#hereistand Let's conquista the #reconquista. Co-operation with sin is sin.

I will say more tomorrow, perhaps. But you appear to assume that the church's inability to attract a certain kind of young man is evidence of a failure in the church. But the pastoral ministry has never been defined by its ability to attract men who desire leadership, courage, or responsibility. It is defined by Christ, who calls men to shepherd his sheep. There are men attracted to positions of authority who are poorly suited for the pastoral office. There are also quiet, studious men who possess remarkable courage and make excellent pastors. The question is not whether the church can attract strong men according to the expectations of the surrounding culture. The question is whether we are forming and recognizing men who meet the qualifications Christ has established. The church does not merely need more masculine men in some abstract sense. It needs godly men whose masculinity is shaped by the example of Christ, the Chief Shepherd.

I think this is part of the problem. I don't know how widespread it is, but I do know that some pastors are not following the Apostle Paul to "spend and be spent" for the sake of souls. Meeting with young people, hearing their concerns, praying for them, and giving them Biblical counsel and wise guidance is a must. I have thoughts of what has led to this, but the solution is simple: shepherd the flock of God that is among you. (1 Peter 5:2)

I like to think of myself as fuscular. There is some fat, but also muscle. Also, this made me laugh. We should deadlift together sometime.

This is both a weird take, and also a bit confusing due to sentence construction. FWIW, I don't hate the Christian Nationalist movement. I don't know that it's well-defined for me to go one way or the other. I am not entirely sure what last sentence means. The truth here is that, once again, I didn't try and pick a fight here on X. I woke up to a bunch of notifications over a quote from an article. It's a weird world.

The irony of people complaining about the Longhouse and then turning around and doing the same thing on Twitter is not lost on me. Still living in real life. I encourage all to give it a try.

It does seem I’ve upset the right people, judging by Twitter bios. Remember, kids, Twitter isn’t real life.

No one wants context, because being dismissive is easier in the online gotcha game (proving my original point). But for those who are curious, here is part of it.

Dispicable Me.

I haven’t noticed. Reconquistas to the left of me and NXRs to the right. I’m staying centered on Christ. Three sermons and Sunday school lesson between now and Sunday night. Remember, X ain’t real life.

Meetings with young people from 8 AM—3 PM today. Preaching at an installation service tonight (and moderating). This includes a 6 hour round trip drive. Helping a young couple with their washer/dryer in the morning. Meeting family for wedding plans. Teaching Sunday school, preaching morning service, and receiving 5 new members on Sunday (one by profession of faith and baptism). Ministering to a family experiencing miscarriage. Preaching Sunday evening worship. It’s gonna be a busy 72 hours.

Only 2nd most popular. Gotta pump those numbers up.

Oh no. A public thing was found by TwitterAnons. Two things can be wrong. Two people can be wrong. And I have affirmed that both are wrong, and made that affirmation public at various times. I don’t support Byrd, and the open letter stated as such. And I don’t support the other one either.

I know it’s a bizarre idea, but we can do both. We can call out performative masculinity and say the church must do better at discipling young men. We can say that feminism is toxic to the church and say that the solution isn’t to pendulum swing to the other side.