Hey @erinnewton.bsky.social guess what I get to read all day today?

It beats staring at the news!

Somalis, Samaritans, and Stephen Miller The spiritual danger of anti-immigrant rhetoric

God is not on the “us” side of Stephen Miller’s “us vs. them” construct. That is the construct the teacher of the law assumed when he asked the question that catalyzed Jesus’ parable: “Who is my neighbor?”

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Somalis, Samaritans, and Stephen Miller The spiritual danger of anti-immigrant rhetoric

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Chris Davis | Substack Jesus follower • Family man • Pastor • Author of Bright Hope for Tomorrow • TheRodAndStaff.com • Survivor advocate • Border-stalker

Very kind of you. Mostly expressing them on Substack. Trying to limit and simplify my social media life.

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Keep doing the good work! Have enjoyed what you have to say for years.

Dana, reading is so hard. No TL;DR?

WUT

I just learned that abortions are up 11% after the overturning of Roe V Wade and that is a whole lot to process.

When the Anglo-Saxons migrated to the British Isles around 410 A.D. they called the native peoples Welsh, or “foreigners” and took their land.

I can’t help but think of that presumptuous audacity when I hear stories of harassment against the only people in this land who *aren’t* immigrants.

“Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.” (Daniel 4:27)

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If I could share only one Bible verse with every Democrat, Republican, and Independent in Washington it would be Daniel's words to King Nebuchadnezzar which call for both personal and corporate righteousness in how leaders steward power:

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My 10 year old and I are reading through the minor prophets at night and came across this powerful summary from Zechariah 7 of how God calls his people to live. An evergreen word, but particularly relevant for today.

Fall, for a Moment The drive that transports me every autumn

“The tragedy of fall’s beauty is inescapable, eliciting a ‘Not yet; let me enjoy this for a moment.’”

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The immediacy of conversation in such a fractured culture was so refreshing.

What Tailgating Taught Me Lessons about culture and connection from my first NFL game

I had my first taste of tailgating this week. Here’s what I learned:

1. Community is not dead
2. Shared allegiances create shortcuts for connection
3. Imagination flows from immersion

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The market will never be satisfied with the output level of some or interested in the insights of others.

@blankcheck.bsky.social Guys - the Maron intro and outro on the Serious Man episode…🤌🏻

Moonlight over the Potomac

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See you in 2.5 weeks, computer.
#WindowsUpdate

Tucked away in the valence of his “get to know you” assignment is my son’s sense of humor.

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If the rapture doesn’t happen today, you can always buy this book tomorrow…

When the sole reason you trim the shrub is to find the missing baseball

I asked my wife if she wanted to watch the new season of The Chosen now on Prime or wait until we can watch it ad-free on the app.

She said she’d like to wait because “I prefer Jesus without the commercials.”

And that feels like an entire word for American evangelicalism.

Watching a documentary on the history of film that paused over the relationship between the screen and the demands of political loyalty.

Playing catch at sunset. Grateful for daily gifts.

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I don’t regret the time I was more active on X. And now it’s healthiest for me to be scaled back and more immersed in local relationships.

This is the kind of postgame testimony I love #GuardsBall