Carly Powne

Love God, love others.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

One cannot love God without extending one’s love to the poor. Love for our neighbor is tangible proof of the authenticity of our love for God. The Lord himself teaches us: “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). #DilexiTe

[Keith Myer ™ @Pastakeith]

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
is not Christmas music and
is not Church music.

[Kate Bowler @KatecBowler]

A Blessing for Parenting Teenagers

Bless you who love a teenager.
You whose worries about them
keep you up at night.
wondering if you’re doing it right,
if they’re going to be okay,
if you over-reacted or under-reacted.
If you’re going to make it through
tomorrow without losing it.
Or how you’re going to have that hard conversation without them shutting down or shutting you out.

Bless you in this hard, beautiful work.

In those moments of big feelings,
may you remember to take a beat and offer a:
“If I was in your shoes, I’d feel the same way.”
(Even when you’re tempted to give them advice
or to solve their problem for them.
Or to offer how they could have
avoided the problem in the first place.)

Bless you in your restraint.

May you know when to intervene and
when to stay that steady, calm presence
that will offer them the grounding
to grow and change their mind and make mistakes.
May you have the patience to affirm their normal
(sometimes very big) feelings
and may your constant love
relieve their fears (and yours).
May laughter and joy fill your home,
fueling even the hardest of moments
or most difficult of conversations.

And bless all of you who wish
you would have gotten this kind of parenting.
And bless you who want to do it differently,
even when it’s imperfect.

Bless you my dears.

Inspired by my conversation with the brilliant @LDamour.

[FOX 12 Oregon @fox12oregon]

#BREAKING Oregon Gov. officially signs bill allowing self-serve gas after 72-year restriction: https://t.co/YjyXOWxST5

[Aaron Niequist @aaronieq]

A few thoughts about the difference between deconstruction and demolition. Does this resonate with your experience? What might you add?

[Lysa TerKeurst @LysaTerKeurst]

Sometimes you just have to step forward. You may trip and fall. Or, you just might run your greatest race yet. Remember, there’s a really big world out there waiting to be discovered.

❤️LT

[Jon Tyson @JonTyson]

It makes all the difference in the world whether I view my neighbor as a potential convert or as someone whom God already loves.
(Yancey)

[OregonDOT @OregonDOT]

We've got high water, power outages and trees down all over Oregon today.
⚠️Slow down.
⚠️Stay alert.
⚠️If you can't see the road, don't drive through.

[Carly Powne @carlypowne]

@Amy041691 @NWSTwinCities Heading to OR? If so, let’s catch up!!!

[Carly Powne @carlypowne]

@RevDuv I used to be a strong E but am now closer to the line but on the introverted side. Ironically I’ve been in ministry for 24 years. Interesting that you find that connection

[Trey Ferguson @PastorTrey05]

“Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother
And in his name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name”

O Holy Night

[Carly Powne @carlypowne]

@ayumidah @ZachWLambert I have had one intervention in my life time and it was for reading Harry Potter in my 20s. I was amazed! Sadly lost a lot of respect for my mentors who staged this intervention. Sure they are HP fans by now.

[Carly Powne @carlypowne]

This thread (and following comments) gives me hope.

[Philip B. Payne @PhilipBPayne]

I grew up in a happy home where my dad was "head of the house." Women never preached in our church. Men made church decisions. I took for granted that the Bible supports gender hierarchy in the church and the home.

I was wrong. 1/6

[Jane @janeelisabethh]

Please don’t host a women’s ministry or a sermon specifically geared towards being a godly woman if your only perspective is how to be a *married* woman.

I’m beyond over this. Unmarried women can be godly. Women with no kids can be godly. Women who will NEVER marry can be godly

[Katherine Cook @KCookKGW]

This guy just hiked the Oregon Trail. That’s 2,000 miles but he doesn’t want to brag, pointing out that thousands of 8-year-olds did it barefoot. Between that and his toy Ox, there’s a lot to love here! https://t.co/ucOnGBdoBg

[With A Martyr Complex (5 Ruins Excavated) @MartyrWith]

In the age of cell phones, the area code has become the ancestral clan name or heraldry. It is a marker of old stories, loyalties, a statement that says "there was a land I came from but am there no longer"

[Carly Powne @carlypowne]

@Amy041691 Yes. Yes we do!

[Wesley Hill @wesleyhill]

“How can it be that Mary Magdalene, the first person to proclaim Jesus’ resurrection, would not be allowed to share that news this morning from the pulpits of most churches?” — James Kay

[Carly Powne @carlypowne]

@NateFinley11 That’s funny because that was a shock for me going to Texas football games. Coop had to explain it to me, thousands on metal bleachers is a bad idea. We never had that problem! 😂