Research Professor & Director, Austin Seminary’s MA in Youth Ministry; Innovation Lab Strategist @ Center for Youth Ministry Training; Ph.D. Princeton Seminary.
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San Quentin prison holds their first ever father-daughter prom, for some inmates it was the first time they’ve ever spent face to face time with their daughters.
Very cool.
One father, Steven Embrey, got to hug his 28-year-old daughter one last time before she was tragically k*lled in a car crash shortly after the event.
“He got the only dance he’s ever done with her,” said the event organizer.
“I’m so happy I participated in the prom and I got to see her. She was so beautiful that day. I have so many beautiful memories,” Embrey said.
The event was the finale of a two-month long family workshop led by a group advocating for prison reform.
I’d suggest it’s high time that an organized effort begins to individually identify ICE agents and document their actions. Just like with the Gestapo, a time will come when ICE agents will be called to account for their actions — that begins now with Watchers and Record Keepers.
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Bible verses condemning trans folks: 0
Bible verses about welcoming migrants: 33
Bible verses about advocating for peace: 429
Bible verses about loving God and others: 714
Bible verses about taking care of the poor: 2000+
There are absolutely no "biblical" grounds for being anti-trans.
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I was hungry, but you took free lunch out of schools.
I was thirsty, but you made me drink contaminated water.
I was a stranger, but you watched me and my children drown underneath your razor-wire buoys.
I was sick, but you cut my healthcare coverage.
I was in prison, but you left me there because you profited off of it.
Whatever you do to the least of these, my siblings, you do to me.
(how I think Jesus would have phrased Matthew 25 if he was speaking to us today)
Church isn't relevant because God isn't relevant in the lives of most Americans - cymt.org/dont-start-yet/
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Y’all, now, I hate to be a downer but I just don’t know if this is gonna turn out well in the long run.
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A way too long thread on how churches exercise a quiet form of control by creating enmeshed systems of poorly differentiated people. Maybe this will help explain some of your experience.
“For most of human history, what we call ‘social innovation’ has just been called
love. Innovation might sound like it belongs in someone else's wheelhouse but love resoundingly belongs in
ours.” - Kenda Creasy Dean (Innovating for Love)
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Biblical literalists are all about the “plain reading” of Scripture until it comes to the words of Jesus.
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2,000 years after Jesus' death, authoritarian politicians and corrupt religious leaders are still working together, writes @NathanEmpsall.
Good Friday serves as a warning:
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The question has to be asked—and is repeatedly asked—whether the traditional forms of the ministry which have been inherited from the ‘Christendom’ period are fully compatible with the faith that the Church is called to be a missionary community.
Excited to be prepping a new course, “Theology and the #Exvangelical Experience” for @austinseminary (with the amazing @CynthiaRigby). Debuting spring 2023.
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Don't miss this terrific story by @liamsadams in @Tennessean ft. Springtide data and @JewishNashville @ymprof @austinseminary!
"Reasons cited for not turning to traditional religious spaces include a desire to discover answers about faith themselves."
tennessean.com/story/news/re…
Excited for my son’s new Roblox game @jetwars2 to launch in the next few hours; it’s been in development for several years and I’m excited that release day has finally come.
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I wish non-affirming Christians could see HOW MUCH FAITH LGBTQ Christians have. Do you realize how hard it is to still believe in a loving God after years of being told God rejects you? I don't have the mental strength for it most days but I'm constantly inspired by those who do.
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Imagine where we’d be right now if all the prominent Evangelical leaders who warned against reducing the gospel to social justice warned against reducing the gospel to American nationalism instead.
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Imagine how Christians would respond to sexual abuse in our ranks if we had been taught that the Prophet Nathan modeled true leadership because he risked his life by rebuking the king for his abuses of power instead of being taught that King David is the model for leadership.