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.
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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)
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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.
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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:
nbcnews.com/think/opinion/do…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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“Trump is given carte blanche by his supporters because they perceive him as their protector, transforming his ruthlessness from a vice into a virtue.”
"Trump is given carte blanche by his supporters because they perceive him as their protector, transforming his ruthlessness from a vice into a virtue."
theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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In 1987, James Baldwin criticized the Religious Right because they were more committed to white power, control, and dominance than they were committed to Christianity. They put Jesus on the side of America rather than the Kingdom. If he were alive his criticism would be the same.
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Do you know who’s loneliest in your community? Our research found 1 in 3 young people (ages 13-25) feel completely alone much of the time. Our #Belonging report shows the importance of being relationship-driven to #showupforyoungpeople.
Learn more:
springtidreserch.org/belongi…
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My 8yo is in an ER bed right now. He’s scared and ALONE without his mom. Not even allowed his 🧸 because of #COVIDー19
And you’re mad because you can’t go to the beach?!
#ExtendTheLockdown #StayHome
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2018: Buttigieg explains how to win at a Claw Machine. The candidate is a self confessed Claw Machine fanatic xitter.gq/adamwren/status/122484…
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Today I’m thinking of the fathers who can’t be with their children because they were ripped from their sons and daughters at the border. The fathers who can’t celebrate today because they can’t afford bail. The fathers who are deployed. Don’t forget them. #FathersDay
