Just dropped @convocation.bsky.social —Trump’s Drumbeat of Violence and Christian Nationalism. Our latest episode w/ @jemartisby.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social convocation.substack.com/p/trumps-dru...

Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence! It gets even darker than that. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2032...

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

Epstein and Steve Bannon chatting about campaign finance corruption and avoiding Mueller by pretending to be a church. " should it have a christian component? tithe? if you form a church you may be able to tell mueller you have a confession privelege. :) " journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/doc...

Shutdown and Release. Just dropped—the latest episode from @convocation.bsky.social . convocation.substack.com/p/shutdown-a...

Latest podcast episode just posted! Our take on the meaning of the 2025 election results: the surprising, the practical, and the big picture. @jemartisby.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social convocation.substack.com/p/the-most-i...

Check out our latest episode at The Convocation Unscripted. Epstein and QAnon, White Supremacists Memes at DHS, Hunger in Gaza. With: @robertpjones.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social youtu.be/ClJiHaiyATM?...

The coerced installation of internal "monitors" who report to the government is how Trump is destroying independent institutions. Both Paramount-Skydance and Columbia University agreement have such provisions. Columbia's "Resolution Monitor" provisions here: president.columbia.edu/sites/defaul...

Beyond the 60 Minutes payoff & Colbert cancelation, an unprecedented capitulation: as part of merger agreement, new parent company agrees to install an official to "monitor bias" at CBS’s news division. CBS news will essentially be state controlled media. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...

Excellent examination without being terrifying.

If you’re, like us, struggling to find the right emotional and spiritual space on this #IndependenceDay holiday, we hope the essays below can keep you company. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Heads up St. Louis friends--I'm coming to @leftbankbooks.bsky.social on 06/26 at 5:30 pm for conversation about my book, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy, with @reggiel.bsky.social . Hope to see you there! #stl #booksky www.left-bank.com/event/robert...

We haven't talked enough abt how the evangelical theology of spiritual warfare set the stage for Vance Boelter's political assassination of MN Rep. Melissa Hortman & her husband, Mark Horton (& attempted other murders). The @convocation.bsky.social team weighs in. open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

Do you know about the Juneteenth flag? Its colors are red, white, and blue…on purpose. Every element, from the star to the curve to the colors, shouts that Black people are an integral part of the U.S. story, not apart from it. #Juneteenth #UnitedStates

One of the most pernicious things about authoritarianism is how it changes ordinary people. Even those who don’t want to be changed. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

Are we on a path of no return? Or just a path where we return different....? The Path of Return open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

BREAKING @prri.org poll. My disturbing take: It’s virtually impossible to write a survey question about the treatment of immigrants that is too brutal for Republicans to support. 1) 8 in 10 Republicans support renditions of immigrants to foreign prisons without due process. prri.org/spotlight/ne...

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1/3 ANNOUNCING The Convocation Unscripted -- a video podcast on faith & protecting our democracy, w/: @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social Three platforms: 1) Substack: convocation.substack.com/p/christian-...

We're up with the latest episode of The Convocation Unscripted.... open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

Latest episode of The Convocation Uncripted just posted. open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

We're up, with our take on Pope Leo XIV and what his appointment means for the church and for U.S. politics. Hope you'll tune in--link to podcast in newsletter. @jemartisby.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

The Convocation Unscripted team just posted our capstone episode reflecting on Trump’s first 100 days. Watch or listen below! open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

Rubio at confirmation: "I will rely heavily on my faith." Yesterday: “We are working with other countries to say, ‘We want to send you some of the most despicable human beings,’” adding it would be a “favor to us” & the “further away from America, the better.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Empire always leads to this. Good Friday Now open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

The first episode of my new video series “Roadmap to Ruin: How the Church Can Resist the Dismantling of Democracy” is out now! Check it out and be sure to subscribe to my new YouTube channel. #RoadmapToRuin youtu.be/kJirfmKCiS0?...

