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The people in Minnesota are SINGING. This is a true sign of revolution! Overthrow the cruelty and dehumanization with song, friends. This is the way.
Watching a few Canadians feverishly post on their iPhones about their nervousness of entering a trade partnerships with China is a whole vibe.
So, you want to talk about another religion? Let's work towards some rules of engagement.
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Today, I revisited the 1995 @robmathesmusic concept album William the Angel with my 16-year-old son. We were both really moved. Unsolicited advice from a stranger (and fan) – please orchestrate and record this again. It is genius as is, but would love a fresh RM take on this gem!
A reflection on the 6th movement of Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite.
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"Religious thinking, believing, feeling are among the most deceptive activities of the human spirit...We may assume that we feel drawn to God, but in reality it may be a power within the world [or]...our own ego we are concerned with."
-Heschel
As we mocked, spat upon, betrayed and killed Jesus, he was saving us. That's the original story and it's called a scandal for a reason. The scandal is still true.
"Self-effacement, self-forgetfulness, and humility are hardly the distinguishing features of the...male clerical elite. Those who use the gender argument...are engaging in an exercise of self-reflective, self-serving self-importance, if not self-idolatry..."
Maggie Ross
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I don't like weighing in on church scandals as it strikes me that many (not all) exploit them for likes and follows. However, there is one issue that strikes me should be clarified regarding all that is happening at Gateway. There is a lot of finger pointing at the board 1/3
claiming that *they* knew since 2005. Y'all, that's not how church boards work. The current board is almost certainly not the board of 2005, but are the people having to deal with their cover-up. There are people on the inside who need to be held accountable to be sure(!) 2/3