The reason this election was even this close was hope. We’re working against decades of suppression, disenfranchisement, and doomerism down here. But y’all see what the folks of Middle TN pulled off, and how the vibe changed the instant people gave us a chance. Stop counting us out. *Help us.*
Posts by Travis Meier
Christian Diagnostics - Part I. Let’s drop the “doubting” when we speak of Thomas. He’s a reasonable human being, only asking for what his fellows had already seen! #bible #jesus #easter #biblestudy #Christian #doubtingthomas #affirmingchurch
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Holy Week - Tuesday. A long day for Jesus in the temple portico, teaching, and being challenged by the religious authorities. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #holyweek #justice #politics #christian
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Holy Week - Monday. Action against injustice: Jesus turns over tables in the Temple. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #justice #holyweek #christian #politics #wwjd
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Mary, Martha, and the Proximity of the Poor - Part II. Martha the Deacon and Mary the Anointer. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #healing #maryandmartha #deacon #anointing #christian
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Mary, Martha, and the Proximity of the Poor - Part I. Intro to John 12:1-8. The role of women in the Jesus movement. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #healing #discipleship #maryandmartha #justice #christian
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"The flip side of this process is that political debate and even protest become increasingly impossible, for if everything is a matter of choice, how could anyone possibly complain?" (2018)
On Prodigal Sons - Part IV. Are we going to come to our senses?! Clips from my sermon on the Parable of the Prodigal. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #gospel #prodigalson #christian #healing #sermon #lent
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TEP Nashville Co-Chair Dahron Johnson's perspective is included in this Tennessean piece on divisive, oppressive politics in Tennessee. www.tennessean.com/story/opinio... .
On Prodigal Sons - Part III. An overview of the parable of the Defect-ive manager. He’s like us! #bible #jesus #biblestudy #justice #healing #christian #gospel #economics #lent
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On Prodigal Sons - Part II. Back to economics and the connections of the parable of the Defect-ive manager in Luke 16 to the prodigal(s). #jesus #bible #biblestudy #justice #economy #money #healing #christian #lent
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On Prodigal Sons - Part I. An intro to Luke 15 and a warning about familiarity with this rather famous story. #jesus #bible #christian #parable #prodigalson #healing
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Interpreting Present Times - Part III. Repentance as Recovery. Let’s 12-Step It! #jesus #bible #biblestudy #christian #gospel #recovery #healing
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Interpreting Present Times - Part II. Why do dab things happen to good people?! An age-old query. #jesus #bible #christian #biblestudy #gospel #religion #politics #neoliberalism @adamkotsko.bsky.social
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Interpreting Present Times - Part I. An intro to this series. Jesus’s call to repent - a reminder!! #jesus #bible #christian #biblestudy #justice #politics #repent #lent
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Go and tell that Fox - Part IV. “your house is left to you.” This phrase contains multitudes and important thematic pieces for both the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #politics #christian #economy #gospel
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Go and tell that Fox - Part III. Jesus’s response to Herod: I am liberating, restoring, and setting folks free! #jesus #bible #justice #biblestudy #politics #gospel #Christian #liberation #freedom
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Go and tell that Fox - Part II. Why Herod Antipas wants Jesus - how the powers always react to the Jesus movement. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #god #politics #power #justice
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Go and tell that Fox - Part I. An intro to this week’s series on Luke 13:31-34, the gospel text for the second Sunday of Lent. #jesus #bible #biblestudy #christian #christianity #lent #affirmingchurch
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Testing Jesus - Part IV. Testing God. Bread and Circuses vs. Humble Service. #jesus #bible #god #biblestudy #justice #christian #religion #faith
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Testing Jesus - Part III. Power grab: the way of empire vs. The Way of the Cross. #jesus #bible #politics #biblestudy #christian #power #christian #lent
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Testing Jesus - Part II. How will Jesus be THE Son of God?! An economic test - how will Jesus share resources. #jesus #bible #god #biblestudy #christianity #religion #economy #devil #temptation
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Testing Jesus - Part I. An intro to this series on the Testing of Jesus in Luke’s gospel. The devil, you know?! #jesus #bible #god #biblestudy #temptation #religion #christian #devil
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Transfigured Bodies, Transfigured Earth - Part II. Moses and the prophets: Un-domesticating the biblical narrative. #bible #jesus #god #biblestudy #christian #hope #discipleship
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Transfigured Bodies, Transfigured Earth - Part I. The Transfiguration of Jesus. An intro to this series. #bible #jesus #god #biblestudy #christian #hope #discipleship
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His first album is amazing! It’s one I can keep going back to and hear new things in his writing. Powerful social statements too!
I was excited to see Benjamin Booker drop a new one!! New sound is interesting.
Radical Teachings - Part IV. Do not judge?! What might this actually mean? #jesus #bible #god #biblestudy #healing #politics #love #christian #justice
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Radical Teachings - Part III. Be merciful. What does this actually mean?! #jesus #bible #god #biblestudy #politics #climatechange #healing
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