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Recipient of radical grace, trying to resist by living with presence and joy in a world diametrically opposed to such things. MA student at Western Theological Seminary. Twitter refugee and Tar Heel.
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"Rest assured that our beloved stronghold is not named after the evil dark lord hell-bent on destroying Middle-earth, but after a beloved Elven soldier named Elduin Sauron from the Battle of Mirkwood, or something."

The way of the cross. The way of Jesus. The way of humility, service and preference of others. The way of dying to self & rising with Christ. There’s no other following. This has been the stunning forfeiture in this generation’s discipleship & we have borne its fruit. In repentance we regather joy.

I wanna invite y’all to find somethin better to do with whatever time God grants you this evening than watch a POTUS who is so thoroughly committed to lies & pathological loserhood addresses this mockery of a Congress this evening. You can catch the highlights later if you must.

I live in Rep. Hudson’s district in NC. If you have a problem with the illegal cuts Musk’s DOGE team has been enacting, and are a real person, who isn’t being paid, feel free to call his DC office at 202-225-3715 and let him know. Each time I’ve called, I’ve gotten a real person on the other end.

I live in Rep. Hudson’s district in NC. If you have a problem with the illegal cuts from Musk’s DOGE team and are a real person who isn’t being paid, feel free to call his DC office at 202-225-3715 and let him know. Each time I’ve called, I’ve gotten a real person. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

The question I am really struggling with right now is: What is "law & order" and the entire American constitutional order *for* if it isn't a Go Directly to Jail card for guys like Donald Trump and Elon Musk for doing *exactly* what they're doing right now?

Good morning, beloved. Some things, we can’t control. Others, we can. Knowing the difference is wisdom. Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.

going on-record like this is pretty brave imo www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT4u...

Social media was meant (presumably, at some point) to bring us closer together, and we've seen how that's worked out. Anything that mediates human to human contact, even if meant for good, seems only to de-humanize. This is a post about AI.

When Trump flew into NC to survey Helene damage, he apparently offered his endorsement to any of the Republican officeholders present to primary NC's Senator Thom Tillis if Tillis didn't fall in line and obey Trump's orders. Of course, Tillis caved. He always does. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

One of my (many) concerns with the “anti-Christian bias” EO is the way it reifies a false Christian persecution complex. Self-pity and victimhood are not Christian habits of mind.

“And we’ll build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top up in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves…!”

For those keeping track, since taking office, Trump, Musk, Vance and the Trump admin have cast aspersions on and/or cut funds to: * An Episcopal bishop * The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops * Lutheran service groups * A Christian service group * An array of religious groups that aid refugees

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

If empathy is a sin, your god is not the God of the Hebrew Bible, who heard the cry of his people in oppression in Egypt, and because he “knew their sufferings” (Exodus 3:7), delivered them through the wilderness into the Promised Land.

@chuckdegroat.bsky.social Glad to see you’re on here! Leaving the other site for good soon—it helps to know you’re here.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven. - Jesus

Probably not be the right time to be using German words, but this may be the closest we’ll get to experiencing schadenfreude for some time.

My wife, a teacher who just tested positive for flu, is at school prepping lesson plans for tomorrow after finishing her classes for the day—with the flu. Son, upon learning about this: "She has the flu—she should get paid more for that!" Yes. Yes she should.

✅ Paper submitted. ✅ Penultimate class completed. 1️⃣ Semester left.

Joke’s on Hegseth and Wilson, there IS no “combative brand of Christianity”!

So many people are a father but not a President and have watched helplessly as their loved ones are unfairly targeted by the injustice system, are refused another chance, do not have their sobriety taken into account. I want what Hunter Biden got for the people I know in NC Corrections and Central