A sinner saved by grace alone. Still being sanctified but abundantly blessed. Married to @tim__stephens, mom of 9, happy at home. 💗
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Raquel Stephens retweeted
For nearly two decades, the Ezra Institute has sought to teach all who will listen, that the Word of God reveals the root of life and culture is religion; that politics is at the mouth, not the source of the river of culture. This means that, in the long run, you can have elections and change politicians (congressman, senators, MP's etc), but without transformation at the religious root of life, without a new worldview reforming people's thinking, change will be short-lived and evaporate quickly. The politics of the modern state cannot save man or his society. Only Christ and his Word can.
The West is under judgment. The time to repent (change the mind and turnaround) is now.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
Humbled
I have heard people say that they were humbled when they were told that other people were praying for them. I always thought that was a strange reaction. Grateful or thankful would make sense. But why would you feel humbled to hear that someone was praying for you?
Well, I think I have learned my lesson here. Over the past two and a half months I have been humbled in wonderful ways. Well, wonderful is a strange way to describe it. It started with a prostate cancer diagnosis in August. There were lots of doctors’ appointments that, finally, have culminated in surgery in Orlando this last week. But all along the way I have consistently heard from friends and from people I don’t think I even know, all tell me that they are praying for me. And the whole experience has been wonderfully humbling. So let me just take a moment to express my gratitude for a whole host of blessings that I am not worthy of.
First, I was diagnosed because of an annual blood test that I probably would have skipped except that I have a fantastic family doctor, Rod Story, who appears to take my health more seriously than I am prone to do. I am tremendously grateful for his attention to this, as well as to the medical technology that allows us to catch something like this at an early stage when it can be effectively addressed. From the first diagnosis to all the handholding through booking all the necessary procedures, I’ve had someone who eliminated bureaucracy and just gave me very personal and effective care.
Since then, I have been tremendously blessed by the elders of Christ Church and the board of NSA that have both given me a little bit of a break to take the time to address this and have given support throughout. Many thanks to the faculty, staff, and students of NSA who have been enthusiastically prayerful on my behalf. I’m especially grateful to NSA’s President’s Council who have shouldered a lot of work on my behalf during an exceptionally busy period. How great is it to be able to walk out of your office for two weeks and feel confident that everything will be fine?
And then I’m also very thankful for Dr. Patel and his staff at Advent Health in Orlando where I had my surgery. How many generations of men went before me who had no possible solution to this cancer? And how blessed am I to have such incredible medical knowledge at my disposal to remove the cancer and put me all back together? It is astonishing how spoiled we all are. And so I am truly grateful and humbled, as I know that I am in no way worthy of such blessing.
Lastly, I am tremendously grateful to my wife and kids who have been such staunch allies throughout all of this. Bekah has, more than once, stood with me as we emptied all our emotions onto the table and then sorted through them all according to God’s promises and put everything where it belongs. You can’t carry this sort of trial like a man, without having your heart and mind all sorted out. I’m very blessed to have such a helpmeet.
Cancer has been an astonishing little blessing to me. I’m almost to the point of wanting to recommend it to others. Are you feeling a little sorry for yourself? Are you getting a little resentful and petty? Are you turning into a bit of an insufferable ingrate? Try cancer! Okay, I’m not quite there. To be clear, I still recommend against it. But we serve a God who works for the good to those that love him and are called according to his purpose. And I have tasted this goodness plentifully in ways that I don’t deserve. And so I am happily humbled.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
The Bible says that civil rulers should praise what is good (1 Peter 2:14).
One administration celebrated vile affections and sexual insanity on Easter.
The current administration is celebrating the Protestant Reformation, the Sacred Scriptures, and salvation by grace through faith.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
Not long back, the Biden admin issued a statement celebrating “Transgender Day of Visibility” on Resurrection Sunday.
Today, Trump made an official White House statement celebrating Reformation Day, honoring the Reformers, and declaring that “The Bible remains a cornerstone of our Nation’s character and upholds our steadfast devotion to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
To say that this is what I voted for would be an understatement.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
The “protesters” who invaded Cities church in St Paul today have one law: lawlessness. They illegally disrupt worship and occupy a building that isn’t theirs to protest the lawful deportments of people who have illegally come into a country. Their law is lawlessness.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
Eleven years ago today, I helped plant Cities Church.
