Jeffrey Goodrich

Follower of Jesus, Lutheran minister, Buffalo-born, hockey goalie, husband, father - seeker of God's presence in all we do and say.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

“Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.” —Mary McLeod Bethune

[Kelly Latimore Icons @KLICONS]

Happy All Saints Day!

“We are not called to be heroes. We are called to be Saints... “ ~Rev. Samuel Wells

Signed Prints and Digital Downloads: https://t.co/1w2qpwCDPS

Saints:
1st row) St. Mark the Evangelist, Dorothy Kazel, Fannie Lou Hamer, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Dorothy Day, Homeless Christ
2nd row) St. Joseph With Baby Jesus, Dr. James Cone, Mother “Jones” Jones, St. Moses the Black, Frederick Douglass, Nicholas Black Elk
3rd row) Mary Magdalene, Marsha P. Johnson, Mary Oliver, Maya Angelou, Henri Nouwen, Madonna and Child
4th row) St. Dulce of the Poor, John Lewis, Desmond Tutu, Herbert McCabe OP, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mahailia Jackson
5th row) Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Merton, James Baldwin, Bayard Rustin, St. Thérèse of Lisieux,
6th row) St. Francis of Assisi, Etty Hillesum, Ruth and Naomi, Fred Rogers, St. Patrick, Pauli Murray

#allsaintsday

[Buffalo Sabres @BuffaloSabres]

Your voice will echo forever.

Honoring and remembering the life and legacy of Rick Jeanneret. 🤍

[Middle Church @middlechurch]

Be biblical, they say. Okay!

Be antifascist (Exod. 3)
Tear down prisons (Acts 16)
Redistribute wealth (Acts 11)
Eradicate borders (Exod 12)
Center disability (Luke 5)
Welcome trans/n.b. folks (Acts 8)
Rejoice in sex (Song of Songs)
Break unjust laws (Mark 11)
End racism (Gal. 3)

[Scott Sauls @scottsauls]

Christian philanthropy accounted for 70% of all American philanthropy in 2022 at $300 billion total. Christians also out-gave the U.S. Government in addressing global poverty.
- Barna
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Whatever folks might say or think, the church remains a seismic value-add to the world.

[Danté Stewart (Stew) @stewartdantec]

I am reading the gospels. God didn’t send his Son to judge the world, Jesus says, but that the world might be saved through him. James Baldwin is right: “Salvation is not flight from the wrath of God; it is accepting and reciprocating the love of God.”

[Carlos A. Rodríguez @CarlosHappyNPO]

It’s an unwed woman who carries God.

It’s the pagans from the East who recognize God.

It’s the workers in the field who hear from God.

It’s the marginalized neighborhood who welcomes God.

It’s God who chooses the lowly and the broken to rise.

Christmas is here.
Let hope in.

[Jesuit News @jesuitnews]

"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy." -Thomas Merton, who died #OTD in 1968. (artwork by @beaheartdesign) #qotd

[Faith & Leadership @faithleadership]

"What is our church art for? Is it glorified wallpaper, or can it be something that can help us see each other, see in new ways and see God in new ways?" - @KLICONS https://t.co/8CzW6mF39b

[Danté Stewart (Stew) @stewartdantec]

The older I get, the more I realize the greatest threat to my faith is not my doubt. It is my desire for certainty. Faith is not about being certain or right. It is trusting the truth that God’s love and grace remains even when my faith leaves.

[J.R. Moock, jr. @JRMoockjr]

Final Jeopardy made some choices tonight.

[Kelly Latimore Icons @KLICONS]

Thank you to everyone who has already preordered the 2023 Calendar!

Available here:

https://t.co/QZUIPlX95z

[Catherine McNiel ☕📚🌱 @CatherineMcNiel]

Today in Greek Exegesis, we looked at the word translated "authority" as in "women cannot hold authority over men. This 1 Timothy passage is the ONLY place it appears in the NT and we had only guesses what it meant until scholars discovered it elsewhere. Ready for the meaning?

[Kelly Latimore Icons @KLICONS]

Today is World Day for Migrants of Refugees and Migrants.

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me” ~ Matthew 25:35

[Kelly Latimore Icons @KLICONS]

“The Prodigal Son”

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“The question is not “How am I to love God?” but “How am I to let myself be loved by God?” God is looking into the distance for me, trying to find me, and longing to bring me home.”

~Henri Nouwen

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[Jeffrey Goodrich @prjeffgoodrich]

Opening night is Thursday!

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

Burn it all. 😤 #BillsMafia

@VonMiller | @Zippo

[Nick O'Brien @nickmobrien]

If you care about the Bible, you need to hear about the Epic of Atrahasis

It's a 4,000 year old story of Babylonian gods, and it's astonishing

🧵 (1/10)

[Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove @wilsonhartgrove]

A whole lot of folks who supposedly pray, “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors” don’t see debt forgiveness as an answer to prayer.

[Ari Lamm @AriLamm]

Why Read The Bible In Hebrew?

Let's talk about one of the most influential stories *ever* for thinking about the nature of human progress—the Tower of Babel.

What exactly did Babel's builders do wrong?

A thread (for non-Hebrew readers too!) 🧵 1