J-T Richards
@j-trichards.bsky.social
I'm just J-T. I'm a lead elder, a husband, a dad, a grandpa, a Celtics fan, a Linux user (since 1997), a vim / LaTeX guy, a hot sauce maker, a Michigan Wolverines fan…you know, just J-T. I serve New City Church in Grand Rapids.
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Your Black History Moment
Not in The Epstein Files.
Not in The Epstein Files.
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Your Black History Moment
Not in The Epstein Files.
Not in The Epstein Files.
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Got to wonder who is behind this book and what their agenda is.
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Got to wonder who is behind this book and what their agenda is.
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Racism is evil and an affront to the Creator - the one who imbues all with the imago Dei.
You cannot explain, defend, or justify it.
What was posted is racist.
The only right response is to call it what it is, denounce it, and call those who perpetuate it to account.
You cannot explain, defend, or justify it.
What was posted is racist.
The only right response is to call it what it is, denounce it, and call those who perpetuate it to account.
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Racism is evil and an affront to the Creator - the one who imbues all with the imago Dei.
You cannot explain, defend, or justify it.
What was posted is racist.
The only right response is to call it what it is, denounce it, and call those who perpetuate it to account.
You cannot explain, defend, or justify it.
What was posted is racist.
The only right response is to call it what it is, denounce it, and call those who perpetuate it to account.
Hah! In college I once played in a tournament and somehow we got scheduled for a game at 9:00AM. There were maybe three people in the stands (I played at a very tiny college), and it was truly some awful basketball.
The NBA announced the Spurs game tomorrow in Charlotte has been moved up three hours due to expected inclement weather in the area. It will now tip off at 11 a.m. central.
Forecast calls for an 85% chance of some really crummy basketball.
Forecast calls for an 85% chance of some really crummy basketball.
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Hah! In college I once played in a tournament and somehow we got scheduled for a game at 9:00AM. There were maybe three people in the stands (I played at a very tiny college), and it was truly some awful basketball.
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God is clear about the sins of kidnapping (man-stealing), murder, and bearing false witness.
God is clear about his care for foreigners, neighbors, the poor, and those on the margins.
Righteousness, justice, mercy, and love for neighbor are not conditional standards for Jesus' followers.
God is clear about his care for foreigners, neighbors, the poor, and those on the margins.
Righteousness, justice, mercy, and love for neighbor are not conditional standards for Jesus' followers.
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
God is clear about the sins of kidnapping (man-stealing), murder, and bearing false witness.
God is clear about his care for foreigners, neighbors, the poor, and those on the margins.
Righteousness, justice, mercy, and love for neighbor are not conditional standards for Jesus' followers.
God is clear about his care for foreigners, neighbors, the poor, and those on the margins.
Righteousness, justice, mercy, and love for neighbor are not conditional standards for Jesus' followers.
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The Bible condemns corrupt authorities, the abuse of power, & their injustice.
God abhors this.
Rom 13 should not be used to justify corrupt, abusive, unjust acts by earthly authorities.
ICE violates their own Constitution & disobeys their own laws.
THEY violate Rom 13.
Let the wise understand.
God abhors this.
Rom 13 should not be used to justify corrupt, abusive, unjust acts by earthly authorities.
ICE violates their own Constitution & disobeys their own laws.
THEY violate Rom 13.
Let the wise understand.
January 25, 2026 at 5:35 AM
The Bible condemns corrupt authorities, the abuse of power, & their injustice.
God abhors this.
Rom 13 should not be used to justify corrupt, abusive, unjust acts by earthly authorities.
ICE violates their own Constitution & disobeys their own laws.
THEY violate Rom 13.
Let the wise understand.
God abhors this.
Rom 13 should not be used to justify corrupt, abusive, unjust acts by earthly authorities.
ICE violates their own Constitution & disobeys their own laws.
THEY violate Rom 13.
Let the wise understand.
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Theology 101: More often than not, you have to do for others what others should have done for you but didn’t.
December 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Theology 101: More often than not, you have to do for others what others should have done for you but didn’t.
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"How has Jacob rebelled, you ask?
Samaria epitomizes their rebellion!
Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers, you ask?
They are right in Jerusalem!" ~Mic 1:5 (NET)
Where was the center of rebellion & idolatry, it was in the heart of the nation.
A word for today.📜
Samaria epitomizes their rebellion!
Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers, you ask?
They are right in Jerusalem!" ~Mic 1:5 (NET)
Where was the center of rebellion & idolatry, it was in the heart of the nation.
A word for today.📜
December 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"How has Jacob rebelled, you ask?
Samaria epitomizes their rebellion!
Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers, you ask?
They are right in Jerusalem!" ~Mic 1:5 (NET)
Where was the center of rebellion & idolatry, it was in the heart of the nation.
A word for today.📜
Samaria epitomizes their rebellion!
Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers, you ask?
They are right in Jerusalem!" ~Mic 1:5 (NET)
Where was the center of rebellion & idolatry, it was in the heart of the nation.
A word for today.📜
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There are two kinds of people in this world: people who like plain black coffee, and people who don’t really like coffee.
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
There are two kinds of people in this world: people who like plain black coffee, and people who don’t really like coffee.
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It has never been the calling of the Church to preserve Greek culture, Roman culture, Victorian culture, German culture, or American culture—though throughout her history she has been conscripted into these fools’ crusades.
