RIP to all the Reformed bros who have to turn this world series off at midnight to observe the Sunday sabbath.

"If you want your harbor to be safe, fence it off with ramparts that cannot be shaken by the storm of passons; otherwise, your harbor will become the site of your downfall" Saint Ephraim the Syrian.

Some responses that Halloween is Satanic, descended from Samhain, embraced as a holiday by Wiccans. There is no historical link to Samhain, Wiccan is fake, and it strains credulity to call a kid dressing up as a firefighter and getting candy from his neighbor "Satanic".

During my appearance on the @Flagrant2Army I was asked about Constantine and his part in 4th century Christianity. Constantine was an incredibly important figure during that time but the real history is almost always muddied by a lot of nonsense, muddied details, and sometimes outright fabrication.

Billions of dollars have been spent to make you hate people like this...

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris in 33.5 hours, covering 3,600 miles in the Spirit of St. Louis, becoming the first man to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic. American, remember who you are descended from.

Daddy, what made America? This did son.

My reaction to basically almost every current event is just this now

Obstacle: "I sin time and again, and therefore I do not dare to come again unto God—it would be as if I were mocking with God." Answer: When you [first] prayed in a most acceptable manner [for forgiveness] and when God [first] heard and answered your prayer, God saw all your future sins as if they were presently committed. It is God‘s will that we shall forgive our neighbor seventy times seven—this being required in one day. God, however, is infinitely more longsuffering and benevolent than man. Reconciliation has already been accomplished in Christ and you may accept this at all times to your continual justification. You do not have it in your power to keep yourself from sin; your old man is too evil and too strong for this. God permits sin to remain in you for the very reason that you would always be of a humble disposition and to make use of Christ daily. It would be mockery if you did not repeatedly have a heartfelt desire to sin no more, while yet praying for strength against and the forgiveness of sin. Since, however, this is the case with you, do not allow the fact that you sin repeatedly keep you from prayer. Rather, come all the more, since you are in need of forgiveness and strength, so that the grace of God may be glorified all the more. —Wilhelmus à Brakel, The Christian's Reasonable Service, 3:472

You boys know what to do.

"in every respect, men fall away and forsake God, till he restores them.” John Calvin, Harmony of the Evangelists

Look how many extras they used in the Czech movie Against All (1956) to film a massive charge of the Hussites at the Battle of Vítkov Hill in 1420. x.com/LandsknechtPike/status…

"The suitable time time for the incarnation of the Lord was predestined long ago and prearranged before the foundations of the world. It occurred when it was appropriate for the Holy Spirit and the Power of the Most High to form God bearing flesh.- Saint Basil the great.

Critics of the Reformed Retrieval crowd often claim they’re being unnecessary gatekeepers. Ironically, the RR guys are simply pointing out that there’s far more diversity of thought within the Reformed tradition than many want to admit. What the critics really dislike is that their own views are being exposed as overly simplistic, or in some cases, not even within that Reformed diversity at all, and sometimes even explicitly repudiated by the tradition.

From the Borderlands to the Frontier. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸 The Border Reivers were the descendants of Anglo-Saxon and Scottish blood - a tough, self-reliant people raised in a land where the law came second to survival. For centuries they lived along the English-Scottish border, raiding, defending, and enduring. Their lives forged a character that valued courage, kin, and honour above all else. When peace finally came, that restless blood looked westward. Across the ocean, in the wild hills of Appalachia and the open plains beyond, many found a new frontier that demanded the same steel their ancestors had always shown. They cleared the forests, built farms, fought off raiders, and stood guard at the edge of civilisation - just as their forefathers had done on the border. Their Anglo-Celtic toughness made them ideal for that life - stubborn, independent, and unwilling to bow to any man. From the Cheviot Hills to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the same blood and the same spirit endured - the Border Reivers of old becoming the frontiersmen of a new world. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

"Man's will, out of cowardice, tends away from suffering, and man, against his own will, remains utterly dominated by the fear of death, and, in his desire to live, clings to his slavery to pleasure"- Saint Maximums the Confessor.

"Making application" is no different than allegorical interpretation.

UMass has lost 16 straight games vs FBS opponents (last win in Oct 2023). Kent State has lost 26 straight to FBS opponents (last win in Nov 2022). This Saturday a stoppable force meets a movable object when these two MAC teams face off. Who do you think wins?