Thanksgiving Mythbusting: The Pilgrims did NOT come to the "New World" looking for religious freedom. They came to establish theocracies.

At the Life Through a Jesus Lens conference in October, speakers will help us reflect on how do we lead (Greg Jones/ Belmont Univ. Pres), how do we do justice ( @druhart.bsky.social ), how do we look at morality (ethicist David Gushee), and how do we do congregational life though a Jesus lens?

Americanized Christianity today often harms those whom Jesus loved and called us to love. Have you been concerned about how the Christian faith has been redirected from its primary calling to follow Jesus on the way of Love? Consider attending this upcoming Nashville [email protected]

Not all ideas are equally valid, and not all beliefs are equally true. There is reality and there is fantasy. baptistnews.com/article/the-...

Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee immigrant student bill losing momentum tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/18/s...

Hugely important. Please read baptistnews.com/article/an-e...

(1/ )The TN Senate passed a bill that will bar children without legal status from TN public schools. The bill goes before the House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee on Monday April 14. TENNESSEANS: write subcommittee members today! wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Committ... @tnimmigrant.bsky.social

Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.”  It’s who our government is for. Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?

Nashville friends. If you're warm tonight, consider giving to this org. Open Table Nashville seeks to help fellow Nashvillians who aren't. And if you don't like to purchase from Amazon, I will post a direct giving link below. www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...

Remember "VALUES VOTERS"? One of Trump/Musk's first targets is USAID, the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Vulnerable people will needlessly die b/c of this, yet not one word from Trump's prominent white Christian supporters. Tells you everything you need to know about their real values.

Today, President Trump issued a concerning executive order impacting religious freedom and funding for public schools. Here’s my statement 🧵(1/8) bjconline.org/bjc-statemen...

My family was in the grocery business. I guess it's in my blood to care about people getting fed. The TN gov announced he will not renew Summer EBT which provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families w/ school-aged kids. Ask Gov Lee to renew for 2025. secure.everyaction.com/CnfiXa2vsEiy...

Stephen Reeves, Fellowship Southwest's Executive Director, shares his concerns re: Trump's executive orders. "So many asylum seekers have fled hostile governments and violence. I would hate for them to realize the US is not the safe refuge we have claimed to be." goodfaithmedia.org/trump-admini...

Bp Mariann Budde, the real person (who is also a friend of mine) is NOT on Bluesky. Yesterday's faker is back. They are harvesting your data because you want to follow the bishop. They used the same pics & reversed her name in the handle. Report & block, please. @mariannbuddeedgar.bsky.social

We’ve fought this war already. It’s what the American Revolution was about. It’s what the First Amendment is about. Church and state must remain separate. We should not have even the appearance of the church colluding with the state to bless a president baptistnews.com/article/trum...

I'm a BlueSky newbie. If I value someone's post and want to share it, should I repost or quote post!it? Is one way considered to be more respectful than the other?