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When we’re talking about models for discipleship, we must first understand that what we’re describing is a power relationship. The dangerous thing is that most discipleship models do not seek to understand power. buff.ly/2IWISKo

When 'be merciful' triggers this kind of convulsing, frothing, seething, threats, demands, outrage, panic *from those who claim to be gatekeepers of the Christian faith* - buff.ly/mazdeXo

If you're a courageous woman who dares to *ask* the abusive leader in a supremacy system to *have mercy* on those who are scared: gender minorities, children of immigrants, people escaping political violence in their country... buff.ly/mazdeXo

There is no acceptable way to ask for mercy from the abusive leader in a supremacy system, especially if you're a woman. buff.ly/mazdeXo

Bishop Budde, President Trump, and The Witness of a Courageous Woman: buff.ly/Xs3YDzr

How Abusive Leaders Respond to the Request for Mercy: buff.ly/Xs3YDzr

We talked with author, activist, and theologian, “TikTok Pastor” Brandan Robertson, about how the Bible has been weaponized to exclude LGBTQ+ individuals, despite Jesus’ radical message of inclusion. buff.ly/HJCtTAe

Letting Jesus's Prayer Happen in You: buff.ly/ialr2hA

Brandan Robertson: Reclaiming the Bible and Christian Faith for Queer People- buff.ly/HJCtTAe

Jesus’ ministry of exorcism and healing wasn’t just a ministry of mercy for individuals. It was a direct challenge to the oppressive social order of the day that segregated people like this man away from community, away from flourishing. buff.ly/4bbxPX3

While there is an element of seriousness about the Eucharist, by and large I think we’ve missed the point of the meal. I’ve come to see it in a much more celebratory and joyful way now. buff.ly/GIj4yul

Cassian also has practical advice for those learning to pray: “Let your prayer be frequent and brief.” It’s important for prayer to be habitual, but the point is not about how long you pray, but learning to see the world in a new way. buff.ly/ialr2hA

We talked with Brandan Robertson, who offers compelling, evidence-based counterarguments to the “clobber verses” often used to condemn queerness, and envisions a faith where all are unequivocally embraced. buff.ly/HJCtTAe

We talked with author, activist, and theologian, “TikTok Pastor” Brandan Robertson, about how the Bible has been weaponized to exclude LGBTQ+ individuals, despite Jesus’ radical message of inclusion. buff.ly/HJCtTAe

The kind of repentance that prepares a highway for God isn’t just a feeling of sorrow over personal wrongdoing. Repentance is concrete and embodied. Repentance is social and material. Repentance is political and economic. buff.ly/4dbJSWb

Brandan Robertson: Reclaiming the Bible and Christian Faith for Queer People- buff.ly/HJCtTAe

Our prayers are part of how God works out divine purpose in the world. Our prayers are part of how God involves us in the work of salvation (our own and others). buff.ly/ialr2hA

We talked with Brandan Robertson, who offers compelling, evidence-based counterarguments to the “clobber verses” often used to condemn queerness, and envisions a faith where all are unequivocally embraced. buff.ly/HJCtTAe

Prayer, then, is a lifelong process of having our thoughts and values and hopes gradually more and more aligned with God’s goodness and love. This is what it means to pray “May your kingdom come; may your will be done.” buff.ly/ialr2hA

We talked with author, activist, and theologian, “TikTok Pastor” Brandan Robertson, about how the Bible has been weaponized to exclude LGBTQ+ individuals, despite Jesus’ radical message of inclusion. buff.ly/HJCtTAe