Scott Lencke
@sacredthoughts.bsky.social
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Educator | Writer | Podcaster | PhD-ABD
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com
I recently watched the new Knives Out film. I thought it was good. For those who’ve seen it, did you think it was a critique of modern-day American Christianity?
about 8 hours ago
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As we move into a new year (according to the Gregorian calendar), do we feel God looks to do certain things based on our 365-day cycle? Would our answer to this question be different if we realized that Jesus was actually born around 5 to 3 BC according to this current calendar?
about 15 hours ago
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Over the years, I’ve had some notable “long Decembers” in my life. But this year’s has been near the top. To that, I post one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands.
youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs?...
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Counting Crows - A Long December (Official Video)
YouTube video by CountingCrowsVEVO
https://youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs?si=I9O0AT6sMifO3ymX
3 days ago
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A happy third day of Christmas, also the Feast of St. John, the apostle & evangelist. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. –John 1:14
5 days ago
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Began a new book last night. This book lays out how Pentecostal & charismatic leaders became enamored with Trump & how they were able to draw into the fold many Southern Baptist & non-denominational evangelicals.
7 days ago
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Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. –Jesus
12 days ago
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"The father was picked up ... as he walked his two kids to school. The children were also arrested, and when their mother went to the local ICE office to get them, she too was arrested. All four were then shipped off to Texas for a deportation hearing."
www.fox13memphis.com/news/afghan-...
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Afghan family of four, legally living in Memphis, face death sentence deportation
A Christian family of four, who fled Afghanistan and the Taliban to seek asylum in the U.S. and have been living in Memphis legally since 2023, now face a deportation that could be a death sentence.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/afghan-family-of-four-legally-living-in-memphis-face-death-sentence-deportation/article_b1a61b3c-b271-4d4f-9e58-a87466969b27.html
13 days ago
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It’s interesting to watch evangelicals get so riled up over Kirk Cameron reconsidering a secondary theological issue over & above the way immigrants are being treated in this country.
18 days ago
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Sounds eerily like The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill (and Mark Driscoll). And it is.
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Pastors accuse Greg Locke of spiritual abuse, financial mismanagement
Pastors Justin & Kasey Greenwell have resigned from Greg Locke's Global Vision Bible Church, alleging spiritual abuse & financial misconduct
https://julieroys.com/pastors-accuse-greg-locke-spiritual-abuse-financial-mismanagement
19 days ago
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23 days ago
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I’ve got free copies of my book that I’m giving away. Or you can grab a copy from Amazon for 80% off – just $4. 🕯️🌟
www.amazon.com/Reflections-...
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Reflections of Immanuel
Reflections of Immanuel [Lencke, Scott] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Reflections of Immanuel
https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Immanuel-Scott-Lencke/dp/1532618336
about 1 month ago
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With the lighting of the first Advent candle, the church new year has begun. 🕯️🌟
about 1 month ago
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This coming Sunday we enter the season of Advent, a way to remember the first coming of Christ and to invite him to come once again into our lives even today. I’m giving away FREE copies of my book to any who are interested. Just DM me. 🕯️🌟
about 1 month ago
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“Who knows why God allows heartbreak, but the answer must be important enough because God allows his heart to break too.” – Ann Voskamp, The Broken Way
about 1 month ago
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In just a few minutes from now, South Carolina will execute Stephen Bryant by firing squad. God, have mercy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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South Carolina to carry out third firing-squad execution this year
Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 killing, to be shot dead despite growing backlash to ‘barbaric’ method
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/14/south-carolina-firing-squad-execution
about 2 months ago
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A fool constantly beating the drum at night wakes up the neighbors.
about 2 months ago
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A little history behind All Hallows' Eve, dating back some 1300-1400 years ago. You might be surprised...
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Is Halloween Essentially Evil?
Marked every year by the calendar date of October 31st, Halloween is a debated day, at least for many a Christians.
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/is-halloween-essentially-evil
2 months ago
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Read more in my recent article:
sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/the-driver...
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2 months ago
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I have come to believe that all love languages — whether received or given — are about one thing alone: feeling safe.
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THE Driver of Love Languages
Many have heard of Gary Chapman's five love languages. But what drives these, or any other, love languages?
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/the-driver-of-love-languages
2 months ago
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A new book to enjoy from
@ivpress.bsky.social
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2 months ago
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Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity? No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth. –Psalm 58:1-2
3 months ago
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“Jesus is the ultimate border-crosser.” –Dr. Carmichael Crutchfield
3 months ago
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The doctrine of election is not primarily about being chosen for salvation, while others aren’t. Election is about being chosen to bring blessing into this world.
3 months ago
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As many know, the National Guard is being deployed to certain cities in the US, including Memphis, my city. This is being pitched as a way to deal with crime in high-crime urban centers. I offer some short reflections on what this might mean.
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Memphis Safe Task Force
Some reflections on the National Guard coming to Memphis
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/memphis-safe-task-force
3 months ago
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The ever-burning question within our current American context...
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Should the Church Be Political?
What about all of this right/left, republican/democrat, elephant/donkey talk in America?
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/should-the-church-be-political
3 months ago
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My friends, please remember that one nation (Britain, etc) declaring another nation (Palestine) as a state has nothing at all to do with the last days. The last days began a long, long time ago. Peter made that clear at the Feast of Pentecost.
