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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 1d

(Muted strums at the end not in the original, but for something to do while The Edge is taking off his guitar, getting a drink, and setting up at the keyboard for “Running to Stand Still.” 😉

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 1d

Fall break trial run at recording U2’s “Bullet the Blue Sky,” Rattle & Hum version. Will re-record later after working out the imperfections.) youtu.be/W2RSjObw2eg?...

Guitar cover, U2’s “Bullet the Blue Sky,” Rattle & Hum version

YouTube video by stevenrharmon

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 4d

This Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “Living Where We Are” (Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19).

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 5d

Join us at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity on October 28 to hear Pete Enns’s Mary Washburn Wilson Lectures. gardner-webb.edu/news/mary-wa...

Theologian Peter Enns to Speak at Gardner-Webb on Oct. 28 for Mary Washburn Wilson Lecture Series

The School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb presents theologian and author, Peter Enns, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Faith Hall, Tucker Student Center.

gardner-webb.edu

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 6d

Pope Leo XIV has issued the first major document of his pontificate—an “apostolic exhortation” (not an “encyclical,” which functions as a statement of doctrine, but an encouragement to the church toward a practice of the faith) titled “On Love for the Poor”: www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent commentary on Pope Leo XIV's perspectives on "synodality"--something I explain in relation to the early days of his pontificate in my soon-to-be-published book Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

We now know what Pope Leo thinks about synodality—and he mostly agrees with Francis

Leo is not just generally or vaguely supportive of Pope Francis’ reforming initiative; he is convinced of its fundamental importance.

www.americamagazine.org

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 7d

I'm grateful to Mack Dennis, pastor of FBC Asheville, for joining our Theological Integration Capstone Seminar at Gardner-Webb Univ. School of Divinity this evening to share theological perspectives & practical advice on celebrating baptism & communion and officiating marriage & funeral services.

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 8d

I encourage the reading of this story. wacobridge.org/2025/10/06/d...

‘Why Sergio?’ Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef and family - The Waco Bridge

Sergio Garcia and his wife, Sandra, spent 36 years building a reputation for regional Mexican cuisine in Waco. It ended when ICE came to call.

wacobridge.org

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 10d

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 10d

#AuthenticPopeLeoXIVQuote from today’s homily during Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Full homily: www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 11d

This World Communion Sunday at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “A Communion That Embraces Differences” (Exodus 16:2-4; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35).

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 12d

Representing the Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity at the tri-state assembly of Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Alabama CBF, and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia. Stop by and visit awhile if you’re there!

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 12d

Pope Leo XIV > Karoline Leavitt (and the administration for which she speaks) as to what constitutes inhumane treatment.

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 12d

First woman is named archbishop of Canterbury, leader of Church of England

Sarah Mullally, previously the bishop of London, is the first woman to serve as spiritual leader of the Church of England in its nearly 500-year history.

wapo.st

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 13d

Headed to Chattanooga to represent the Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity at the Tri-State Assembly of Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Alabama CBF, and CBF of Georgia. If you’re there, I hope you’ll stop by our booth to learn about our degree programs & an upcoming lecture series.

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 13d

“October—
And kingdoms rise
And kingdoms fall
But You go on
And on”
—Title track from U2’s sophomore album, released 44 years ago (gulp!) this month

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 14d

This is what it means to be a “synodal church” that listens to one another in walking together on the path to fuller participation in what God is doing. www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/09...

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 14d

Today's the fourth anniversary of the release of my book Baptists, Catholics, and the Whole Church: Partners in the Pilgrimage to Unity, a copy of which appears in this photo. Creative captions invited in comments. 😉 And if you're interested, give it a read: www.amazon.com/Baptists-Cat...

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 14d

Article with larger context for the quote from Pope Leo--and other significant remarks from him today, too: www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/09...

Pope Leo weighs in on controversy over Cardinal Cupich giving Sen. Durbin immigration award

"They are very complex issues," Pope Leo said, and "I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them."

www.americamagazine.org

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 15d

#AuthenticPopeLeoXIVQuote today reported by Reuters: apple.news/AYaKDFPaoRXK...

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 15d

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 15d

Also: the Secretary of Defense (his legal title) has now said it’s OK for drill sergeants to beat recruits.

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 15d

2/2 (And no matter what a President may say, if officers are permitted to “do whatever the hell” they want, there will be more My Lai Massacres.)

Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 15d

1/2 While I agree with Pope Francis that “there is no such thing as a just war,” I also believe that just war theory, especially its principles of “jus in bello”—ethical conduct in warfare, i.e. “rules of engagement”—provides important safeguards against another My Lai Massacre.

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Steve Harmon @stevenrharmon.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you, Cardinal McElroy. www.americamagazine.org/dispatches/2...

As deportation terror mounts, Cardinal McElroy asks U.S. Catholics, ‘Who is your neighbor?’

Cardinal McElroy charged that the nation has been experiencing “a comprehensive governmental assault designed to produce fear and terror among millions of men and women” and to make life unbearable fo...

www.americamagazine.org