I love Jesus but not like I ought. And I’m not “in love with” Jesus, don’t make it weird.
Stans: Tom Petty, AK, Angela Lansbury, NH, fishing, theology.
@brandonhli
The actual rating is after the decimal point, not before. A 4.75 is really a 7.5. Anything less than 10 reviews and a 4.85 is a roll of the dice.
If you don’t think that there is any space in your religion for people who disagree with your politics, congratulations, your politics have become your religion.
Beware the “outrage” pastor.
Everything is an outrage. Trans, libs, conspiracies, immigrants, guns. Outrage pastors exist on the left, but *also* on the right (my own tribe).
The fruit of the Spirit is peace. The outrage pastor wants you mad; he wants an audience.
Beware.
My thoughts on Matt Chandler:
1. We don't share denom. or networks.
2. Nobody's asking for my judgment.
Conclusion: it's not my business. Pray briefly for all involved, ignore unless it becomes overt scandal or affects my own congregation.
Hey there
#pcaga
, what an honor to have
@R_Denhollander
working on the abuse study committee and visiting the GA. Welcome Rachael, thank you for your work and service to the PCA.
@tilley_dane
@JoeHemstock
@fireflymagnolia
1. A Godly man would try to avoid drawing attention to his wife’s sin.
#9C
.
2. You are not a prophet so you don’t know what you say is true. Maybe it just happened in providence.
3. Maybe it was your sin.
Many PCA brothers have great affection for Robert Dabney.
I have to ask you dear brothers, how can you honor your black Christian brothers (some in PCA) while also honoring a man who actively argued against their ecclesiastical equality with whites?
If your communion bread is soft, it's because your pastor is soft, and he's creating soft disciples. That's why we use Civil War era hardtack, a.k.a. "tooth dullers." Many chipped teeth every week, but why settle for a Gospel message that costs nothing?
We are about to discover that, in fact, we could close most everything down on Sunday, and it would be OK.
Everyone gets a day to worship.
The poor get a day to rest.
Families get to be together.
People shop on Saturday.
We make do.
It can be done.
@DarbyStouffer
My jean dress brings all the boys to the yard
And my crocs, are better than yours
Damn right, it's better than yours
And that's why...
...I repent for causing by brothers in Christ to stumble,
It's my fault, it never is theirs...
Boarding the plane to Memphis with a guy who had a PCA look. As he passed me in the aisle I said, “weird question, you’re not going to a ‘General Assembly,’ are you?” It turns out he was, and that’s how I met Chad Van Dixhoorn.
@16thSMA
@TuckerCarlson
What about the babies they carry? We're literally sending unborn babies to fight our wars. What kind of a cowardly nation would ask its women to protect its men? For shame.
The victims of this horrible crime. Please remember the surviving family and community.
Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9
Hallie Scruggs, 9
William Kinney, 9
Cynthia Peak, 61
Katherine Koonce, 60
Mike Hill, 61
@JoshDaws
We don't reward political parties with pulpit time, voter guides, volunteers, or donations. We reward them with votes. They need to earn our votes.
The reason they ignore us is because they believe they have us locked in.
@joe_rigney
How does a man with no sense of Christian values introduce Christian values? That’s like asking a 6 year old to design and launch a satellite.
“Pastor, we are moving. Can you help us find a PCA church in our new area?”
“Sure.” I go to the PCA website. Find the only local PCA church in ___. Look at website.
1 big image of Jesus, 1 of the Father, and a woman preacher.
…
I search “Acts 29 churches in ___.”
I am not sure why the same people who do not trust government to properly enforce the law or run public schools would want the government teaching Christianity in public schools. If there’s anything they’re going to mess up, it’s this.
Priest: I have a Episcopalian joke
Congregation: We would like to hear this joke
P: It is the joke about Episcopalians
C: Speak this joke to us
P: The joke about Episcopalians has dawned.
C: Shine your joke upon us.
Now that he’s leaving the PCA he feels free to say the stuff that would definitely have gotten him excommunicated. This justifies all of the so-called “witch hunts.” it turns out that everyone who tried to bring him under discipline was right to do so.
Did Greg Johnson just endorse same sex civil unions? Listen to his remarks and convince me otherwise. And Greg Is now an expert on how often gay couples have sex? This soundbite is absolute bonkers! What is going on here
#pcaga
? Will Missouri Presbytery ignore this?
