Fortune cookie calling me out

Surprise exorcism, anyone?

Today we released Light for the Way, a meditative collection from the last 50 years of Sojourners. We look forward to beginning new conversations about faith, justice, and spiritual thriving through this book, and we invite you to learn more and buy a copy for yourself here: sojo.net/light

📣"Everything here is extraordinarily illegal." As FCNL's Heather Brandon-Smith told @theintercept.com, Pres. Trump's attack on Venezuela is a brazen violation of both U.S. and international law. But Congress still "has a mechanism to stop it through voting for these war powers resolutions.”

We are deeply disappointed that the House failed to pass War Powers Resolutions yesterday to stop President Trump's illegal + immoral boat strikes and escalation with Venezuela. But as @repilhan.bsky.social said, this "razor-thin, 211-to-213" bipartisan vote "puts Trump on notice.”

“Maybe in five years, those cities will catch up with their congestion pricing and cite our study"

People are saying it more and more

You’ve probably heard that billionaires & corporations have teams of lobbyists in D.C. But did you know there are also lobbyists working for peace and justice? 👋We don’t have a lot of money. But we do have people like you on our side. Please consider chipping in this #GivingTuesday! ⬇️

Real Athanasian hours up here with @730dc.bsky.social

I can't stop watching it

Since January, I’ve been speaking with survivors of abuse within the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and studying how the evangelical denomination’s unique system of oversight can be used to cause further harm. Here are those women’s stories... www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...

One of my hottest takes is that I am personally exhausted by Christian nature spirituality. It’s not wrong; I have no valid objections to any of; we’ve all read Annie Dillard and Mary Oliver; I like Mary Oliver. But the radical under-development of urban spirituality deeply frustrates me.

upload yourself into the sun: boring, useless, you will burn up upload yourself into the Son: thrilling, eternal, theosis

with your help, i believe sojo.net can become the new Washington Post.

The Trump administration is illegally striking boats in the Caribbean - killing over twenty people so far. The Senate will vote TODAY on a resolution which would stop this www.fcnl.org/updates/2025...

“I hold that [“do not kill”] moreover means, that we are to aid our neighbor’s life by every means in our power… therefore when [God] so forbids [killing], he, at the same time, demands all the offices of charity which can contribute to his preservation.” — Calvin, Institutes II.8.9

🚨The Trump administration is blowing up Venezuelan boats, deliberately killing civilians outside of war in an illegal use of military force. Congress must exert its authority to stop Trump’s murder on the high seas. Action resource ⬇️

Beginning today, we are calling on everyone who opposes Trump’s detention agenda to #BoycottAmazon, including #BoycottWholeFoods. PLEDGE TO BOYCOTT: freedcproject.org/amazon

I read bits of Psalm 119 in morning prayer today (I might be off schedule, sorry) and it was comforting that those who break God's law will suffer bc of it. ICE is gonna face God's judgment for brutalizing people in his name.

Next someone's gonna steal an ICE hat and bike away

As Keya Chatterjee, executive director of Free DC, said yesterday, President Trump doesn't care about our safety. 🧵If he did, here's what he'd be doing instead of deploying troops into our communities ⬇️

Moliére knows what's up

Incredible set of reasons to resign

🚨The House is set to vote tonight & tomorrow on a bill with life-or-death consequences for millions of the world's most vulnerable people.   Lawmakers need to hear from us! Please take a few minutes to urge your Rep to reject DOGE's senseless cuts and defend life-saving aid ⬇️   buff.ly/zDkKp43

I'm not angry, I'm just disappoofed

“God has been subtly, unmistakably saying yes to certain brave Christians, some of them mainliners. The form of that yes is MAGA’s no.” – @philipchristman.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/voices/revil...

Amazing to say you want a clarity in policy when you keep wanting to repeal something the voters want which simplifies existing complex policy

Remember, you have the same number of hours in the day as Rubio

From climate to peace to nuclear disarmament, migration justice and more, Pope Francis was an unwavering champion of so many issues we as Quakers hold dear. Rooted in hope, we will strive to carry forward his legacy and build the world we seek, no matter the challenges ahead. buff.ly/4lm8Brc

Happy Easter to all, especially the Radical Left Lunatic who fought and schemed so hard to free Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, MS-13 Gang Members, and Wife Beaters, from the depths of Hell and into the embrace of God's eternal love

Petworth Little Free Library has strong opinions abt JD Vance

News: The Trump administration is expected to invoke wartime authorities under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act in an attempt to accelerate mass deportations.    A breakdown of what you need to know about the grave implications of this abuse of war powers. www.fcnl.org/updates/2025...

🚨 Last night, the House passed a budget resolution that may very well end food assistance and health coverage for tens of millions. FCNL's @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social broke down what you need to know. 👇

So much for the free market of ideas

If it happens, I expect I'll be complaining to Speaker Johnson whenever my recycling is missed or about the Commanders' stadium

Very hype, as I always am with a new Phil book. But this one seems especially interesting - love making a positive, specific case for Christian engagement (and, in this case, in the right direction I think)

A new Substack from me: thinking about keeping the Lord's Day with Lewis Bayly, Jeremy Taylor, and King James.

Very excited about @philipchristman.bsky.social novel, to be written and published any day now

Preferential option ain't just for Catholics:

Tough to run an institution when people hate you www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Lol, Oscar announcements I suppose

This is bravely speaking truth to power. If you claim to be people of God and followers of Jesus and enter a house of worship, there is value in exhortations to do right and, when you don’t, shame.

If ever a chance to afflict the comfortable

Good news! As we wrote in a letter to Pres. Biden with faith partners, ending this ineffective policy is an important step "not only to alleviate immediate hardships but also to pave the way for lasting peace, understanding, and shared prosperity." #Cuba www.fcnl.org/updates/2024...

We abhor state-sponsored killings. www.fcnl.org/updates/2024...

Balitmore Ravens, welcome to The War on Planes.

❗ Big news - The Senate unanimously passed legislation today to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools! This is a vital step toward finally addressing this dark chapter of our history. The House must move fast pass this bill without delay. www.fcnl.org/resources/su...

I do not use this lightly. Musk and Dawkins’s “cultural Christianity” is an effort to reduce Christianity to Western chauvinism, to a worship of white conservatism. On one level this is the threat that white American churches have always faced, but it is now being pushed by the richest man alive.

"I am grateful that we are a community that never ceases in its struggle for peace and justice." "As Amanda Gorman wrote, 'there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.'" www.fcnl.org/updates/2024...