In the midst of heartbreak or unanswered prayers, let's find peace in the portion of goodness God has for us today. Let's look for the lovely. Be noticers of the good. And even if the tears are still falling, thank God for the gifts He’s tucked into today just for us.
Today the state of Alabama is prepared to kill Kenneth Smith by poison gas. It is an experimental technique with gruesome historic roots, and veterinarians have said this method should not even be used to euthanize animals. For every one of us who believes in the sacredness of human life, let us find ways to raise our voices. Join us @DeathPenaltyAct in person in Alabama or virtually for the online vigil today (at 6pmET).
May we all work together to stop this execution and all executions.
It is great to see thousands of Christians and people of many faiths raising our voices in protest together, in Alabama and across the globe. Grateful for the @MGMAdvertiser for covering the movement for life down in Alabama.
before 1989 tv comes out i wanna know everyone’s favorite vault track from each album:
💛 That's When
❤️ The Very First Night / ATW10MV
💜 When Emma Falls In Love
Trump-evangelicalism is a religious cult. It's not that the MAGA folks believe Trump is Jesus. No, it's that they wish Jesus was a little more like Donald Trump than the Gospel version of Jesus. The "Love your enemy" and "turn the other cheek" Gospel is deemed unrealistic and weak compared to the "stand your ground" and "don't tread on me" gospel of the NRA... so they reimagine Jesus, not as he was, but as they wish he was. The cult of Trump is what happens when people abandon the sacrificial love of Jesus on the cross and re-create Jesus in their own image with an AR-15 and a MAGA hat... and use him as a mascot for their political team in the idolatrous quest for power. He just becomes a means to an end.
There are literally people who claim to be Christians who are defending Israel’s bombing of one of Christianity’s oldest churches, there in Gaza… which, even more sacred than the iconic building, was filled with precious women and children, many of whom are Palestinian Christians.
The devil is a liar.
Every Christian in America, and around the globe should be asking right now: “What would Jesus, the Prince of Peace, do?”
Let me suggest that he would not bless this violence.
Jesus blessed those who mourn. He blessed the widows and the orphans. He blessed the poor. And Jesus blessed the peacemakers, not the war makers.
Studies show that queer people who stay in the church are 30-55% more likely to die by suicide than those who leave.
Let that sink in.
We are MORE likely to die if we go to church on Sunday.
Jesus saves.
It’s time for his church to stop killing us.
Okay… I’m sorry, but respectfully… how the hell does Taylor not win song of the year for All Too Well (10 minute version)? That’s easily the best songwriting of the decade.
What people tend to fear most is their own thoughts. And that those thoughts are true or mean something about who they are.
In reality, thoughts are neural firings that happen within the brain. They are impulsive and habitual.
Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas.
Okay. I have only 3 thoughts:
1. Jokes are funny when they punch up, not down. We know abt Jada’s struggle and even if Rock didn’t, joking abt a black woman’s hair- not funny.
2. I really wish Will had gone to Jada- not Chris. Make sure *she* is okay.
3. Hope Chris isn’t hurt.