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pedalingpastor.bsky.social
pedaling the gospel of community, inclusion, social justice, dad jokes, yelling at 🚗, & a deep ❤️ for 🚲 👟 🚌. WV-expat. Pastor of Judson Memorial Baptist Church in S. MPLS author of Church on the Move: A Practical Guide for Ministry in the Community
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(1) An embryonic Good Friday meditation: Sometimes I wonder if Jesus gets tired of being resurrected every year. I know he's not literally resurrected every year, but I wonder if he gets tired of having re-live the events every year.

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Here's my Easter sermon: I don't think Jesus died for our sins, I think he lived to show us how to love and live in community, full stop. 9:20-9:30am Organ Prelude 9:30-10:45am Worship (w/a "Hallelujah Chorus" sing-along) & best cup of church ☕️ around Judson Church 4101 Harriet Ave, mpls 55409

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Yes, I’m still in a panic!!😱

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@wedge.live any bloom predictions for the tulip house?

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A few years ago at an orange line bus stop a dude that was super high walked up to me, knelt down, and said, “Sir, right now the Holy Spirit is hovering over your head.” I didn’t have the heart to tell him it was just my bicycling hat.

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How is the 🇺🇸 unable to do anything to bring back Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia? How can a superpower w/1000s of nuclear 💣 say “we’re powerless?” I’m old enough to remember when the US govt ❤️ to manipulate Latin American governments It’s not they can’t do anything, it’s that they don’t want to

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ppl think the pastoral life is just one glamorous experience after another (y'all know that was said tongue in cheek), but in reality it is life of mundane miracles - moments of levity, love, grace, mercy, tenderness & frustration as you help others (& yourself) move this thing called life

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I’m only three weeks away from the first gin and rhubarb syrup cocktail of the year!

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I asked ChatGPT what should be my next book and if it had time to also turn me into an action figure. The result, a little too good if you know what I mean…

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New sign drop

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Community as an act of resistance or maybe communities so small they'll succeed. both seem appropriate to me at this time. We here at Judson Church are trying to do out part. conta.cc/4jqg1vm

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As part of my sermon on Sunday I made the comparison between prosperity gospel pastors who drive Mercedes and social gospel pastors like myself who ride 🚲 . How did the congregation react? They clapped! youtube.com/clip/UgkxEdu...

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Looks like maybe I should bury that pile of Kohl’s cash in the backyard after all. 🤔 www.independent.co.uk/news/donald-...

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Here is a poem I quoted in my sermon today, I think y'all will like too:

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22K+ steps for democracy, trans rights, climate justice, racial justice, gender justice, and religious liberty. I may preach sitting down tomorrow, but I’m afraid Sen Cory Booker would rolls his eyes at me.

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Lori and I and 50+ of our new best friends are heading to the Capitol. We’ve been on the 21A for an hour+. Every GreenLine train we passed on University Ave was packed like sardines.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

any twin cities folks wanna bike bus over to the Mass Mobilization tomorrow? Or is there one already organized? (also, anyone heard of a bike corral for parking?)

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My sermon on Sunday @judsonchurch.bsky.social will focus on Religion as a Comfortable experience. Not the kind of comfort that leads to apathy but the kind of comfort that assures you someone has your back when you take a risk for love, inclusion, justice, and mercy. 9:30am CDT in-person & online

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Henri Nouwen once wrote, "As a form of ministry, fund-raising is as spiritual as giving a sermon, entering a time of prayer, visiting the sick, or feeding the hungry." I fully agree. Here is my "ask" for Judson Memorial Baptist Church's 2025-26 stewardship season. youtu.be/bwNkKR_v9YE?...

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"Liberation Day" has a totally different meaning in my mind...

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one Sunday this January I preached for 43 minutes and I didn't recover until Tuesday. this is amazing. www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...

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Religious Left = Jubilee/Liberation Joy!

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#30daysofbiking warning! )not that this happened to me of course 😜) on your way to work, you might have such a good time that you pedal right past your place of employment and not even realize it for several blocks. you've been warned.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Sen. Cory Booker has now spoken longer than all of my combined sermons in 2024! www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...

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I think sharrows are amazing

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I ❤️ the monks over at @unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social and I ❤️ all my trans friends, colleagues, & family members!

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We're smiling at Judson Church tomorrow, hopefully as we continue to give up bad religion for Lent. I know there's lots of bad news, frightening news, terrible news and were inventing new curse words by the day...but dont let others take your joy

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not today Satan!

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