lover of Justice • High church soul in a low church body • Church planter • Lecturer in Sociology at CSU Chico • School Board representative • Best food =cereal
Bob was a praying Christian.
He graduated to glory on Feb 10th.
He left the 100+ million dollar company to his employees. The workers created the value. He paid them their just wages.
Be like Bob.
Actually infuriates me that this dude’s church didn’t teach him better than this. Yes, even people who make bad decisions are our neighbors. Even our enemies. Sinners too. Thieves too. Even *gasp* Samaritans.
The Babylon bee guys unleashed a hoard of trolls on me — and I learned one thing: they all want Jesus to tell them it’s ok to kill.
The American myth of redemptive violence is alive and well. Their violence-addled brains fantasize about murdering all the time. So scared.
Actually infuriates me that this dude’s church didn’t teach him better than this. Yes, even people who make bad decisions are our neighbors. Even our enemies. Sinners too. Thieves too. Even *gasp* Samaritans.
Pastors, encourage your congregants to use the church building for their major life functions. Not just weddings, but birthday parties, family reunions, graduation parties.
don’t charge them anything. In fact sponsor part of the party. Pay for the piñata‘s.
thank me later.
Hamas killed 1200 people - most of them civilians. Israel has since killed 1800-2900 Palestinians - most of them civilians.
If you can’t say both of those things are evil and wrong, as a Christian, I’m not sure we’re reading the same book.
Ladies, your HUSBAND & your FATHER are arguing. Your husband wants to leave. You steal your fathers idols & head to the hills of Gilead. Your FATHER catches up with you all & wants his idols. Fearing death, when he comes into your tent, you sit on them. What's do you say to him?
It doesn’t seem particularly hard to say:
(1) Hamas targeting civilians is evil
(2) Israel’s treatment of Palestinians has been and continues to be evil
(3) Christ is always on the side of widows, orphans, immigrants, and the poor and stands against all violence and empires.
7yo: since God is both male and female, if God got married it would be gay either way.
11yo: God is non-binary.
13yo: male and female are part of the image of God, but God is not male nor female.
Me:
Tell your church/pastor if you’re leaving and going to another church.
They hold a place in their hearts and minds for you as one they are spiritually guiding.
When you leave without saying anything it creates confusion and anxiety.
@dalepartridge
Jesus: "there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."
Paul: "...they who refrains from marriage will do better."
Why are you so far off from Jesus and God's Word?
In light of the Cr*wder video, A LOT of Christian men are learning that how they talk to their wives in their comp marriage is ugly and monstrous in the light of day.
Sodom and Gomorrah is not about homosexuality.
This story is a great litmus test for a religious figure. If they think the primary issue isn’t hospitality, than they:
(1) haven’t sufficiently studied and/or
(2) are too shaped by western culture wars and/or
(3) pornified brain
I think a bunch of my students used ChatGPT for their papers. Zeroes for everyone. 😭😭😭
Lotta “contentious”/“controversial questions” leading to “creativity” and “critical thinking”.
"He died for our sins" is NOT the same thing as "the Father punished the Son on the cross with the penalties we were supposed to receive". Stop trying to force Penal Substituion into the Fathers. It's not there.
@bluesawadeshoes
Dang!! Viral! Killing it.
I got my first gym membership ever. Went 5 days a week. In some of the best shape of my life. Closed immediately. No website or Facebook updates. First I tried not to regain the weight. Then only half the weight lost. Finally bought a hone elliptical.
@LauraRbnsn
I actually, in the least creepiest way, would love to get more information on this. I think you’re dead right and also how? Did people in the room/bed just know it was happening and everyone pretended otherwise? Sneak out to the field in between the two sleeps?
The surprising things I have encountered in the last 24 hours making white, American evangelicalism (my people) furious:
— FAITH - at the end of the day, their trust is ultimately in a gun for safety & salvation
— HARM -I’ve never had so many “Christians” wish harm on my family
“OH YEAH, WHY DID JESUS TELL THEM TO BUY SWORDS IN LUKE 22:36?!”
Why did you stop reading at 36? He tells you in the next verse. “For I tell you.” It’s to make his arrest valid. So he would be “counted among the lawless.” The weapons make him look guilty. Like a revolutionary.
The Babylon bee guys unleashed a hoard of trolls on me — and I learned one thing: they all want Jesus to tell them it’s ok to kill.
The American myth of redemptive violence is alive and well. Their violence-addled brains fantasize about murdering all the time. So scared.
Do you all remember in May ‘22 when IDF shot & killed a Palestinian-American Christian reporter (Shireen Abu Akleh), lied about it, later admitted it, attacked the pall-bearers at a Christian hospital, then attacked the hospital with stun grenades injuring staff & patients?
Every time I lecture on family I get my most personal and pleading. Boiled down, I say these 5 things:
(1) Our definition of family is VERY new in the scope of humanity. Too small.
