Thomas Cellilli

Husband to @shesshelby_ • Girl Dad • Pastor • MDiv @TEDS • Probably Reading or Baking Sourdough

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Even though I'm posting this to get a 35% off coupon, I cant avoid saying it's freaking cool: https://t.co/3rdH7MEBVq

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I was actually really excited about being called for my first jury duty service until I realized that I report on the Tuesday of Holy Week 😅

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I’m 27 and I’m incapable of peeling a Cutie™️ in less than 100 little pieces.

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You know it’s going to be a good day when you start it off by filing a police report about the city bus that hit your mailbox before 7am this morning 📫 🚎

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Being in your mid- to late-20s in ministry is a weird time. The college students you disciple think you are ancient and your congregation thinks you’re so young. I now see why Paul had to become all things to all people (I’m exegeting that right, right?)

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When I was a child, I thought like a child and thought the cherries were the best part of a fruit cocktail. But now that I am a man, I know that the grapes are the best part. You just can’t get them like that off the vine.

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Hey @MadisonPierce, thought you might like to know that the Final Jeopardy question today was “Which of Paul’s letters contains the most quotations from the OT?” The answer, of course, Hebrews. Jeopardy has definitively solved the authorship problem.

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Like…why?

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The amount of targeted ads for “Christian clothing lines” is a little ridiculous.

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In case you were thinking about having your productive small group meeting at your house on Halloween night, please learn a lesson from me. It’s not happening.

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@JamesArcadi This seems to be a common thread for many pastors. @josephmljr has also taken on this role. Seminaries should definitely offer a course in this.

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Pastors: what other proficiencies have you had to learn “on the job” that seminary never prepared you for because they’re so obscure? In 1 year of pastoral ministry, I’ve effectively become an amateur locksmith, safety marshal, legal liaison, and sound engineer.

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@TheRealJoshJipp @RevDrDre And pastoral insights! It’s truly a gift.

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Unpopular opinion: I could eat canned peas straight out of the can because they are straight up delicious.

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I’m the only one in my household who’s not tested positive for COVID right now after 3 days and I’m 95% sure my wife is low-key mad about it 🤷🏽‍♂️

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“A person is not a disciple of Christ on the basis of ancestry, ritual act, or liturgical confession. One is a disciple in actually following Jesus’ compassion and obedience to the will of the Father.”

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Klyne Snodgrass also rocked me every time I read his stuff. “A person cannot be a follower of Jesus and be void of compassion, which is at the heart of his gospel. Why have so many Christians thought we could have the grace without the demand?” 😮‍💨 I need to sit down.

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Officiated my first wedding tonight. Forgot to turn on my mic at the beginning, got thrown off and then asked “who gives this man away to this woman?” as I stared at the bride and her father 🤦🏻‍♂️ at least it relaxed everyone and calmed their nerves from the start.