I had said she wasn’t allowed to arrive until I was finished!

After more than three years I have finally finished the masterpiece that is the Wheel of Time. There are no endings to the turning of the Wheel, but this is an ending. #wheeloftime #WOT #booksky

We join with the Council of Bishops in urging President Trump to "consider the moral imperative to assist those in need and the significant contributions programs supported by U.S. foreign aid make to humanitarian relief and peace."

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"But preacher, you should just preach the Bible, never politics." 🙄 Yeah, sorry not sorry, the Gospel is fundamentally political - not in the sense of aligning with any political party, person, or platform, but in its very real concern with the well-being of people and communities. #politicsofjesus

A short quote from my sermon today on Jer 1.4-10 and Lk 4.21-30

“Friends, it was for this purpose that we were made. We were formed in the womb to proclaim good news. Before we were born, we were consecrated to fight for justice. We have been appointed to declare God’s salvation to all the world.”

Some Nights by fun. is just a solid album.

In response to recent immigration policies in the U.S., Global Ministries and UMCOR condemn division and urge UMC individuals, pastors and churches to continue to follow God's call to "welcome the stranger."

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A pastor can never preach too often on our Christian duty to love others and resist injustice.

A short snippet from my sermon this morning on Luke 4.14-21. It is time for the Church in America to reclaim our identity and share radical love, justice, and mercy and uphold the sacred worth of all people.

The Chili’s triple dipper with chips and salsa and a Diet Coke is a spiritual experience.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

#MLKDay

“I'm gonna wake up and keep trying to do good and so are you and nobody gets to vote on that.”
-Justin McElroy

“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

There it is again, that funny feeling.

What a county we live in that our government can unify to ban free speech but not to protect children in classrooms.

Why is leftover spaghetti so elite?

You can tell a lot about someone based on whether they tape before painting.

I just found out I’m 27, not 26.

Thoughts after lunch: how do restaurants clean a wedge salad?