May 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It has never been the calling of the Church to preserve Greek culture, Roman culture, Victorian culture, German culture, or American culture—though throughout her history she has been conscripted into these fools’ crusades.
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The church needs leaders who avoid things that will make them wildly famous or wildly infamous.
May 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The church needs leaders who avoid things that will make them wildly famous or wildly infamous.
My man said "deuce high"—not even an Ace high! Not even a face card! Doc, you got my dying over here!
Theology 101: In theological debates on social media, some people act like they’re holding a royal flush when all they really have is a deuce high.
April 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My man said "deuce high"—not even an Ace high! Not even a face card! Doc, you got my dying over here!
According to this #Amazon ad for a "compression camisole", it is so effective it can turn a fuller white woman into a slimmer black woman. Amazing!
April 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
According to this #Amazon ad for a "compression camisole", it is so effective it can turn a fuller white woman into a slimmer black woman. Amazing!
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Theology 101: Blatantly championing a party’s platform or politician from the pulpit is a dereliction of your pastoral duty. But so is refusing to champion a Christian moral principle because it might come across as “too political.”
April 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Theology 101: Blatantly championing a party’s platform or politician from the pulpit is a dereliction of your pastoral duty. But so is refusing to champion a Christian moral principle because it might come across as “too political.”
I may be far behind on tomorrow's sermon, but at least I'm exhausted!
April 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I may be far behind on tomorrow's sermon, but at least I'm exhausted!
This is scholarship done right.
“Coffee as a Means of Grace”—the definitive biblical, theological, and historical case.
bible.org/article/coff...
bible.org/article/coff...
Coffee As A Means Of Grace A Sip of Theological Humor | Bible.org
Editor’s note: Mike Svigel was one of my interns at Dallas Seminary. As such, he was required to present a paper at a regional academic religious society meeting. This was not that paper. 1 Daniel B. ...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is scholarship done right.
Yes, *show yourself*.
Don't obfuscate with tripe about DEI, CRT, or "woke" agendas.
Just say you are an uncritical thinker who is for a censored educational system that perpetuates segregation, injustice, and discrimination.
Stand for what you believe in.
Just say you are an uncritical thinker who is for a censored educational system that perpetuates segregation, injustice, and discrimination.
Stand for what you believe in.
February 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yes, *show yourself*.
Next year the NBA dunk context should be changed to a "dunk exhibition", featuring Mac McClung dunking five times.
February 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Next year the NBA dunk context should be changed to a "dunk exhibition", featuring Mac McClung dunking five times.
“To be deep in history is to be increasingly Protestant.”
Theology 101: One cannot claim to be true to apostolic tradition and declare later doctrinal novelties to be inviolable, unchangeable dogma.
February 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“To be deep in history is to be increasingly Protestant.”
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Theology 101: After almost two decades of teaching seminary, I have discovered that if a person doesn’t evidence teachability in the classroom, that person will likely exhibit pride in the pulpit, at the podium, or on the platform.
February 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Theology 101: After almost two decades of teaching seminary, I have discovered that if a person doesn’t evidence teachability in the classroom, that person will likely exhibit pride in the pulpit, at the podium, or on the platform.
I've been seeing the headlines but haven't read more closely. Why does USAID investigate people / businesses? Is this HOW USAID helps the poorest people on earth? I genuinely do not understand why such a humanitarian organization would investigate Starlink.
The richest man on earth, Elon Musk
is trying to kill a department, USAID, that helps the poorest people on earth
Because USAID has been investigating Musk and his Starlink company — and their ties to Vladimir Putin and Russia
THAT is why Musk is attacking USAID
is trying to kill a department, USAID, that helps the poorest people on earth
Because USAID has been investigating Musk and his Starlink company — and their ties to Vladimir Putin and Russia
THAT is why Musk is attacking USAID
February 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I've been seeing the headlines but haven't read more closely. Why does USAID investigate people / businesses? Is this HOW USAID helps the poorest people on earth? I genuinely do not understand why such a humanitarian organization would investigate Starlink.
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Theology 101: No church or denomination has the authority to vote against what the Scriptures have declared and what the church’s ancient Tradition has passed down—neither in theology nor in morality.
January 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Theology 101: No church or denomination has the authority to vote against what the Scriptures have declared and what the church’s ancient Tradition has passed down—neither in theology nor in morality.
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Lions-UM fans to Mikey tonight:
a man with a beard says " you 're breaking my heart " while pointing
ALT: a man with a beard says " you 're breaking my heart " while pointing
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January 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Lions-UM fans to Mikey tonight:
Sports betting may prove to be the undoing of professional sports. Was that really a foul? Did he really miss a game-tying free throw? How did he drop that pass? Did the QB not see that wide-open receiver? Sports betting adds an element of doubt.
hard to articulate how fucked up it is that one of the leading stories on ESPN dot com is about how a football player screwed over bettors
Saquon shuts out TD bettors on breakaway slide
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley's late slide in Sunday's playoff win over the Packers stymied bettors who wagered he would score a touchdown in the game.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Sports betting may prove to be the undoing of professional sports. Was that really a foul? Did he really miss a game-tying free throw? How did he drop that pass? Did the QB not see that wide-open receiver? Sports betting adds an element of doubt.
Y'all. The Protestant reformers weren't trying to innovate; they were trying to restore.
Theology 101: Don’t call my historical excavations “theological innovations”.
January 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Y'all. The Protestant reformers weren't trying to innovate; they were trying to restore.