Thabiti Anyabwile
@ThabitiAnyabwil
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Foreknown, predestined, called, justified, glorified. Hubby to Kristie, daddy to 3, Pastor @AnacostiaRC , satisfied in Christ.
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One of the highlights of my year! Join us in Phoenix on Oct. 2-4 👇🏾👇🏾
It’s that time again! Join us for our annual family gathering. Our theme is “Revolutionary Patience.” As always, it’s going to be a vibe!
Only $65 before Sept. 15 and $95 after.
More info and register at .
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To be politically homeless is one of the best things that could happen to the spiritual lives of people who are “elect exiles,” “sojourners,” and “strangers.” Politically homeless better fits the Christian’s true identity. Let’s live into that identity.
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Yesterday afternoon, my mom made her transition to glory. She said she had lived a long life and was ready to be with Jesus.
Psalm 116:15
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his saints.
Would appreciate your prayers for my family if you’re willing.
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I really miss this President. He was far from perfect, but he was decent and earthy. He’s grown more so since leaving office.
George W. Bush honored the late Civil Rights icon at an Atlanta memorial service:
"We live in a better and nobler country today because of John Lewis and his abiding faith in the power of God, in the power of democracy and in the power of love to lift us all to a higher ground"
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When people marched in the streets this summer, they marched to make laws more just and equitable.
When folks stormed the Capitol in insurrection, they trampled over the very citadel of law in a “revolution” that would destroy it.
Do not equate these aims.
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Breaking silence in the Church
is not the same thing as
breaking the unity of the Church.
False unity gets built on enforced silence
while
True unity gets built on deep truth-telling.
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Hey
@ostrachan
, first, keep my name out your mouth.
Second, at least learn to ask a question before you take an impromptu pronoun and wrongly ascribe an entire theological position to someone.
Third, stop playing with God and his name and get the log out of your own eye.
So sad to see this. Thabiti has affirmed all sorts of woke ideology, and now affirms women pastors. Please God: bring this man to repentance.
How we all need the Lord.
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Rev. C.T. Vivian
Dr. J.I. Packer
Rep. John Lewis
Lot's of loss today. But we can be thankful for how much grace from God came through these vessels. May the Lord comfort their loved ones.
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While some mount defenses of slavery and slaveholding, the seminal event of the Old Testament that helps define God’s relationship w/ His people is His literal freeing them from slavery in Egypt. The exodus shapes their entire life and worldview, woven thru their celebrations.
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Right now, I can only think of two passages in the Bible where children were separated from their families by government:
Exodus 1:15-22
Matthew 2:16-18
Do we really want to emulate these governments?
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Any "church" that cannot denounce white supremacy without hesitancy and equivocation is a dead, Jesus denying assembly. No 2 ways about it.
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Whew! One half of 2020 down. Only six decades left in this year!! 😂🤣
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If you can, would you pray for a dear couple in our church who gave birth to triplets at 23 weeks. The babies are a week old and the oldest two aren’t doing well. Headed to the hospital to visit the couple and bless the babies. Pray for grace and mercy from Jehovah who heals!
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In 2018, there were 619k abortions in the US.
Since March 2020, there have been 654k COVID-19 related deaths.
Why do people rightly treat the first stat as a Holocaust and call the second a “hoax”?
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We must not confuse Twitter with the Church.
We must not confuse Twitter with the Church.
We must not confuse Twitter with the Church.
We must not confuse Twitter with the Church.
We must not confuse Twitter with the Church.
We must not confuse Twitter with the Church.
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“There was a time when our country believed in science.” Sen. Kamala Harris
There was also a time when our country believed in facts and truth and children in the womb are children in the womb. So much has changed.
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“Woman” is not Hebrew for “weak.”
“Girl” is not Greek for “frail and silly.”
I marvel at the women in my life all the time. If they should bear the rank of Captain and save my hide, it would seem to be a mere continuation of what they’re doing every day.
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This goes for you, too,
@TomBuck
.
You clowns out here ravaging the Lord’s church with made up controversies and the slander of faithful Christians. You need to take a moment to attend your own souls. For Titus 3:10-11 describes your warped, self-condemned ways well.
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Political homelessness is not a curse but a blessing. We were never meant to repent for being homeless in this world; we are meant to repent for seeking a home here. Political or otherwise.
We are "looking fwd to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God."
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The contrast between militarized police responses and community police responses could not be more stark. The cities with militarized responses are burning, by and large. The cities with police chiefs who JOINED the protests and talked with people are not, by and large.
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I had no idea that Senator Romney joined us for the march. Thank you Senator for adding your voice to this important moment and issue. 👊🏾
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I miss George W. Bush. That sincerity and homespun-ness, that aww-shuck-ness that at first glance can make you miss his compassion and kindness. Crying the way some men do, holding heaves of emotion. I love that he honors his father as "great and noble." These 2 min blessed me.
