Persis 🙏🕊️📚🧶
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“What the church now requires "by faith," I suggest,
• is to run risks for justice in a brutalizing society;
• is to run risks for forgiveness in a vengeful society;
• is to run risks for hospitality in an exclusionary society;”
A Gospel of Hope, Walter Brueggemann, pgs. 70-71.
• is to run risks for justice in a brutalizing society;
• is to run risks for forgiveness in a vengeful society;
• is to run risks for hospitality in an exclusionary society;”
A Gospel of Hope, Walter Brueggemann, pgs. 70-71.
“All of the empirical (and imperial!) evidence was against him! But Isaiah's prophetic imagination is not constrained by such evidence because Isaiah's God is not limited by any empire…”
Brian J. Walsh
The Advent of Justice, pg. 14.
Brian J. Walsh
The Advent of Justice, pg. 14.
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“All of the empirical (and imperial!) evidence was against him! But Isaiah's prophetic imagination is not constrained by such evidence because Isaiah's God is not limited by any empire…”
Brian J. Walsh
The Advent of Justice, pg. 14.
Brian J. Walsh
The Advent of Justice, pg. 14.
“God does not respect whatever petty justifications we give for the narrowness of our hearts.”
The blasphemy of national Christianity, Mac Loftin, The Christian Century, December 2025.
The blasphemy of national Christianity, Mac Loftin, The Christian Century, December 2025.
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“God does not respect whatever petty justifications we give for the narrowness of our hearts.”
The blasphemy of national Christianity, Mac Loftin, The Christian Century, December 2025.
The blasphemy of national Christianity, Mac Loftin, The Christian Century, December 2025.
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It was six years ago today that a man in Wuhan, China began feeling ill.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It was six years ago today that a man in Wuhan, China began feeling ill.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
He would become the first known COVID case.
Covid is still with us. It’s still killing and disabling.
Clean the air. Wear a mask. Get your boosters.
Public health is a social justice issue.
A prayer for the first Sunday in Advent:
“Living God, visit us in this season with your Holy Spirit that we may get carried away to do obedient things we have not yet done, kingdom things we did not think we had in us...”
Celebrating Abundance: Devotions for Advent, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 5.
“Living God, visit us in this season with your Holy Spirit that we may get carried away to do obedient things we have not yet done, kingdom things we did not think we had in us...”
Celebrating Abundance: Devotions for Advent, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 5.
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A prayer for the first Sunday in Advent:
“Living God, visit us in this season with your Holy Spirit that we may get carried away to do obedient things we have not yet done, kingdom things we did not think we had in us...”
Celebrating Abundance: Devotions for Advent, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 5.
“Living God, visit us in this season with your Holy Spirit that we may get carried away to do obedient things we have not yet done, kingdom things we did not think we had in us...”
Celebrating Abundance: Devotions for Advent, Walter Brueggemann, pg. 5.
Stained glass leaves
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Stained glass leaves
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I'll be part of an immigration roundtable conversation with a few great scholars on December 3rd. You can stream it and watch, too.
www.gordonconwell.edu/event/christ...
www.gordonconwell.edu/event/christ...
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I'll be part of an immigration roundtable conversation with a few great scholars on December 3rd. You can stream it and watch, too.
www.gordonconwell.edu/event/christ...
www.gordonconwell.edu/event/christ...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Pica
Big horn sheep
Black bear
Bald eagle
Moose
Pica
Big horn sheep
Black bear
Bald eagle
Moose
Oh I can play this one. Quote post, introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
Echidna
Gila Monster
Octopus (Ocean)
Big horn sheep
White bison
Echidna
Gila Monster
Octopus (Ocean)
Big horn sheep
White bison
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Sea lions & seals
Orcas
Coyotes
Raccoons
Moose
Sea lions & seals
Orcas
Coyotes
Raccoons
Moose
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Pica
Big horn sheep
Black bear
Bald eagle
Moose
Pica
Big horn sheep
Black bear
Bald eagle
Moose
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November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
religionnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
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I designed a very tall mural for www.bdcolomiers.com/
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I designed a very tall mural for www.bdcolomiers.com/
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
New project: Among the Shadows Cowl with Madeline Tosh Unwind DK in Accra Evening colorway. The yarn is dyed in a tape so you frog and then knit. I don’t think I would use this yarn for anything more complicated than basic stitches because of the crimping.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New project: Among the Shadows Cowl with Madeline Tosh Unwind DK in Accra Evening colorway. The yarn is dyed in a tape so you frog and then knit. I don’t think I would use this yarn for anything more complicated than basic stitches because of the crimping.
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www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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If you'd like to give a book this holiday season to a kid in my class, I am hoping to give all 66 a copy of one of my favorites, Charlotte's Web. Thank you.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If you'd like to give a book this holiday season to a kid in my class, I am hoping to give all 66 a copy of one of my favorites, Charlotte's Web. Thank you.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
“Do not let yourself be deceived by those who under the banner of truth tear down reality”
For Such a Time As This: An Emergency Devotional, Hanna Reichel, pg. 24.
For Such a Time As This: An Emergency Devotional, Hanna Reichel, pg. 24.
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Do not let yourself be deceived by those who under the banner of truth tear down reality”
For Such a Time As This: An Emergency Devotional, Hanna Reichel, pg. 24.
For Such a Time As This: An Emergency Devotional, Hanna Reichel, pg. 24.
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Good morning, beloved.
Help someone find a reason to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Help someone find a reason to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good morning, beloved.
Help someone find a reason to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Help someone find a reason to love.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
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"Sometimes, when brothers and sisters stand together for the sake of justice, Big Brother chickens out." reformedjournal.com/2025/11/17/m...
Meeting Big Brother at the ICE Office - Reformed Journal
Not long ago, I was part of a group from our church that accompanied Javier to the local office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Others from our congregation, pa...
reformedjournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
"Sometimes, when brothers and sisters stand together for the sake of justice, Big Brother chickens out." reformedjournal.com/2025/11/17/m...
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The nativity trio featuring Baby Jesus, Mary, & Joseph is available in 4 skin tones, which you can mix & match. I have a few ready to go in each style. They make wonderful, unique gifts. $35 + $8 shipped.
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The nativity trio featuring Baby Jesus, Mary, & Joseph is available in 4 skin tones, which you can mix & match. I have a few ready to go in each style. They make wonderful, unique gifts. $35 + $8 shipped.
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To Hell with anyone and everyone who works to protect Jeffrey Epstein and his perverted friends.
These women had their childhoods stolen from them by those sick freaks.
These women had their childhoods stolen from them by those sick freaks.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
To Hell with anyone and everyone who works to protect Jeffrey Epstein and his perverted friends.
These women had their childhoods stolen from them by those sick freaks.
These women had their childhoods stolen from them by those sick freaks.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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I thought about Mike Johnson and the other professing Christians who have worked extremely hard to protect the accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein, the pedophile - whoever they are.
I wondered “why do these supposedly Christian people do this?”
Then I realized. This is what some of them do at church.
I wondered “why do these supposedly Christian people do this?”
Then I realized. This is what some of them do at church.
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I thought about Mike Johnson and the other professing Christians who have worked extremely hard to protect the accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein, the pedophile - whoever they are.
I wondered “why do these supposedly Christian people do this?”
Then I realized. This is what some of them do at church.
I wondered “why do these supposedly Christian people do this?”
Then I realized. This is what some of them do at church.