Rebecca Brewster Stevenson

@KatelynBeaty Currently at a winery on Long Island's east end where everyone is taking couple-selfies with their lap dogs. Timely post, KB.

@sarahsalviander Yes!! Your newsletter is wonderful. I've used things you've taught me a time or two in the high school Theology class I teach. Thank you, Sarah!

Y'allllll, I've cracked the top 100 in my newsletter niche! I got tons of views and a bunch of new subs from my previous post - thank you, guys! - and that pushed Schrödinger’s Poodle over the line. w00t! If you're wondering what in the world I'm talking about, this is my weekly newsletter, where I post long-form stuff. If you're into that, click the link in my bio and sign up for a free (or paid) sub. 🖖

Christ came to destroy the works of the devil, not by acting powerfully, but rather by his and his members' suffering, so as to conquer the devil not by power, but by righteousness (ST 3.41.1ad2).

True confessions: writing isn't always this fun. rstevenson.substack.com/p/make-old-thi…

@KSPrior One of my favorites too.

I love this film so much. I think it’s the eighth time I’ve watched it.

When I got home tonight after being gone all week, my mother held my hand with one of hers and brushed it with the other for the longest, sweetest time.

@KSPrior I love it too. 😊

I’m working on the first round of edits that I received back from the editor of my book manuscript. This is my favorite part of the writing process! I got up to take a walkabout around the house because my body needed a break, and I said to my husband, “This is my favorite part of the writing process!” And he said, “Walking around?” 😑

The latest: A Mouldering Feast: The Dangers of Victimhood as Identity mereorthodoxy.com/victimhood-ide…

@FredFredSanders I've used the V5 almost exclusively for decades and persistently forget, to my dismay, the Pen's chronic failure at altitude. Thanks for the recommendation of an alternative and for using the word "scritchiness."

I finally admitted that my love for the liquid ink experience of the Precise is in fact more like love/hate. They can leak in flight or at bottom of bag. Also, the marker pen's ink is better than I remembered or gave it credit for: dense, light-fast, super consistent.

After years of using Pilot's Precise V5, I've switched to the Pilot Razor Point marker pen. Cheap, widely available, strong tip. My handwriting is better with this pen, maybe because of the extra friction of the tip's scritchiness.

@FredFredSanders Two things. 1. The Pilot Precise V5 has been my favorite for decades, and I routinely (to my dismay) forget its leaking capacity at altitude. 2. "Scritchiness." That is all.

All awash with angels More thoughts on where in the world is God. open.substack.com/pub/rstevenson…

More thoughts on where in the world we are. rstevenson.substack.com/p/fair-sounds-…

A word or two on divine immensity or omnipresence or both, with thanks to @FredFredSanders and @kukukadoo for some inspiration. rstevenson.substack.com/p/vast-distanc…

Who is like the Lord? Who but the Lord does not tire of our need? Who but the Lord cannot defraud us nor deceive? Who but the Lord is such unbearable light, he wraps himself in darkness lest we perish at the sight? Who but the Lord, being Love, cannot love us less without becoming less? No one can be the Lord to us but the Lord. Forsake false saviors. Cast aside idols. There is only one who saves, one who delivers, one who frees, one who forgives and redeems, one who pulls our feet of clay whole from the muddy miry pit. Only one whose very words are spirit and life. To whom would we go??? Where else in this world will we find anyone who compares?? There is only one who is our shield and our glory and the lifter of our head. Only one who can raise us from the dead. Only one. He is our song and our salvation. We bow our knees to Christ alone.

Poetry, theology, cicadas. Why not? rstevenson.substack.com/p/its-only-mus…

@BethMooreLPM I'm praying for you, Beth.

This is a long one!!! Pass on by unless you have the margin! Might I ask for prayer? I have dealt with chronic pain ranging from a constant ache to near agony for a number of years. Primarily spine issues. My back is a mess. Definitely facing surgery. Just a matter of when. When I sprained my knee running through O’Hare to a flight I was about to miss, it threw my back further out of alignment. My options are very limited. And yes, I’ve seen (and have) numerous doctors. Had MRIs even recently. I’ve dealt with physical pain for a long time as part of what God has allowed me in order to rely on him. Definitely one of my thorns in the flesh. I have a high threshold for pain. But last night for the first time in many years I cried to Keith about it. Anyway, I’m calling the doctor today and will ultimately end up with a surgeon I’m sure. The question will be where they begin and when. I have multiple skeletal issues. One huge challenge for years has been that any medicine that would really work for the level of pain I’m in, for instance, right now, would dull my mind. I need my mind. And I don’t like to feel drugged. OK. Enough. My spirit is well. My insides are happy and cheerful in Christ Jesus. I say that sincerely. I’m not in an oppressed state of mind. I certainly know what that’s like but I’m not there right now. I love where he has me and what I’m working on presently and sense the leadership of the Holy Spirit in it. I can still laugh and enjoy my people and my dogs. All is well except that I’m in a good bit of pain. But only from my neck to my heels. Lol Thank you for listening, my friends! This is not a huge priority! I’m not in despair! I just need wisdom. And I want to do my job!!! if I may say this gently and respectfully, I need prayer more than advice. These are not new problems and I’ve seen lots of doctors and heard it all and implemented much good counsel. I anticipate some saying maybe God is laying me down for a while. I don’t think that’s it. I mean, maybe today, yes. But not indefinitely. This is not something you rest and get over. My years-long condition requires movement. Plus, if I had laid down over this, I’d have laid down for the last decade. You guys are so wonderful and I’m deeply grateful for your camaraderie. Pray for two primary things: relief and wisdom in the right next steps! PS. If you are attending an upcoming event, those are not in jeopardy. The Lord and I have been managing this condition around events for a long time and I can’t wait to be with you and worship God with you and study scripture.

A short read (or listen) here: rstevenson.substack.com/p/a-kind-of-up…

@MCainTravis @SocietyforWome2 Thank you so much!

I never pass up an essay from @rbstevenson1 @SocietyforWome2 open.substack.com/pub/rstevenson…

@KSPrior @RNS This is excellent. Thank you!

The church is the last place where cultural stereotypes should be upheld as biblical truth. My newest column @RNS: religionnews.com/2024/02/15/the…