Four years ago today, 17 people were shot and killed and 17 more were wounded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Today, we remember the victims and hold the survivors in our hearts. We will continue to honor them with action.

We all can play a part in ending gun violence. But @Youtube has a responsibility to remove ghost gun tutorial videos that violate their terms of service and allow anyone to access firearms.

I finished making all these crosses today, made from gun barrels. I really like making crosses from guns… because the gun and the cross offer two very different versions of power. One is willing to die, and the other is willing to kill.

The more you teach, the better you learn. 🧠

🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦Historic honor to accept rounds of applauds at US President’s #SOTU to 🇺🇦people, military and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський. I am deeply grateful to President Donald J. Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and all Americans for strong support. Ukraine stood up to evil and the whole civilized world needs to #StopPutin now

They are worth high #gasprices. #IStandWithUkraine

Breaking News: The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, making her the first Black woman elevated to the Supreme Court. nyti.ms/3LO1UPD

TIME's new cover: Enough. When are we going to do something? ti.me/3GlcyMl

Came across this again ... worth reflecting Grief is the greeting that honors what we've loved. Anger is the protest that protects what is sacred. Wonder is the song that returns us to hope. And rest is the rhythm that empowers us to rise.

If, as leaders, we just remembered these ten things about people every time we encountered "bad" behaviour or a tricky situation, we might make a lot more progress: threestarleadership.com/leadership/10-… By Wally Bock

Time for honest dialogue about the future of the church instead of all the fighting and debating and arguing and attacking. This is a great beginning to an engaging dialogue about how we move forward into a fresh vibrant church experience amzn.to/3Qlzpf7

WATCH: Christian nationalism is all about power, not democracy, says Andrew Whitehead. "This idea of a country for the people by the people — it's really a country for a particular people by a particular people."

One of the biggest obstacles to Christian witness in the US is not a “worldly secularism” as we often think of it, but a “Christian secularism” which is *uncritically* shaped by the flag, the gun, and the dollar, in the name of Jesus.

The level of power we hold must be commensurate with the level of inner work we have done (and are doing). Otherwise we destroy people & ourselves. This is why there's so many tragedies of leadership in our world: There is little congruence between our inner and outer lives.

How the NFL wants you to sack a quarterback (@ChiefsAholic)

It takes a humble transformational leader to change a leadership culture. We cannot expect toxic leaders to produce life-changing organizations, teams, churches, schools or governments.

The St. Louis school that was the site of an active shooter today had: -Metal Detectors -All doors were locked -Seven security officers in the school Still, the shooter gained entry and people died.

A blessed and wonderful Christmas to all Emmanuel has come

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