I received surgery #3 on May 15th for SMAS, the largest, most intrusive surgery yet.
Oftentimes I get asked how I can trust in a God who would allow me to go through such horrible pain. I point to Genesis 3 and the fall of man, and that before sin entered the world, there was no pain. This was God’s intention. It was man who turned from that, and sin entered the world. Because of that, things like vascular compressions exist.
The pain that I have felt for so long pointed me to a humbling truth about 2 years ago - the weakness of my body and my physical depravity points to a much bigger issue- my spiritual depravity - specifically my sin. At the point in which I acknowledged my physical inability, the Lord was nudging my heart to realize my spiritual inability. When the gospel was preached to me for the first time, both of those truths clashed and I realized my desperate need for a savior due to my sin.
I found myself so caught up in this life prior to knowing Christ that it took being afflicted deeply to ever stop and truly ponder eternity in the depths of my soul. This led me to the reality that I would rather be afflicted here, and know my need for a savior than to live this life problem free and attempt to stand before God on my own righteousness.
God’s Word tells us that we are even blessed when we mourn (Matthew 5:4). That when we suffer, we are becoming more like Christ, the Son of Suffering. Only God could use something like this for good, and He has and will continue to. All Glory to the name of Jesus.
Record broken!
Move aside, Golden State.
Most double-digit wins in NBA history for a full season and playoff run:
2025 Thunder – 61
2017 Warriors – 60
1971 Bucks – 58
1996 Bulls – 56
1972 Lakers – 56
The more I read my Bible, the more I appreciate the alignment between the Old and New Testaments.
It proves that God never changes. His will, His ways, and His purposes remain the same through the ages. He is utterly consistent.
For example, when I read Ezekiel 34 today, my mind immediately went to 1 Peter 5. The early portions of both passages share the same theme, though Ezekiel delivers a declaration of judgment, while Peter delivers a set of instructions.
Peter tells the church elders to watch over God's flock as God's shepherds. Not under compulsion, but willingly. Not for what they will gain, but because they want to serve.
And in Ezekiel, we see how the shepherds of Israel didn't fulfill this requirement. They didn't act for the wellbeing of the sheep; they only cared about their gain.
Of them, God says: "You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost."
Peter says not to "lord it over them" and God through Ezekiel reproves the shepherds for treating the sheep "harshly and brutally."
And so we see God's unchanging will in both Testaments: faithful shepherds who tend His sheep, faithful leaders who care for His church.
In Jesus, we see the perfect fulfillment of God's will: He is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep (John 10:11) (Side note: our Lord Jesus told Peter to "feed my lambs" so it makes sense that Peter would stick to this metaphor.)
This is just one of many examples where the Old and New Testament echo each other. And it always deepens my awe at the Bible's cohesiveness and God's immutability.
You’ll never cling to Christ until you’re crushed by the weight of your sin.
“Christ is never loved till sin be loathed…Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.” — Thomas Watson, The Doctrine of Repentance
Jimmy Butler posted this to his IG story. For those unfamiliar with this character from the ‘90s show Martin, Tommy was constantly sweated by friends for claiming to have a job. In fact, the correct verbiage was, “You ain’t got no job, man.” #ninetiesblacksitcomsforfivehundred
Patrick Mahomes/Chiefs might be the Michael Jordan/Bulls of the NFL right now…
MJ and the Bulls stopped multiple legendary players from winning championships, Mahomes and the #Chiefs are doing the same thing with some of these elite AFC QBs.
(📷: @CBSSports)
“In the first half, they had their run. But in the second half, it was our turn,” @ToddAsh09 breaks down the action from the TMU Bold men's basketball team 85-72 victory over the Carleton Ravens: https://t.co/T0RUEidZN0
The TMU Bold men’s hockey team are set to make an announcement on Instagram announcement about three hours from now.
We are led to believe the announcement will be of a new alternate jersey. It will be Gold, with the Bold B. #TMUBold
The Pharisee couldn’t recognize the Messiah because they didn’t expect Him to come the way He did.
Our prayers don’t always get answered the way we want them to but God always delivers.
So expect the unexpected.
“Our whole thing this year is ‘stay solid.'" @ToddAsh09 describes how the TMU Bold men's basketball team locked down the Windsor Lancers on Sunday in Jahcobi Neath's return: https://t.co/JMbnmZwzeb
POWERFUL: Heisman favorite Ashton Jeanty shared a powerful message, saying TRUST GOD and it will change your life.
“You don’t have to be perfect to come to God, but all you have to do is trust in Him & have faith in Him, and He will change your life”
Special player & person🙏