Jon Mathieu

• he/him • an editor @ChristianCent • a co-pastor @onlineharbor

[theChristianCentury @ChristianCent]

Theologian Raúl Zegarra chats with @jon_mathieu about his personal relationship with Gustavo Gutiérrez, the ongoing work of liberation theology, and our current political moment.

https://t.co/1BseL1OmhQ

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

Look kids, you can accomplish anything. If you just find someone with power and swear fealty, debasing yourself over and over again until you’ve long forgotten whatever moral compass used to guide you.

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

My employer gave us the day off for election day. Which is super nice, but I had been counting on “throwing myself into work” as a coping mechanism.

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

It seems weird to suddenly become obsessed by a music genre while democracy hangs in the balance, but I can’t stop listening to math rock please send help

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

She's absolutely cleaning his clock.

[Melissa Burlock @MelissaBurlock]

I had a great time chatting with @jon_mathieu about imagining God with "hair like wool," and what it means to be an image-bearer in the face of historical and present-day hair discrimination.

#HairLikeWool #BlackFaith

https://t.co/Z8LpGqOR52

[Greg Garrett @Greg1Garrett]

Still savoring this review of the Baldwin book. It is so satisfying to be read well and for your purpose to be understood! @orbisbooks @baylorproud https://t.co/JcxFwQFwJz via @ChristianCent

[theChristianCentury @ChristianCent]

“I was interested in how @Greg1Garrett would present Baldwin’s own relationship to the faith. Baldwin was clear he had left the church, but there’s something religious about so many of his visions and aspirations.”

– review by @jon_mathieu

@OrbisBooks
https://t.co/AJ2aY937yM

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

I am realizing that on several occasions when I tried to refer to basketball instant legend Caitlin Clark, I accidentally said Kaitlan Collins.

I do not think all Kaitlins are the same, and no disrespect to the GOAT—I just watch way too much CNN.

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

Good words, Josh. And you are probably not sweating the replies, but if you are, I think Jesus said, “If the world ratios you, be aware that it ratioed me before it ratioed you.”

[Josh Scott @josh_a_scott]

The future of the Christian Tradition is LGBTQ+ affirming. Not because affirming Christians have compromised our faith, but because we are following the call of the Spirit. God has ALWAYS been affirming of Their LGBTQ+ kids. We are just catching up to what’s always been true.

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

@masonmennenga @AshleyG792523 The plain meaning of Luke 4:18

– good news to the poor (literal and spiritual)
– recovery of sight to the blind (literal and spiritual)
– release to captives (um, only spiritual)
– freedom to the oppressed (ditto)

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

@BenKester Neither my tweet, the reviews, nor the books offer advice for leaving. The books share 5 women’s individual stories. They’re memoirs, not self-help books. But yeah if that’s not for you, cool.

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

Five new books about living in and leaving evangelicalism. Hope these reviews help you decide on some books to add to your reading list!

[theChristianCentury @ChristianCent]

For our new Trending Topics series, @jon_mathieu reviews five memoirs by women who have left evangelicalism.

Authors and publishers: @sarahmccammon; @StMartinsPress; @broadleaf_books; @caitwestwrites; @eerdmansbooks; @anna_gazmarian; @simonschuster
https://t.co/x4WyGEEAnf

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

@MuskTillDawn @AmandaW0lfe I think this is just getting worse in all US cities. I’m in Chicago (but about to move back to the Burgh) and when I tell some folks in the suburbs that I live in the city, they stare at me in horror.

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

I have never missed something less than I miss white conservative evangelicalism.

[Harbor Online Community @OnlineHarbor]

We haven’t been using X much, but we’re still here. Still creating a space online for folks who want spiritual community that is expansive, inclusive, trauma-informed, and sort of just the opposite of evangelicalism in every way.

Learn more:
https://t.co/4AI3WqQC6X

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

My hottest take is that it is possible for a white person to let go of old beliefs, become more inclusive, and leave their faith tradition … without trying to become a social media influencer

(make sure to hit that like and subscribe button)

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

Watching the Illinois sexual harassment prevention video, and one of the behaviors they address is calling people “tootsie.”

It’s comforting to know our state is cracking down on perps from the 1930s.

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

I know (knew) nothing about Jane Austen, but this was a really fun chat with @RevRachelMann!

[Jon Mathieu @jon_mathieu]

I don’t use this site much anymore, but you can find me on FB or curled up under a blanket on the recliner in my living room.