version of the character.

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

@JonnyBoy_2 @cavs @cavsdan @spidadmitchell C'mon Cavs hook my boy up

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Merry Christmas from our family to yours. There is a God who is real, who loves you, and who sent his Son to earth to live a perfect life and die for our sins so that we might be forever reconciled to Him. Thank you, God!!

Isaiah 9:6 — “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

For the love of cinema, please do not watch the new Avatar movie in theaters. It has to flop. We must free James Cameron from his Avatar chains so he can make good movies again.

[Patrick Neve @catholicpat]

“I���m writing a story where the villain is actually a misunderstood good guy”

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

No you do not need to make more than $200k to live comfortably.

[Joel Richardson @Joel7Richardson]

The emerging Christian Nationalism treats political power as the primary tool for advancing God’s kingdom. It views the state as a kind of savior. The problem isn’t their desire for righteousness in public life, which is certainly good. The problem is the philosophy and more specifically, their Postmillennial theology behind it.

Christian Nationalists assume that if we just gain enough political authority, enforce the right laws, and restructure society from the top down, we can essentially build the kingdom of God through the state. But that is not what Jesus taught. Theirs is simply a baptized version of utopianism.

The kingdom of God will not come by coercion, state control, or cultural domination. The Kingdom of God will come when Jesus splits the sky in blazing fire, leading an army of holy ones, and crushes His enemies like grapes, establishing justice and righteousness on the earth. This is the essence of biblical hope. The problem is that most Christians don't really believe this. They may check the box that affirms they believe this doctrine, but deep down, they do not really believe it will ever happen. And so they feel as though they must take it upon themselves to do what only He can do: Establish true righteousness in the earth.

Well then, how should we live in the meantime? First, it must be said: We must make the proclamation and demonstration of the Gospel our top priority. More than anything else, that will change the world. One soul at a time. One family at a time. Through the Gospel, through repentance, discipled households and faithful churches really do change society.

Okay, but what about politics? Again, we are all called to be faithful, to speak truth, to promote justice, to resist evil, to defend liberty, and to love our neighbors.

But by all means, fight! Become an influence in the public square. Be salt and light. Be a positive influence in every sphere of this world. No matter where you are. Fight against the creeping chaos of Marxism, Globalism, and radical Leftism.

But never confuse the State with the Savior.

The younger generation right now, is rightfully furious. They feel as though we have stolen their future, stolen their hope for a good life. And they are kind of right. We must fight for a good future for our children. Yes, this will require some radical actions. It's going to be an uphill battle. So let's build strong, godly families, strengthen local churches, form moral communities, practice righteousness, and engage politics as good stewards, but not would-be theocrats. Christ will bring His kingdom. Our task is to be faithful until He does.

Maranatha.

[Kyle McCallum @realKyleMcC]

@ryanvisconti I have definitely encountered this before. A term I've used is emotional bullying.