New dream career: integrated psychological and theological assessments for ministry candidates. "X is a highly evolved emotional being who can be trusted to handle conflict well. However they need help not dividing the operations of the Holy Trinity ad extra. And also, with timeliness"

Somebody was once told me The world was gonna roll me, I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed

Or just have him start the next film alive and well and then at some point have someone be like "Bond! I thought you got blown up!" And then have him quip "you know better than to listen to rumors," or "what can I say? That was no time to die" and then absolutely refuse to explain further

Joke's on them, we pray unceasingly

I confess to you, and to the whole family of faith, that I wrote a whole book and waited 5 months to cite it

That Living Church article about the GAFCON communique is like, "How y'all gonna be hating from outside the club? You can't even get in!" ⚓

Never have I love the miaphysites more

I am begging - BEGGING - us all to remember that natures are not subjects!!! "The human nature of the Son is subordinate to the Father" is a meaningless sentence. "The Son, with respect to his human nature, is subordinate to the Father" is meaningful.

You like Calvin bc of predestination. I like Calvin bc of his habit of continuous lectionary readings and expository preaching. We are not the same.

Me: My laptop is broken but NBD, I can just work on my desktop Also me: Oh no. I cannot work on this. These tasks are for the Medium Screen. I can't do them on the Medium-Big Screen. Everything is all wrong

i am a christian begging other christians to act normal just this once

Process theology is incompatible with the goodness of matter. I will not elaborate.

Real Presence - this baked good is also a pie, but we dare not say how

Engaging in modern day desert monasticism (playing Doom: The Dark Ages)

Starting to think bureaucracy has secretly been the means of God's judgment this whole time

1. Be me 2. See an interesting book 3. Buy interesting book 4. Read interesting book and think "another one off my to-read list" 5. Read interesting citations 6. Think "oh! I need to add those books to my to-read pile" 7. Buy 3 more books 8. Bookshelf collapses in protest

The Episcopal Church lol ⚓️

I know every generation has their class struggles, but let me tell you about the summer of 1990 when Supersoakers hit the market and only a few kids could afford them

Sooooo the conference is going great

Philo of Alexandria says tweeting is human nature

We can save Bluesky if we all work really hard and finally start posting good.

This Memorial Day weekend, back on my nonsemse (thinking about theological critiques of capitalism and Golden Age Spanish Mysticism and psychoanalysis and desire)

Broke: Guilt good, shame bad! Just because you *did* a bad thing doesn't mean you *are* bad! Woke: We are all murderers because we have committed murder in our heart. There is something profoundly destructive in us. Bespoke: Yup, that's right, and that's okay, God saves us from that too

Ok but without caffeine none of us will make it to retirement, what about that CPG

One of my proudest Internet achievements is that I have successfully avoided hearing more than 5 total minutes of Joe Rogan content

it used to be that if you googled a question, within the first five results you would get a forum thread on bodybuilding.com where the bodybuilders would already have spent 50 pages arguing about your question. we used to be a society

An idea for people planning worship at clergy conferences or diocesan conventions: Use the prayer book. 📕

good morning

Jumpscare popes aren't real and can't hurt me. Jumpscare pope aren't real and can't-

Trolling JD Vance was just the beginning

This is my very specific "USA! USA!" energy

things which had grown old are being made new

After first noting the Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction, &c., &c., let me say this. At first glance I’m thrilled for this election. He’s not my guy, but he’s a guy who can have a massively positive impact on the world. And that is something I hope all Christians can rejoice in. Deo gratias! ⚓️

As a committed Anglican, I would reunite with Rome on the spot if this happened

So two days without cell phones is the longest cardinals are able to last

“But what if a fire broke out in the Sistine Chapel, would anyone go help or would they just think the cardinals voted again?” —my wife

Barista is asking me how to discern spirits while making my drink, love being the clergy regular at my coffeeshop

So you're saying there's a chance

Another episode is up today!

Fun fact: I remember growing up in TEC and seeing posters from this ad campaign in the parish hallways. It's good to be accepting. It's also good to be clear you are accepting people into a life of virtue, faith, and service to others. We can do better on the latter.

He probably can't. He wanted them to be orb-shaped.

racism is a mortal sin and those who revel in it will face the holy wrath of a just God

One of the joys of parish ministry is seeing a new family join your church after Easter! But it's a bit less fun when it's a family of raccoons that are living in your attic

Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Francis. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming.

Thinking about the amazing privilege of church refracted through this one lens: Holding the child of Kenyan parents, whom I had just baptized, in my arms as our Costa Rican curate chrismated him and the white and Latinx parishioners proclaimed, "We receive you into the household of God."

🎶 Mighty victim from on high, Hell's fierce powers beneath thee lie. Thou hast conquered in the fight, Thou has brought us life and light. Now no more can death appall, Now no more the grave enthrall, Thou has opened paradise, And in thee thy saints shall rise.

simple mathematics suggest there should also be an english actor called tom hollandest who is 1,57m tall and 82 years old

Let's go! If you are interested in history, church, Africa, or ancient African church history (or just want to hear me make dumb jokes), then I'd love for you to listen to this!

My Irish ancestors lived for this day

wifeguys are incredible, its one of my favorite genders of the decade