Holding back tears, former President George W. Bush closes the eulogy for his father, former President George H.W. Bush: “Your decency, sincerity and kind soul will stay with us forever… The best father a son or daughter could have.”
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Understand dear reader: Predominantly white churches are ethnic-specific churches.
The next time you're asked or are tempted to ask why should black, brown and yellow churches exist, ask yourself why white churches do. You'll receive two answers in one.
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Just a reminder: the last global pandemic lasted THREE YEARS. The "Spanish Flu" worked its way around the world from 1918-1920.
I really don't want to live through a repeat of that. Flatten the curve folks. Wear a mask. Socially distance yourself. Be safe and healthy.
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Just so people are clear:
1. I happily accept the *Bible’s* teaching regarding qualified male leadership in the church. It is our practice at our church.
2. I am *not* a misogynistic, culture-warring “pastor” who thinks women preaching and pastoring is “a gospel issue.”
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Today I hope to resume regular blogging at Pure Church (once per week) and The Front Porch (twice per week).
I want to begin with something I should have published long ago: "Errata: An Apology to Some Evangelicals":
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I make you 4 promises of forgiveness:
I will not dwell on this incident.
I will not bring up this incident again and use it against you.
I will not talk to others about this incident.
I will not let this incident stand between us or hinder our personal relationship.
#Forgiven
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Then you should have joined when Tamir Rice was killed.
Or John Crawford.
Or Corey Jones.
Or Atatiana Jefferson.
Or Stephon Clark.
Or Botham Jean.
Or Philando Castille.
Or Akai Gurley.
Or Tanisha Anderson.
I assume we'll see you at the next march calling for justice.
When they produce a normal black person going about his lawful business—not trying to rape anyone, not brandishing a knife or firing a gun—who is wantonly shot and killed by the police, I’m ready to join the
#BLM
protest. Are there no such cases in America today?
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Boy. I'm finding a lot of people to mute and block today.
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Yesterday I had Cinnamon Toast Crunch for the first time. I don’t even know how they got in my house.
Dem joints WAS BANGIN!!!
I take back everything I ever said about cereal rankings. CTC vying for GOAT status frfr.
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If you can’t muster at least that level of courtesy, then YOU are the problem no matter how “correct” theology. And if you think it good to attack someone being respectful, then YOU are the one poisoning the unity of the church.
Gird your loins and prepare for God’s accounting.
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Y’all do know that the organization Black Lives Matter is a red herring used by a lot of people who can’t bring themselves to unequivocally affirm “black lives matter.” Folks full of critiques of the organization when your average Christian isn’t even a part of it or interested.
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I’ll take a faithful gospel preaching sister over any of these culture warriors dividing the church any day of the week—and, yes, especially twice on Sunday since their labors bear the mark of discipleship far more fully and winsomely than these unloving, divisive jerks.
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Don't let your critics define you. You don't have to answer them, especially if it's not a good faith exchange. Just stay focused on Christ, focused on the message, and focused in your efforts. The Lord will sort everything and everyone. Just be faithful.
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Rumors of Jim Crow’s death were greatly exaggerated. Turns out he was just vacationing in Georgia.
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There's something I've been trying to find words to express for some time. I'm still not confident these are the words, but I will use them and ask you, dear reader, to receive them as best as God's grace will allow you. I'm still grappling for better expression.
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Not surprised. President Trump could not condemn white supremacists outright, without deflection.
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I regard any attempt at defending American race-based chattel slavery as essentially racist, anti-Black, white supremacist eisegetical twisting of scripture.
Period.
Full stop.
Sadly, such attempts are as old as the country itself, as American as baseball and apple pie.
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A thought hit me this a.m. I’ve debated Muslim apologists in the Middle East, some of whom think I should be killed as a former Muslim, telling them Jesus is the only way & Islam is false worship, and I did not receive comments like some I receive from fellow Xians over politics.
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I am so thankful for
@JemarTisby
. He is faithful, gracious, kind, loving, giving, passionate, driven, steadfast, loyal, persevering, truthful and hopeful. He’s the kind of man many of us should aspire to be. His scholarship reflects his person. Let no one tell you otherwise.
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I have this really deep urge to watch Veggie Tales.
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“All we say to America is be true to what you said on paper.”
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Their catechism has changed from “safe, legal and rare” to “safe, legal and human right.” Sin is never satisfied; it always cries “More!”
But the facts are evident: Abortion is NEVER safe for the baby. Abortion may be legal but it’s still immoral. Murder is NOT a human right.
Abortion is safe. Abortion is legal. Abortion is a human right.
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Got new glasses today. Had to get “progressives.” I blame CRT.
