K!lling people should never be called a “double tap”. The US government is murdering people in the Caribbean in violation of its own laws and norms to get access to oil, destabilize institutions and dispossess and displace more people — not playing war on #XBox bit.ly/11-people-gone #venezuela

I’ve come to recognize I am an exponentially more kind, patient, and attentive person after I have had a good night’s sleep. bit.ly/BR-Pastor-Re... #spirtualformation #chrisian #jesus #faith #believe

With the hustle and bustle of the commodified Christmas that surrounds our luxurious version of Christianity, may we be reminded of the coming of Jesus in context. Read the rest: bit.ly/BR-Advent-RLC #christmas #advent #immanuel #holy #Jesus @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social

NEW FEATURED REVIEW: @jonathanpanwalton.bsky.social reviews the new book, For the Love of Women: Uprooting and Healing Misogyny in America by @dorothylgreco.bsky.social buff.ly/DXFbujY Thanks to Jonathan for this personal and thoughtful review!

Every person needs to know our rights, have a plan and people in place when the time comes. And the time is coming. www.mobilize.us/nycindivisib... #ICE #iceoutofnyc #handsoffnyc

Get on Substack at 11am EST for this Kitchen Table Conversation with @lisasharper.bsky.social thecrux.substack.com/p/today-at-1...

We need people in our lives who won't let us lie to them and ourselves. We need people in our lives willing to tell us the truth in love and walk with us toward change and transformation. "Super Jonathan does not exist". #truth thecrux.substack.com/p/my-wife-wo... #beautyandresistance #books

Billie’s call the generosity was to billionaire’s but Jesus’ call is to all of us. Mother Teresa said, “Poverty is created by you and me because we have decided not to share what we have.” So, why is it so hard for us to give money away? bit.ly/Billie-Eilis... #billionaire

"It's an invitation to trade reactivity for rhythm, burnout for balance, and anxious spirituality for grounded connection with God, self, and neighbors." IVPRESS: bit.ly/IVPBeautyand... AMAZON: bit.ly/BeautyAndRes... ONE MORE DAY! #books #newbook #nyc

Privileged to read @joashpthomas.bsky.social and write this review! Go and get the book for you and 5 friends. Put some dates on the calendar and follow thru with meeting up and following Jesus out of this individual and collective mess and into the Kingdom of God.

The book is out on November 11! Can’t wait for y’all to read it! bit.ly/BeautyAndRes... #newbook #book

The seeds that we plant are the ones that will bear fruit. I pray that we plant good seeds in hearts, households and communities for the flourishing and benefit of all people. bit.ly/IndigenousPe... #beautyandresistance #indigenouspeoplesday #love #justice #peace

What I've learned since October 7, 2023. i don't know what the future holds but I know who holds the future. baptistnews.com/article/what...

"I too, hope that at the end of my life, however small or impactful, insignificant or well-known that those who encounter me would know how lovable they are and would extend that same love toward me." => bit.ly/Jane-Goodall... #janegoodall #love #justice #climatechange #beautyandresistance

Oftentimes, when I read scripture I assume I am in the "right". Perhaps the word I believe for someone else might be for me. bit.ly/Beauty-and-R... #reflection #leadership #humility #prayer #beautyandresistance #bible #christian #psalms #christian #jesus #emotionallyhealthyactivist

We have to put #charliekirk in context. Kirk was the latest in a long line of prophet profiteers using a race, class, gender and environmental hierarchy under a false messiah to enrich themselves and they choose to be with them. bit.ly/charlie-kirk...

whatever perspective you hold, consider for a moment that someone who holds a different perspective is a human being with dreams. Resist the temptation to disagree and dehumanize across difference because Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." READ: bit.ly/Three-Groups... #charliekirk

My deep longing is that our hearts would stay soft, our minds open, and hands ready to receive the love of God and offer it freely. May you pursue radical kindness this week. Ta-Nehisi Coates' on Charlie Kirk, #MahmoudKhalil, Read: bit.ly/TheCrux30 #turningpointusa #charliekirk #politics #education

Charlie Kirk’s children should have seen their father come home. It is possible for me to vehemently disagree with him while not dehumanizing him or wishing violence on him and his family. bit.ly/Mourning-Charlie-Kirk #charliekirk #turningpointusa #politics #unitedstates

These are not easy times but God is faithful. If you feel burdened by all that is happening, please do join us in prayer on Friday at 1pm. Make sure to RSVP. bit.ly/Pray-With-Us...

We must not become desensitized to the violence around us. Grief keeps us human. thecrux.substack.com/p/the-united...

"My fear of failure, loss of control and being found inadequate and unqualified was solved by a word from my Momma. Her encouragement made me feel superhuman and without her I feel like less than a man – perhaps just a boy, probably a baby. Maybe just an orphan at any age." bit.ly/My-Door-to-G...

"Violent occupation, forced starvation, settler colonialism, and mass murder is wholly inconsistent with the arc of scripture and the lived example and teachings of Jesus. bad theology k!lls. Read the rest ==> bit.ly/JesusOverIsr...

"I am insignificant if I don’t attempt to grow my network, following and subscribers constantly. I am lazy and selfish if I take time to ensure our home is safe while there are so many others worse off than me. I’ll never make it as a writer if I don’t “rise and grind”. bit.ly/WeNeedToStop #faith

Telling the truth should not be punishable by death. Lord have mercy. Anas Al-Sharif should be alive and so should the other 192 journalists - all made in the image of God from Palestine, Lebanon and Israel.

