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Scott Bessenecker

@Bessenecker

Finding Jesus on the margins

 Madison, WI
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Joined September 2009
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The Gospel of Money: It May Not Feel Like Good News to Everyone christiansforsocialaction.or… via @ChristianSocAct
The Gospel of Money: It May Not Feel Like Good News to Everyone

The Gospel of Money: It May Not Feel Like Good News to Everyone

What does the gospel say about money, wealth, and possessions? Scripture challenges Christians to examine how our relationship with wealth shapes our faith, generosity, and concern for those on the...

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Listening to "Scott Bessenecker & Disappointent" at buzzsprout.com/1892897/episo…
Scott Bessenecker & Disappointment - 20 Minute Takes

Scott Bessenecker & Disappointment - 20 Minute Takes

This week on 20 Minute Takes, we talk with author Scott Bessenecker. His book, Bad Religion, Good News: An Honest Guide for the Spiritually Disappointed was released this past May. Scott talks with...

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The Idol of Productivity open.substack.com/pub/scottb…
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Returning the Statue of Liberty and Redacting the Lord’s Prayer christiansforsocialaction.or… via @ChristianSocAct

Returning the Statue of Liberty and Redacting the Lord’s Prayer

What does it mean to pray “on earth as it is in heaven” amid today’s immigration realities? Scott Bessenecker reflects on faith, empire, and Christian witness.

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The Fall, free will, and evil. overturningtables.com/the-fa…
The Fall - Overturning Tables

The Fall - Overturning Tables

I think I know why God allows evil in this world, and why God did not stop the first humans from making a bad decision. This is due to the fact that I had a stroke a couple of weeks ago and was...

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Slaughter of the Innocents. An example of state sanctioned violence? overturningtables.com/how-ca…
Slaughter of the Innocents - Overturning Tables

Slaughter of the Innocents - Overturning Tables

The slaughter of the innocents in the book of Mathew is an example of state sanctioned violence.

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The Gospel as Place christiansforsocialaction.or… via @ChristianSocAct
The Gospel as Place

The Gospel as Place

The empires of this world exploit the vulnerable. Its economics reward those who plunder the environment. Money gravitates to the center while some people are pushed to the margins. In contrast, the...

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The Land of God overturningtables.com/the-la…
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Disappointment With My Youthful Self. overturningtables.com/disapp…
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Disappointment with the Church overturningtables.com/disapp…
Disappointment with the Church - Overturning Tables

Disappointment with the Church - Overturning Tables

Jesus draws the fallible and broken, that's why the Church is full of them. Arrogance, insularity and too many hills to die on.

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Disappointment with God overturningtables.com/disapp…
Disappointment with God - Overturning Tables

Disappointment with God - Overturning Tables

Learning to live with disappointment is a lifelong skill. For people of faith or for those who hold a high value for altruism, it is especially important to deal with disappointment. As a Christian,...

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The Impermanence of Friendship overturningtables.com/the-im…
The Impermanence of Friendship - Overturning Tables

The Impermanence of Friendship - Overturning Tables

After 58 years of making friends I’ve discovered something. Close relationships are fluid, they are seasonal. Friendship is impermanent. Those friends who wrote in your high school yearbook and...

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The Lost Epistle of Martha overturningtables.com/the-lo…
The Lost Epistle of Martha - Overturning Tables

The Lost Epistle of Martha - Overturning Tables

Embracing Rebuke Martha of Bethany, servant of the Lord Jesus Christ as one who receives the dead back to life. To my brother, Lazarus. Grace and peace to you and to all who meet in your home. My...

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Will we really just "fly away" to God's celestial shore when this life is over? What of this life and planet will live on? overturningtables.com/when-t…
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Webinar Recording: Holding Joy & Suffering Well overturningtables.com/webina…

Webinar Recording: Holding Joy & Suffering Well - Overturning Tables

Here’s a webinar I conducted for William Carey International University. The article below this webinar, by friend Kristin Jack, is also fabulous. The Unclaimed Promise – Servants to Asia’s Urban...

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Francis and the Fifth Crusade overturningtables.com/franci…
Francis and the Fifth Crusade - Overturning Tables

Francis and the Fifth Crusade - Overturning Tables

As the Russian Orthodox Patriarch blessed Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, I could not help but think of the Crusades (which, by the way, were not just directed at Muslims, but also toward Orthodox...

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Possessed by our possessions overturningtables.com/povert…
Poverty and Abundance - Overturning Tables

Poverty and Abundance - Overturning Tables

Lessons from Francis of Assisi For his whole life possessions had possessed Francis, especially clothing and fashion. His addiction to finery was like a prison, even more confining than the dungeon...

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Why the first step in revival will be the Church confronting Empire - inside herself and in the world. overturningtables.com/reviva…
Revival and Empire - Overturning Tables

Revival and Empire - Overturning Tables

Revival will always be marked by the Church coming out of Empire. Let me repeat that: Revival will ALWAYS be marked by the Church coming out of Empire; because the heart of revival is the increase of...

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How to Hold Suffering and Joy overturningtables.com/how-to…
How to Hold Suffering and Joy - Overturning Tables

How to Hold Suffering and Joy - Overturning Tables

(Above image: Smiling Francis, by Mic Carlson available on his website.) I find that suffering and joy are not mutually exclusive. They often come bundled together in the same week, month or year....

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