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Brad Blocksom

@hodidaskalos.bsky.social

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Follower of Jesus, Recovering radical Biblicist, Continuationist. Amateur Bible Scholar, aspiring author, Missional-Organic Church advocate.

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Feb 7

Jesus was a rebel and a revolutionary. Never forget that His worst enemies were well respected religious leaders!

Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · 14d

If you’ve never tried #ImaginativeContemplation this is a good one…

“nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them.

If you know these things, you are blessed, if you do them.”

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#Meditation #ContemplativePrayer #SpiritualFormation #Bible #Gospels

Are You Going to Wash My Feet?: Imaginative Contemplation: John 13:1-17

Podcast Episode · Contemplative at Home · 03/31/2025 · 22m

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The Englewood Review of Books @erbks.bsky.social · 15d

Today is the feast day of St. Ignatius of Antioch, who was martyred in the 1st Century. Here's that story:

St. Ignatius of Antioch – The Story of his Martyrdom

Theology News & Book Reviews for Christian Readers

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Brad Brisco @bradleybrisco.bsky.social · 21d

The priesthood of all believers did not make everyone into church workers; rather, it turned every kind of work into a sacred calling.

~ Gene Edward Veith Jr. #Covo #Covocational

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · 21d

#HumanFlourishing #LoveYourNeighbor #Church

Brad Brisco @bradleybrisco.bsky.social · 21d

Now more than ever, one of the most tangible ways a church can love its community is by offering professional mental health care and support. In a world marked by stress, isolation and rising anxiety, accessible mental health services communicate compassion in action and reflect the care of Jesus.

Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · 22d

The history and origins of surf rock (13min. Video)!

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#Music #RockNroll #SurfSound #MusicHistory

The Origins Of Surf Rock | Reverb. Rhythm. Revolution.

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · 27d

81 days until #Christmas!

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#JustSayin

Stryper - "Winter Wonderland" - Official Lyric Video

YouTube video by Frontiers Music srl

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 27

“they have a gross misunderstanding of the nature of the kingdom of God…”

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#Church #Gospel #GoodNews #KingdomOfGod #Missional #Jesus #Evangelicalism #Bible #Gospels

Another Jesus. Another Kingdom. Another Mission. Another Gospel.

Another Christianity...

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 25

The stages of spiritual abuse (according to Mary DeMuth):

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#SpiritualAbuse #Church #Cults

Your Timeline in an Abusive Ministry

As I mentioned last week, I’m writing a book about church hurt and how to heal from it.

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 20

For anyone in and around Southern California in mid-October: the 2025 #Missiology lecture series!!

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#FullerSeminary #Mission

Missiology Lectures

Fuller Seminary's annual conference on missiology.

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 19

How can my unqualified praise of Charlie Kirk hurt my brown brothers and sisters in Christ?

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#Bible #Politics #Racism #Hate #Oppression #Christianity

If You Are Elevating Charlie Kirk, Consider Who You Are Crushing Underfoot

The Time To Listen Is Now

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 18

Joel Green on Good News to the Poor in Luke-Acts (Part 1).

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#Bible #Gospels #BiblicalTheology

Good News to the Poor in Luke-Acts—1

The Pervasiveness of Luke’s Interest

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Bill @bkr8un.bsky.social · Sep 18

First President of the United States, George Washington, said, “If the #freedom of #speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter.”
#1stAmendment

Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 15

Today’s Daily Dose of Hebrew!

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#Bible #HebrewBible #Writings #Psalms

Psalm 6:4

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · Sep 15

“If any man do a cruelty in my name, then, though he says the name of Aslan, it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted.”
~The Last Battle

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 14

To all those who are tired of being told to hate their neighbor, I give you Texas State Representative James Talarico:

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#Love #Hate #Politics #Jesus #Christianity

Redirecting...

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 13

Stevie Wonder’s message that Love’s in Need of Love Today is as needed now as it was in 1974 when this song came out…

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#Music #Love

Love's In Need Of Love Today

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 10

#Ethics

Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks for addressing this. 1 of my major concerns w/ Christianity: we go to #church faithfully, listen to #sermons, volunteer in children’s ministry, attend a small group, have regular personal devotions. Yet I see so little of the kind of radical life transformation like we read in the #Bible!?!

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 7

There was a time when the study of the #Bible WAS The study of #Theology!?!

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#TheologicalInterpretationOfScripture #TIS

Theological Interpretation of Scripture Matters—4

The Rise of Scientific Biblical Studies

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 4

Was Junia really an Apostle?

#ChurchHistory #Egalitarianism #Bible

Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Sep 3

Remember when the Mars Hill elders led us to believe that a Bullying Leadership style and Plagiarism were not moral failure? This type of thing is still going on today!

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#Church #SpiritualAbuse #MoralFailure #Character #Leadership

What is moral failure, anyway?

How we minimize character issues with the language we use

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Aug 31

Who is Jesus?

#Bible #Jesus #KingdomOfGod

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What Kind of Man Is This?

A new response to life’s troubling, traumatic events

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Joel B. Green @joelbgreen.bsky.social · Aug 30

The next installment in my series on Good News to the Poor in Luke-Acts...

Good News to the Poor in Luke-Acts—3

What Does “Good News to the Poor” Look Like?

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Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Aug 30

#HermeneuticsIsEverything #Bible #Hermeneutics #BibleAsLiterature

Brad Blocksom @hodidaskalos.bsky.social · Aug 29

I believe God is cleaning house of greedy, unwavering, bombastic, prideful leaders. And he is using the quiet voices of the “small” to do so. -Mary DeMuth

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#SpiritualAbuse #Bible #Church #Leadership

Exposing Darkness in Leaders Is Terrifying

But it must be done

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