Good morning, beloved.
We cannot change the world without changing our minds.
The capacity for transformation begins with an expanded capacity for imagination.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
lol, I pretty obviously donโt.
In my first book, I wrote that discovering God as you work out your faith means you need to get comfortable being called a heretic.
And thatโs not because youโre actually a heretic.
Itโs cuz a lot of people who accuse others of heresy donโt actually know what that means, lol
Good morning, beloved.
Justice comes & goes where it is taken.
It requires partners.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Nowโs as good a time as any to head to theintentionchurch.com and click that countdown clock to kick it with us!
Good morning, beloved.
Nothing gets done until somebody does it.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Good morning, beloved.
Liberation is not a zero sum game.
We can all be made whole at the same time.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Good morning, beloved.
We cannot make peace without abandoning violence.
And violence begins with an intention.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Good morning, beloved.
Attention is currency.
Spend it wisely.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
lol, deploying rank antisemitism to argue with a Christian is an interesting choice, but I suppose you wouldnโt be the first.
A group of people letting someone say things.
Jesus did not come to show us how we should have died, but to show us the way to truly live.
An empty(ish) bookshelf next to a bunch of moving boxes.
The beginning of an ending ๐ฅบ
NOBODY deserves what Jesus got on that cross.
A god who thinks you deserve to be crucified is a monster.
On the cross, Jesus shows us the result of sin and depravity in high definition. And then Jesus conquers sin in the resurrection.
And that sounds like Good News to me.
Good morning, beloved.
Justice is what love looks like in practice.
And love seeks restoration, not retribution.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Mighty fine time to head to theintentionchurch.com and click the clock
Youโre absolutely right. @andrewrillera.bsky.social blessed us with that one.
I do not have one single kind word to share about the penal substitutionary theory of atonement.
Thereโs a remarkably small chance you have the argument thatโs gonna change that, and if me calling it awful is going to upset youโฆ itโs probably best you not engage this.
The only things PSA adds to the picture that arenโt sufficiently covered by other theories are reprehensible.
To include it fails to describe the character of God.
Itโs an abysmal picture of a loving creator who operates in forgiveness & restoration instead of vengeance & retribution.
Thatโs me!
Precisely
In my humble opinion, itโs pretty clearly the worst one by a few country miles
The cross is where we see human depravity in hi-def. Only a deeply sick people could conceive of & carry out such a display.
AND, it is where we see the commitment of God made plain. Knowing what we are capable of, Jesus STILL chose love.
And the powers of death are defeated in the Resurrection.
But it doesnโt have to stay that way.
It doesnโt have to be that way.
On this Holy Saturday, Iโm inviting us to feel the dissonance between this barbaric narrative and the Good News.
There is yet a better way. 5/5
If another human told you that you deserved to be mangled and tortured to death in public, would you desire a relationship with that person?
If the answer is no, then why would we have a *lower* standard for relationship with God?
The answer is delusion.
Bad religion. 4/5
Godโs introduction to relationship appeals to the character & faithfulness of God.
If a god introduced themself to you by telling you that you deserve to be beaten to a bloody pulp and hungโฆ and you agree, youโre in a relationship defined by divine violence. 3/5
At a certain point, we have to grapple with what holding these beliefs says about *you*.
For the moment, letโs set aside whether you believe God/the Bible says WE deserve crucifixion (it doesnโt, by the way).
โฆyouโd call such a bloodthirsty, sadistic god โgoodโ? 2/5
Many western Christians received theological narratives that have harmed our moral imaginations.
Telling people that Jesus took on what they deserve on the crossโthat they deserve to be beaten and tortured, hung on display until they dieโis obviously demented. 1/5
Good morning, beloved.
We cannot heal if we bypass discomfort.
The path to wholeness goes through lament.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
