Loren Richmond Jr.

@BradyShearer I’m not concerned whether or not you are telling me to take photos. What I am concerned about is this ongoing move to turn church and faith into good vibes and positive feels. This is about faith formation.

@RelentlessLoren No one’s forcing you to take a photo of a person’s baptism so that they can remember it.

One small thing that can make baptism Sunday feel way more special — have the photos printed or delivered before the person leaves the building. Not "we'll email those to you." Today. Before they walk out.

@BradyShearer Or, hear me out on this, we trust the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit to manifest in a believer’s life. But that’s just me spitballing.

Simple baptism idea: let each person bring someone to the water with them. 1. Pastor does the baptism. 2. Their person hands them the towel as they come out of the water. 3. One line from the pastor gives the church context: "This is Trish. She's joined today by her mom, Hannah." Most people come to faith through a relationship. This honors that. You come out of the water into new faith and there's the person that helped you get there with open arms.

Dear Baseball: I love you. Unconditionally. Forever. Stop doing on-field interviews. — Jamey Newberg

@cmclymer “God is everything, God is everyone” respectfully, no.

The debate over James Talarico calling God "nonbinary" is silly because it shouldn't be a debate. It is scripturally true. God is everything. God is everyone. God is every gender. Case closed. But we get into this ridiculous convo because conservatives find it Very Important to describe God as masculine. More importantly, they demand God be described as a man. Several years ago, I did a segment on MSNBC and referred to God with "she/her" pronouns. I wasn't being political with that. I really wasn't. That's just how I refer to God, and it is scripturally sound even if conservatives swear it isn't. So, this rightwing reporter reaches out to me on LinkedIn because he watched the segment, and he was quite upset with me for using she/her pronouns in reference to God. I asked him: "What is your scientific argument that God is male? Do we know anything about his anatomy?" He responds: "No, of course not. It's because God is referred to as 'he' and 'him' all throughout Scripture." And I said: "So, let me get this straight: you have no scientific evidence that God is male, no descriptions of God's anatomy that would support that claim, but because God identifies as male and uses he/him pronouns, you respect and honor that. What does that sound like to you?" And he started typing and then he stopped typing and then he blocked me. These folks are loons and we should call them loons and we should challenge them on Scripture and we shouldn't back down from that conversation. So, yeah, I think James Talarico is spot-on and I give thanks to God, in all Her wisdom, that She inspires him to speak the truth.

@DerekrRJoseph @edstetzer @SermonShots @EricGeiger Help me out… RPW? And, I would also make the argument that scripture doesn’t explicitly forbid same-sex relationships as @VinesMatthew would suggest.

@RelentlessLoren @edstetzer @SermonShots @EricGeiger My answer: Scripture doesn't clearly forbid paedobaptism. The debate is about the application of the RPW.

Why sexuality is a first order issue for Christians, even while it is not mentioned in the ancient creeds. A @SermonShots clip from Ed's recent interview with @EricGeiger Here's an article on why sexuality is not an "agree to disagree" issue. buff.ly/VW6m23Q

Challenge!? More like a walk in the park!

@DennyBurk @WNGdotorg It’s amazing how pedo-baptism, an issue of soteriology, can become a secondary issue, but human sexuality cannot. I’ll never understand it.

The creator of VeggieTales, Phil Vischer, and cohosts suggest that homosexuality and gender identity are secondary or even tertiary issues. Full article from @WNGdotorg linked below.

Excitedly awaiting to hear from @nickshirleyy and @JamesOKeefeIII for the announcements of investigations into this. Or do they only care about fraud when it’s on the other side?

Really disheartening as a Christian to see folks who proudly proclaim Christ in their bios also celebrating someone losing their job. @KyleClark I’m sorry

@repgabeevans So we’d rather have a net loss of jobs?

CO lost 14,700 private sector jobs from Feb 2024 to Feb 2025. In that same period? CO added 15,200 govt jobs. We’re not growing the economy. We’re growing bureaucracy. CO should be empowering innovators and job creators — not regulating them and replacing them with more govt.

@KyleClark @spencersoicher @nexton9news Y’all keep cropping my church, Broomfield United Methodist Church, out of the video!

Exciting news for infectious disease enthusiasts: measles is back in Colorado after years of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. @spencersoicher reports for @nexton9news:

@nickgillespie @HumanProgress @Marian_L_Tupy @chellivia Now do it for housing, healthcare, etc

If you're not following @HumanProgress, you're missing out--not on progress, but the best understanding of how things are getting better and why. Kudos @Marian_L_Tupy @chellivia

@KyleClark @bstokley14 I’m not meaning to be serious. My point was that we’ve often heard athletes told to “stick to sports” when they criticize the right. Like, Laura Ingraham’s “shut up and dribble.”

@RelentlessLoren @bstokley14 No way. Stokley should opine on any topic he chooses. But getting big mad that a reporter retweets Republicans and Democrats in Colorado’s delegation seems like a silly thing to be angry about on the internet. But to each their own!

Howdy, Stoke. I reposted the comments of both Republicans and Democrats in Colorado’s delegation about the strikes in Iran. Also, I’m not sure a local news guy is why Colorado is going to 💩 but I’m glad to live in a country where all of us are free to share our views.

@repgabeevans Ok, well so we’re supposed to just ignore the abuses of ICE officers?

Make no mistake: ICE is already funded. If Dems tank this DHS bill, the only things they’re defunding are FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard — the very agencies they claim to support. ICE keeps doing its job. Americans lose critical public safety resources. That’s the choice.

@davidsirota @AltitudeTV At least it’s not @MLBTV which is now apparently requiring another subscription just to access your subscription.

I pay the rapacious price for @AltitudeTV to watch Nuggets basketball. And yet, even though I pay, they put betting ads on my screen while the game is happening, in a way that *blocks the game* view. This is how aggressive the sports betting industry is. It’s unacceptable.

I’ve been a subscriber to @MLBTV for at least 10 years and they want to do something epically stupid to make me have a subscription on top of that subscription??!! @mlb @Yankees @MLBNetwork Can league Management be that stupid and greedy at the same time? Fix it!!!!

@bomani_jones At least in this instance, Denver won’t be paying for it—the owners will be.

these cities won’t get enough super bowls and final fours to justify the expense of a dome. but every city will think they’re different.