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From
@jerushahruth
, an evangelical writer &
#BillyGraham
's granddaughter:
"Do the words and actions of Billy Graham’s life align with those of the current president?"
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Roses are red
Women are preachers
Asylum seekers are legal
Black lives matter
Love wins always
Nonviolence is humanizing
Another world is possible
There’s enough for everyone
❤️
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“They send us bombs while celebrating Christmas in their land. They sing of the Prince of Peace in their land while playing the drum of war in our land” - Rev. Dr.
@MuntherIsaac
sharing in “Christ under the Rubble: A Liturgy of Lament.”
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In the midst of deep sorrow and mourning, the inimitable Nadia Bolz-Weber (
@Sarcasticluther
) delivered the sermon at
@rachelheldevans
' funeral this weekend. *Watch* and *read* her stirring homily and tribute to
#RHE
.
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“If Jesus were born today, he would be born under the rubble in Gaza” -
@MuntherIsaac
Watch the whole service “Christ under the Rubble: A Liturgy of Lament” here:
@ChristAtCheckpt
@BethlehemBibleC
@GlobalImmerse
@ChurchesforMEP
@Evang4Justice
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For those putting on masks today,
For doctors who can’t hug their kids
& nurses sleeping away from home,
For bus drivers, delivery people, grocery store cashiers, and anyone running feeding programs,
For the scientists who know they can’t work fast enough,
Spirit, be near.
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Countless lives have been shaped by the writing, teaching, and preaching of
@rachelheldevans
. Rest in peace, woman of valor.
(TY
@KatelynBeaty
for this beautiful tribute.)
#eshetchayil
#BecauseOfRHE
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"As long as the church only wants what's white in me but not what's native in me, there is still work to be done." -
@KaitlinCurtice
, Potawatomic Citizen Band Nation
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In remembrance...
"Holiness, to me, means committing every area of my life — from sex, to food, to time, to work — to the lordship of Jesus," states
#RHE
. "It’s a way of life, filled with twists and turns, mistakes and growth, uncertainty and reward."
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What COVID-19 can take from us:
Time, touch, plans, loved ones, security, answers
What it can’t take:
A sun that will rise, grace that is free, helpers who will show up, love that can’t fail
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“Imagine what it would be if Donald Trump really came to that place and publicly asked God for forgiveness? What if that man really confessed his sin and asked for forgiveness? What a powerful thing that would be. That’s a prayer we can pray for him, that one.” -
@jimwallis
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BREAKING: Christian leaders urge peace & diplomacy with Iran.
"We do not know what the response of Iran will be or how the days ahead will unfold. But we know that we will stand on the side of love over fear and peace over war."
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“I shouldn’t have to tell my children to stop jogging.
Tell your children to stop lynching.”
-
@sharifawrites
#AhmaudArbery
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It’s hard to believe it has been a year since the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. It was a terrible day for America and a terrible day for all of us who love Jesus. Join us as we continue to say no to Christian nationalism:
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This is what toxic evangelicalism looks like:
❌ Prosperity gospel
❌ America first gospel
❌ Militant gospel
@ShaneClaiborne
#DALLASREVIVAL
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"It’s that cry that my mama used to tell me about when she said, 'Black women can cry and fight at the same time.' She said, 'That cry, that cry, it makes you dangerous to the forces of injustice.'" -
@RevDrBarber
shares his recent sermon on the blog today:
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For the sake of our nation’s integrity and the most vulnerable in our society, we call on fellow Red Letter Christians to support the current impeachment inquiry.
➡ADD YOUR NAME TO THE STATEMENT⬅
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Rest in power,
@repjohnlewis
. To have been on this earth at the same time as you was to have walked with giants. May we continue on in your work of getting into good, necessary trouble until every person is free. Well done, good and faithful.
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"The virus didn't break America, it just revealed to us what was already broken about America." -
@ShaneClaiborne
#MidweekMobilizing
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“I think we have a problem in our country when we’re better at protecting confederate statues than Black lives.”-
@ShaneClaiborne
#MidweekMobilizing
@impastormike_
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May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you : wherever he may send you;
may he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;
may he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;
may he bring you home rejoicing : once again into our doors.
