Rev. Carson Hollis
@carsonhollis.bsky.social
Baptist pastor in the CBF | Connor’s husband | Chickpea’s (cat) dad | He/him/his
Pinned
To my Queer and Trans siblings:
As a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as one ordained and set apart for the office of pastor in Christ’s Church, I do not care what our government says. This president can sign any executive order he wants, but that doesn’t change this truth: God made you. 1/8
As a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as one ordained and set apart for the office of pastor in Christ’s Church, I do not care what our government says. This president can sign any executive order he wants, but that doesn’t change this truth: God made you. 1/8
A thread, from this Queer pastor to Queer folk.
Ah, I see my timeline just discovered the movement towards Baptist catholicity. Welcome! Baptist/low church/nondenominational types have been stressing a more liturgical pattern of life and a sacramental worldview for quite a while now. This isn’t new.
December 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Ah, I see my timeline just discovered the movement towards Baptist catholicity. Welcome! Baptist/low church/nondenominational types have been stressing a more liturgical pattern of life and a sacramental worldview for quite a while now. This isn’t new.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
As an ordained Baptist minister, I have… Feelings™️…about this. The early Baptists were radical dissenters from the excesses of Anglicanism; and now, Prestonwood—their descendant—is having a Sight & Sound production as worship. John Smyth and Thomas Helwys are rolling in their graves right now.
Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas...$70 per ticket.
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
As an ordained Baptist minister, I have… Feelings™️…about this. The early Baptists were radical dissenters from the excesses of Anglicanism; and now, Prestonwood—their descendant—is having a Sight & Sound production as worship. John Smyth and Thomas Helwys are rolling in their graves right now.
Doing my thang
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Doing my thang
What is my vibe?
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What is my vibe?
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Lord,
Envelop us Jesus, and be our center.
Let our hands, mind, words and work
elevate You as the center of our lives.
Amen.
A blessing for our third week of Advent.
Envelop us Jesus, and be our center.
Let our hands, mind, words and work
elevate You as the center of our lives.
Amen.
A blessing for our third week of Advent.
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Lord,
Envelop us Jesus, and be our center.
Let our hands, mind, words and work
elevate You as the center of our lives.
Amen.
A blessing for our third week of Advent.
Envelop us Jesus, and be our center.
Let our hands, mind, words and work
elevate You as the center of our lives.
Amen.
A blessing for our third week of Advent.
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By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat;
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat;
I’m at a place, spiritually, that the books I’m reaching for are written by authors like Barbara Brown Taylor and Naadia Bolz-Weber instead of “academic” works. And I don’t hate this development for me.
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’m at a place, spiritually, that the books I’m reaching for are written by authors like Barbara Brown Taylor and Naadia Bolz-Weber instead of “academic” works. And I don’t hate this development for me.
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Inside of you are two wolves…
They can coexist because linear time is fake.
They can coexist because linear time is fake.
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Inside of you are two wolves…
They can coexist because linear time is fake.
They can coexist because linear time is fake.
Don’t bother me, I’m currently having enrichment time in my enclosure (listening to this on full blast and on repeat)
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Don’t bother me, I’m currently having enrichment time in my enclosure (listening to this on full blast and on repeat)
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
Perhaps it is because I’m a Baptist, but the theological metaphysics of Mary’s immaculate conception do not make sense to me.
A.) In my read of it, it presents sin as tied up to the body in ways I find actually harmful; and
B.) again, in my read of it, it raises soteriological concerns.
A.) In my read of it, it presents sin as tied up to the body in ways I find actually harmful; and
B.) again, in my read of it, it raises soteriological concerns.
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Perhaps it is because I’m a Baptist, but the theological metaphysics of Mary’s immaculate conception do not make sense to me.
A.) In my read of it, it presents sin as tied up to the body in ways I find actually harmful; and
B.) again, in my read of it, it raises soteriological concerns.
A.) In my read of it, it presents sin as tied up to the body in ways I find actually harmful; and
B.) again, in my read of it, it raises soteriological concerns.
Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.
—Philip Yancey
—Philip Yancey
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.
—Philip Yancey
—Philip Yancey
Whom wilt thou find
to love ignoble thee,
Save Me, save only Me?
—Francis Thompson, “The Hound of Heaven”
to love ignoble thee,
Save Me, save only Me?
—Francis Thompson, “The Hound of Heaven”
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Whom wilt thou find
to love ignoble thee,
Save Me, save only Me?
—Francis Thompson, “The Hound of Heaven”
to love ignoble thee,
Save Me, save only Me?
—Francis Thompson, “The Hound of Heaven”
Blessed Feast Day of St. Nicholas of Myra, known to most of us as Santa Claus!
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Blessed Feast Day of St. Nicholas of Myra, known to most of us as Santa Claus!
Sunday sermon is finished. I’m preaching on Jeremiah 6:9-14.
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sunday sermon is finished. I’m preaching on Jeremiah 6:9-14.
A superb article by two of my all time favorite living theologians: Dr. Hanna Reichel and Dr. David Jensen! As I mark one year of ordained ministry, I remain honored that Dave was a part of my ordination service. He spoke such kind and moving words!
The work of theology is an ongoing pilgrimage
Three theologians — David Jensen, Martha Moore-Keish and Hanna Reichel — reflect on how to teach theology faithfully in a polarized age.
pres-outlook.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A superb article by two of my all time favorite living theologians: Dr. Hanna Reichel and Dr. David Jensen! As I mark one year of ordained ministry, I remain honored that Dave was a part of my ordination service. He spoke such kind and moving words!
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Go (or abide) in peace, and pray for me, a sinner.
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Go (or abide) in peace, and pray for me, a sinner.
From preaching to being a protest chaplain to presiding over the Table in the most interesting of places, my first year of ministry is in the books!
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
From preaching to being a protest chaplain to presiding over the Table in the most interesting of places, my first year of ministry is in the books!
One year of ordained ministry is in the books. It’s been a beautiful, humbling first year of being the Reverend Carson Hollis.
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One year of ordained ministry is in the books. It’s been a beautiful, humbling first year of being the Reverend Carson Hollis.