Robbie Cansler

pastor, church planter, teacher, writer, runner, wife, and dessert lover.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

and if we don't stir it up, it threatens to ruin the whole thing. So stir it up, so we can rid ourselves of the evil that seeks to destroy us. We have a good example, Jesus was quite the pot stirrer himself.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

it's very difficult to save the entire dish, because the burned taste runs through the entire dish. It's obvious that what is happening at the "bottom" of what is going on in many places of our country and the church is burning and bad, ...

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

Some colleagues and I have been accused of stirring the pot. As a cook, I'd like to remind you that stirring pots is an important part of cooking many meals. Do you know what happens if you don't stir the pot? The bottom of whatever you are cooking burns, and if the bottom burns,

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

I strongly believe unity and community. I believe Christ desires that for us, but he doesn't want us to ignore sin so we can say "look how united we look!" He sees the heart. So, no calls for unity. Not yet, first we have to do the work of repentance.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

3) true unity and community can't happen with an obvious power imbalance, it can only happen with a mutual submission. Commanding people to unity does the opposite. First lay down your agenda, power, etc, then you can be reconciled.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

2) Repentance always comes before reconciliation. That's the continual cry throughout scripture. Repent that you may be saved, in that order. Not "ignore your sin and sing kumbaya together like nothing happened."

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

1) you cannot heal without first acknowledging the disease in the first place. Asking people to stop diagnosing the problem is not a solution. Instead it allows the disease to spread more, just under the guise of a false sense of unity.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

Everytime something tragic happens, there are white evangelicals out there saying "c'mon guys! Let's just get along. It's divisive to talk about who did this and why. We need to just hold hands and love each other, unity!" And that is toxic and dangerous rhetoric. Here's why...

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Pastors, a healthy first step toward rebuking Christian nationalism would be to remove the flags from your sanctuaries.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

And for what it is worth... trying to find the 1 or 2 things that support your view isn't "researching to find the truth", it's "continuing to live in lies, because I'm more comfortable there." Repent, and live. (Pt 3 of 3)

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

But just because you don't want to see the truth and embrace the truth, doesn't mean it's hard to find or know, it just means you don't want to acknowledge it. Those aren't the same thing. (Pt 2)

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

White evangelical friends, can we stop using the phrase "It's so hard to know what is true these days." It's not. It might be uncomfortable, it might be unsettling, it might make your stomach hurt, it might make you have deep conviction. (Pt1)

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

@FisherPrice @playmobil have you all ever considered making a non-white nativity for kids... Since, you know, Jesus wasn't white... #RepresentationMatters

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

The removal of statues isn't because people want to forget history, it's because they are learning it for the first time.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

It would be great if white people cared as much about real living breathing Black people as they do about characters on their food packaging. #smh #BlackLivesMatter

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

Perpetrating violence on people for a photo op. is anti-Christ.

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

Everyone's talking about fall... Slow your roll, summer lasts till Sept 22, I still have a beach to visit and boating to do. #summer

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

My birthday month is still a couple weeks off, but I'm already getting ready for my #freebirthdaytreattour2018 it's gonna be epic!

[Robbie Cansler @RevRCansler]

My husband told me the other day "if our house had a name, it would be Dirtenclaw." We've maybe been super busy these past couple weeks. 🤣