I really didn't want to be a Christian. I had a lot of issues with the church and people who claimed to follow Christ. I also had a lot of questions for God. I still do. 28 years ago, my future seemed dark and...

You don't need to edit your prayers - God wants your honesty. #prayer

"The prophetic tasks of the church are to tell the truth in a society that lives in illusion, grieve in a society that practices denial, and express hope in a society that lives in despair." -Walter Breuggemann

Do others around you think of Christians as people of peace, or as people of hostility? And has your presence in those spaces - your witness - shifted that narrative at all toward peace?

Once again, I'm reminded that jet lag is so much more than sleeping at the right times... it's also the brain fog that comes with the missed sleep or the shift in schedule....

A newly completed investigation by Wyoming’s largest county found no evidence of noncitizen voting in the 2024 elections, undercutting claims used to justify the state’s controversial proof of citizenship law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“For some of us, it is hard work to craft a sermon that sounds like our own voice and still meets the demands of the pulpit in our context.” Read more reflections on culture and preaching in my recent substack article

ICE *already* can't meet their detainment numbers without rounding up children, veterans, people born in the U.S., people with no criminal records, people at immigration hearings, plus academics and visitors with valid visas. So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget? The answer is: you.

The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from. (Published April)

"The category of bystander is not morally neutral. Bystanders were complicit. Their complicity enabled the horrors to proceed, unchecked." @kkdumez.bsky.social kristindumez.substack.com/p/standing-b...

weird how we see these guys find their spines when they aren’t running again — proving they’ve always been more concerned with keeping their jobs than DOING their jobs

Do people generally think of Christians as people of peace? If you consider yourself a Christian, do they think of you that way? #peace

A reminder - As Christians, it is not enough to minimize the harm we do to one another - we must be active in building peace, seeking justice, and tearing down the walls that divide just as Christ did. He continues his work through us!

22 years of marriage today! 🥰

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

I had the great honor of hearing Rev. Munther Isaac speak at Yale last night. I've been contemplating his words and charge to Christians, that we simply be honest about what is happening, even under the pressure to soften or edit it.

What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.

#advent reminds us that we are not foolish to wait, to watch for the promise, to hope.

A stump may be a strange image but it reminds us that the areas of our lives that seem dead, wounded or even marred beyond recognition, are not beyond the possibility of life and newness. open.substack.com/pub/sherinsw...

not only does murdoch own bible gateway, he uses your bible reading habits to determine your "preferences, opinions and emotions” and sells that info to whoever he wants.

If you use our tool to get your own file, here’s how to help our team learn more about the ways insurers deny claims … www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

It is fun for me to see South Indian cuisine get it's due! So many think of Indian food as a narrow handful of dishes. Also, it is a little weird hearing it described like this, but I'll take it. (I can't read the full article.)

I figure it might be time to try this... looking forward to finding my people!