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Pastor: Holy Redeemer | Contributor: Mockingbird, Sojourners, Clarion l Author: “Vulnerable God” (forthcoming, Baker Books) l https://t.co/yG4DNVWpCl kennethtanner.medium.com Rochester Hills, Michigan Joined July 2008-
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Good preaching is not necessarily about having people do things better, more than it is about helping people see (especially God) differently. Once we see differently, the living often takes care of itself.
All are invited to the peaceable and constructive ends of love—that weighty love from which all were created, to which all are called, and by which all have—already!—passed from death to life.
Ours is not the only culture that suffers from Christian Nationalism.
Ours is not the only culture that suffers from Christian Nationalism.
I snuck into the tail end of a Karen Swallow Pryor @KSPrior talk at Faith and Writing yesterday and she taught the best understanding of rapture I’ve ever heard: in the end God is bringing we are caught up into Jesus Christ. Good gospel proclamation instills peace, never fear.
Because to be human is to be part of every other human Paradise is partial so long as anyone remains in hell.
Propaganda never looks like propaganda to the people it is meant to persuade.
Jesus calling Judas “friend” in the moment of his betraying kiss led to repentance—to concrete, if misguided, acts of contrition— the returned silver and the noose. No one responds to Jesus’ mercy in more radical ways than Judas. His failure is not as much betrayal as despair.
All of this. My goodness.
You can pursue power or you can pursue humility—either and only one of these—but the world around you will experience and feel the consequence of that choice.
How to tell an idol from an icon: if your god gives you leave to hate, harm, or kill any human, you’re worshiping an idol or listening to a devil; if the One you worship does not kill, steal, or destroy, if the One you heed loves the world and all things in her, they are an Icon.
My fondest hope is to be the reason people reject Christian Nationalism.
Brian Zahnd @BrianZahnd
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142 Followers 3 FollowingI just can't imagine standing outside filming this rather than taking cover. Am I the only one?
Foolishness can often be discerned from wisdom simply by asking whether a small thing is being said with big words, or a big thing is being said with small ones.
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Some basic theology of the cross: At the cross Jesus does not save us from God; at the cross Jesus reveals God as savior. The cross is not what God inflicts upon Christ in order to forgive; the cross is what God in Christ endures as he forgives. (The Wood Between the Worlds)
A fresh Friday poem by me to lead you out of the week: “Of Holy Indolence, the End of All Life.”
This trip has been so wonderful. So many different experiences/memories. So many different people/foods. Love getting to do it wif me lady. So grateful for this adventure & for her. One more day in London tomorrow and then we head back home. One of the best things I’ve ever done.
Good preaching is not necessarily about having people do things better, more than it is about helping people see (especially God) differently. Once we see differently, the living often takes care of itself.
What did you look like in 2013?
Brewster, New York. Protein stop on the drive north yesterday. #RedRooster
@kennethtanner I wouldn’t say that. In every era, the pastoral role flexes and adjusts to contexts and comparable organizations and institutions. This is ours in the West. The best way to work with it is to build great teams.
Baptism. This Sunday I’m taking the plunge! How was it for you?
I condemn Russia's war upon Ukraine. I condemn Hamas' attack upon Israel. I condemn Israel's brutal retaliation upon Gaza. But Putin, Hamas, and Netanyahu don't care what I condemn. If I have any voice at all, it is to a certain segment of Christians. And to them I say this:
@kennethtanner The use of religion to justify and legitimate any atrocity spans all religious communities. Religion takes our propensity to violence and transmutes it into an act of piety. That Christianity allows itself to be so used is a betrayal of Christ.
Grateful for time today with Todd Proctor, longtime lead pastor at Rockharbor who left such a rich legacy for me to steward and such strong foundations to keep building upon. Love hearing his perspective and kicking around ideas with one of the best visionaries I know!
My new 30 day devotional is now available for pre-order. In “Rising with Hope: A 30-Day Devotional for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression”. I share lessons learned from my personal battle with depression and anxiety, this 30-day devotional helps you focus on practical habits and…
Who Guards the Guardians? publicorthodoxy.org/2024/04/24/who… via @FordhamOrthodox
“Judge for yourselves. If the patriarch calls a war of aggression and the bombing of civilians a ‘Holy War’; promises those who kill in this war that all their sins will be washed away…should we protect ourselves from communion with him? I think so.” publicorthodoxy.org/2024/04/12/her…