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“What the church now requires "by faith," I suggest,
• is to run risks for justice in a brutalizing society;
• is to run risks for forgiveness in a vengeful society;
• is to run risks for hospitality in an exclusionary society;”
A Gospel of Hope, Walter Brueggemann, pgs. 70-71.
• is to run risks for justice in a brutalizing society;
• is to run risks for forgiveness in a vengeful society;
• is to run risks for hospitality in an exclusionary society;”
A Gospel of Hope, Walter Brueggemann, pgs. 70-71.
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There are no liminal spaces between Empire and the Teachings of Jesus. Every instance where they mix simply becomes Empire.
January 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
There are no liminal spaces between Empire and the Teachings of Jesus. Every instance where they mix simply becomes Empire.
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Not a single word in the Beatitudes relates to human notions of what a kingdom is like. Human ideas of kingdom building focus on nation, race, tribe, military strength, and wealth. Jesus teaches that greatness in His kingdom is found in the character that reflects His likeness.
January 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Not a single word in the Beatitudes relates to human notions of what a kingdom is like. Human ideas of kingdom building focus on nation, race, tribe, military strength, and wealth. Jesus teaches that greatness in His kingdom is found in the character that reflects His likeness.
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Habakkuk names five woes over nations:
- Exploitative economics
- Security built on injustice
- Violence as strength
- Dehumanization for profit
- Idolatry
A nation shaped by these isn’t walking with Christ, but marching to the rhythms of Babylon…
- Exploitative economics
- Security built on injustice
- Violence as strength
- Dehumanization for profit
- Idolatry
A nation shaped by these isn’t walking with Christ, but marching to the rhythms of Babylon…
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Habakkuk names five woes over nations:
- Exploitative economics
- Security built on injustice
- Violence as strength
- Dehumanization for profit
- Idolatry
A nation shaped by these isn’t walking with Christ, but marching to the rhythms of Babylon…
- Exploitative economics
- Security built on injustice
- Violence as strength
- Dehumanization for profit
- Idolatry
A nation shaped by these isn’t walking with Christ, but marching to the rhythms of Babylon…
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Unborn people made in God’s image, dependent on others to care and make decisions for them, have been and are being harmed by SARS-CoV2 infections. One more reason to mask: to avoid harming expectant mothers and their unborn children. Harming these little ones grieves the heart of God.
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Unborn people made in God’s image, dependent on others to care and make decisions for them, have been and are being harmed by SARS-CoV2 infections. One more reason to mask: to avoid harming expectant mothers and their unborn children. Harming these little ones grieves the heart of God.
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
“How we treat others is in some important sense how we treat God; God's honor and ours are inextricably intertwined. The ethical is theological.”
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 167.
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 167.
January 2, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“How we treat others is in some important sense how we treat God; God's honor and ours are inextricably intertwined. The ethical is theological.”
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 167.
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 167.
“The Bible's vision of an ideal ruler is one who defends and protects his most vulnerable subjects. In Genesis 1, humanity as a whole is assigned that role. Since we are all kings and queens, we are all summoned to safeguard the exposed and the defenseless.”
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 159
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 159
January 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
“The Bible's vision of an ideal ruler is one who defends and protects his most vulnerable subjects. In Genesis 1, humanity as a whole is assigned that role. Since we are all kings and queens, we are all summoned to safeguard the exposed and the defenseless.”
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 159
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 159
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Shout it from the mountain tops, for as long as this nation still exists.
The truth matters.
The truth matters.
December 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Shout it from the mountain tops, for as long as this nation still exists.
The truth matters.
The truth matters.
“The prophets count on us to be appalled by injustice.”
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 71.
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 71.
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“The prophets count on us to be appalled by injustice.”
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 71.
Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held, pg. 71.
New books from me to me. 🙂
Reading the Bible on Turtle Island - T. Christopher Hoklotubbe & H. Daniel Zacharias
Judaism Is About Love - Shai Held
Dim Sum and Faith - Jenn Suen Chen
#readwidely
#readtolearn
Reading the Bible on Turtle Island - T. Christopher Hoklotubbe & H. Daniel Zacharias
Judaism Is About Love - Shai Held
Dim Sum and Faith - Jenn Suen Chen
#readwidely
#readtolearn
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New books from me to me. 🙂
Reading the Bible on Turtle Island - T. Christopher Hoklotubbe & H. Daniel Zacharias
Judaism Is About Love - Shai Held
Dim Sum and Faith - Jenn Suen Chen
#readwidely
#readtolearn
Reading the Bible on Turtle Island - T. Christopher Hoklotubbe & H. Daniel Zacharias
Judaism Is About Love - Shai Held
Dim Sum and Faith - Jenn Suen Chen
#readwidely
#readtolearn
“God of newness, turn us from despair, anger, brutality, greed, and fear. Bring healing to our families and communities. Bring healing to our own hearts that we may hold fast to the hope that the world is about to turn. Amen.”