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Somebody make it stop.... 🥴😱
Newsmax guest: "President Trump was the best thing to happen to the Christian church in America since maybe Jesus"
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On Oct. 21st, my brother-in-law and his wife were both hospitalized in NY with COVID.
Last Thursday, after a hard battle, he passed away from the disease and co-morbidities.
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I'm sad for Kanye. I'm thrilled he's a brother in the Lord, but I'm sad that Christian leaders are placing him on large platforms as a new Christian b/c of his secular celebrity. There's a reason the Bible warns not to make novices leaders (1 Tim. 3:6).
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Take a moment and appreciate the historical aspects of this election. It doesn’t eliminate the seriously problematic aspects, but these historical moments also reveal God’s grace to us.
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Nobody:
Me: If I were
@plattdavid
, I think I would have done the same thing in that circumstance—obey the Bible and pray for the president, for his conversion and ability to lead righteously w/o allowing any public comment. Which we do on many Sunday mornings anyway.
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Remember: Politics are a part of the world system.
As such, politics are antithetical to the kingdom of God.
Christians ought not be conformed to politics (the world), but be transformed by a renewed mind and be transforming in the world.
Just a friendly reminder.
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I’ve been a nominal Christian.
I’ve been a Muslim.
I’ve been agnostic.
I’ve been an atheist.
I am now a Christian. I cannot imagine leaving Jesus or Him forsaking me. I would not change my journey or this Destination.
#JesusIsAll
#StillBelieving
#HeIsWorthItAll
#Satisfied
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Some of y’all’s distractions done had babies and got you chasing a whole family of distractions full-time now!
Get back to Jesus. Get back to the Book. Get back to the saints. Get back to the good works the Father prepared for you to walk in. Get back to prayer. Get back at it.
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Is it even possible to overstate how much the Christian church needs a mulligan on teaching about friendships, dating, intimacy, sex, marriage and parenting?
For those who received NO teaching to those who received a lot of WRONG teaching, we need to start over.
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A few words in acknowledgement of "My Immigrant Family" who come from 's-hole' countries:
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Three questions to ask when confronting an opposing position (by Timothy George):
1. “What do I owe to the person who differs from me?”
2. “What can I learn from those who differ from me?”
3. “How can I cope with those who differ from me?”
#GoodQuestions
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The next time I hear someone say, “You catch like a girl,” this will be the picture that comes to mind! 😳💪🏾
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Sadly, genuinely sadly, some people can’t have a political disagreement without seeing the “other” as a heretic, apostate, unbeliever, wolf, etc.
When those are our only categories we end up demonizing other saints.
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Dear
@RealJohnGray
and
@carllentzNYC
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Grateful for your desire to work on reconciliation. But, in view of
@LatashaMorrison
YEARS of work with
@BAbridgebuilder
, could you change the name of your event/organization. Please take care to honor our sister’s work as you do your own.
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With all the coronavirus closings, I feel like the Lord just said, "I promised I wouldn't destroy you with a flood again, but I didn't say I wouldn't send you to your rooms for time out and a nap!"
Or, if you like, Luke 13:1-5.
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Sin ain’t rational.
Stop reasoning with it.
Repent of it.
Return to your first love.
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“Racism is a sin problem not a skin problem.”
No, racism is a sin problem that makes skin a problem.
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Some professing Christians are really committed to misrepresenting and casting doubt on the views of other Christians. The steadfastness of it all is really something. The condescension and self-assurance breathtaking. The outright lies appalling. The refusal to listen stunning.
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This is maybe the best blog post I’ve ever read from
@JohnPiper
: Policies, Persons, and Paths to Ruin | Desiring God
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So, after nearly 20 years of ministry, I'm getting a sabbatical! I'm really excited and feel the need for it deeply. So grateful for the church's kind encouragement and support.
Question: What's the best thing you've ever done or NOT done on a sabbatical and why?
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Please pray for
@AnacostiaRC
's evangelism team today. While out this morning, there was a drive-by shooting. One person from the community died (21) and another was wounded. Members are all fine but shaken up emotionally. Pray the Lord's gospel reigns and for justice in our comm.
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Does anybody else’s wife put so many pillows on the bed that taking a nap is *a DECISION*? 😂😂🤣
I could use a nap but I’m too tired for the demolition this pillow castle requires! 😭
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“Evangelicals insist on the centrality and inerrancy of scripture and condemn society for refusing to follow biblical norms — and yet, when it comes to verse after verse requiring care for the stranger, they don’t merely ignore this mandate; they oppose it.”
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Folks: Listening to an audiobook is *not* reading. It’s listening. Stop lying on reading. 😏😂
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Me: Walk w/ your mom to the store.
Titus: Do I have to?
Me: Yes.
Titus: But there’s the question of free will.
Me: Not at age 11.
