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Valentine’s Day is always a good day to examine our often deficient theology of singleness. Jesus was single and lived the fullest human life imaginable. #ValentinesDay

A worthy confession and hermeneutic: “I see, as through a glass darkly.”

The Midwestern urge to drive with the windows down as soon as it’s above 40°

“The prophetic task of the church is to tell the truth in a society that lives in illusion, grieve in a society that practices denial, and express hope in a society that lives in despair.” — Walter Brueggemann

The church is called to grieve for the world not to complain about being aggrieved by it; to be engaged in culture not to be enraged by it; to act as exiles in society not as those who consider themselves entitled in it. ~Mark Young

A theology that ends in lovelessness cannot be Christian. - Thomas Merton

As July 4th approaches, let’s remember what we declared our independence from as a nation (a thread 🧵).

“Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.” Wendell Berry

"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable." - Paul Tillich

“Love is mostly a decision…the commandment for all of us is to love now and thus fill the tragic gaps of every moment.” - Richard Rohr

Got lucky and happened to be at the beach to see this today!

If you feel angry at the suggestion that gay people (or anyone else you consider “sinful”) being welcomed to God’s table, then you will absolutely HATE reading the Gospels. Lots of anger from the fundies on this one from Andy Stanley today:

If the last generation of culture wars has taught us anything, it’s that an embattled posture toward our culture does not produce the fruit we think it will. As Paul repeatedly reminds us throughout the NT, it is not the sin without, but within, that imperils us most.