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"If it breaks your heart, pay attention to it. It's probably God knocking to say, 'Find me here, let's fix this part together.' Cry your tears, and then get busy. Building the reign of God on earth: this is our calling."-
@RevJacquiLewis
#MidweekMobilizing
@ShaneClaiborne
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It’s time for a Christianity that looks like Jesus again. It’s time for gospel preaching and prophetic witness. It’s time to return to the things Jesus said. It’s revival time🙏🏿🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏻
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Clergy and moral activists gather outside
@SenateMajLdr
's office to demand
#healthcare4all
.
@TheRealFPL
@BRepairers
@donrgolden
@RevDrBarber
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“I told a bunch of pastors at a national conference that they should switch salaries for a year with their lowest paid person. That went over well as you can imagine.”-
@ShaneClaiborne
#MidweekMobilizing
@YoBenCohen
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For the people who were in the middle of treatments,
For the teachers whose hearts are split all across their cities,
For those unable to get a little extra, those whose Facetime calls end in tears, those approaching grief anniversaries without their friends,
Spirit, be near.
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For those whose social distancing is bringing long awaited clarity,
For those who are remembering where their treasures lie,
For those whose limited circumstance are being better understood,
For those who needed this moment+space to breathe, grieve, or rest,
Spirit, be near.
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#ProTip
: "Christians in our country are struggling to understand where they should fall on the 'issue' of
#immigration
. The Bible couldn’t give clearer direction: Jesus always sides with the outcast and the oppressed."
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"God’s love is higher, and deeper, and broader, and fiercer than we can ever imagine. No wall can hold it back, and no border can confine it… and no jail can lock it up."
#FamiliesBelongTogether
Can we get an AMEN for
@ShaneClaiborne
!?!
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Black People Are Tired was authored in the wake of
#AhmaudAubrey
’s death. Yet souls like
#BreonnaTaylor
keep being stolen. Here is a video honoring lives ended in a world still infected by violent racism. May they rest in power. May we fight for justice.
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Leaving this here in case anyone's looking for other Christian publications that have been calling out Trump from the start..
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In
#Election2016
Evangelicals lost credibility by electing Trump.
@ShaneClaiborne
offers Christians a new home.
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"We are all more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.” -
#BryanStevenson
#JustMercy
@eji_org
@ShaneClaiborne
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"We knew what we were walking into. We knew that we might not come back." What
@lisasharper
saw in
#Charlottesville
.
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We inhale the peace of this moment.
We exhale the rush to be first in line.
We inhale the consideration of our neighbors.
We exhale dread and self-preservation.
We inhale willingness.
We exhale judgement.
Give us open palms, listening ears, readied feet.
Be near, O God.
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"They send us bombs, while celebrating Christmas in their land. They sing about the prince of peace in their land, while playing the drum of war in our land."
Watch "Christ in the Rubble: A Liturgy of Lament" guided by Rev. Dr.
@MuntherIsaac
here:
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Peace to the weary.
Space to the grieving.
Company to the wandering.
Time to the questioning.
Freedom to the captive.
Bread to the hungry.
Welcome to the rejected.
Reparations to the exploited.
Tears to the learning.
Laughter to the lamenting.
Joy for the morning, today.
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As we contemplate Christ‘s birth, may we be reoriented to the weak and broken places in ourselves and our world. Christ, unwelcome by the powerful but celebrated by the meek, reassures us about where God stands today...
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"But even though it was a gruesome week – love gets the last word. We call it 'Good' Friday because it wasn’t just death that made the news – but resurrection. The empire, the cross, the bloodshed was not the end of the story." -
@ShaneClaiborne
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These words from
@RevJenButler
could not be more timely: "Christians are called to put God and neighbor first rather than America first."
#TreeOfLifeSynagogue
#PittsburghStrong
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Hey all, want to get a message of prayer, encouragement, and/or gratitude over Tony’s way? Comment below, and we’ll compile them into an email for his family.
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How long, O Lord 💔💔💔
His name is George Floyd. Murdered on camera by Minneapolis police, as bystanders pleaded with officers not to kill him. His last words were, "I can't breathe."