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Is This the End Times?
Eschatology is simply defined as the study of "last things."
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/is-this-the-end-times
3 months ago
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God, I believe & carry hope that you will do something in the future. But, God, what are you going to do RIGHT NOW?!
3 months ago
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When we determine that some group of people are not worthy of dignity, compassion, care, and definitely not worthy of God’s grace, then we can easily put those people out of our minds and not worry what happens to them. This is not the way of Jesus.
4 months ago
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If quotes are truly being taken out of context in recent days, then should we also commit to not pulling one Bible verse out of its context? Psalm 46:10 Jeremiah 29:11 John 3:16 Romans 8:28 Philippians 4:13
4 months ago
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“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” – Mahatma Gandhi
4 months ago
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Chaplaincy is a growing vocation these days. And I love that nearly 20% of our Master’s students are getting a specialization in this field through the Center for Pastoral Wholeness & Chaplaincy Studies.
memphisseminary.edu/2025/08/19/t...
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The Center for Pastoral Wholeness and Chaplaincy Studies Update - Memphis Theological Seminary
The Center for Pastoral Wholeness and Chaplaincy Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary continues to expand its academic programming and its presence in the Memphis community. The CPWCS partnership w...
https://memphisseminary.edu/2025/08/19/the-center-for-pastoral-wholeness-and-chaplaincy-studies-update/
4 months ago
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I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed such an uproar over a business rebranding. Now, the money being poured out - $700 million - to do so could definitely be better spent & invested in communities. But rebranding strategies are part of a free-market economy where mammon is central.
4 months ago
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Remember that summer when so many freaked out about the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony? Yeah, it changed our world a lot. 🤦🏻♂️
5 months ago
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I’m not sure if we’ll ever be willing to re-examine our ideas about “hell.”
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5 months ago
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So grateful for the work of Peter Bell, Sarah Bader &
@sonsofpatriarchy.bsky.social
as they expose abuse in Doug Wilson’s churches.
religionnews.com/2025/08/12/d...
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Doug Wilson agrees to debate 'Sons of Patriarchy' after dueling events in Moscow, Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho (RNS) — Peter Bell, the podcast’s producer, said the controversial pastor agreed to ‘a live 1-on-1 with me. ... We have it on record.’
https://religionnews.com/2025/08/12/doug-wilson-agrees-to-debate-sons-of-patriarchy-after-dueling-events-in-moscow-idaho
5 months ago
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“The easiest way to make oneself righteous is to make someone else a sinner.” –Rachel Held Evans
5 months ago
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Link to my article about the “fallen angel,” Satan.
open.substack.com/pub/sacredth...
5 months ago
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I have recently been listening to a podcast series called Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, hosted by Mike Cosper.. This has been an insightful series into the rise of the "Satanic Panic" that took place in the later half of the 20th century.
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Stories of the Satanic Panic
Thoughts on the Satanic Panic of the 20th century after listening to the podcast series Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/stories-of-the-satanic-panic
5 months ago
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“Two of the best-known Israeli human rights groups said Monday that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
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In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/middleeast/israel-genocide-gaza-rights-groups.html
5 months ago
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A fantastic podcast series I recently started listening to. This newer podcast takes you back to the Satanic Panic that gripped America in the 1980s and ’90s. It explores how hysteria gripped parents and teens
www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/dev...
5 months ago
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Whoever the victims are, they will be heard. Whoever those who harmed them are, they will be found out. The Epstein files may never be opened on earth, but do not be deceived; they are open in heaven. –Russell Moore, Christianity Today
6 months ago
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One of the best scenes in cinematic history.
youtu.be/ZQht2yOX9Js
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Good Will Hunting | 'It's Not Your Fault' (HD) - Matt Damon, Robin Williams | MIRAMAX
YouTube video by Miramax
https://youtu.be/ZQht2yOX9Js
6 months ago
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Shiny Happy People, Season 2 releases in a couple weeks. This time around they look at the now defunct Teen Mania Ministries.
youtu.be/fKfEilxYpbM
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Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War, Season 2 - Official Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
https://youtu.be/fKfEilxYpbM
6 months ago
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Recently, I began this new book by African-American pastor & author Malcolm Foley. He offers an intriguing take – that race & racism are not primarily built upon hate & ignorance, but rather greed. Check out the book.
6 months ago
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Moving to Belgium. At first, I denied having culture shock. But after a few years, I know what I walked through was such. It was different politically, socially, etc. I share this as a parallel to how we can approach the Bible with faulty expectations.
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Managing Our Expectations with the Bible
Oft times, we approach the Bible with a lot of expectations, ones that I am not so sure would fall within the ancient paradigm of those who gave us Scripture.
https://sacredthoughts.substack.com/p/managing-our-expectations-with-the-244
6 months ago
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“…a growing number of church members and Christians seeking religious protection who get picked up by ICE. Often they have no apparent criminal history. In many instances, they were in the US lawfully, complying with orders from immigration courts.“
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/ice-...
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ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution - Christianity Today
On Tuesday, Iranian asylum-seekers were detained in Los Angeles, adding to the count of church members taken despite lawful status.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/ice-arrests-church-leaders-christians-fleeing-persecution
6 months ago
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