I have a new podcast. Please clap. In the first episode, I talk with #MaxLucado about finding hope in turbulent times - www.lifeisstory.com/podcast/max-...

You’re telling me the greatest President of the greatest country in the world cannot reclaim one man from a US citizen family from a tiny 3rd world country? That Trump is too weak a President and that the US is too weak a nation to impose its will on an El Salvadoran prison? #freekilmarabregogarcia

To celebrate the 26th year of The Christy Award, I've been reading every single award winner - 217 distinct works written by 145 different authors. Got any questions about the Christy Awards? Ask and I'll try to answer! #ChristyAward #ChristianFiction #christianfictionbooks

It was what it was. #inauguration #elonmusk

Christmas is a reminder God sides with the oppressed and we should too. I had a pastor tell me this shirt was “woke nonsense.” I told him it was Mary’s Magnificat.

There is quite the gap in the sofa bed. Head goes on pillow. Head disappears. #duvetknowitschristmas

If you’re out shopping today, be nice to retail workers. Not their fault you waited until Mary’s water broke. #christmas #retail #bekind

Getting ready for a busy work week.

So the UHC CEO killer: 1) had bullet casings reading "deny," "defend," "depose" 2) left a backpack full of Monopoly money 3) used a so-called "veterinary pistol" marketed for use in humanely and silently putting down livestock. Are we certain the killer isn't Banksy?

If #PeteHegseth is nominated as #SecDef despite being a morally degenerate fascist, it’ll show that self-described “black n@z!” Mark Robinson lost the NC governorship not because of that second word but the first. #TrumpCabinet

After the UHC CEO's assassination many have viewed it as justice for the suffering caused by his company's policies limiting and denying medical coverage However, it's not our place to take life. That decision belongs to United Healthcare's algorithm which prioritizes maximizing shareholder profit.

“I am hopeful that once they see Christo-authoritarianism for the nihilistic, self-serving, and anti-Christian ideology that it is, a critical mass of younger evangelicals— many of whom have already begun the painful process of disentangling (…cont.)

UnitedHealthcare’s profit margin and their percentage of denied claims.

Major Black Friday sales at the #lego store. People lined up for blocks.

People really gonna go watch Moana 2, say it was a great movie, but still hate immigrants. #moana2

Bears or Raiders with the worst way to lose? #nfl

I will never understand this day. Weren’t we just thankful *yesterday*?

What is amazing to me is that Biden campaigned on “I’ll make things like it was before Trump” and folk forgot THATS WHAT GAVE US TRUMP. And so here we are.

Gaetzgate should not go away just because Matt Gaetz has stepped down an Attorney General nominee. #ReleaseTheReport

The Cabinet is just going to be a real-life Suicide Squad.

Yes, libraries are invaluable for their collections and public services they offer, but also social contact without the expectation to interact with anyone or spend any money is so important to so many people

Dr Oz as Medicare/Medicaid administrator. This is truly the most bizarre timeline.

Reading is a political act. Books are tools for liberation.

All I want from life is to read books, pet cats, and see some incredible sights every now and then.

Israel has the right to exist. So does Palestine. Israel has no right to murder children. You can not build a Holy Land on the mass grave of children. More than 43,000 Palestinians have been killed. Over half are women and children.

A Franciscan benediction: "May God bless you with the discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart."

The other day my wife and I went to an aggressively American BBQ restaurant. And by this, I mean that at noon sharp, everybody in the building except me and my wife (who hid in the bathroom) stood up and saluted the flag as the National Anthem was played.

Maybe a bit wordy for a tshirt but here’s your sermon this morning. Image description: Me, wearing a shirt that says “Jesus was a liberator of the oppressed, not a mascot for the powerful.”

Mike Tyson lost because he kept feinting left but going right. Let the reader understand.

I just read a Christian novel that made the assertion that a Deaf character would not have to sign in heaven. Literally, the character is envisioned as meeting Jesus and signing excitedly at him, but he says "You don't have to do that here." 1/5

I just learned the word “Latibulate.” It’s a now-obsolete verb from the 17th century that means “to hide in a corner or place of safety to escape reality or until conditions improve.” I think we can all agree that this word needs to make an immediate comeback.

So far the biggest fight of the night has been between me and my Netflix stream. #miketyson #theotherguy

My son needed a tooth extracted. He’s 7 and anxious. Because he couldn’t keep his hands still, the dentist aborted the procedure and wouldn’t pull the tooth. We can now go get general sedation for next month at $2k or in March for $200. I hate healthcare in this country.

Getting ready to start the second session of The Art of Writing. Chris Fabry is hosting a live radio show talking with Amanda Cox and Kelly Flanagan about processing pain through writing.

When I started Life is Story over a decade ago, it was because I wanted free books. Today, it is still because of the free books but now I also give back to the community like this. So excited to learn from The Art of Writing today. #christyaward2024

Advent is coming soon. I've been reflecting on that this week. Things feel bad now. Things are bad now. But the hope of Advent is that the systems of Empire will be destroyed by a new kin-dom community of God. Advent gives me hope to continue to resistant Empire.

Rather than politically advocating for Christian power, Christians are best when we politically engage to reduce Christian hegemonic power, and instead simply advocate for the most vulnerable. jonnyrashid.substack.com/p/the-reign-...

I just want to follow Jesus into his reign of justice, joy, and peace.

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