Hope that has been reformed by suffering means that it is no longer wishful thinking. It is now able to declare that while life is tough, it may be painful and hurt, yet this world is not the end of my story.
Won 56-0 vs. Carolina Mavericks
Only played first half.
🔹58yd punt return TD
🔹4yd rec TD
🔹 86 all-purpose yds
🔹21yd rec TD called back
@Coach_Langs@CovDayFootball
No matter what you have done, no matter what you will do, no matter what has happened to you, no matter what will happen to you, in the eyes of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, you are His Beloved.
Sometimes sin is what we do, but sometimes sin is what we refuse to do. Sometimes it's the cruel word we speak, but sometimes it's also the kind word we withhold.
We should be so busy confessing and repenting and working out our own sins that we shouldn't have much time to sit in judgment of other people. #TheRomanRoad
We get so focused on 'they' in Romans 1 that we miss the 'you' in Romans 2. Paul sets a trap — and we walk right into it. The mirror of God's law isn't for pointing outward. It's for looking inward. #TheRomanRoad#SLAPEGG
Augustine spent years chasing women, intellectual achievement, professional success, & status before finding rest in God: which of those pursuits do you find yourself returning to when your soul feels restless, & what does that reveal about where you are truly looking for peace?
Why go to church in person? Not only may the person next to you ahve something you need, but they may need something only you may have. Mutually encourage one another.
The Gospel Story has:
Brought down empires,
Freed slaves,
Started hospitals and orphanages,
Reconciled enemies,
Saved Marriages,
Comforted those grieving,
Broken the chains of addiction,
Brought hope to hurting people...
The hard part of ministry is not to see people as problems to fix, but as souls to care for.
And marriage
And parenting
And driving through Charlotte traffic
Most men are just trying to be “less of what he is. Not perfect, not amazing, not successful, just a slightly less shit version of himself would be a massive improvement.”
~IlonaBannister