He wouldn't let me order a take away coffee.
And I'm so glad.
Pause to Partake—a few thoughts I've shared about invitation on my Subtack, The Foundry. open.substack.com/pub/adriel…
It’s good to see some of this articulated so thank you to the author for such time, thoughtfulness, and care.
Two thoughts as I read it: 1) I don’t know anyone who would identify within this broad category who would actually like to be identified as an “Umm.”
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Disoriented. Demotivated. Discouraged. Disembodied.
After two years of upheaval, @MikeDaMoore reflects on why some Christians have stopped attending Sunday services for now—and what church might look like for them in this liminal time.
christianitytoday.com/ct/202…
what we 'should' aspire to and house church is just a temporary fix to help us get eventually there.
On the contrary, some haven’t returned to institutionalized church because they don’t want to. They've found fellowship, teaching, worship, and ways to observe sacraments...
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I was so proud of Australia's response to Covid last year. Now I'm just embarrassed. @ScottMorrisonMP the grace period is over. You've had plenty of time. FIX this. Get more vaccines. 4% of a tiny population is a joke. Fix this. And solve our border issues. Time's up, sir.
Adriel McIntosh Booker retweeted
Naming our suffering doesn’t mean becoming defined by it; it means honestly acknowledging our need in the presence of Jesus. @AdrielBooker @redbudwriters redbudwritersguild.com/deep-…
Adriel McIntosh Booker retweeted
"Your pain is your pain and it deserves the dignity of recognition, for that is where healing begins." @AdrielBooker – at Minneapolis, MN
Hey Mr @ScottMorrisonMP we’re done. Open our borders. It was necessary for a time but we know how to do it safely now.
Sincerely,
Half of Australia
I redesigned my entire website, graphics, and several of my most important pages yesterday and the day before.
So yes, I’m definitely in manuscript writing mode.
#amwriting 😬
My parents' generation feared losing us from Christian community to "the world."
Now my generation is concerned our kids (and our peers) are rejecting Christian community because of the church.
Jesus isn't the problem here.
Thank you for articulating this so well @drmoore.
We are losing a generation—not because they are secularists, but because they believe we are. What this demands is not a rebranding, but a repentance—meaning, as the Bible does, a turnaround. russellmoore.com/2021/04/15/…
"What do you do when you feel you’re losing the people you love to a false reality? What do you do w/the humbling truth that they have precisely the same fear about you?"
Splintering of the Evangelical Soul—Why we’re coming apart & how we might come together again @TimDalrymple_
The Splintering of the Evangelical Soul via @CTmagazine christianitytoday.com/ct/202…
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“If @JoeBiden ends the fiscal year as the president who presided over the lowest number of refugees resettled in the history of the program, which he is now on track to do, that will be his legacy, not President Trump’s," I explained to @WNGdotorg
world.wng.org/content/biden_…
Normalize Grief (a thread)
Grief is personal. It doesn’t work on a tidy timeline. We respond to it differently, are impacted by it differently, and are changed by it differently.
So instead of pretending grief doesn’t exist, why don’t we invite it to speak and get curious about it:
Welcome, Grief.* What do you have to say?
*Not just my own, but also the grief around me that I struggle to understand. #BelieveWomen #BlackLivesMatter #StopAsianHate
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These are more than just hashtags; they represent pain and promise and a chance to do better: #blacklivesmatter #believewomen #aboriginallivesmatter #stopasianhate #metoo #pregnancyloss #lgbtq #blackdeathsincustody #changethedate #indigenousrights —ALL of this pain matters.
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