#MorningPrayer Keep us, Lord Jesus, from seeking to rely only on our own strength, our own wisdom, our own capacity to make the right choices and do the right things. Inspire us to build our lives on the foundation of your love, wisdom and grace, that you may lead us in your way.

So well said!

“No creature that deserved Redemption would need to be redeemed. They that are whole need not the physician. Christ died for men precisely because men are not worth dying for; to make them worth it” Source: The World’s Last Night

The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

On 2 Chronicles 7:14… “My people who are called by My name” = Israel and the Church “humble themselves” = take blame, not cast it “pray and seek My face” = acknowledge God alone as Savior, redeemer, purifier, reward “turn from their wicked ways” = do justice and righteousness ‭‭

This is what righteousness looks like “I'm not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the church works for." www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

This is what it looks like to take God's name in vain. And on Easter weekend at that. 😡

I'm afraid I may have met recently...

God the Son endured the darkness for us. I am grateful for this word in a world that feels very, very dark right now. He knew the full weight of human awfulness, stupidity, twisted evil, and frailty because he bore the consequence for it. Take heart.

#MorningPrayer Keep us, Lord Jesus, from the temptation to sell the gift of your peace for the price of the approval and adulation of those who pursue the goals of power and prestige, of personal gain and greed. Set our hearts on the prize of your kingdom, the light of your love.

The irony is not lost on us.

#MorningPrayer Give us faith, Lord Jesus; faith not in our own power, nor in the material strength we can wield, not in the platforms or personalities of others, but faith in your promises, faith in your kingdom, faith in the hope you share, and the peace you bring, in your love.

“I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him” Source: Letters of C.S. Lewis

Jim Acosta testified before Congress today warning that a pending merger could hand CNN to Trump-aligned billionaires. He’s never stopped speaking truth to power, even when it cost him. We’re grateful someone is still saying it out loud. Share if you believe in a free press. @jimacosta.bsky.social

So far the war on Iran has cost $25 billion. That's $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. Thousands of lives lost. People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

Jeff Bezos is worth $220 billion. After building that fortune from overworking and exploiting his own workers, Bezos is now developing a fund to acquire manufacturing companies and automate them. Why do we always hear about immigrants taking jobs when the oligarchs are actually to blame?

Amazing mashup of Steve Goodman and Tolkien... Thank you!

Appalling.

Pete Hegseth's murderous buffoonery, coming amid a lifetime in which he's betrayed everyone close to him and failed up from one disaster to the next, is a perfect example of how the appeal of Trumpism is that it creates a permission structure for people to openly be their worst selves

"For God is not merely mending, not simply restoring a status quo. Redeemed humanity is to be something more glorious than unfallen humanity” Source: Miracles

"Continue seeking Him with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him” Source: Letters of C.S. Lewis

I was radicalized by the abortion issue. It's made me stand up for anyone who is dehumanized. My newest essay at @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy religionnews.com/2026/02/09/i...

DJT is unfit on every level. Our country (though far from perfect) deserves better.

Shameful to thus defile the presidency, but sadly not surprising.

Is anyone really surprised? Trump is a sad little man.

Band persons didn't always have to look like Calvin Klein models. Enjoy... youtu.be/95ywPJ_8hV4?...

"Unplugging isn’t enough...The time & energy we reclaim has to go toward building social connections: hosting the dinner party despite the hassle, staying for coffee after church when you’d rather go home, sitting thru the awkward silence, offering/asking for help." open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

www.plough.com/en/topics/li... Voices like this need to be heard. For all to hear and to grieve.

"If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now?” Source: Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

If the president cannot be sued while in office, then the president should not be able to file suit while in office. Fair is fair.

Even though I live in Canada I support this 100% and will not be shopping or spending money tomorrow. But I think it's time to expand it to a week- long strike. Source: Business Insider search.app/vR8Ct

Jesus Christ is better than all of this is bad.

The Trump administration should be able to do immigration enforcement, argues Bonnie Kristian, without defying the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments—and most of all “without executing people like Alex Pretti in the streets.”

Take off their masks. End their immunities. Limit their jurisdiction. Restrain their tactics. All of this can be done through legislation without inhibiting humane immigration enforcement. If it’s done correctly, legislative reform can lead to greater accountability across the whole of government.

Horrific. Oh, my country, how have you descended so far? news.sky.com/story/the-no...

And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.

The claim that there is a critical need for a thorough, impartial investigation of today’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti shouldn’t be controversial.

DOJ lies. DHS lies. ICE lies. That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies. They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.

There’s no defense for this. At the very least it’s petty. Further troubling is that he had no qualms about making such a statement knowing it would be publicized. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...

#MorningPrayer Keep from us, Lord Jesus, the temptation to rely merely on our own wisdom, understanding and cleverness in our thinking, reflecting, planning and choosing. Keep us open to your leading, guiding, challenging and calling; help us to follow in the way of your kingdom.

Manufactured Inevitability is such a fitting term from @lmsacasas.bsky.social for the push for generative AI. It could describe every Axios AM or LinkedIn influencer in my feed

On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, the day of the Winter solstice, the second lesson at Evensong was Revelation 22: "And there shall be no night there ... for the Lord God giveth them light".

“… Well, surely no difference that matters. We shall have missed the end for which we are formed and rejected the only thing that satisfies. Does it matter to a man dying in a desert by which choice of route he missed the only well?” Source: A Slip of the Tongue (Sermon) 2/2

“‘If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God, it will make in the end no difference what you have chosen instead.’ Those are hard words to take. Will it really make no difference whether it was women or patriotism, cocaine or art, whisky or a seat in the Cabinet, money or science? …” 1/2

“Enemy-occupied territory—that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us to take part in a great campaign of sabotage” Source: Mere Christianity

#MorningPrayer When we struggle, Lord, with the circumstances and pressures of life, when issues are overwhelming, when we cannot see the way ahead, and when hope seems extinct, remind us of your presence with us, that we may reach out to you in the assurance of your love for us.

“Continue seeking Him with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him” Source: Letters of C.S. Lewis

If you want to read the piece, here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...