We preachers would do well to remember we are not Moses coming down from Sinai. We are not Elijah on Carmel. We are not as important as the Enemy wants us to think we are. The work matters. FOR SURE. But do it, & then go home & do the dishes, fold laundry, scoop the backyard.

Be a rebel: find a boring church in a denomination where pastors have outside accountability, where Sunday is about Jesus (not the sermon), with unimpressive music, a pastor who explains Bible says in 20 mins or less & hardly ever posts on social media. religionnews.com/2022/04/11/lea…

Some folks are concerned about the lack of biblical literacy in our churches. I’m more concerned with the inability of Christians to read the Bible through the redemptive and ethical lens of Jesus. And yes, one can be biblically literate and still be spiritually degenerate.

Jedi cannot help what they are. Their compassion leaves a trail. - The Grand Inquisitor #ObiWan (If only the world said this about all Christians.)

Jesus wasn’t nice. Yes, he was loving and inclusive—but in the way that gets your rejected by the religious. Yes, he was generous and truthful—but in the way that gets you persecuted by the powerful. Niceness was not his mission. Destroying oppressive systems was. Our turn.

In the gospel of Luke, the prodigal son doesn't return home because of a renewed love for his father. He comes back home simply to survive because he ran out of money and is starving. And his father is perfectly fine with that. Just come home. God just wants you home.

Why did Star Wars Episodes 4, 5 & 6 come out before 1,2 & 3? Because in charge of directing, Yoda was.

There are some who think that to always preach on the love of God is weak—that people will take advantage of that love. That’s a flimsy understanding of God’s love, for God’s love is the most powerful force in the universe to bring about change.

Thanks Switchfoot Song Stories for being my top podcast on Spotify this year. I loved all 743 minutes of it. #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/show/6wl6sY0ug…

Thank you St Illtyd PS for a lovely morning. Your “Old Friends” from Bethel Baptist loved your Christmas play. Nadolig Llanwen

“Christmas is the story of the poet entering the poem. The author becomes a character in His own book. The painter has entered the painting!” -Jon Foreman

The single worst thing that can happen to the church is that it obtain political power. Church history bears this out.

Being right without loving well is not right.

Pastors... You don't need to be... Therapists Psychologists Influencers Authors Podcasters And you don't need to be the Holy Spirit Instead... Ask for the gift of faith Be with people Care for your neighbor Love your enemy Spend time with Jesus Invite people to your table

“Do not believe that your pain weighs more than your hope.” -Jon Foreman

The Bible inerrantly points to Jesus as the infallible Word of God.

The conversion of Paul is astounding. -His eyesight is removed for 3 days so that he could finally “see” -His appetite is removed for 3 days so that he could be spiritually nourished -His instinct to murder is removed so that he could preach the gospel A Light like no other.

“Let us not be lulled to sleep, thinking that this quick passage from birth to death is anything short of miraculous.” -Jon Foreman