Gerred Bell

I just spoke to a man on the phone who reached out after seeing this book advertised by Canon Press. We'd never met before. He reached out because the title grabbed his attention and he wanted to share his experience with me. He told me he's in a church where the pastor is a gifted expositor of scripture but has some views that are troubling to him. His pastor teaches that suffering and retreat are the Christian's default posture. He believes * The Christian's primary duty in life is to suffer * If someone were attacking his family he would not use force to protect them * Christians should generally stay out of politics * The church's only responsibility to culture is to do evangelism That's close to word-for-word what he told me. Every one of those beliefs is false and constitutes what I call loser theology. I could tell the man on the other end of the phone is a man of courage. But his own church is telling him to sit down and be quiet. His pastor is telling him to lose on earth so he can be a winner in heaven. He seemed relieved when I told him this is exactly what my book is about. I told him he's not alone and there are plenty of solid believers out there who want to be equipped for courage, not pressured to opt out. They're tired of being told they should just lose and feel good about it. This is who I wrote the book for.

Call me old school, but I want manual transmissions to make a comeback. Anyone who can drive a stick shift uphill without stalling is made for greatness.

Pleased to announce that my LNC convention dress code proposal has officially been moved and has the necessary cosponsors to be voted on and considered by the LNC before next week! If all goes according to plan, the LP will enter convention with a basic business casual dress code policy in place for official proceedings. Yes, that also means the Chair or a designee would have the authority to remove blatantly unserious or unprofessional behavior from the convention floor during official business sessions. We are so back.

Why would she have to "start over"? With a compensation of $272,000 she must have skills highly valued by the market.

Woke Christians attacking ICE and opposing mass deportations: “You can’t do that! That’s mean! Jesus said to welcome the stranger and love the sojourner!” The stranger and sojourner:

I just tipped 20% on a bottle of water I grabbed out of a mini-fridge myself. I brought it to the counter. The cashier didn't even scan it. He just pushed a button and spun the POS terminal around. The screen suggested 20, 25, or 30 percent. For a moment, I considered finding the custom tip option. But there was a line of people behind me. The cashier was making direct, unblinking eye contact. I folded under the pressure of a digitized guilt trip. I paid $4.80 for a Poland Spring. I basically gave a teenager a dollar to legally supervise me purchasing hydration. He didn't even offer a receipt. He just spun the tablet back around and looked away. I said thank you. I thanked him for letting me give him extra money. I am part of the problem.

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