He's referring to the murder of Emmett Till.
His first Tweet was asking who he is. But now a guy who wrote a book about American society and culture doesn't care, or can't see, a history of racial segregation or oppression as having shaped our present society.
Avoid.
It’s funny to me how Christian Nationalists seem to be very heavy on immigration restrictions and yet the Bible nowhere prescribed immigration enforcement. You had to let them glean in your fields and not oppress them.
This is very bad for the SBC and for the church, broadly.
The PCA must be sure do to everything possible to ensure that we are protecting the flock - no protectionism of fellow pastors, no fretting about reputations.
This quote is Douglas Wilson quoting his own book. My jaw hit the floor.
Maybe he's quoting an opponent? This is Roman justification, not Protestant, not Calvinistic. If this quote is what it appears to be, every DW fan should need to sit down.
@tilley_dane
@JoeHemstock
@fireflymagnolia
First of all, you weren’t using “our” faults, you were using your wife’s faults. You could have said “there was sin in our family” but you explicitly blamed your wife.
In my anger at the Covenant shooting, I spoke unkindly and unknowingly to someone who deserved more compassion. The fault was mine and I apologize. I’ll
strive for better listening and less talking.
A gentle reminder that one does not “battle” cancer. You are treated for cancer, and if the treatment did not work, you did not fail or “lose the battle.”
How to get new people to your church, in order of preference:
1. Converted to Christ
2. Rustled out of an abusive church
3. New to the area
4. New theological conviction
...
18,570. They left their healthy church for your church because of style preferences.
I’m not a Covenanter, but I am so fond of the RPCNA. Who else would say, “we have 30 members in this church, time to plant a new church.” You Covenanters are madmen. It’s glorious. For Christ’s Crown and Covenant!
As thankful as we are for the founding of the PCA in Alabama and early ministry in the deep South, we need to grow outside the southern roots. “Family events” at the always-in-the-South-GA only reinforce the idea that GA is tailored to Southern churches.
To the guy with the anon account who is following me to keep tabs on me: a little birdy told me who you are. Howdy. I see you, and just know that when you post your stuff, you're not anonymous. Your church might not be bothered by what you say but your Pby. would.
@RevKevDeYoung
You know Kevin, this would be an excellent opportunity to say “friends, I, misspoke. Through faith in Christ, we are saints, even though we still sin in this mortal flesh.”
#HisBloodStrongerThanMySin
.
A fan of *Jesus Calling* phoned into the church offices and talked to our secretary for half an hour about how good the book is, and how wrong I am for opposing it.
Ma'am: the book has not brought you closer to Jesus. It has given you an imaginary friend, "Jesus."
@hwslex
Well, NH is made of granite, which is very large. People are saying, I don't know, but people are saying it's the largest rock. A big, beautiful rock. "Never fight up granite, me boys, never fight up granite." Well Vermont did, that's why it's so small.
I cannot for the life of me figure why
@RevKevDeYoung
would not take issue with the variation on THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST and instead choose to hone in on naughty words. The praise is nearly effuse.
I am once again stating that I am a single issue voter, and that issue is the permanent establishment of, or complete removal of, daylight savings time. Make it year round, kill it forever, I don't care. Just stop messing with the clocks.
Here's my nightmare:
An elder has single men live with him, takes them on vacation, hot tubs with them, gives them back and foot massages.
PCA courts say: "Weird but definitely not a violation of any commandment, no discipline here."
Please, let's discipline for weird.
Why would I bring this up? Why not just ignore it and celebrate 50 years of PCA? Because there are victims who have been unable to ignore it. Let's celebrate 50 years by cleaning house. Reveal, don't conceal.
#Lament
It is sad to me that the 50 year anniversary of the PCA is stained by a police report of the pastor of one of her "flagship" churches (forgive me) of that , plus an extensive report about years of sexual abuse at that church. 1/n
@9Marks
I’ve seen a pastor preach and lecture his heart out for a small church conference of 18. God was glorified.
Maybe you need to find a smaller venue instead of cancelling.
If you think the “Christianity” preached by the bookstore’s top seller’s list is bad, wait until public schools are teaching it.
Public schools are not equipped to teach the Bible as Christocentric, salvation by faith alone, and the exclusivity of the Triune God.
