Steph Sound Off

wife, mom to 12, formerly homeschooling, now teaching at a classical Christian school, 1689 Reformed

[Steph Sound Off @stephsoundoff]

The irony here is stupifying.
This might be a good time to brush up by reading Ride, Sally, Ride by @douglaswils 🤔

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@txsalth2o @EkFla31786 I agree with you, BUT not entirely preventable. My 11th child had dental caries before she was a year old. She was exclusively breast fed. I did just fine managing to get the first 10 kids to childhood without that kind of decay. There's no logical explanation for the difference.

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@JoshuaBarzon Standard time. I live in Minnesota.

[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

When I was Muslim, I never noticed what the Quran doesn’t have.

Dates. Places. Names you can check.

Read the Quran’s stories: no chronology, almost no geography, kings called only “Pharaoh,” events floating in no particular year.

Where did the story happen? When? Under whom? The text doesn’t say. You can’t check it… which conveniently means you can’t crosscheck it.

Now read the opening of Luke 3:

“In the FIFTEENTH YEAR of the reign of TIBERIUS CAESAR — PONTIUS PILATE being governor of JUDEA, HEROD being tetrarch of GALILEE, his brother PHILIP tetrarch of ITUREA and TRACHONITIS, and LYSANIAS tetrarch of ABILENE, during the high priesthood of ANNAS and CAIAPHAS…”

SEVEN historical anchors in one sentence.

An emperor, a governor, three rulers with their exact territories, two high priests.

And people HAVE checked — for centuries, often trying to break it. Skeptics mocked Luke’s “Lysanias of Abilene” as an error…

UNTIL an inscription naming Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene turned up.

Pilate was called legend by some… until the Pilate Stone was dug up at Caesarea in 1961 with his name and title carved in it.

Luke 1:3-4 tells you why: “Having followed all things closely… that you may have CERTAINTY.”

Certainty. That’s the offer.

One book floats above history where nothing can touch it.

The other planted its flag in checkable ground and said: dig.

They dug. It’s still standing.

Praise the Lord and His mighty God-Breathed scripture.

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

One of the most demoralizing parts of writing Shepherds for Sale was finding out how many high profile student ministries had been compromised by worldly ideology.

And few things are more encouraging than seeing faithful evangelistic efforts among students. Rosaria Butterfield is a hero and her work with Decision Point to bring the gospel to junior high and high school students is a blessing to the kingdom.

No one asked me to post this, but I will tell you, if you have been supporting organizations like Cru or others that became more interested in trendy political causes than spreading the gospel, may I gently suggest that it is time to steward your financial gifts with more discernment?

And if you are looking for a great student ministry to support, may I also suggest Decision Point?

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@mrsdobbins_ I absolutely struggle with this too. My daughter used chatGPT and took pictures of her living room, then asked it to imagine what her living room would look like if it was staged to sell. She said that the results not only looked good, but that they were also doable for her.

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I live in Central MN. After breaking out in hives last weekend, I went to AI to narrow down why. Never in a million years would I have guessed Alpha Gal Syndrome. AI took all my symptoms and connected the dots. My dr. was obliging and ordered the test. 🥺

[Steph Sound Off @stephsoundoff]

My name is Steph & I'm a Christian.

This June I’ll be celebrating & affirming marriage as it was designed to be by God; between one man and one woman (Matthew 19:4-6)

(Share a photo of you & your spouse with the caption above during “Pride” Month👆🏼)

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Oh Megan, how much I appreciate you! ❤️

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

If you don’t believe miracles happen, my op-ed on the doctrine of Providence, complete with reference to RC Sproul and the Westminster larger catechism, is the lead in the Washington Post’s opinion section of today’s Sunday edition. 😄

And for those who fighting the paywall, perhaps this might help! (And thanks again to religion editor @matthewschmitz for commissioning!)

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Alright, I know it's not the end of May yet, but the weather forecast looks good for a bit here in Central MN. I'm going to risk washing our snow stuff and packing it up for the summer. 😬

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@JoshuaBarzon @crossway @BitterEden maybe we could give this to Dad as a gift. 🥰

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

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@j_bambrick I'm so glad I was here for it. My kids better not steal my joy by saying "yeah, I already saw that one." 😂

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@GuyEWood She could play Ysma in a live action reproduction of The Emperor's New Groove.

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What even?!? 🤦‍♀️ What is the goal of this?

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@RepShriThanedar Wicked and callous.

[Douglas Wilson @douglaswils]

The Iron Dome is good, but I don't think it could deal with a giant fireball out of heaven.
https://t.co/WecBajr0l6

[American Reformer @AmReformer]

A timely piece by @joe_rigney on the conflict.

https://t.co/7IFFxcAVRk

[Peter Leithart @PLeithart]

The Psalter portrays the promise (Psa 2; 72), the ruin (Psa 89), and the resurrection (Psa 138) of the Davidic dynasty.

That's why it ends with a crescendo of praise - not generic praise, but specifically praise for the God who raises David from the grave.

The Hallelujahs at the end of the Psalter praise the faithfulness of the God of David, faithful all the way to death, even when the crown lies in the dust; faithful beyond death, when He picks up the crown from the dust and places it on the head of David’s son.

The Psalter ends with the Hallelujahs of Easter. Because what happens at the garden tomb outside Jerusalem is just what the Psalter promises. David dies, David rises. The king is dead, long live the king. He is not here, He is risen.

And so let all that has breath praise the Lord.

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@TheCraigMc @howertonjosh @jason_howerton https://t.co/KHZpyleF4Y

[TreVeyon Henderson @TreVeyonH4]

“For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4