Allan R. Bevere
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Pastor(ret), Professor, Bible Moth, Foreigner and Exile in a Strange Land, Peddler of Hope.
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2 months ago
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When children die by āoutdated targeting data,ā silence becomes another weapon ___ Derek Penwell writes, "whatās been taken from you on top of everything else, is the simple decency of being told the truth by the people responsible."
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.24.2026)
When children die by āoutdated targeting data,ā silence becomes another weapon
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06242026
about 5 hours ago
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Reflections on the Epistle (Romans 6:12-23) - 5A after Pentecost, Proper 8 [13] (06.28.2026) ___ Paul insists that the Romans not let sin reign in their bodies. Sin is portrayed as a power and the dominion of humanity in the world.
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - From One World to Another
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-f1c
about 23 hours ago
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Reflections on the OT (Genesis 22:1-14) - 5A after Pentecost, Proper 8 [13] (06.28.2026) ___ The binding of Isaac is one of the most troubling stories in the Bible. God orders Abraham to take Isaac and give him as a burnt offering?
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - The Sacrifice and Isaac and Abraham's Silence
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-6d0
about 24 hours ago
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Look for America ___ Kristen Du Mez writes, "Iām... envious of people whose job it is to write about goodness and truth rather than about pastors who give cover to pedophiles and such."
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.23.2026)
Look for America
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06232026
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In the Western world, genealogies are often neglected as they are very repetitive or unimportant. But for the ancients, genealogies were preserved identity, heritage, and Godās work in the form of generations.
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Ishmael Gets a Nation Too
Reflecting on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Two Days after Sunday (Year A)
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/ishmael-gets-a-nation-too-df6
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The newest addition to the MAGA Children's Library.
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Reflections on the Gospel (Matthew 10:40-42) - 5A after Pentecost, Proper 8 [13] (06.28.2026) ___ In the kingdom of God, participation is at many levels. Some are public, while others quietly make that proclamation possible.
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - Honoring the Smallest Act of Love
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-af7
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Connecting the Texts, 5A after Pentecost - Proper 8 [13](06.28.2026) ___ These texts reveal that faithful discipleship involves trust, obedience, and a willingness to place God above every other claim on life.
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - Connecting the Texts
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-418
2 days ago
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The SBC, Women Pastors, and the Same Old Biblical Interpretation ___ Dan Hawk writes, "...the vast sweep of the Bible subtly undermines patriarchal structures even as it articulates them.
kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.22.2026)
The SBC, Women Pastors, and the Same Old Biblical Interpretation
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06222026
2 days ago
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Micahās prophecies primarily focused on issues of social justice, ethics, and the moral conduct of the people. He denounced corruption, oppression of the poor, and idolatry among the leaders and people of Israel and Judah.
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Who Was the Prophet Micah?
Reflecting on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: One Day after Sunday (Year A)
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/who-was-the-prophet-micah-64d
2 days ago
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Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble. Don't create imaginary problems.
2 days ago
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Hagar was not part of the covenant line through Isaac, but she was known and loved by God. Divine compassion extends beyond the boundaries we often create.
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God Loves Ishmael Too
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/god-loves-ishmael-too
3 days ago
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Today is World Refugee Day. The RCL OT text for tomorrow is the casting out of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:8-21). And I am preaching tomorrow. š An accidental convergence?š¤ No preacher can ignore the obvious connection.
4 days ago
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I don't write Limericks very often, but some events seem to require one. ___ There once was a reflecting pool, That Dear Leader declared should be blue. But the paint peeled away, And the algae held sway, Showing a clown staring back at the fool.
4 days ago
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This needs to be said. Among other things, our president is a jerk.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Italian deputy PM cancels US trip over āserious and offensiveā Trump words on Meloni
Antonio Tajani has pulled out of the visit, saying Trumpās comments on Giorgia Meloni āoffend all of Italyā
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-meloni-row-g7-comments-offensive-b2999125.html
5 days ago
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"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." - Isaiah 5:20
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Toward a More Perfect Union: Why Juneteenth Matters ___ "One of the things about the telling of history is that no story in and of itself is complete. History is the story of human beings attempting to get it right and sometimes failing."
kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.19.2026)
Toward a More Perfect Union: Why Juneteenth Matters
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06192026
5 days ago
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Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble. Happy Juneteenth!
5 days ago
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#kakistocracy
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS A PAINT REMOVER The peeling began less than two weeks after the Donald Trump-directed renovation officially reopened on June 6. Large pieces of the "American Flag Blue" coating have lifted off the pool floor and are floating in the water.
6 days ago
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Logical. Flawlessly logical.
6 days ago
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A Brief Rant: Stop pitting Jesus against Paul. To do so is to misunderstand both. That is all.
7 days ago
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250 Years of American Myth: With God on Our Side? Part 1: The Lament ___ Randy Woodley writes, "if God is on our side, what does that make God? What does that make us?"
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.17.2026)
250 Years of American Myth: With God on Our Side? Part 1: The Lament
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06172026
7 days ago
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It's where we are, folks. Good morning.
7 days ago
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Reflections on the Epistle (Romans 6:1b-11) - 4A after Pentecost, Proper 7 [12] (06.21.2026) ___ The Christian life is not just about making a few moral improvements. It is about participating in the new life that Christ has made possible.
preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preach...
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - Grace That Transforms
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-bed
8 days ago
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Hagar starts to weep. The terror and helplessness of a mother is seen when all human resources are exhausted. Hagar has no plan left and no visible source of hope.
