Tommy Preson Phillips
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MANT, - Co-author of "Invisible Jesus." - Watermark Church, Tampa - 5 Albums @ Preson Phillips
Language builds movementsāand sometimes builds monsters. Hereās what Nazi Germany taught us about the power of superlatives, euphemisms, and false crosses. (Full piece linked in first comment)
7 months ago
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The Englewood Review of Books
10 months ago
Thanks to
@michellevanloon.bsky.social
for this great review of Invisible Jesus: A Book about Leaving the Church and Looking for Christ by
@scotmcknight.bsky.social
and
@tommypphillips.bsky.social
englewoodreview.org/scot-mcknigh...
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Steve Bill
10 months ago
This convo with
@scotmcknight.bsky.social
&
@tommypphillips.bsky.social
on
@ppwbpodcast.bsky.social
is the BEST & most HOPEFUL convo on
#Deconstruction
Iāve ever heard. ā¦and Iāve read and listened to lots! Worth your time, I promise:
open.spotify.com/episode/6u8z...
Props to podcast hosts, too!
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When Seeking Jesus Drives You Out of the Church: Interview with Scot McKnight & Tommy Preson Phillips
A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar Ā· Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6u8zof0LEoesJJXj6LSMR2?si=OJ8oiqGUTOaHErJHsZCQOQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A1r8ms9udlxS4DYT2yIqsDy
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Gil Gonzalez
10 months ago
An excellent and amazing post by
@tommypphillips.bsky.social
"What they ended up with wasnāt a Christianity rooted in love, mercy, justice, or the teachings of Jesusāit was a version that prized obedience to authority, emphasized racial purity, and judged oneās faith by loyalty to the state."
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Negative Christianity: A Theology of Resistance
Or, How Christianity Should Look from the Top.
https://tommypresonphillips.substack.com/p/negative-christianity-a-theology
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Killing the "bad guys" doesn't work. Executions don't work. War and violence do not work. Violence can never bring peace. How do we know? Because violence is all that we have tried since the dawn of humanity, and the results have always been the same: More death & more evil.
11 months ago
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"Whatās being called with ābiblical manhoodā isnāt masculinity at allāitās just power. The beast of Revelation wields the same kind of power: physical strength, financial wealth, and military or political violence." A new substack this week comparing evangelical's idea of masculinity with Jesus.
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What They call Masculinity, We Used to call Worldliness.
The Christian Masculinity Movement is Selling Power, not Christlikeness.
https://open.substack.com/pub/tommypresonphillips/p/thats-not-masculinity-its-worldliness?r=o81ho&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
11 months ago
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Had a good convo with @jaredmstacy yesterday about this: If youre a writer in the post-evangelical/progressive Xian space, now is the time to write. The future church will need voices that pushed back against power-hungry Christianity, just like we need those from the past now.
12 months ago
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Josiah Hawthorne
12 months ago
In a room sit a judge, a President, and a rich man. Between them stands a cop. Each of the men bids the cop arrest the other two. āDo it,ā says the judge, āfor I have judicial review.ā āDo it,ā says the President, āfor I won the election.ā āDo it,ā says the rich man, āand I will make you wealthy.ā
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That new dune show is giving ādark Bridgerton in space.ā
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This morning the first post in my "Dissident Guide to John" went live, and I'd love a follow. The goal of this āand my "Dissidents Guide to Revelation"ā is to teach Christians how to read the Bible from the bottom of the empire so they become useless to the empire and empowered for the Kingdom.
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The Dissidentās Guide to John: An Introduction
The Dissidents Guide to John, Part 1.
https://open.substack.com/pub/tommypresonphillips/p/the-dissidents-guide-to-john-an-introduction?r=o81ho&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
12 months ago
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Marlena Graves MDiv, PhD
12 months ago
If there are U.S. voters who regret voting for this current administration because they were uninformed or misled or wrong, let's join together, no matter who you voted for, or if you did not vote at all. Let's organize together to right this ship. Your voice matters. Together, we are stronger.
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Scott Galloway
12 months ago
2 insurrections, same President.
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A theological system which does not form the pilgrim to effortlessly recognize despots and authoritarians is obviously deficient And should be widely abandoned and recognized as having nothing to do with Jesus.
12 months ago
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Does anyone have some good resources for churches who may be offering sanctuary to migrants in the near future? Most of us donāt know how to do this but want to be ready to if needed.
12 months ago
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Remember, you didnāt see what you thought you saw. And if you did, they didnāt mean it like that. And if they did, it was a joke. And if you donāt think itās funny, you are whatās wrong with America.
about 1 year ago
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Jerry Chen
about 1 year ago
when you walk into a restaurant and you think, wow hey i know this song, sometimes it's because it's playing at full volume from your jacket pocket
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Tommy Preson Phillips on Substack
Eventually, a spiritual marker becomes something else, not something that sets you apart, but something that you demand others do in order to belong⦠something you do because your spiritual leaders ar...
https://substack.com/@tommypresonphillips/note/c-85658113?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=o81ho
about 1 year ago
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This is a great conversation with Scot McKnight and Julie Roys about our new book, Invisible Jesus. They discuss many of the ideas central to the book and go so much deeper. It's worth a listen.
youtu.be/hC7dYpoM1fU?...
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Deconstruction: Problem or Prophetic Voice?
YouTube video by Julie Roys
https://youtu.be/hC7dYpoM1fU?si=90Eq6aVWt3RXLJVT
about 1 year ago
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Many people are, in fact, above the law.
about 1 year ago
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Iāve never been to SBL, but to know my book was there AND sold out is surreal. Life is so surprising. Thank you to everyone who purchased the book.
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about 1 year ago
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