Good Friday Reversals.

If you read Matthew’s account of the arrest, “trial”, & execution of Jesus at the hands of the State, & don’t see that it’s a judicially sanctioned lynching, you’re missing it.

May your strongest convictions lead to curiosity not to fundamentalism. May your deepest wounds lead to healing not to destructive patterns. May the worst of you lead to humility not to gaslighting others. May you always keep an open heart, and an open mind, towards hope.

Without repentance, “reconciliation” is manipulation. Without accountability, “forgiveness” is marketing. Without justice, “unity” is crowd control.

These “I am not" statements are to be on the hearts and lips of Christ followers too. We are not alone. We are not of this world. We are not to seek glory for ourselves. Amen.

Knowing and naming your feelings is the first and best step to gaining power back over them. The next step is coffee. ☕️

I am beginning to see that much of praying is grieving. - Henri Nouwen #Uvalde

This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. As a parent, my heart is broken seeing these faces and their ages. My condolences to their families during this difficult time 🙏🏻 Xavier Lopez, 10. He was a 4th grader at Robb Elementary.

Jesus never meant for Prayer to be an excuse for inaction. Prayer was always meant to form us for participation in Christ’s just & peaceable kingdom - specifically by seeking justice. On earth, as it is in heaven.

Y’all. This is it.

If you’re Christian and mad about debt relief for the undeserving then you may want to skip celebrating Easter.

Don't let the Dominicans tell you otherwise.

When the Church wounds the world in a misguided effort to defend itself and Jesus, it reduces the capacity of people to hear the Gospel. Judas sought to destroy the mission of Jesus through his betrayal. Peter sought to defend the mission of Jesus through violence.

1. Last week, @RonDeSantisFL held a media event claiming that reporting on books bans in Florida were a "hoax" Virtually every claim he made was a lie or misdirection Follow along for receipts 🧾 🧵

I just got off the phone with a woman whose 19 year old daughter, after 3 COVID infections, was diagnosed with early dementia. Wrap your head around that.

Same energy.

Andrew Lester told police he heard the doorbell ring, picked up his .32 caliber revolver, opened the interior door, “saw a black male,” was “scared to death,” and shot twice within seconds. He was released less than two hours later. cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/…

In 1917, the US Army executed 13 black soldiers by hanging after a deadly riot in Houston, Texas between the soldiers and other white soldiers and locals. Months later 6 more were executed. This week, the Army announced it was overturning the convictions of those 19 men and 97