(2) You are not enough people for your future spouse/children - as lovely as you are.
@NateWorthington
@dennisswender
@TomBuck
Not only did those other dudes not kick him out of the building or picture — they gave him a place of prominence. A gathering that has Nazis is a nazi gathering.
It’s very upsetting that a lot of guys on the right are big sad the Allen TX mall shooter was a neo-nazi.
This isn’t a game. This isn’t a fun political debate. These aren’t tally marks for your policies of choice. These are our kids’ lives.
I disclosed to my university students for the first time this semester that I’m a pastor.
One student: I could kinda tell by your mannerisms and the way you communicate hard things in a way that is still comforting.
Me: 😊😊
Guns in homes hurt families way more than protect!
Gun in home correlates to:
- 7x higher rate of homicide by partner
- 84% of those victims are female
- no decease of stranger homicide
- 50% ⬆️ in general female suicide
- 4x ⬆️ in female suicide by gun
@NeilShenvi
When it comes to child predation, I’m more concerned with “straight men” than anyone who identifies with queer theory. The stats bear out this argument is coming from a glass house.
@LauraRbnsn
That’s the great thing about small houses, people leave them during the day because they’re not a lot of fun or very comfortable. I can see that for sure.
Outside intimacy is willlldddd. Which lends to you point about our ideas of “normal”.
@ozymomdias
Amen.
I will go so far as to say (1) it’s anti-social behavior (2) it’s actually really healthy for us to do things we don’t want and (3) for people of faith, love of neighbor should be a top shelf concern.
@cindy_decker
@ZacharyCWagner
Hi I’m clippy. It’s my job to help you navigate this difficult topic. Jesus definitely died on the cross. Quicker than anticipated. Was this helpful?
Jesus glowing between Elijah (prophets) and Moses (the Law).
God the Father to the disciples: that’s my beloved Son. Listen to him.
American evangelicals: BUT THE VERSES THAT JUSTIFY MY DESIRES TO KILL PEOPLE ARE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.
@LauraRbnsn
One of my spiritual mentors was a social worker turned episcopal priest. He said the hardest part of social work was that no matter how bad the abuse, kids always wanted to stay with their parents.
(3) Parenting will be one of the hardest things you do. The only parenting hack is living close to family who cares and helps.
(4) Raising children to chase financial success is a recipe for unhappiness (for parents/children). Raise children you want to spend time with as adults
You’re staying home sick from school. Price is right just got over. While you heat up some Campbells chicken noodle you go to pick one of these.
Which one you picking?
He thought he was doing something but, as always, the Holy Spirit reveals all truth.
“Christ is proclaimed in every way, whether out of false motives or true; and in that I rejoice.”
A few months ago I sent out an email with the themes for the current sermon series. I asked if anybody wanted to preach. Today’s sermon was from a woman who had never done public speaking before. She preached on rest. Crushed it.
Pastors, offer the laity a chance to do the stuff
"Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees."
I read this quote recently. Attributed to St. Gregory of Nyssa. LOVED IT. It seemed so good. Too good🧐. I went digging. 🧵1/6
“What book of the Bible are you reading through?”
Delivery guy for new washer saw my theology books and joyfully asked the above question to my wife and me. I’ve been chewing on it. I like it A LOT better than “what church do you attend?”
I imagine a lot of women in these situations are experiencing a lot of emotions ranging from rage to shame. Many prayers. Please keep yourself safe. Fight to alter the course of your situation -- as costly as it is, prioritize mental health care and marital counseling.
The Bible is almost NEVER concerned about the motivations of the poor in receiving money.
The Bible is almost ENTIRELY concerned with the motivations of the money havers and givers.
Not only are you required to give to the poor, God is checking your heart in the process.
There’s two type of people:
I went through hard stuff and you should too
Or
I went through hard stuff and am working to make sure others don’t have to in the future.
Become the second one.
(5) Chosen family is fine & good, but life will absolutely get hard & family easily chosen is easily broken. Find people for the long haul. You will need help through divorce, health issues, accidents, disasters, & old age. Especially as populations dip below replacement levels.
Can you imagine a 5 year associating his spiderman b-day with the church sanctuary?
Can you imagine teenagers on the verge of major life change connecting graduation parties to church life?
Fools, all of us, if we don’t use congregational space for congregational life.
@BeReasonable1
@benshapiro
@PaulConservativ
Ben makes a living talking about how dangerous “certain” ideologies are. How pervasive they are. How they impact the people around them. His own ideology helped shape this shooter. Certainly you can see the dilemma.
Why is that those who emphasize the sovereignty and foreknowledge of God argue the loudest about needing a gun to save them?
Doesn’t God number our days? Help us in our hour or need? Can a human shorten our life if God ordained it to be longer? Seems like a disconnect.