#SayHisName
#BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd
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“We recognize that evangelicalism, and white evangelicalism, in particular, has been susceptible to the heresy of Christian nationalism . . . We choose to speak out now because we do not want to be quiet accomplices in this on-going sin.”
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“A dying mule kicks the hardest. White supremacy is dying. We’re on the right path.”-
@brotherjones_
#MidweekMobilizing
@ShaneClaiborne
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“Lord, this work of peacemaking is difficult business. But we cannot expect peace by any other way than nonviolence. Keep us even from violent thoughts and from threatening your peace with impatience. Amen.” -
@CommonPrayer
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RLC leaders gather to wash the feet of local Lynchburg clergy. What a sacred gift as we gear up to launch the
#LynchburgRevival
🙏🏾
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Red Letter Christians challenges people of faith to commit to not going one more Sunday without addressing racism, white supremacy, and police brutality among their faith communities with their words and actions. Join us by signing and sharing!
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What if the world knew we were Christians by our LOVE and not by our entanglement with empire??
We need a revival. Join us in Dallas, Nov. 16-17! Register for FREE at 🔥
@ShaneClaiborne
@GregFromholz
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If we have eyes to see and ears to hear, we must be "committed to rehumanizing and not dehumanizing our fellow image-bearers."
Thank you
@britneywlee
for calling us to our best selves.
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"But never would I have foreseen photos of Christmas-clad children holding assault rifles as an appropriate way of honoring Christ. We cannot be silent when something so contrary to the message of Christmas begins making the rounds..." - Shane Claiborne
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"May our places of worship look more like Jesus and less like the
@NRA
."
#BeatingGuns
@RAWtools
@RisherRev
@ShaneClaiborne
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“The same states that have the highest concentration of Christians that talk about being pro-life are the states where executions are happening still today.”-
@ShaneClaiborne
#MidweekMobilizing
@brotherjones_
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”-Jesus
#redletters
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“I am convinced that the death penalty is on its way out, the biggest question is, what part will Christians have to play in it?”
@ShaneClaiborne
#RLCMaundyThursday
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🗳🗳
@ShaneClaiborne
: "Vote for those who need clean water in places like Flint. Vote for those in Puerto Rico who are citizens without a right to vote. Vote for those whom Jesus called 'the least of these.' And vote for life — not just on one issue." 🗳🗳
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For those facing fresh loss in new isolation,
For those anxious about sobriety as meetings halt or change,
For those who took a big risk right before,
For victims of domestic violence, NICU parents, and those whose ends weren’t meeting as it were,
Spirit be near.
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“If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood.” (Ex12:4)
Even as the Israelites shut their doors & awaited the Passover, they were urged to share their surplus.
May we be generous in isolation, hopeful in uncertainty.
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"What should the church members have done? I don’t know. I can’t imagine being in their shoes, but if I was, I wouldn’t have previously given myself the option or the means to shoot and kill an enemy. My faith doesn’t allow it."
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“Our government today is spending 700 billion dollars a year on the pentagon. And they tell us we don’t have enough money for education, healthcare, college, alternative energy. And it’s just not true.”-
@YoBenCohen
#MidweekMobilizing
@ShaneClaiborne
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"Attending church services around the
#4ofJuly
always makes me uneasy." Anyone else feel this way?
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"Like a target at the shooting range, there are many holes in Cruz’s theology," says
@ShaneClaiborne
"But the biggest hole in his theology is this: There is no Jesus in it."
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Join us on 19 Dec at 12 PM ET to discuss “Decolonising Palestine: the Land, the People, the Bible” by
@RahebM
in conversation with
@ShaneClaiborne
! 🔥
Everyone’s welcome, register to join us on Zoom:
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"When Christians decide that capital punishment is incompatible with the gospel of grace and redemption, the death penalty will die in America." —
@ShaneClaiborne
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"We must insist that losing 90 lives a day to guns — more than 33,000 per year — does not have to be normal. We don’t have to live this way. This is not okay. And we can do something about it." —
@ShaneClaiborne
#DemandTheBan
#SantaFeStrong
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For those hungry for food and touch,
For those at risk with or without a mask,
For the prisoner whose case has been postponed, the child parenting their younger siblings, the recently widowed and diagnosed,
For those whose ends won’t meet this month,
Spirit, be near.
