Last week I had sat down with @imdfrnt of ChurchDropout podcast to talk about the election, Christian Nationalism, and the church's response/culpability. Allen is a phenomenal interviewer. I hope you watch.

Certain preachers only tell people what they want to hear. I hesitate to criticize them too much, because at least they are listening. At least they treat people with respect and are attentive. But preachers are not parrots or panderers, passive mirrors or echoes of our worries.

The Gospel Coalition: “A woman’s absence is the first thing declared ‘not good’ in creation. ... If God so values women that he includes them as a consistent and essential part of his mission, how can we feel and act any different?" (June, 2018) Also The Gospel Coalition:

The Unspoken Truth About Christianity Before Slavery

A white supremacist targets and kills black people in #Buffalo. The Department of Homeland Security in October 2020 said white supremacists "remain the most persistent and lethal threat” to US security. And yet many white Christians remain silent. Why? https://t.co/pUg4m990jb

@drantbradley Yes! I tell this to my kids all the time. Also: Disappointment is not trauma Being nervous is not a panic attack Disagreement is not harm Sadness is not depression Oppression, trauma, panic attacks, harm, depression are *real.* So let's honor that by saving these words for that