OK, PCA GA proposal:
Every year, we hold it in Las Vegas.
Hear me out.
1. Easy travel for everyone. Direct flights from all over.
2. No Presbytery gets home team advantage. EVERYONE has to travel.
3. Vegas hosts 24,000 conventions and 75 trade shows annually. We'll fit fine.
Just remembered I need to burn the palms to make the ashes for tomorrow.
Just remembered I need to get palms to burn to make the ashes for tomorrow.
Just remembered I'm Presbyterian so all I need to do is order some sausages and enjoy fellowship and beer.
@Chymamusique
Every umbrella underneath Christ is dry, so they serve no purpose, except to block direct access to Christ. Is that what you're getting at?
PCA BCO peeps: a member suffers terrible abuse at the hands of his session. He files a complaint in good order, but is unable to wait 1-2 years for resolution. He transfers to a non-PCA church. His complaint to the Pby is then ruled out of order b/c he's not a PCA member.
Well, I for one am looking forward to this year's
#PCAGA
. Please say hi, even if we've debated online, there are no enemies at GA, just friends with minor disagreements. Don't be cynical, folks: everyone in the room agrees 96% with doctrine and philosophy of ministry.
“Let’s not broadcast this church’s sin, how shameful.”
Jesus: hey y’all the church in Pergamum
has false teachers and sexual immorality. In fact, y’know what? John, write this down so all Christians for all of history into eternity will know all about it.
@PerfInjust
A cashier told me "have a nice day." I told him that I'm not here for nice days, I'm here for dangerous, glorious days, and that I don't need nice, I need the grace of God. I think he got it because now when he's my cashier he is silent. 😏
Margaret celebrated her 80th birthday at Faith Pres. this evening. She has trusted deeply in Jesus through loss and hunger, and He has given her a deep and abiding joy that is only ever seen by those who have known Him for many years. So glad to have such a mother in the faith.
You French! How dare you attack the Lord Jesus and the last supper? In retaliation, we’re gonna pray for you even more, we will bless you and love you and we might even send you some additional missionaries to lay down their lives in service to you.
Almighty God, be a strong comfort to the families of the victims of the Covenant School shooting: the children:Evelyn, Hallie, and William; and the staff members Cynthia, Katherine, and Mike...
This is why we flat-out refused the PCA church planter assessment. We had a nursing baby and no intention of leaving him home. The whole assessment process in the PCA is nackered.
Helpful tip for all the PCA guys on the Review of Presbytery Records, etc.
If the minutes you're reading say that "TE X abused a child," you yourself can report it to that state's CPS. No permission req'd. If there's any doubt, call.
@ZachWLambert
1 Cor. 5:11
“But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.”
Did an 18 mile mountain bike ride last night with my 12 year old son. We were both tired at the end. The difference is that now, my eyes are watering from the pain and he’s ready to do it again.
Tony Ferrell, a floor clerk whom I do not know, saw my (humorous) Tweet about getting coffee and actually brought me a coffee. What a kindness! Thank you Tony.
#PCAGA
I tried to issue a protest against this on the floor of GA, and Dr. Taylor ruled it to be out of order, as the case was not complete. The fact that the SJC let the same law firm rep. Herron in his church trial as he's using in his civil trial is beyond the pale. I want names.
It's hard to know where to begin with these transcripts.
But let's start here, with a reminder that Brent Huber, the man who defended Dan Herron in the recent PCA SJC trial *works for* the *same* legal firm representing Dan Herron in his civil trial.
Sam Storms is a very well known pastor.
How you get to his levels of fame whilst having less discernment than a 14 year old leading a junior high school Bible study is simply confounding.
This aged poorly (filmed on April 1st, 2023).
Here,
@Samuel_Storms
believes Mike Bickle went to heaven not once but twice.
And see the additional clips attached below, they get worse.
1/6
#ihopkc
#mikebickle
@Brian_Sauve
It’s really not anything Christian. There is no Gospel to speak of, it’s just a program that tells you to “do.” Maybe fine advice but why market so Christianly?
#PCA
-based
@gospelrefnet
featured Mohler as a keynote speaker a few years ago at the
#PCAGA
, and Doug Wilson's Federal Vision teaching was unanimously condemned by the PCA. I wonder if there have been conversations in the service corridors.