Angela and I go way back, and I loved to be able to share a bit from her latest book:

My latest. "God Hasn't Forgotten about You": An Easter Message from Jennifer, the Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia www.whitetoolong.net/p/god-hasnt-...

Americans are entitled to and should demand better than this from the President of the United States.

Just a reminder that First Amendment says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. Folks, the Founders knew promoting certain sectarian faiths would be destabilizing for the country. We should guard free exercise fiercely, but government should not take sides.

Just posted the latest episide of The Convocation Unscripted. This week, we reflect on the crucifixion of Jesus and our political moment. #goodfriday #easter @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

And we're up with the latest Convocation Unscripted podcast. convocation.substack.com/p/as-trump-w... With @jemartisby.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , @kkdumez.bsky.social , and @robertpjones.bsky.social

The latest LIVE Convocation Unscripted episode--we talk about protests, Trump's great digital book burning and attacks on the keepers of truth and history. convocation.substack.com/p/hands-off-...

New episode of The Convocation Unscripted--where we highlight work of racial justice and repair happening in local communities. If you need a boost, tune in! @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

We're up with our latest episode of The Convocation Unscripted, with @robertpjones.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , @kkdumez.bsky.social , and @jemartisby.bsky.social . The importance of finding bright lines, embracing empathy, and taking sides. convocation.substack.com/p/finding-br...

Always worth a listen.

We're up with our latest episode of The Convocation Unscripted, with @robertpjones.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , @kkdumez.bsky.social , and @jemartisby.bsky.social . The importance of finding bright lines, embracing empathy, and taking sides. convocation.substack.com/p/finding-br...

Latest from The Convocation team [video]. We unpack Trump's State of the Union speech & how Christians might respond to the lies during the season of Lent. @jemartisby.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social convocation.substack.com/p/trumps-sta...

Five years since Taking America Back for God came out. A few days before the entire world shut down. It’s wild what all had transpired. 2 book awards Cited 780+ times Hundreds of interviews between @profsamperry.bsky.social and I Two more books by each of us building on this work

New episode of The Convocation Unscripted: We cover Katherine Stewart’s “Money, Lies, & God” and the hypocrisy of Trump’s “anti-Christian Bias” order. @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social convocation.substack.com/p/money-lies...

NEW EPISODE: The Rise of Religious Resistance, MAGA DEI Hysteria, and Theological Anthropology Just posted, with the team: @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social convocation.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

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I finally got around to listening to this podcast episode last night, and I can’t recommend it enough. They bring so much insight into the different motivations behind what we’re seeing happen in the government right now. It’s more complicated than you realize.

On the latest episode of @convocation.bsky.social, the hosts talk about how we overlook so much revolutionary power from the black church when we reach all of the way back to Bonhoeffer for how to combat bad political theology, and that was so eye-opening for me. We (I) must do better.

In case anyone needs it today, some words of resilience and hope from The Convocation Unscripted team: @robertpjones.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social Join us weekly on Substack, YouTube, & podcast. convocation.substack.com/p/words-of-r...

1/3 ANNOUNCING The Convocation Unscripted -- a video podcast on faith & protecting our democracy, w/: @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social Three platforms: 1) Substack: convocation.substack.com/p/christian-...

ANNOUNCING: The Convocation Unscripted is now available as a weekly audio podcast, featuring: @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social Sign up for it below or on your favorite podcasting platform. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

NEW: Video/podcast from @convocation.bsky.social team: @jemartisby.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social and I are talking abt religion & protecting democracy weekly for 1st 100 days of Trump’s presidency (live on 1st Thursdays). convocation.substack.com/p/christian-...

JUST POSTED! Our latest Convocation Unscripted episode. Trump’s Racist Politicization of a National Tragedy, and The Stirrings of a Faith Resistance. open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

What does a faithful Christian response to Trump look like? ICYMI, here’s our latest Convocation Unscripted episode. We’ll be recording weekly through the first 100 days of the Trump administration. Subscribe to get registration info and the recording in your inbox. open.substack.com/pub/convocat...