Timothy R. ButlerMar 2, 2025

#Wolfe misses the point, as usual. There's a difference between opposing a genocidal maniac named #Putin while promoting keeping our country's promises (the U.S. committed to protect #Ukraine decades ago in the name of nuclear disarmament) versus prioritizing the "what's in it for me" attitude of so much of domestic politics.

I speak on _issues_, while rejecting partisan affiliation. I'll champion the case of the #unborn, the elderly and, yes, those wrongly oppressed in Ukraine. I'll champion freedom, which includes the freedom to #Evangelize and disciple in the #Gospel.

What you won't see me champion is my preferred tax policy. Or see me constantly get high on outrage porn about whether I'm being persecuted or not. Christians in Ukraine are being persecuted by Putin. Christians in China are being persecuted by Xi.

Christians need to spend more time championing core moral principles of Bible, rather than just culture warring and compromising virtue to "win" said war. Stand for the poor and oppressed. Oppose those who blaspheme Christ by cloaking their murderous regimes with the Cross, e.g. Putin.

Show threadGeekmaster 👽Feb 14, 2025

We should reopen and #evangelize #libraries, and I think everyone should spend a few hours per week just finding any book on any topic and reading it cover to cover. There's still something to be said about holding a #book, especially an old one, in your hands. Flipping the pages. Absorbing its scent. Not saying you can't get the same experience digitally, but many people don't use their digital devices for true #learning and #cognitive growth. Apps and games aren't the same.

It's how I grew up and fed my deepest #addiction - #learning - spending hours in the library and just reading. The Internet barely existed. That's true knowledge. Ever learning. Ever #craving more. And I believe knowledge is true power.

#knowledgeispower #fin

The Christ Almighty BlogJul 22, 2024

Too many churches don’t #evangelize. Their pastors don’t just sit around waiting for visitors, but neither do they deliberately seek out pagans, try to be Jesus to them, share Jesus with them, and invite ’em to church. They just don’t.

You can blame the growing number of unreligious people on all sorts of societal trends, but I’m telling you: The growing churches are evangelizing, and the shrinking churches are not.

https://apnews.com/article/illinois-christian-baptist-church-closure-religious-trends-c6b9e938eb228c8018fb911b02a791f0

An Illinois church closes its doors as religion declines in the US

First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, plans to hold the last service of its 156-year history on Sunday. It's among many U.S. churches that close their doors each year. But there’s a poignant twist in this story. First Baptist’s pastor, Ryan Burge, spends much of his time as a researcher, documenting the dramatic decline in religious affiliation in recent decades. With more Americans abandoning religious affiliation, it's hard to grow and sustain a church, Burge says. He hopes his research, and his personal experience, can provide comfort to other pastors of struggling churches. “This is not all your fault,” Burge tells them.

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SLCW💥Apr 19, 2024

This is happening because #Christians are afraid they are losing #culturalDominance and they want to either #evangelize to #nonChristian #students or drill it into their heads that they are second-class citizens in this country, thereby making it easier for those like #DeSantis to force their #religion on them in other ways.

#FloridaFascism #Christofascists #ChristianNationalism #religionOfHate #ChristianIdiocy #UnderHisEye #Gilead #FirstAmendment #ReligiousFreedom

https://www.wonkette.com/p/ron-desantis-thinks-his-new-plan

Ron DeSantis Thinks His New Plan To Force Religion Into Schools Is Satanist-Proof

Pretty sure it's not!

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CindyJan 20, 2024

Saturday - January 20, 2024
You Version prayer🙏

#Sharethegoodnews #Sharethegospel #Boldness #Godmakesitgrow #Evangelize
#Preachtheword 💁‍♂️📖💁‍♀️ #Teachtheword

Coach Pāṇini ®Dec 14, 2023

Where did you think the term #zealot came from?

How about #evangelize?

#etymology

Upstart CrowJan 27, 2023
#Hobbycontroversies and scandals including accusations of #antisemitism, #homophobia, #LGBTQ #discrimination, attempts to #evangelize #publicschools, "efforts to deny access to #contraceptives for employees," "discrimination and illegally s#smuggled #artifacts to #endangering employees during the #coronavirus pandemic."[11]
#boycott
Show threadUmaiNov 23, 2022

5 years ago, on my first M account, it put me off that a significant amount of the TL was comprised of

- #LoliCon https://ethanzuckerman.com/2017/08/18/mastodon-is-big-in-japan-the-reason-why-is-uncomfortable/
- people asking for money or food
- #SexWorkers
- #AdultContent enthusiasts
- #ShitPosters and arguments over their existence
- arguments over #mastodon as arbiter of the #fediverse

I remember that clearly. I remember all the work that was expected of us to make M usable (filter! block! #SelfHost ! #evangelize ! #moderate !).

#technology #SocialMedia

Mastodon is big in Japan. The reason why is... uncomfortable - Ethan Zuckerman

Remember Mastodon? In April 2017, there was a wave of excitement about Mastodon, a federated social network begun in October 2016 by Eugen Rochko, a 24-year old German software engineer, as an alternative to Twitter. Recent news about CloudFlare’s decision to stop providing services to the Daily Stormer has me thinking about decentralized publishing, one… Read More »Mastodon is big in Japan. The reason why is… uncomfortable

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Ian KirkApr 18, 2021

Go and (p)Reach

https://devotion.al/2021/04/18/go-and-reach

#Devotional #devotion #Devotional #evangelize #evanglism #heart #holiness #love

Go and (p)Reach

Psalm 4; Luke 24:36b-48; Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7 The disciples are still struggling with the Resurrection. You’d think they’d have accustomed themselves to Jesus being alive, but they were obvio…

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Ian KirkJan 23, 2021

Wolves Invisible — 23 January 2021 Devotional

https://devotion.al/2021/01/23/wolves-invisible/

#Devotionals #devotion #Devotional #Epiphany #evangelize #mission

Wolves Invisible — 23 January 2021 Devotional – Devotion.al

Psalm 62:5–12; Jeremiah 20:14–18; Luke 10:13–16 Do you know the story of “The Boy Who Cried, Wolf”? The shepherd boy who falsely cried “wolf” so many times that after some time no one would come to his aid. Of course, as the case with moral tales, the real wolves came, he cried “wolf”, and no

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