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - God Loves Ishmael Too
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-d3d
8 days ago
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Why does the Trump Administration continue to blame Biden and Obama for every stupid thing they do? Because they truly believe the MAGA faithful are stupid. Their propaganda is not directed toward those of us connected to reality, but to the cult of followers.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Trump administration blames Obama after Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurb
President Trump previously vowed to paint the Reflecting Pool an āAmerican flag blueā
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-obama-reflecting-pool-washington-green-b2996395.html
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Between Despair and Determination ___ Benjamin Cremer writes, "Whenever I think of the state of the world, my heart vacillates between rage, determination, hopelessness, and despair."
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.16.2026)
Between Despair and Determination
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06162026
8 days ago
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Faith is more than believing God for what happens in our lifetime. Sometimes faith is about trusting God with a future that we will never be able to know personally.
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Trusting in an Unknown Future
Reflecting on the Third Sunday after Pentecost: Two Days after Sunday (Year A)
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/trusting-in-an-unknown-future
8 days ago
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Good morning, friends. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble.
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Reflections on the Gospel (Matthew 10:24-39) - 4A after Pentecost, Proper 7 [12] (06.21.2026) ___ Jesus comforts the disciples with an image of Godās care - sparrows, birds of little value - not one falls apart from the Fatherās knowledge.
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - In Following Jesus, There Is No Fine Print
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-a33
9 days ago
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Connecting the Texts - 4A after Pentecost (Proper 7 ]12]) - 06.21.2026 ___ It isnāt that faith is enough to eliminate hardship. Rather, faith encourages us to believe that when in hardship, God is there and God is leading us to life.
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - Connecting the Texts
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-c28
9 days ago
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America at 250, But Whose America? ___ Dan Hawk writes, "Narratives tie together various elements of national identity, that is, the symbols, monuments, and ceremonies that explain and reinforce a nationās sense of its distinctive identity."
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.15.2026)
America at 250, But Whose America?
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06152026
9 days ago
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Joshua's success is not a matter of military skill, personal charisma, or political strategy. It will be the presence of God.
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To Be Strong and Courageous
Reflecting on the Third Sunday after Pentecost: One Day after Sunday (Year A)
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/to-be-strong-and-courageous
9 days ago
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Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble.
9 days ago
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Good night, folks.
10 days ago
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Bingo!
10 days ago
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Good morning, folks. Have a blessed Sunday.
10 days ago
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Faithfulness More Than Success ___ Jesus is not simply a teacher sharing information. He is bringing Godās reign into peopleās lives through both word and deed. His message and his actions belong together.
allanrbevere.substack.com/p/faithfulne...
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Faithfulness More Than Success
The Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/faithfulness-more-than-success
10 days ago
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Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble. Be like Pope Leo.
11 days ago
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Junia Is Not Alone,* and Neither are Plenty of Others: Women and Leadership in the New Testament ___ In light of the Southern Baptist Cnvntionās recent move toward excluding women from pastoral ministry, I want to take a trip through the New Testament.
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.11.2026)
Junia Is Not Alone,* and Neither are Plenty of Others: Women and Leadership in the New Testament
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06112026
12 days ago
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Good night, folks. Be courageous. Have hope. Imitate Jesus. Run to where God is.
13 days ago
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It is difficult to think of a movement more anti-Jesus and manipulative of Scripture than Christian Nationalism. It tribalizes the Gospel.
13 days ago
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Good night, folks.
14 days ago
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Today's Excellent Read. ___ "And the system generates a political theology with no vocabulary for corporate sin, structural injustice, or the common good, because those categories require a salvation with a telos beyond the individual.
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AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY'S SECRET CULT
How an Ancient Greek Mystery Cult Became American Evangelicalism
https://drinkwisely.substack.com/p/american-christianitys-secret-cult
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The Hard Mercy of Accountability ___ Derek Penwell writes, "Real people paid real prices. People who were already vulnerable got more vulnerable because of the choices you made. And the people who suffered that stuff donāt get to un-suffer it...."
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The Kakistocracy Report (06.10.2026)
The Hard Mercy of Accountability
https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-06102026
14 days ago
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It must be noted that what the people of Sodom desire is not consensual sexual relations, but assault. The matter of consensual sexual immorality is dealt with in the Bible, but not here.
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What Were the Sins of Sodom?
Reflecting on the Second Sunday after Pentecost: Three Days after Sunday (Year A)
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/what-were-the-sins-of-sodom
14 days ago
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Yep. And it ain't pretty.
15 days ago
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Michael and Allan get beyond the memes and drill down in answering the question of whether Republicans or Democrats are worse for economic prosperity.
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Which Political Party Is Worse for the Economy?
An Episode of "Calmly Considered"
https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/which-political-party-is-worse-for
15 days ago
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MAGA 'christianity' - Making hypocrisy great again.
inews.co.uk/news/world/maga-traditional-american-families-cant-stop-having-affairs-4439687?utm_campaign=PNIlFs3pHsli4pc&ito=gifted_article&data-target
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Maga leaders want ātraditional American families' ā but canāt stop having affairs
The hypocrisy is astounding
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/maga-traditional-american-families-cant-stop-having-affairs-4439687?utm_campaign=PNIlFs3pHsli4pc&ito=gifted_article&data-target
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Reflections on the Epistle (Romans 5:1-8) - after Pentecost, 3A (06.14.2026) ___ In the opening verses of Romans 5, St. Paul presents the Christian life as a movement from hope to hope.
preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-04a
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The Preacher's Lectionary Notebook - From Hope to Hope
The Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
https://preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preachers-lectionary-notebook-04a
15 days ago
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