I hope that you will join me in keeping a Sabbath especially in a season where it is easy to swing back and forth between hyperactivity, burning out, and disengagement. Lord have mercy. bit.ly/RemembertheS... #sabbath #christian #faith #jesus #beautyandresistance

Every Tuesday night after my kids go down and I am cleaning up, I watch. On a Wednesday night, when I need to slow down and decompress, I watch. He is clever, consistent, thoughtful and deep in ways that I don’t expect and always look forward to. bit.ly/JesusAndJosh... #joshjohnson #comedy

my fear and the accelerating reality that undocumented people and any other detained non-citizen that fits the profile will be moved from making poverty wages in a field for an exploitative farmer to picking crops for a private prison for nothing but a $5 phone card. bit.ly/MakingNewSla...

Remembering the sermon preached to Trump, Vance and the like at inauguration and seeing where we are right now. Lord have mercy. The gospel of Jesus Christ is good news to all people or it isn’t the Gospel of Jesus. ==> bit.ly/TrumpVanceWe... #sermon #christian #Jesus #beatitudes #prayer #preach

Lord, make our eyes sensitive, our minds sharp, our hearts soft, our hands strong and our voices loud for the work that needs to be done. And have mercy on all who feel outside, alone, threatened, marginalized, left out, and so afraid. #Jesus come. Hear my #prayer. Rest in power #jonathanjoss

As committed as the few in power are to enacting violence, the masses – especially Christ followers – must be persistent in our peace. For He said, “Blessed are the peacemakers” and I believe that He meant it. bit.ly/workforpeace... #peace #palestine #Israel #blessed #peacemaking #jesus #Beatitudes

I used to ask students about prayer every year. Their questions were always the same: How do I do it? What if God answers? What if He doesn’t? How do I know it’s Him? I'm grateful for this conversation with The On Being Project. bit.ly/OnBeingAndPr... #prayer #love #justice #peace #faith #Jesus

Grateful and grieved, mourning and rejoicing, much to lament and celebrate at the intersection faith, politics and education this week. #beautyandresistance. bit.ly/TheCrux19

Who is worthy of our attention, our tears, our collective grief? Conversely, who is worthy of our condemnation? Who is worthy of our aggression? Who deserves violence? I believe the answer to the first question is everyone and the answer to the next is no one.https://bit.ly/HowToMourn

We must choose love over fear, grace over guilt, and trust over control. God loves us deeply so we don’t have to be afraid – even amidst more raids, more funding cuts, more detentions, more impunity. Love must drive us, not fear, guilt or our desire to control. bit.ly/TheCrux18

"As soon as Elon Musk gave his Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration, I knew this day would come. The Trump Administration declared White South Africans refugees and welcomed 59 of them with fanfare and celebration under this newly minted program. read the rest: bit.ly/AfrikanersIn...

I was not discipled to be a Dad. I was told entrepreneurs were amazing, making money and giving it away for God was the best way to be a Christian and being missional was outside of my family – not inside it. bit.ly/icanbeadad #parenting #fatherhood #raisinggirls #manhood #masculinity #girldad

You don't have to be an immigration lawyer to be an effective advocate. You don't have to be an inactive bystander when ICE comes into your community. You can choose love, justice and be fiercely kind in a world committed to cruelty. This webinar gave a window into how to do that. bit.ly/TheCrux17

Let’s talk about P alestine and Pakistan. Behind every post is a book. Behind every tweet is a mountain of scholarship. This professor and this pastor are two people who I think we can look to to prioritize kindness and not just western interests and US foreign policy. bit.ly/PakistanAndP...

These flowers and these little Cucumber plants are beyond what this little camera could capture. So I hope you go and see your own flower, bird, squirrel, mountain, beach, cloud or color today — and pause to take it in. #beautyandresistance bit.ly/BeautyAndRes...

Here are 5 things we believe are worth your time: - Holy Week & Antidotes to Empire - Salvaging Vital Climate Science - Encampments Return to Yale and Columbia - University of Michigan & Michigan State Mobilize for DEI - Mass Shooting at Florida State University Read here: bit.ly/TheCrux15

There is no resurrection without the Cross. We must not neutralize the power of God by removing Christ from His context. Let’s worship and remember Jesus as He said He was, not how we wish or were taught him wrongly to be.

Lord have mercy on those willing to tell the truth and who paid the highest cost for that courage. #Gaza

The weeks have been full. This newsletter helps me slow down, pray and process. I hope it does the same for you. bit.ly/TheCrux14

@jonathanpanwalton No matter how pervasive, no matter how widespread. No matter how tempting or enticing it is — we must never normalize violence. We have to fight for kindness, love and justice. We must defend the image of God, the value, dignity and respect of all people. Lord give us strength.

Pray with us today at 12pm for communities that are vulnerable and already impacted by Trump and Musk's destructive policies. And join a peaceful local action. Seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly. bit.ly/PrayforHands...

May we love our neighbors as ourselves and recognize their humanity through the lens of our own. Every person is made in the image of God as are we. Follow “Jonathan Cook” on @substack ==> bit.ly/doun2others #prayer #justice #jesus #lent #peace #blessed #sermononthemount #christian #mercy

I am convinced that Donald Trump wants our attention. And I am more convicted every day that we must not give it to him. Followers of Jesus call this focused, sustained attention — worship. Christians are to orient themselves around Jesus. bit.ly/DontBowDown

Empire is not new. Neither is the resistance to it. The weapons may change for those opposed to peace but love and kindness must be the firearm for followers of Jesus. For when Jesus disarmed Peter, He disarmed us all. #repost ===> thanks @ststephensuniversity

Here are 5 things we believe are worth your time: - Jon Guerra’s,”Kingdom of God” - Tracking Every Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration - ICE Arrests Columbia Student Protester, Mahmoud Khalil - The Dept of Ed. Warns 60 Universities - Black Men were America's First EMT's bit.ly/TheCrux10