For faithful Christians, that they may recognize when the words of their church leaders do not align with the deepest gospel messages of love and reconciliation, we pray.

“So Adam and Eve had kids, and their kids had kids, and their kids had kids, and their kids had kids….but then people forgot that we’re all a family?” My 7 year old asked me this at bed time 💙

At what point do "thoughts and prayers", uncoupled from action, become taking the Lord's name in vain?

I can think of many times where the Bible encourages me to stop and pray, but none where it calls me to pray and stop. We've prayed. What's next?

“Love your neighbor” is a political statement, and a biblical one. “Welcome the stranger” is a political statement, and a biblical one. “Feed the hungry” is a political statement, and a biblical one. “Put away your sword” is a political statement, and a biblical one.

What makes Jesus’ command to love our neighbors so revolutionary is that he defined our “neighbors” as including our enemies.

One lesson that we Christians have not learned in the last 2,000+ years is that Jesus had no political control over the Roman Empire and he still changed the entire world. We keep trying to change the world the way the Roman Empire did, instead of the way Jesus did.

The problem with SCOTUS looking to whether a “right” is “deeply rooted in our history or traditions” is that our history and traditions are filled with genocide, slavery, brutality and misogyny. Why should we limit our “rights” to things that have only existed for those in power?

I keep rereading Luke 10:25-37 and just can't find the part where the Samaritan pulled out his sword and struck down the robbers. I've always read that passage as a call to join with the suffering to help bear their burdens. Have I missed something? cnn.com/2022/07/17/us/…

Let me tell y'all why I'm so passionate about kids in church: making churches safe and loving communities for messy, loud, wiggly children is a direct confrontation to our obsession with power, status, productivity, efficiency, and control.

Don’t be nice to the oppressed. Help destroy the systems that cause their oppression. Don’t be kind to the marginalized. Actively speak against their marginalization. Ocasional niceness and performative kindness changes nothing.

The manger tells us that everyone deserves a roof over their heads. The donkey tells us that the messiah is not a man of war. The table tells us that there is bread and wine for everyone. The cross tells us that forgiveness is for all. Jesus was radically inclusive. Are you?

Well I kinda love this. 🎃🖤

I believe homophobia and transphobia are two of the greatest evils facing American Christianity today. But here's the thing... NONE of it is rooted in Jesus or the Bible. It’s rooted in societal change. In other words, anti-LGBTQ+ people are caving to culture. Thread 🧵

.Strong Bad It does a geek dad's heart good when his 15-year-old comes running excitedly to him to share when he is greeted by this screen upon launching Minecraft.

The first thing Jesus would do at a Pride parade—is eat with everyone there. The first thing Jesus would do on a refugee caravan—is feed everyone there. The first thing Jesus would do at a religious meeting, is leave to go back to the parade and the caravan. Follow him.

too many christians think universalism means everyone goes to heaven when it really should mean all will be restored

Every Christian who works in a public-facing business and refuses to serve people because of their gender, identity, race, etc … is *literally* telling them that despite being good enough for Christ to die for … they aren’t good enough to be served by that Christian.