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Millennial hot take: Most love songs aren’t about “love.” They are unhealthy romanticizations of codependent relationships.
The late Jesse Jackson was asked in 1977 about the differences between white and black evangelicals. This is what he said...
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If you have any information about the location of our dear friend Savannah Guthrie’s wonderful mother Nancy, please call police in Arizona. She is missing.
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Walter Brueggemann, one of the most influential Bible scholars of the modern era, has died at 92. In a 2014 interview with RNS columnist @JonathanMerritt, he challenged Christians to offer a "sneaky whisper" in the face of power.
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🧵I am thrilled to join @simonandschuster as Vice President / Executive Editor under the flagship imprint.
This was a BIG decision for me. I mean, I am going to have to commute to an office now. (And yes, the office is in Rockefeller Center. 🫠)
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🚨Some Personal News - "Simon & Schuster Taps Jonathan Merritt to Build a Religion List" via @PublishersWkly @simonschuster | publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
After nearly two decades of writing about the intersection of faith and culture, I want to help shape the next generation of spiritual voices in publishing. (2/3)
🚨Some Personal News - "Simon & Schuster Taps Jonathan Merritt to Build a Religion List" via @PublishersWkly @simonschuster | publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
‘As God is my witness,’ Mohler has changed his tune on ERLC – 💥 from @BaptistBlogger at @baptist_news baptistnews.com/article/as-g…
🔥Eugene Peterson: “The pastors of America have metamorphosed into a company of shopkeepers…preoccupied with how to keep the customers happy, how to lure customers away from competitors down the street, how to package the goods so that the customers will lay out more money.”
Everytime some mega-church gains attention for a lavish Christmas (or Easter) spectacle, I’m reminded of something a mentor told me once: *What you convert people WITH you convert people TO.*
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We should have known that 12 playoff teams was a mistake because even Jesus couldn’t have a group of 12 without one of them sucking
God’s ministers are meant to be God’s messengers not God’s marketers.
Everytime some mega-church gains attention for a lavish Christmas (or Easter) spectacle, I’m reminded of something a mentor told me once: *What you convert people WITH you convert people TO.*
chron.com/culture/religion/a…
Everytime some mega-church gains attention for a lavish Christmas (or Easter) spectacle, I’m reminded of something a mentor told me once: *What you convert people WITH you convert people TO.*
chron.com/culture/religion/a…
In this season of lazy vacation days, blessed be the hourly employee. May your hard work and overtime pay help you breathe a little easier.
In this season of glitzy date nights, blessed be the third wheels and all who lack a plus-one despite their best effort. May you remember that you are lovable enough.
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Here’s your annual reminder: It’s OKAY if you don’t measure up to the airbrushed and edited portraits of holiday happiness plastering your social media feed in this season.
May you be blessed with small but significant graces as you live your wonderfully imperfect life. 🙏🏼
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In this season of homecomings, blessed be the estranged and orphaned. May you feel the love of your chosen family.
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