Steve Hackman

9 Warning Signs Your Pastor May Be Building His Own Kingdom Identifying the Red Flags in Church Leadership

In 1 Samuel 8 the people of Israel demanded that Samuel give them a king. Samuel goes on to explain to the people that a king will control them, abuse them, and use their lives to further his own.

And yet, surprisingly they replied, "We still want a king over us!"

From 'disgusting abomination' to 'crazy:' Trump and Musk in social media brawl President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to cut off government contracts with Elon Musk's companies, as the once-close relationship between the world's most powerful man and its richest unraveled publicly on their rival social media platforms.

Elon should have taken a hint from Mike Pense, Jeff Sessions, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Cohen etc. on how these Faustian relationships with Trump end 😂. Now I am just enjoying my popcorn and watching the show

Elon Musk and the Trump Trap: A Cautionary Tale How Prominent Figures Have Regretted Their Deals with "the Donald"

“With Tesla sales tanking, Tesla stock slumping and angry Tesla investors demanding reasons on why Musk seems committed to brand self-destruction, a humbled Elon leaves the Trump orbit like so may before him; frustrated, diminished, and wondering why he ever made that Faustian deal to begin with."

Watching MASH with my late father when I was a kid is such a fond memory. Rest well Loretta Swit

A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It.

America is now about two steps away from “The Running Man”

YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews Every Best Picture - Ben-Hur (1959) with David Canfield -Academy Award Winners

Happy Easter! What better day to dive deep into one of Hollywood’s most lavish and beloved biblical epics. For our latest Every Best Picture @stevehackman1.bsky.social & I are joined by the wonderful David Canfield to discuss William Wyler’s 11-time Oscar winner BEN-HUR: youtu.be/T0ECTIiNl0E?...

It’s been my home for decades. A lot of changes here

"America: The House Always Wins" Why Trump's Gamble to Overturn the International Order is a Fool's Errand

Meanwhile Russia’s Putin & China’s Xi look on and must wonder if they are getting pranked as their most cherished foreign policy goal, the splitting of the Western alliance, gets enacted by the very man trusted to protect it.

I grew up watching him hosting game shows. Rest well Wink!

YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews Ne Zha 2 | UNPACKED

NeZha 2 is the highest grossing animated film ever and has just overtaken Star Wars: The Force Awakens to be the 5th highest grossing film overall. With a cultural phenomena like that @marshy00.bsky.social and I felt we needed to jump in and give our thoughts on Ne Zha 2 #nezha2

Social media platform X down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows Social media platform X is down for thousands of users in the U.S. and the UK, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

MAGA when “X” goes down must be a lot like teenagers when they lose the internet; lots of confusion and not quite knowing what to do now. My advice is the same, “go outside, play, and get some fresh air” 🙏😇

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"A Faustian Bargain? Zelensky, Trump, and the Christian Conundrum" Jesus taught us how to deal with the devil in the desert…Why Zelensky listened but Evangelicals didn't

“That was the offer. I’ll deliver your cultural war victory but you have to defend me at best, or remain silent at worst, while I corrupt America’s soul.”

The whole world witnessed the U.S. President shake down a loyal ally on live TV in order to make an eventual deal with our adversary. #treason

As kids I played a comp game called BALANCE OF POWER where as the President you used soft power to increase your influence against the Soviets. Later we just started goofing around and would suddenly stop funding our allies and start siding with the Soviets Our allies would go nuts! Just a kids game

No doubt good Christians who have “accepted Jesus as their personal Lord & Saviour” 😢😅😇

Same, when you are given glasses with blue lens, you see everything in blue whether it is or isn’t. When we are told for years salvation is primarily about afterlife placement it’s really hard not to read certain verses through that broken lens

What Exactly Does Jesus "Save" Us From? It's probably not what you think

I’ve spent years asking myself “Why do I believe what I believe?” Here is another piece of that puzzle

Revisiting January 6th: The Truth in Motion (Videos Of Pardoned Criminals) Uncovering the Lies, Confronting the Violence, and Standing Firm for Democracy

With Trump pardoning even violent participants, Jan 6 is an open wound that will continue to fester rather than heal.

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Remembering David Lynch

Always a Detroiter! Go Lions! #detroitlions

Absolutely tragic!

Getting the “Christingles” ready for the afternoon Christmas Eve church service at St. John’s Cathedral #christmas #hongkonglife

YouTube video by Alex O'Connor Debating God With The Archbishop of Canterbury, Philip Goff, and Elizabeth Oldfield

Four people representing four various positions on Christianity, science, atheism, suffering, and what it means to be human engaging in a dialogue of mutual respect and holding any certainty they have balanced with a healthy dose of humility?

Well, this is my love language.

I have no excuse for never having read this classic but that shall be corrected as it’s the first selection for a new book club I am starting for 2025.

First Sunday of Advent. Christmas can really begin now! #advent

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

What Tony Campolo Taught Me The recent passing of the famed evangelist offers a chance to reflect on his legacy

The recent passing of Tony Campolo offered me the chance to reflect on the impact he had on me.

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‘Bonhoeffer’ Bears Little Resemblance to Reality - Christianity Today The new biopic from Angel Studios twists the theologian's life and thought to make a political point.

When my love of films collides with my faith the results can be wondrous (e.g. Terrence Malick) or disastrous (e.g. Pure Flix). Sadly, it appears the new biopic on Bonhoeffer falls within the latter.