I served as a pastor there for 8 years.
This is a normal Baptist Church.
They worship Jesus.
They love each other.
They seek the good of their neighbors.
And the Left hates them and wants to shut them down, because one of their pastors serves his country in law enforcement, putting his life on the line to remove rapists and violent criminal illegal immigrants from our streets.
The Democrats are the party of lawlessness, of cultural decay, social disorder, and death.
It’s time for Christian boldness—for courage and clarity about Jesus and sin.
And it’s time for our governing officials to fulfill their mandate and become a terror to evil conduct. They do not bear the sword in vain.
That’s what our nation needs.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
My little partner in crime.
He was a little over 21 weeks old when I went undercover in four abortion clinics across Canada, and listened to the abortionists and clinic workers talk to me, sometimes for hours and sometimes in great detail, about how to terminate his life as a viable, healthy, baby.
A few short months after these clinic visits, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy.
It's been two years of of planning both professionally and personally for my family in preparation of the release of these undercover videos.
I'm glad this story made it to the front cover of the National Post today, and has been featured on CBC/ Radio-Canada and several other independent periodicals because my goal has always been to ensure as many Canadian eyeballs see this story as possible.
We are what a disparate situation politically when it comes to the issue of abortion, and I hope the societal pressure continues to grow so this changes once and for all.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
Canada is the only Western nation with no legal gestational limits on abortion (which means the law allows abortion at any point in pregnancy, even in the ninth month).
The @nationalpost has now confirmed what Canadians were told for years was not happening: late-term abortions do occur in this country. A series of investigative videos from @RightNowHQ is finally bringing public attention to a reality that has been denied for far too long.
It also raises an uncomfortable question:
Why is Canada the only Western democracy that permits this?
Around the world, the only other countries commonly listed as having no specified gestational limit are China and North Korea.
Deep down, we know that late-term abortion shocks the conscience of most Canadians, so instead of confronting it honestly, we simply pretend it doesn’t happen?
The women who undergo these hidden late-stage abortions are often left to face the emotional, psychological, and physical consequences alone. They cannot seek support without first challenging a public narrative that says their experience “doesn’t exist.”
I am raising this issue because when we hide the truth, we abandon the reality these women experience.
Honesty must be the foundation of any society that claims to support both women and human dignity.
nationalpost.com/news/canada…
Raquel Stephens retweeted
Pierre Poilievre NAILS IT!
"The monsters who look at this material create a profit motive for literally hundreds of kids to be tortured and humiliated in videos that may circulate for the rest of their lives. They will never recover from this trauma."
EXACTLY, and;
"I will use the notwithstanding clause, and I will bring mandatory prison sentences for users of child pn that are far higher than the ones that were already in place.
I'm more worried about the Charter Rights of our children than I'm about these perverts and pedos."
Hear Hear 🔥
Raquel Stephens retweeted
OOPSIE: Premier Smith just absolutely ragdolls @brucefanjoy when he asks her about the alleged human costs of not going green.
She explains how real people die when governments go green at any cost, and so he cuts her off in a panic fit.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
I really don’t care how anyone feels about it or how it makes me look in the eyes of respectable pluralist sorts. I never ever want to hear Muslim calls to prayer in my country. I just don’t.
Raquel Stephens retweeted
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death,
so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Raquel Stephens retweeted
Today, I announced Bill 1, the International Agreements Act, to protect provincial jurisdiction and ensure decisions that impact Alberta are made in Alberta.
“What a privilege it was to be his wife and the mother of his children.
We ask that you continue to pray for us as we navigate our life without my head, my covering, my counselor, best friend, my husband, the father of my children, my seasoned warrior for Christ.
Rest well in the presence of Jesus.
Job well done.”
Voddie Baucham's wife, Bridget, honors him at his funeral service:
"He loved me well. He loved his children. He loved the church. He loved God. He loved the gospel. And he loved God's people.
What a privilege it was to be his wife and the mother of his children."
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