#CalvinistParenting
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So, get over yourself and get off my TL. I will gladly acknowledge a woman pastor in a room that has them in the audience and on stage. Not only because they kindly accepted the invitation to a debate. But because they are my sisters, having a human experience, making their way.
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Church is supernatural.
Resurrected people are there.
The Lord Jesus is there.
The Holy Spirit is there.
The Father speaks through His word.
Love abounds from heart to heart.
Songs reach God's ear.
Saints are being conformed to Christ's life and likeness.
Church is supernatural!
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On each and every one of my days of walking with Jesus, the Lord has kept me. His grip has never been slack. His mind has never wandered. His heart never withdrew. To be kept by Jesus is an indescribable inheritance!
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First day of
#BlackHistoryMonth
and 13 HBCUs receive bomb threats. The FBI is investigating. Please pray for the safety and peace of students, faculty, staff and administrators at HBCUs.
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Lord, please stay your hand and end this plague. Please comfort the bereaved. Please give us leaders and citizens who do what is right to end such unnecessary illness and death. Please be merciful to the world. Please turn hearts to you in genuine faith. Amen.
The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces.
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If anyone wants to make the “LeBron is the GOAT argument,” here is how you do it. Jordan can’t touch this. Ever. Big ups for all this.
#Respect
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Just saw a sister with a t-shirt that says:
"Thou shalt not try me."
--Mood 24:7
And I'm ☠️☠️
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Again, I'm trusting your charitable reading and I'm grateful for your expressions of empathy. Stand with Black people as a people because we're facing injustices as Black people not as Christians.
I hope that's helpful in some way.
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Is there a place where we can go to file a legion or application to no longer be classed an “evangelical,” especially of the socio-political variety?
My theological commitments have not changed. They are rooted in my understanding of the Bible, not in evangelical shibboleths.
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I have A LOT of Republican friends. I love the all.
I have A LOT of Democrat friends. I love them all.
I have A LOT of Independent and Libertarian friends. I love them all—and leave them alone.
That is all.
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.
@CNN
steadfastly ducking the VA Gov’s comments @ infanticide in order to focus solely on his admitted racist med school yearbook. Literally shouted one panelist down. Folks, it’s been a bad week for the Gov but *by far* the worst part were his comments on killing kids @ birth.
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Thirty years today! She’s still saying “yes” even though we did t get a new dress!
#HappyAnniversary
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Stop where you are. Stop what you're doing. Stop what you were thinking.
Ponder this promise:
"For he has said, 'I will *never* leave you nor forsake you'.” (Heb. 13:5)
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Might be worth noting that the prostitute, who very likely reveals her/his thigh in dress and trade, enters the kingdom of heaven before the Pharisee, covered in robes and phylacteries. (Matt. 21:31)
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Would y’all whisper a prayer for us tonight. We have two new persons in our GriefShare group tonight. These two women have lost three sons/grandsons to violence, one as recently as two months ago. Please ask the Lord to meet them and all of us in a powerful way 🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Truthfully, there has not been one theologically evangelical woman in pastoral ministry who has ever been a threat to the gospel, a threat to my household, a threat to my church, or an attacker and opponent on this bird app. Not one.
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Pride is a sin. I try to fight it. I really do. And when I start to feel proud of something, I try to stop before the Lord and examine myself.
But I have to say: I am proud of my work to end kale's influence on the world and return people to a proper meat-based diet!
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It's flu season. No way I'm kissing that trophy after all those hands and lips been on it!
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“Is she Black?”
The first response we might have to that is offfense, especially if you’re African-American or you have any sensitivity and awareness about race. You might object to the idea that non-Black folks would dare to question and determine e who is Black.
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I love, love, LOVE my wife, but she be tripping sometimes. Sometimes I get hungry and she like, “There’s food in the ‘frigerator.” I look in the refrigerator and all I see are *ingredients.*
Let the record show: Ingredients ain’t food. Ingredients is stuff waiting to be food!
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@BethMooreLPM
@Brian_Sauve
Or see “whores” whenever they see a bathing suit. We have to stop acting as if an interaction like this is only one way—the woman communicating something by her dress. There’s a whole world of thought in the man’s head and THAT needs to be understood as a source of problems.
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Good night, y’all. Don’t be up all night raging into the ether. Get solid rest. Wake tomorrow and find a way to do the work. Even small beginnings, if not despised, can become a massive movement in the hands of our righteous God. Sleep in faith.
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I’ve seen videos and pics of protests in Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Germany, London, France and received personal correspondence from some of the same. The clarity with which people in far off places see the issue ought to alert us that something is wrong when people here don’t.
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THIS. RIGHT. HERE.
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I want to say "thank you" to folks who have been kind enough to send me encouragements re: my apology to Beth Moore and other sisters.
At the same time, I want to be very clear about something:
@BethMooreLPM
is the courageous one. She's serving us all w/:
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