@UMC_CommonSense

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Things that are NOT "God's will": #infertility #miscarriage #cancer #AIDS #CarAccident #Unemployed #ChildLoss And a host of other things. Stop making everything God's Plan or Will. That's not how #creation works. This kind of theology is toxic #GodsPlan #Godswill
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Had someone in my office a while back who's been through multiple rounds of marriage counseling and individual therapy. Nothing has changed in their relationship. Their spiritual dilemma: at what point is it okay to say it can't be saved? Hard and honest question #marriage
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Stayed off this account for 6 months. Did I miss anything?
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If your kids are as surprised as your friends on FB about your "sudden" divorce, you failed your children. Being adults and properly communicating what's happening is different than pretending it's fine until it's all official. #Marriage #Church #Divorce #Kids #Parenting
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Hey @Grok, who was the most famous person to interact with one of my posts?
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This hymn isn't perfect, but it's not even in the top 50 of worst hymns. Have you even seen "Church in try Wildwood" or "There is a Fountain"?
Catherine Warr
@HiddenYorkshire19 Jul 2025
I think this is the worst hymn ever written
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The insistence from Theo Bros that weak #Apologetics qualify as peer reviewed #scholarship is both hilarious and troubling. They complain about "indoctrination", while simultaneously ignoring entire fields of study because it inconveniences their #theology. #church #pastor
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It's possible to pray for someone's family in their grief and hold in tension the harm that person caused others. Those are my feelings about #JohnMacArthur His family is grieving. Pray for them. He protected sex abusers and told women to stay with abusers. Don't forget that
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You mean to tell me that your relationship that went from meeting to marriage in 3 weeks turned out not to be stable? I'm shocked, shocked I say! #pastor #church #marriage
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There is going to be a temptation, fellow #clergy, to change your #sermon for #Sunday in reaction to the passing of #BigBeautifulBill. If you do that, have a friend read/review it. A rant from the pulpit won't help, as good as it may feel in the moment. #church #pastor
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Nothing quite like accidentally skipping an example you worked on and prepped for your #sermon There wasn't anything crazy happening or distractions. Just left it out. Realized as I was closing. And no, I don't go back and try to quickly ham fist it. Just let it go #pastor
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Interesting question... Leaving out anyone from the last 100 years due to recency bias... Either Gregory I due to Liturgical reforms which still impact all western Christians to this day... Or Leo XIII who for the first time in centuries placed the poor at the front
Templarpilled
@Templarpilled24 Jun 2025
Who is the greatest Pope of all time?
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#American logic: Town person: Our water tastes awful. We need a new system. Mayor: I agree. Support a new water tax- TP: A new tax? No. You get enough already. Mayor: Then we can't replace the treatment plant. TP: Fine. (Buys bottled water, costing more than tax increase)
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Hey #UMC and other #Methodist folk: Should #clergy spouses ever be the lay delegate (from their clergy spouse's church) to Annual Conference? #church #pastor
25%Yes, it's fine
45%No, can be an issue
30%Only in rare circumstance
89 votes • Final results
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How much of your Annual Conferences do you actively attend? #UMC #Church #Pastor #Methodist
16%Every minute
52%Around 75%
6%Around 50%
26%Less than 50%
31 votes • Final results
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Follow-up: What are you most likely to skip? #UMC #Church #Pastor #Methodist
0%Business sessions
60%Learning/Development
20%Worship
20%Other
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Was reviewing a #sermon for a colleague. They've been told, "You never get to the point". They asked me for feedback. What did I notice? 1/6
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3. Practice with a manuscript or strict outline. Make tangents part of the sermon, not random occurances 4. Limit humor to one time per sermon, and even then, make sure it actually connects to the main point 5/6
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5. Write down the main point on the top of each page. Make sure you're focused on it and people could easily discern it But most importantly: remember that the sermon is meant to share the gospel. It's not a Ted Talk or a comedy routine. Stay focused. Keep practicing 6/6
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