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Catherine McNiel

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✍️Author. Editor. Speaker. Chaplain. ⛪ ISO: beauty, wisdom, iced coffee. Often seen gardening. MDiv-ing @NPTSem. Please Bible Responsibly CatherineMcNiel.com

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Nov 18

"Too often we avoid confronting injustices by calling them controversies and side with the powerful majority with our silence. We are concerned lest we offend those with power—but what about the harm our silence is to those without power?" 🧵2

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Banjo man @banjoman.bsky.social · 23d

If you’re free on October 9th at 6:30 PM EST you should join me on zoom with @catherinemcniel.bsky.social & Jason Hague for a chat about their book “Mid-Faith Crisis”

I have found so much encouragement from the book & I think anyone going through periods of doubt & discouragement will too

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Banjo man @banjoman.bsky.social · 17d

I am super excited to chat with @catherinemcniel.bsky.social & Jason Hague about their book mid-crisis Faith on zoom at 6:30 est on 10/9. Anyone can feel free to join the conversation. I love this quote as it’s a reminder that Jesus never changes even when the church gives a false perspective.

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · 28d

“Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · 28d

When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Jesus replied...

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 17

Oh Andrea. Thank you. I need to hear that every now and then.

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 17

Take a deep breath, friends.
You are loved with an everlasting love.

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 17

Me too. I've been on the lookout for ones that felt right in a sea of pain.

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 17

Thank you for reading and engaging!

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 17

Oh I agree with you! I think the author of the article was trying to represent the way certain people view the situation, not represent the way the situation actually is.

There were a few disclaimers I considered making but decided to just let it stand.

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 17

For the past week I've deeply pondered what to say in the midst of so much pain. This article, which I did not write, reflects all the words I was pondering.

Whether you revered or resisted this man, would you read this short reflection? There is wisdom here we deeply need.

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We are remembering two different Charlie Kirks

The way we see Charlie Kirk, his life and death, and indeed, nearly everything, is determined less by the facts than by our personal paradigms. Less by the truth than by our algorithms. This past w…

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 13

Such a good question.

Recent faves include:

Andor
Severance
The Bear
Silo
For All Mankind
Reservation Dogs

Shows I didn't like as much as everyone else:

Ted Lasso
Shrinking
Only Murders

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 13

Okay!

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 13

Okay. Let's say I get a month of Netflix. What movies and shows should I prioritize that month?

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 12

Do not take revenge, my dear friends...on the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

(Romans 12)

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 11

This friends. This. We absolutely must refuse to allow violence even in our language. We cannot go on insisting that our neighbors are our enemies. There is no future for any of us in this direction.

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 6

Imagine how different church history and Christian identity would be if, over the centuries, we kept angry men and disputing men out of our congregations with even half the commitment that we've kept women out of leadership?

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 6

For how often 1 Timothy 2 is taken out of context to limit women's involvement in Christian community, it's funny how most people don't highlight what 1 Timothy 2 says about angry men and disputing men.

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 6

Oh yes.

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 4

Well, I said I was middle-aged, not old. 😂

I would say it repeats often and rhymes always.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · Sep 4

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5.

Today it’s 0.7%.

Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 4

That's interesting, because ring slings are the only ones I was ever able to figure out! The others were a mystery to me.

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm old enough to remember when vaccine suspicion was a left-wing conspiracy theory.

That was before it became a right-wing conspiracy theory.

One of the worst things about being middle-aged is knowing firsthand just how much suffering is caused by foolishness.

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yes! Thanks for your work.

Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh, thanks for posting this. I enjoyed the alt accounts for the first few years, though I was skeptical. When they started posting codes messages that people commented on and shared I unfollowed. But I was so curious what people THOUGHT was happening. I'll listen!

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Catherine McNiel @catherinemcniel.bsky.social · Sep 2

When Jesus said the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, he wasn't actually referring to the devil...

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Wolves in Shepherd's Clothing - Missio Alliance

"God makes clear he will rescue the sheep from the mouths of these wolves-in-shepherd’s clothing and care for them himself. In other words, God fights for the survivors."

www.missioalliance.org

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