Empire always gonna empire.

#empire #charity #justice

God won’t beat our swords into plowshares. That’s our job.

#peace #nonviolence #blessedarethepeacemakers

While we wait for God to rend the heavens and come down to make the world a better place…God has been waiting on us.

#faith #god #progressivechristianity #justice #peaceonearth

What the #superbowlhalftimeshow taught me: Joy is not confined to language. I don’t speak much Spanish, but the joy that I experienced from this halftime show transcended the language barrier. 👏

What you excuse and allow with this terrible president will haunt you. Now is the time to clearly condemn this sick man and his regime. 2/2

Some of the very people who told me “Bad company corrupts good character” are now the same people that STILL support 47, even though he is publicly posting racist memes of a former President and First Lady. 1/2

Happy birthday to my book “Parables: Putting Jesus’s Stories in Their Place”! This is my favorite book I’ve written so far. It was fun to write, and fun to talk about.

When people use “redneck” to mean someone who is dumb/backward it betrays the fact that they have no historical understanding of the word.

It doesn’t mean someone who refuses to engage when the government is abusing its citizens.

Some of y’all never heard of Blair Mountain.

Empire has always been morally bankrupt, whether it arrives wearing a toga or wrapped in a flag. 2/2

Jesus was not executed for saying “Hey, we should love everyone.”

Jesus was executed because he saw the brutality of empire in the streets of his community and said, “Hey, none of this is normal. None of this is okay. There’s a better way live together.” 1/2

The video is clear, regardless of the lies the regime spews.

Are the Second Amendment enthusiasts calling this out? Surely there will be consistency in their position, even if it upsets Trump, right? 2/2

I hate guns. I wish they didn’t exist.

AND…

Alex Pretti committed no crime. He had a permit to carry. He did not pull his weapon on ICE agents. There was no “brandishing.” He was being a brave, decent human. Then, he was disarmed and murdered by ICE. 1/2

The Trump regime would label Jesus as a “domestic terrorist” for his protest and resistance, if they actually understood who he was and what he meant.

No one…NO ONE…should be okay with Federal agents occupying American cities and murdering citizens in broad daylight. There’s no justification. There’s no excuse. Where you stand now is how history will remember you.

No worries! 😊

You tagged the wrong Josh Scott.

Our moral responsibility is to resist unjust laws and unjust rulers.

#christianity #romans13 #empire #america #mlk

God stands with the victims of empire. Do we?

#god #empire #christianity #progressivechristianity #faith

I didn’t get that you don’t like Paul. My point was that I love him. I don’t love the Pastorals. I think they are anti-Pauline.

I love Paul. I just think many Christians don’t understand him. Here’s a great resource.

a.co/d/3lnmbCd

And the truth is Romans 13 is an interpolation and not written by the authentic Paul.

I wonder if the Christians who support and defend the State killing its citizens in the streets understand the tragic irony of their position?

#christcrucified #christianity #Jesus

None of this is normal.

Not what we did in Venezuela.
Not the murder of a citizen in the streets of Minneapolis by ICE
Not the threats we’re making toward the rest of the world.

If we don’t stand up, use our voices, and DEMAND better, we’re all in big trouble.

Seems like a good day for this reminder: Christian Nationalism is an anti-Christ ideology and should be rejected by Christians because of our faith, not in spite of it.

A Theological New Year’s Resolution.

#theology #newyearsresolution #progressivechristianity

I do not think that we can be more loving, compassionate, or inclusive than God. When it feels like we are, that is an indicator that our understanding of God is too small and is ready to grow.

#progressivechristianity #god #faith #christianity #theology

Jesus never called anyone to “defend Christianity,” but he did call all of his followers to love our neighbors-a category that he assumed included anyone and everyone with whom we share this planet.

#jesus #loveyourneighbor #christianity #progressivechristianity #whoismyneighbor

Today’s sermon: The transformative, radical truth revealed in the “burning bush” moment is that God is on the side of the powerless and oppressed, not legitimating the powerful and oppressors.

#bible #burningbush #progressivechristianity #christianity #faith

This is very niche, but Festivus has a bit of a Girardian feel, doesn’t it?

“Beyond the desert of criticism we wish to be called again.” - Paul Ricoeur