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The
#DallasRevival
is not about “Left” and “Right." It’s about right and wrong. Read how we are doing our part to challenge toxic Christianity, while promoting biblical commands to protect the poor and vulnerable.
@TonyCampolo
@ShaneClaiborne
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Jesus, help us believe that another world is possible, so much so that we will take responsibility for seeing it break through the shell of this one.
#sayhisname
#ahmaudarbery
#blacklivesmatter
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“It’s worth celebrating Virginia . . . as the first state in the old Confederate South to abolish the death penalty. The two facts are related, because the death penalty cannot be separated from our history of race and slavery in America.” -
@ShaneClaiborne
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“We are tired of death. We also are tired of a two-party system that is very inconsistent when it comes to this ethic of life.”
@ShaneClaiborne
, on the blog today:
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Christ died at the hands of corrupt power in collusion with compromised religion.
@JerryFalwellJr
cannot see his role in this drama. We need a revival of prophetic Christianity.
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“When Jesus says woe unto you hypocrites, he’s talking to the religious leaders.” -
@wilsonhartgrove
#MidweekMobilizing
@ShaneClaiborne
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The gospel of Donald Trump and the priorities of our nation are quite different from the priorities of Christ. The
#DallasRevival
is about rekindling a Christianity that acts like Jesus again. Help us make it happen.
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Good morning to you who believe in things you cannot see. That poverty can end even though it’s all around us. That peace is possible even though we hear only rumors of wars. That another world is coming, so much so that we start living as if it were already here.
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Don’t look away.
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Thank you, Jesus, for entering Jerusalem in gentleness, humility, and peace. May we emulate and celebrate your nonviolent protests of the empire and willing sacrifice to teach us love.
“Hosanna in the highest!”
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LISTEN to this moving worship song by
@DanielDeitrich
calling Trumpvangelicals back home.
It brought
@ShaneClaiborne
to tears and inspired this interview, so bring on the tissues.
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A
#Christmas
reminder from
@ShaneClaiborne
: Jesus is the most incredible act of divine solidarity the world has ever known. HALLELUJAH!
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Won’t God do it?? “Church is happening out in the streets, worship is happening on the steps of the capitol. Jesus is blowing away the compartmentalization of spirituality.”-
@ShaneClaiborne
#MidweekMobilizing
@RisherRev
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This moment demands a moral reckoning with who we are and who we want to become as a nation.
TAKE ACTION: Sign on to the Pastoral Letter on the El Paso Shootings
@RevDrBarber
@liztheo
@wilsonhartgrove
@URJPresident
@BRepairers
@UniteThePoor
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Not sure who needs to hear this, but...
"It is past time for white evangelical Christians to stop whining about nonexistent persecution and start forcefully renouncing the advocates of persecution and violence among their own."
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"Let us dare to live a risky Christianity," writes
@BrianZahnd
. "Let us not play it safe. Jesus never promised us safety. Jesus promised us abundant life, eternal life, true life — but Jesus never promised us a safe life."
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“We’re controversial. We’re controversial because we take the teachings of Jesus seriously. That’s enough to make anyone controversial. That’s why they put him on a cross.”-
@TonyCampolo
#DALLASREVIVAL
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He said what he said. “We’re more likely to be killed by a white supremacist than an immigrant or refugee...as we welcome them, we welcome Jesus...this matters to God.”-
@ShaneClaiborne
#MidweekMobilizing
@JennyYangWR
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"A gospel that does not confront racism is no gospel at all." —
@wilsonhartgrove
A MUST READ interview about
#slaveholderreligion
by
@JonathanMerritt
.
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"This past weekend, I visited the “mask-free” worship service of Global Vision Bible Church, led by charismatic Trump-apologist, Greg Locke. And I managed to wear a mask, without getting kicked out."—
@ShaneClaiborne
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