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 59.
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 59.
December 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“God of newness, turn us from despair, anger, brutality, greed, and fear. Bring healing to our families and communities. Bring healing to our own hearts that we may hold fast to the hope that the world is about to turn. Amen.”
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 59.
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 59.
Darth Vader is going to get coal in his stocking.
December 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Darth Vader is going to get coal in his stocking.
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how Santa makes deliveries in the ancient forest
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
how Santa makes deliveries in the ancient forest
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Good morning, beloved.
There is healing to be found in the decision to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
There is healing to be found in the decision to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
December 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Good morning, beloved.
There is healing to be found in the decision to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
There is healing to be found in the decision to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
“Except God has made a fresh decision, and this new one does not come as threat but as child. He does not come as victory but as helpless child. He does not come in pride but in a way almost unnoticed by the world. But he is king.”
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 55.
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 55.
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Except God has made a fresh decision, and this new one does not come as threat but as child. He does not come as victory but as helpless child. He does not come in pride but in a way almost unnoticed by the world. But he is king.”
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 55.
Celebrating Abundance, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 55.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
Christmas present from a coworker. She knows me well.
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Christmas present from a coworker. She knows me well.
"the human being who is not considered human by the present social order - the exploited classes, marginalized ethnic groups and despised cultures. Our question is how to tell the non-person that God is love."
Gustavo Gutierrez
Quoted in “The Lost Message of Jesus” pg. 95.
Gustavo Gutierrez
Quoted in “The Lost Message of Jesus” pg. 95.
December 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"the human being who is not considered human by the present social order - the exploited classes, marginalized ethnic groups and despised cultures. Our question is how to tell the non-person that God is love."
Gustavo Gutierrez
Quoted in “The Lost Message of Jesus” pg. 95.
Gustavo Gutierrez
Quoted in “The Lost Message of Jesus” pg. 95.
“I believe that the roots of both our paralysis and our misdirected anger lie in our own pain that has never been adequately processed. Religious people have a very hard time dealing with pain.”
Abraham’s Silence, J. Richard Middleton, pg. 18
Abraham’s Silence, J. Richard Middleton, pg. 18
December 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“I believe that the roots of both our paralysis and our misdirected anger lie in our own pain that has never been adequately processed. Religious people have a very hard time dealing with pain.”
Abraham’s Silence, J. Richard Middleton, pg. 18
Abraham’s Silence, J. Richard Middleton, pg. 18
“Refusing to be placed in a box someone else creates for us is not to remain elusive but to simply acknowledge that who we are is not simple — it is an act of decolonization.”
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day, Kaitlin Curtice, pg. 32
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day, Kaitlin Curtice, pg. 32
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“Refusing to be placed in a box someone else creates for us is not to remain elusive but to simply acknowledge that who we are is not simple — it is an act of decolonization.”
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day, Kaitlin Curtice, pg. 32
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day, Kaitlin Curtice, pg. 32
I already have a copy, but if you don’t, here’s a giveaway.
🎁✨🎄GIVEAWAY🎁✨🎄
I’m giving away two copies of our book!
To enter:
-follow me
- like & share this post
-tag ppl for extra entries
-share on a diff platform for extra entries
-let me know in the comments!
Runs through Friday 12/12.
Many thanks to those who read and left reviews. ❤️
I’m giving away two copies of our book!
To enter:
-follow me
- like & share this post
-tag ppl for extra entries
-share on a diff platform for extra entries
-let me know in the comments!
Runs through Friday 12/12.
Many thanks to those who read and left reviews. ❤️
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I already have a copy, but if you don’t, here’s a giveaway.
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‘Twas brillig, and the slithey toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe.
All mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe…
All mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe…
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
‘Twas brillig, and the slithey toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe.
All mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe…
All mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe…
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Behold we have become the worst of the worst. Not all of us of course. But our country is being run by criminals who belong in prison.
December 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Behold we have become the worst of the worst. Not all of us of course. But our country is being run by criminals who belong in prison.