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“Guarding our hearts begins with guarding our eyes and ears.” - Jerry Bridges

That isn’t true. He has answered questions. I bet you don’t say that to everyone who chooses not to answer a question.

You‘ve purchased a sword. The world is full of bad guys. Why are you spending your time rattling your sword here (are you a recruiter for the US military?) instead of spending it slaughtering the bad guys out in the world? *** ”We [followers of Jesus] do not use the weapons of the world.”...

Before you reply to him @Anchorite, remember his standard of measure. He is what he accuses you of being. I haven’t known you long but I’ve known you long enough to know that you aren’t a troll. A suggestion for you, Wrangler: read and meditate on Exodus 34:6-7. God is patient, desiring his...

“Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.” - Albert Camus

“Often I hear people say they do not have time to read. That’s absolute nonsense. In the one year during which I kept that kind of record, I read twenty-five books while waiting for people. In offices, applying for jobs, waiting to see a dentist, waiting in s restaurant for friends, many such...

“In Fulcher’s version of Urban’s Clermont speech, it is evident that Urban immediately declares himself the only Vicar of Christ: One after another, [Urban] beseechingly exhorted them all, with renewed faith, to spur themselves in great earnestness to overcome the Devil’s devices and to try to...

We certainly should model Christ. We should model the Apostles too. Christ didn’t kill his enemies during the time of his earthly ministry. Neither did the Apostles during their ministry. Neither did the early Christians. Neither have Christians since then who have modeled Christ and been...

“… the motivation of Urban himself. Why would he want to enter such an endeavor so obviously fraught with complications, expense, and danger? In his mind, the very existence of the Roman papacy was at stake. If the Muslims could travel north and conquer Rome, then the rule of St. Peter would be...

Christians killing Christians -> God, I’ve suggested, doesn’t love them for doing it.

Have you ever slaughtered a human being? Have you seen photographs of human beings - Christian and non-Christian alike; men, women, and children - who were slaughtered by Muslims, by Christians, by anyone?

“In the end, the First Crusade was the only successful expedition during the three centuries of battle over the Holy Land.” (Christian Jihad, p. 100) Let us consider the outcome. God ordered the Crusades, blessed the efforts of the crusaders, and rewarded them with … success?

Christianity has a life, a good long life, which recognizes the Crusades were a disaster, not only for Christianity, but also for the non-Christian world. Christians killing our Christian and non-Christian enemies makes the world a darker place.

“For decades, people all across the globe have been interested in unidentified flying objects, unexplained aerial phenomena, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Now, it sounds like there might be some real answers coming from the United States government. During a recent interview...

“The rumors are real. I was brought into a private briefing with other pastors. No phones, no cameras, no recordings. We were told plainly: disclosure is coming, and what follows will shake the faith of many. If pastors don’t start preparing their people now, it will be too late.” (Mike...

From my X / Twitter “For you” feed this afternoon - “For generations, men were expected to lead, protect, provide, work hard, control themselves, marry, raise children, and take responsibility before God and society. Then feminism told women they didn’t need men. Secularism removed God...

“Urban effectively declared a holy war on Muslims who held Jerusalem. Christians had taken on as much guilt as Muslims who declared a jihad. The Just War criteria had been replaced by a theology of retribution. Christians no longer had mere permission to serve in the army. The army was now...