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I find it interesting that we Catholics have the sacrament of “holy orders,” which is given to everyone who becomes a priest, but no ritual for holy disorder, even though prophecy was listed as the second-most-important gift of the Holy Spirit . . . –Richard Rohr (The Tears of Things, 2025)

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We Could Wreck the World - sowhatfaith.com/2025/03/19/w...

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My most popular post in the last 30 days is "The ELCA is Missing 4 Million People!" - sowhatfaith.com/2023/06/15/t...

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Immigrants are 80% more likely to start a business than native-born Americans are . . . On average, immigrant founded businesses hire more workers than others. –Adam Chandler (99% Perspiration, 2025)

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One thing Jesus never did was big time anyone. –Erin Moon (I’ve Got Questions, 2025)

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From the Pilgrims onward, America’s fixture as a place for immigrants to find refuge and prosper has been its global calling card. –Adam Chandler (99% Perspiration, 2025)

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This morning we welcomed Rev. Kelsey Fitting-Snyder to the pulpit at Advent Lutheran Church (ELCA) for our Lenten Challenges series. Pr. Kelsey serves as Bishop’s Associate for Leadership Formation and Congregational Care.

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Date night in Trinity Groves at Saint Rocco's

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US history is full of the betrayal of being blotted out of the Book of White Life, especially through the manipulation of the Book of Deeds to create shifting requirements and definitions. –Yii-Jan Li (Immigration & Apocalypse, 2024)

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Thankful for all who make possible the ministry of Hope. Today we served more than 1,100 food insecure neighbors. Your help is needed as we've served more folks ALREADY this year than all of last year.

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The only thing more dangerous and more common than narcissism is group narcissism. –Richard Rohr (The Tears of Things, 2025)

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Higher levels of optimism have been linked to better sleep quality, lower inflammation & healthier levels of cholesterol and antioxidants; optimists have fewer heart problems and have been found to cope better with stress, pain, cancer, and infertility. –Sumit Paul-Choudhury (The Bright Side, 2025)

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The US government, at the founding of the nation, based citizenship on the luck or fate of being born white. In Revelation’s terms, the American Book of Life - the citizenship registry based on destiny - was the Book of White Life . . . –Yii-Jan Li (Immigration & Apocalypse, 2024)

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Sharing My One of a Kind Ash Wednesday Experience - sowhatfaith.com/2025/03/12/m... #lent

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Effective marketing isn’t about hype or hustle or even about getting the word out. It focuses on engaging with people who seek to engage with us. –Seth Godin (This is Strategy, 2024)

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It might surprise congregants to learn most pastors feel more vulnerable than powerful. –Steve Cuss (Christianity Today, Mar/Apr 2025)

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I’m convinced that unless we know the lineage, the exact genre, and the unique approach of the Hebrew prophets, we really can’t understand Jesus. –Richard Rohr (The Tears of Things, 2025)

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Beginning a new week in prayer. How can I pray for you?

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A tactic is what we do next. A strategy is all the next one after the other. –Seth Godin (This is Strategy, 2024)

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Today we kicked off the Lenten Challenges Series with Loving God and Loving Neighbor thanks to the Good Samaritan Story as well as Mary and Martha aka the Narrative Lectionary reading - sowhatfaith.com/2025/03/09/l... #lent

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In the mission to fulfill the prophecy of the New Jerusalem, the United States has instead been fulfilling Revelation’s prophecies of disaster, which is more apparent now than ever. –Yii-Jan Li (Immigration & Apocalypse, 2024)

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And what is justice but unconditional love for and belief in the dignity of all people? In other words, what is justice but the belief that everyone deserves grace. –Hahrie Han (Undivided, 2024)

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Thanks to the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals for volunteering today at White Rock Center of Hope!

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Unforgiveness is like a clogged sink. God’s love cannot flow through you if unforgiveness is clogging your soul. –Paul Burns (Becoming Spiritually Intelligent, 2024)

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People in Undivided were willing to risk some of their deepest and most personal relationships to stand up for justice. –Hahrie Han (Undivided, 2024)

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Counting the Cost - An Ash Wednesday message based on Luke 9:51-62 (Narrative Lectionary) - "Siblings in Christ, now it is time to count the cost. Jesus is inviting us to follow him . . ." - sowhatfaith.com/2025/03/05/c...

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Final service of the day was my first ever bilingual Ash Wednesday experience

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There's still time to receive ashes . . . join us for a bilingual service at 7:00pm in the sanctuary. All are welcome at Advent Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Arlington, Texas.

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The only ministers I saw growing up were boring old men. –Lydia Sohn (Here, 2025)

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Systems as complex as racism in America ... change when people rooted in their own interests & connected to one another organize themselves into structures that enable them to put their hands on the complex levers of change. –Hahrie Han (Undivided, 2024)

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Can anyone explain this theology? "I was saved by God to make America Great Again. I believe that." --Donald Trump

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Who had "Office of Shipbuilding" on their #sotu bingo card? (definitely not me)

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Serious question: why does Elon keep saluting?

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Common sense doesn't mean what 47 thinks it does

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Imagine a world in which real time fact checking muted the speaker for an equal amount of time as his last lie

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Let us all; stand up. #SOTU #AlGreen

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There is no doubt that the language surrounding Trump’s wall is the language of the Bible and of Revelation. –Yii-Jan Li (Immigration & Apocalypse, 2024)

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Agree or disagree with this provocative quote: "While there’s no one definition of spiritual intelligence, I believe there’s one singular model of it: Jesus." –Paul Burns (Becoming Spiritually Intelligent, 2024)

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So What Faith's Great New Books for March 2025 includes volumes by Yii-Jan Lin, Sandra Matz, Philip Cohen, Pádraig Ó Tuama, and Gavin Ortlund - sowhatfaith.com/2025/03/03/g...

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In our historical moment the deepening crisis of persistent socioeconomic disparity threatens social coherence, democratic prospects, & ecological viability . . . I believe the biblical vision of Sabbath Economics as narrated by Luke represents ancient medicine... -Ched Myers (Affluenza, 2025)

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Listen to Him - a Transfiguration message preached at Advent Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Arlington, TX - sowhatfaith.com/2025/03/02/l... #transfiguration

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Date night in downtown Arlington with my love

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This morning with the help of more than 60 volunteers Hope provided groceries to 300 families comprised of almost 1,200 people! Thankful for everyone who made this possible. #volunteersmakeadifference #eastdallas

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Lacking better answers, many reformers seek to fix social problems by fixing people - but doing so often avoids the structural roots of public problems. –Hahrie Han (Undivided, 2024)

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From 1979 to 1989, Reagan used variations of the phrase - “city on a hill,” “city upon a hill,” and “shining city upon a hill” – over thirty times in political speeches, more than any other president up to that point and since. –Yii-Jan Li (Immigration & Apocalypse, 2024)

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Crossroads, however, welcomed people not in spite of their flaws, their differences, their ignorance, or their odious past, but because of them. –Hahrie Han (Undivided, 2024)

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The church can and does take many different outward forms and expressions and yet remains the true church because what makes her the true church is the presence of Christ in word and sacrament. –Gavin Ortlund (What it Means to be Protestant, 2024)

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Sharing My Visit to Our Lord’s Lutheran Church, a small but vital Reconciling in Christ parish in Oklahoma City - sowhatfaith.com/2025/02/23/m...

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