Pete Kelley

The Reconciliation of All Things.

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@howertonjosh @conservmillen Sure, they might be wrong. But you’re still saying disagreeing with your political alignment = hating God. And that conflation is what my nonChristian friends find way more troubling than the political alignment itself. Why not let the cross, not politics, be the stumbling block?

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@howertonjosh @conservmillen I appreciate the response, but you just said the same thing over again. From my perspective, the reason many people are troubled by Christian support for trump isn’t that they hate God, but that they see it as incompatible with following Jesus. Don’t you see that too?

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@howertonjosh @conservmillen Josh, do you genuinely believe that the only reason someone could be troubled by Christian support of Trump is that they hate God?

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

What if Christians were known for being the most teachable people in the world? In “A Teachable Spirit” AJ Swoboda has given the church a gift that we’ve been needing for a long time and we especially need right now. Highly recommend.

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[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@stevecusswords 100%

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@brettmccracken @TGC I always look forward to this list, Brett. Thanks for listening to all the Christian music so we don’t have to.

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@tweetraychang Welcome! What brings you to town?

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@Seth_Troutt Super interesting, Seth. I jotted down some similar thoughts last week when visiting Memphis and being stuck by the protest signs from the 1968 sanitation workers strike. Being men, in these courageous brothers’ case, meant refusing to be treated like animals.

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@BrianZahnd BZ, I did the Portuguese route last summer— Coastal route with the Spiritual variant. Walking with God is the most human thing we can do. Buen Camino, pastor.

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@DougWorgul @BrianZahnd Love it! Will make a nice pregame soundtrack for Kansas City in the Super Bowl.

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

Buechner, Blues, & BBQ

I haven’t been pulled this deeply into a novel in a very long time. Thank you @DougWorgul for the beautiful story. And thank you @BrianZahnd for the recommendation.

I even made a playlist of every song and artist in the book: https://t.co/GQuiW0D8uq

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@JBay_AllTheWay @MixtapeTheology I guess since I was in the band (1997-98) I should probably tell my kids about The Ws.

I’m not proud of it, but we’ve all gone through dark seasons: sex, drugs, Christian swing…

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@butlerjosh @msgwrites Yes! Congrats bro. No one else can bring it like you do.

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@PastorMark Thx for the reply. I know Christian Twitter is full of crazies, but your description doesn’t fit any of my real world reformed friends, who live Spirit-empowered lives of love for God and others. Why breed division with caricatures and false categories?

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@PastorMark Mark, you had a big impact on my faith and theology back in the day, partly because it was you who first introduced me to reformed theology. I’d never heard a pastor take God so seriously. While I don’t fully embrace the reformed tradition, there’s much I appreciate about it.

[Lesslie Newbigin @LesslieNewbigin]

Only half of the pastor’s work is to gather the people together for worship. The other half is to send them back to their daily tasks equipped to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. If we forget this second part, the other can be positively dangerous.

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

Grateful for the legendary @gbreshears leading a forum on Christianity & Nonviolence for us at @antiochbend. #MLKWeekend

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@B_Wash75 Congrats Brandon! Can’t wait to read it.

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@mguerard Thank you Marsha. That’s very nice to hear. I love positive gossip.

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@RevKevDeYoung My question for you is “Would you extend that same grace to modern-day Christians who recognize the sinful horror of abortion but aren’t convinced immediate illegalization is the wisest or most effective policy move?” 2/2

[Pete Kelley @peterckelley]

@RevKevDeYoung Hi Kevin, I don’t hear you arguing Witherspoon was a “man of his time” as much you’re extending him grace and suggesting that while he recognized the sinful horror of slavery, he wasn’t convinced immediate emancipation would be the wisest or most effective policy move. 1/2