Doubt wisely...

Trump Memorializes Trump on Buildings, Bibles, and More - Christianity Today The president’s penchant for renaming things after himself is unprecedented in American politics.

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"For God is not merely mending, not simply restoring a status quo. Redeemed humanity is to be something more glorious than unfallen humanity”

Source: Miracles

The waxy addictiveness of Tootsie Rolls

"Continue seeking Him with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him”

Source: Letters of C.S. Lewis

I was radicalized by the abortion issue. It's made me stand up for anyone who is dehumanized. (RNS) — The vulnerable I care for have come to include immigrants, detainees and those of other faiths.

I was radicalized by the abortion issue. It's made me stand up for anyone who is dehumanized.

My newest essay at @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy

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DJT is unfit on every level.
Our country (though far from perfect) deserves better.

Shameful to thus defile the presidency, but sadly not surprising.

Dementia?
Nah, he just doesn't care.

Is anyone really surprised?
Trump is a sad little man.

It's hard to wait

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Old Grey Whistle Test, 16th May 1978) YouTube video by Dire Straits

Band persons didn't always have to look like Calvin Klein models. Enjoy...
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Scrolling Alone A brief history of the trade-off between convenience and connection in America

"Unplugging isn’t enough...The time & energy we reclaim has to go toward building social connections: hosting the dinner party despite the hassle, staying for coffee after church when you’d rather go home, sitting thru the awkward silence, offering/asking for help."
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My Childhood Friend, Renee Good Long before a federal agent shot her and she became a headline and a symbol, Renee was the best singer – and listener – in my church youth group.

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Voices like this need to be heard. For all to hear and to grieve.

"If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now?”

Source: Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

If the president cannot be sued while in office, then the president should not be able to file suit while in office. Fair is fair.

No work, no school, no shopping: Jan. 30 nationwide general strike to protest ICE gains celebrity endorsements Minnesotans stayed home from work and took to the streets to protest ICE on Jan. 23. Now, activists want to take it nationwide.

Even though I live in Canada I support this 100% and will not be shopping or spending money tomorrow. But I think it's time to expand it to a week- long strike.

Source: Business Insider
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Jesus Christ is better than all of this is bad.

So well put.
They must be held to account. Perhaps not eliminated, but certainly stood down until their own order can be restored.

Authority Is a Responsibility, Not an Excuse - Christianity Today The Trump administration should be able to execute on its immigration mandate without executing people like Alex Pretti in the streets.

The Trump administration should be able to do immigration enforcement, argues Bonnie Kristian, without defying the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments—and most of all “without executing people like Alex Pretti in the streets.”

Opinion | ‘We Are Creating the Conditions for a Catastrophe.’ Three Columnists on Minneapolis.

Take off their masks. End their immunities. Limit their jurisdiction. Restrain their tactics. All of this can be done through legislation without inhibiting humane immigration enforcement. If it’s done correctly, legislative reform can lead to greater accountability across the whole of government.

And yet many have already pronounced judgement. Horrible.

'The normal rules of engagement have been thrown out - Alex Pretti was on his knees when first shot was fired' There is no obvious evidence that Alex Pretti was intent on massacring a group of immigration agents, as the Department of Homeland Security is claiming.

Horrific. Oh, my country, how have you descended so far?

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And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.

The claim that there is a critical need for a thorough, impartial investigation of today’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti shouldn’t be controversial.

DOJ lies.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.

That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.

They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.

Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize

There’s no defense for this. At the very least it’s petty. Further troubling is that he had no qualms about making such a statement knowing it would be publicized. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...

#MorningPrayer
Keep from us, Lord Jesus,
the temptation to rely
merely on our own wisdom,
understanding and cleverness
in our thinking, reflecting,
planning and choosing.
Keep us open to your
leading, guiding,
challenging and calling;
help us to follow
in the way of your kingdom.

Just not funny, or clever. Who thinks he is?

Manufactured Inevitability and the Need for Courage The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 3

Manufactured Inevitability is such a fitting term from @lmsacasas.bsky.social for the push for generative AI. It could describe every Axios AM or LinkedIn influencer in my feed

Both sound glorious -- God be praised!