If our gospel does not lead to humility and grace, it is not good news.

A lot of triggering news right now for people who’ve faced abuse. Check in on your friends, and give yourself permission to set boundaries on your social media activities. It’s ok to protect yourself.

Insecure people demand others to do and say as they do. They use conformity to defend their worth and view diversity of thought and action as an attack on their identity. It’s important to look at what motivates our “righteous” declarations.

Just got this ad on facebook. My chalk drawing is on the top left. 😂

Sometimes I wish there was an in-between space for my indoor, outdoor, indoor, outdoor cat. A sort of third place portal where she cannot find me nor herself. Not unpleasant, just something to disrupt her endless pattern, a place to think about something more than entering and exiting.

Last week's sermon on the refusal of Jesus to be co-opted into the systems, structures, and alliances of this world. The kingdom of God is for the born-again. youtu.be/4y3VTgfY0Bw?...

An apology is only the first step toward building trust and demonstrating character. When we do wrong, we should not apologize to get anything from anyone. In harming others, we have forfeited the right to expect or demand any form of reciprocity. 1/2

Some of the most socially active, community transformation, justice-seeking people I know are not on social media. Please don't assume based solely on social media posts. It is just one expression among many. Do your thing, but don't project your thing on others. My two cents.

Have you ever tried to eat a powdered sugar donut and inhaled the powdered sugar on your first bite, sending you into a coughing fit that almost led to an asthma attack? And this was even when you considered the powdered sugar and tried to eat the donut carefully.

The Cold Plunge is a cold.

I just don’t think our mental health is suited for having an opinion on everything happening in the world, all the time. Discernment is essential and unique to every individual

Looks like that “Might Want to Fire Your Head Coach” seminar at the NFL owners meeting was highly successful.

I spoke on Jesus turning over tables. youtu.be/QHs-JIFLFyw?...

A sermon I preached on Jesus turning water into wine. Jesus partnered with our joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BQh...

Political posturing and lies in response to a murder is nothing but wickedness to the core.

When we let the loudest lead, we disempower most of the voices.

I bought a pineapple with the intention to cut up and eat. But that’s too much work. Now it sits on my kitchen counter as an accusation against my reckless aspirations.

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I may have caused a marital disturbance when I recommend stuffed olives to a man at Costco against his wife’s wishes.

Maybe they should change coaches mid-game too.

No matter how hard I try, I can’t get social media to hug me.

So is only one team allowed to score in the football playoffs today?

They should change the name of Burger King to Murder King and see what happens.

"Motivating me with future dreams, while trampling present beauty under your feet. You turned contentment into a destination I could never reach. Let me find myself and my God in the sacred present, where I have always been and shall always be."

I haven't watched boxing in a long time. Is it now like a game of wack-a-mole where one guy runs around the ring and the other guy tries to hit him?

Cut to coach screeming at ref Cut to other team's coach screaming at ref Cut to head coach screaming at player Cut to other head coach screaming at player Cut to commercial

Scientists have proven that refereeing is worse when your team loses.

@sheologian.bsky.social I just thought you should know that I find your posts consistently interesting. I don't interact much with most things, but this was a thought I had, and I decided to share it. Have a great holiday and new year.

Unpopular opinion: Oxygen is overrated.

Beyond people, list your greatest love in life. I gotta say coffee is pretty close to the top. Today I was like, "Coffee, if you only knew how much I love you."

Calculated inflammatory opinion to spark interaction.

“For 10 percent off your first and only purchase give us your phone number and we will text you every single day until you beg us to stop.”

I've written a couple of books. It is so easy to write about what churches, pastors, and Christians should be doing. It is hard to actually live those things out. 1/2

I was six years old when I saw the Wiz in a mostly empty movie theater with my older brother and sister. That subway scene terrified me! What supposedly kid-friendly movies terrified you?

I grew up in the age of malls, and nothing was more coveted as a mall-going kid than the ability to purchase an Orange Julius. Twice, I was allowed such a privilege and was forever changed.

I grew up in an era when the business model for every rug store was a continuous going-out-of-business sale.

What trends the most is not necessarily most important. And that is one of the fundamental problems with letting social media set the agenda of our lives.

The rain today feels a bit like a hat on a hat.

When we normalize abusive behavior, we allow darkness to set the trajectory of our relationships. This is true of friendships, marriage, parenting, and social media communication. What abusive behaviors have we/you normalized?

My wife hardly ever sleeps in, but when she does, it is more of a hibernation.

As the technological world takes over human identity, it will be even more critical to meet with people face-to-face and to abide in and preserve natural spaces.

Cookie Monster was one of the first gaslighters in my life. Saying he loved cookies, then crumbling a bunch in his mouth only to let every last cookie particle fall to the floor. #lies

I still am unable to read the word Substack without thinking Sleestak.

I'll never get used to strangers assuming the worst about other strangers online. Must be freeing to be that certain about everything.

Well, it is once again that time of year for my just-for-the-fun-of-it MRI.

Breaking Bad started with a somewhat pleasant person who became pretty unpleasant by show's end. Pluribus starts with a somewhat unpleasant person who becomes somewhat pleasant by show's end? That's my prediction. Although I like Carol, even if her anger kills a few million people occasionally.

"Are you ready to rock!" "Yes, I purchased my ticket and am in my seat on time; that should be a good indicator." "Raise your hands in the air, like you just don't care!" "I do care, so I feel like that gesture would be performative at best and awkwardly traumatic at worst." 1/2

I love creating stuff; it is just the uploading that destroys my soul.

Now, let us all collectively forget about cranberry sauce until next year.

I accidentally made eye contact with someone at this Starbucks, and now I might never be able to return.