In my role as a pastor, I’m not trying to get everyone to agree on everything so much as I’m attempting to create environments where our disagreements don’t automatically become cause for disunity.

I decided to read through the OT prophets for a few months before this election, and I've been struck by how often their message is: You have forgotten who you are! You are claimed and loved by the God who keeps his promises. That's a powerful antidote to political idolatry.

When the ground gives way beneath your feet and you feel like you’re free falling into an inescapable abyss, Jesus is there. You cannot go where he cannot reach. Cry out. He will catch you.

Thank you, Ameren Missouri, for selling me a smart thermostat under ruse that it was eligible for the peak savings program and then telling me after it was installed that it was THE ONLY ONE IN YOUR **CURATED** SHOP RESULTS THAT ISN’T ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

How #shitty is it that my electric company has now actively boxed me out of accessing their own energy bill savings?!?!?

A Celtic Morning Prayer: “Circle us, Lord: Keep strife without, keep peace within Keep fear without, keep hope within Keep pride without, keep trust within Keep evil out, keep good within Be with us all through this day Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.”

The City of St. Louis has opened three additional warming centers during the ongoing winter storm. Remember to call 211 for up-to-date information on warming center and shelter availability.

Poem from my collection “Two Funerals, Then Easter”

If Tim Keller is too liberal for you, but RFK, Jr. is fine, you might want to rethink where your faith is centered.

🚨BIG NEWS🚨 The City of St. Louis received a $6.99M grant from the Biden-Harris admin to boost our housing supply and lower housing costs We're one of 18 winners selected to help cut red tape, build more homes, and lower the costs of renting and buying a home.

We are proud of these numbers, but they don’t mean much to a crime victim or their family members. We can’t fix the pain they feel. What we can do - the best thing we can do - is reduce the number of crime victims each year. And we are continuing to do just that.

A MORNING PRAYER: O Lord, you who sustain me in life, bless the day that lies ahead, so that I may face the work of my day with vigor and joy, fully and freely trusting in your providential care. I pray this in the name of the One who is a refuge and shield about me. Amen.

Good luck being on social media if you want to be diplomatic to all sides of the debate. Good luck reminding people that things are complex and complicated. Good luck trying to be a peaceful presence. Good luck trying to be human. The algorithm doesn't care about you.

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My favorite thing to build is our friendship. 💛

"Books only have two smells. The smell of a new book, which is good, and the smell of an old book, which is even better." Ray Bradbury Good night