"Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack, and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous; therefore judgment comes forth perverted." Habakkuk 1:3-4

Urban expert Mary Rowe says communities of faith urgently need to rethink their roles.

The KJV isn’t really a translation of the Bible #maklelan2969 youtube.com/shorts/0NWzX...

True revival begins with the people proclaiming, by word and deed, “I have sinned.” MAGA Christianity has a different message. It looks at American culture and declares, “You have sinned.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...

It's Sunday, and that means it's another Offbeat Expedition! OEx is a DIY "micro-worship" experience for everyone, but especially those who find it too overwhelming to attend a conventional church. An web forum is available for connection and support. www.infinitusministries.net/offbeat-expe...

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A "theocratic libertarianism" sounds like a mental gymnastic of an Olympic quality. Maybe Doug (like many Republicans) confuses a small-government nightwatchman state with libertarianism, but this is still a contradiction in logic. juicyecumenism.com/2025/10/22/h...

@askhistorians.bsky.social has shared a few META posts in the past year that are relevant for #NoKings "[Geenbaum] represented what everyone should strive to be: an obstacle, however small and seemingly inconsequential, in the path of fascism." www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

The 2025 Hobart Lecture from New York will be live today at 3:30 p.m. www.youtube.com/live/sm_h0R4...

Water is water, even if it's in its solid state. www.americamagazine.org/dispatches/2...

Not so many years ago, I didn't question the assertion that white people gave us Christianity and "the civilization." I took the Church History class and realized I was wrong. The Church Fathers were mainly from the Near East and Northern Africa.

The Sacred Tradition of Protest: No Kings II Faith Training—a 90-minute training on how moral protest serves as a sacred expression of faith and conscience - Oct. 14 support.interfaithalliance.org/a/sacred-tra...

Not sure if this commentary was written with any degree of self-awareness, but since BreakPoint reaches a lot of "Christian" nationalist and MAGA types, I hope this might inspire some waking-up among them. www.breakpoint.org/the-signs-of...

Veronica filiformis, commonly known as the slender speedwell among other names, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae.

It's been only five months since Bob Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, but wow. He comes out swinging. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Looking through church history, it is worth noting that a separation of church and state and a guarantee of religious liberties led to multiple revivals and the flourishing of the Church. On the contrary, the state establishment of the church often leads to stagnation and decline of Christianity.

Evolving ontology and the case against predictive algorithms in the U.S. justice system #AI #artificialintelligence #precrime #predictivepolicing #ethics

Tonight begins Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Have you experienced Kol Nidre or another sacred observance that touched you deeply? Share your reflections. G'mar chatimah tovah to all observing. 📖 buff.ly/q5226oq #YomKippur

RIP Jane Goodall, by all accounts a wonderful woman who loved this Far Side cartoon

"Look well unto thyself, and beware that thou judge not the doings of others. In judging others a man laboureth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboureth to good purpose." - Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

These lectionary messages are from this month's Offbeat Expedition. To join us, be sure to register! willowinfinitus.substack.com/p/september-...

President Trump is correct in one thing: Globally, Christians are the most persecuted religious group. Keep in mind, however, that none of these persecuted Christians seek power, money, or domination. They simply want to practice and share their faith in peace. www.persecution.com/globalprayer...

Too often, the history of early Christianity in Asia is forgotten. I wonder what the world would be like if the Nestorian church had continued to flourish in Central Asia, Mongolia, and China, unaffected by the rise of the Islamic empire and the Black Death. open.spotify.com/episode/44Bz...

There is no conclusive evidence linking paracetamol to autism. Zero. But finding a cheap scapegoat gives them an "out" since they promised something by September. www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/h...

This. substack.com/@thedangerou...

Good morning! This is a reminder that this week's OEx micro-worship guide is up. www.infinitusministries.net/offbeat-expe...

Reclaim the heritage before they steal it from you. willowinfinitus.substack.com/p/america-25...

Fellow parents of kids with cognitive disabilities: now is the time to be loud and proud about how awesome our kids are, and to emphasize neurodiversity. And to support adult disability activists.

Some good resources to use www.dignity.us/resources

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

"It is therefore quite interesting to superimpose the Calvinist doctrines of election, total depravity, reprobation, and predestination over the nativist and nationalist mindset of the Christian conservatives." willowinfinitus.substack.com/p/christian-...

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

From time to time, I listen to right-wing AM talk radio stations for different perspectives. Chad Benson asks the right question: What's wrong with young white men nowadays? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

How religious is your state? www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

New restrictions on campus speech in Texas have spurred a lawsuit from a coalition of student groups, including a Dallas ministry concerned about the impact on Bible studies, worship nights, and evangelism on campus.

Our mid-September newsletter is here! willowinfinitus.substack.com/p/mid-septem...

ICYMI: Join us for Offbeat Expedition, our "DIY micro-worship" experience designed by and mainly for autistic Christians who might find it too big of a challenge to attend a conventional church service. www.infinitusministries.net/offbeat-expe...

i think leftists who can't accomodate people of faith into their politics are really really making a profound mistake

In Genesis, God calls the creation of animals “good.” In the story of Noah, God makes a covenant with “every living creature.” God personally feeds animals in the Book of Psalms. wapo.st/3KndxkU

This culture of violence is a product of this pervasive sense of desperation and nihilism.

Once again, thinly-veiled antisemitism raises its ugly head... with the tired tropes about Mossad, "Zionists", elite bankers, etc. etc. Also: the horseshoe theory is a real thing.