“You’re the cause of my suffering” (Gen 16:5) — Sarah, after exploiting Hagar.

Oppressors cry “violence” when their injustice backfires. Instead of repenting, they double down.

“He can no longer have God for his Father, who has not the Church for his mother.” - Cyprian of Carthage

Believers need healthy churches. Even if we must look beyond our own culture or traditions. There’s a group of Christians somewhere that will love you and point you to Jesus.

“I am a real American…fight for the rights of EVERY man.” -Hulk Hogan’s walk out song, 1985

In a world where we are pressed to choose who has value and whose dignity is worth protecting, we must insist that every person has value.

In these difficult days, I still find the time and the opportunity to laugh….deeply and often.

I laugh…not in denial, but in defiance.

#Mr.Terrific

June 19, 1865 — Gen. Gordon Granger & Union troops arrived in Galveston, TX to announce the freedom promised by the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier.
A glimmer of gospel hope:
Though it tarries, freedom comes.

Every chain will be broken
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Hundreds of workers remain underground after 'shaft incident' at South African gold mine, company says Hundreds of workers remain underground at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg after a "shaft incident" occurred at Sibanye Stillwater's sub-shaft, officials said.

Please pray for the safety of these precious people stuck two miles deep in a mine shaft and for more just and safe working conditions. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

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“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea…And even the smallest act of resistance pushes our lines forward.” - Karis Nemik (Star Wars)

The trailer for ‘IRONHEART’ starring Dominique Thorne has been released.

Premiering on Disney+ June 24.

I have seen ZERO promo for Ironheart.

“Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous.… When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever screams at us the loudest.” -Sen Mon Mothma (Star Wars)

Nashville community rallies around detained residents - Nashville Banner Unprecedented immigration sweep in Nashville raises concerns about racial profiling and the impact on the community and families.

‘It Destroys the Web’ — ICE Raids Rattle Nashville’s Latino Community  nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/07/i...

US strikes on Yemen kill dozens as migrant detention centre hit Attacks on Sanaa and Saada raise death toll to more than 250 people since US strikes on Yemen launched in mid-March.

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US strikes on Yemen kill dozens [of innocent people] as migrant detention centre [holding non-violent & peaceful African migrants who crossed the border to find work] hit | Houthis News | Al Jazeera

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I’m thrilled to announce Koinonia’s brand new podcast. I hope it blesses you. Please don’t forget to subscribe, like, rate, and review. 🙌🏾🙌🏾

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Meloni, Macron and Other World Leaders Praise Pope Francis’ Legacy Global leaders offered condolences to the world’s Catholics and praised the pontiff’s commitment to the poor and marginalized.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy led tributes to Pope Francis from political leaders around the world on Monday, praising him as "a great man and a great pastor." Most paid homage to the pope’s commitment to speaking out on behalf of the poor.

Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1967)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

In Matthew 25, Jesus describes true converts as being marked by a peculiar empathy toward the poor, marginalized, and incarcerated.

But he describes false coverts as being outwardly religious but marked by a peculiar callousness toward the poor, marginalized, & incarcerated.

Why is America deporting them? Afghan Christians have 4 days left Despite following all of the rules and procedures, these Afghan Christians are now facing deportation They have been given seven days to leave the country As of today, four days left

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“Love is what gets people through suffering and through life whole and undefeated”- James Cone

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When King Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, He launched a revolution of peace:

1 Trusting God—not armies, economies, or spin
2 Lifting the poor—not propping up the powerful
3 Building bridges—not barriers

His kingdom still turns the world upside down.

The gospel is a political announcement: a new reign where the last become first, the meek inherit the earth, folks who have been deprived of justice are satisfied, the hungry are filled but the powerful are sent away empty.

Change is coming…

People worth standing 25 hrs and 5 min for:

Widows: Seniors relying on Social Security to survive.

Orphans: Kids depending on school meals to eat.

Sojourners: Migrant families seeking safety.

Poor: Those who need aid for food and medicine.

Keep standing for them.

The story of Ruth is driven by God’s care for vulnerable people.

What if God’s people decided to drive Ruth back to her own land?

What if Boaz was insensitive to the plight of sojourners & vulnerable women in his field?

What if the town withheld care for the poor, the sojourner, and the elderly?

In Scripture, Jesus never warns against having too much compassion or empathy. He consistently warns against having too little.

"Infirmitas consilii" is the false idea that women are too emotional to make sound judgments. In Greco-Roman society, this belief justified restricting their financial rights and barring them from testifying in court. Scripture challenges this notion.

One way to ensure that past injustices shape the future indefinitely is to ignore or dismiss them.

A truly "colorblind" society isn’t one that pretends race doesn’t matter—it’s one that first dismantles the injustices that made it matter.

Christ died beneath the scourge of political cruelty in order to expose and defeat it.

Run from leaders and spaces that justify political cruelty in the name of Christianity.

No country can deport its way to true economic prosperity.

No people group can oppress their way to true freedom.

"‘Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers’ (Prov 23:10).

God warns against greedy land grabs and disrespecting rightful boundaries—especially at the expense of the defenseless.

No nation can flourish through land grabs and economic bullying.

This is the way to destruction, not the way to life.