John Weaver

Servant. Husband. Father. Warrior Poet.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

What God does in us as we wait is often much more important than what we are waiting for.

#Advent

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

When I pray for peace, I pray not only that the enemies of my country may cease to want war, but above all that my own country will cease to do the things that make war inevitable.

- Thomas Merton (1961)

[FOX2now @FOX2now]

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s next film to focus on retired Cardinals player, brothers https://t.co/cSqv34dMce

[John Weaver @RevJohnWeaver]

@HPCS_Library @HPCS_TN I believe it!

[John Weaver @RevJohnWeaver]

@HPCS_Library @HPCS_TN I know that guy!!

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Ash Wednesday is not a day to manufacture guilt. It’s a day to recognize our brokenness, frailty, and trust in God’s love.

It’s a day to freely come before God and declare, “I am human, I am dust, and I am loved.”

#AshWednesday

[United Methodist News @UMNS]

United Methodists are among the Christian and Jewish bodies suing to prevent ICE agents from intruding on their ministry with immigrants and their worship.
https://t.co/iOxIBrLmxY #UMC

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

I was hungry, but you took free lunch out of schools.

I was thirsty, but you cut humanitarian aid funding for clean water.

I was a stranger, but you sent ICE agents into my church to arrest me.

I was sick, but you took away my healthcare coverage.

I was in prison, but you left me there because you profited off of it.

Whatever you did to the least of these, my siblings, you did to me.

(how I think Jesus would have phrased Matthew 25 if he was preaching in America today)

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

The Good Samaritan story is not just an example of compassionate spirituality. It is a critique against religious passivity.

If “church people” won't work for justice and mercy, God will find some other people who will.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Seems like a Republican going this hard at his own caucus should be a news story but what do we know 🤷🏻

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

It’s incredibly challenging when Christians on various sides think the other side is delusional, blind, trapped, etc.

How do we know who is being faithful to God?

The litmus test I believe is:

Cruciform love.
Living the Beatitudes.
The Sermon on the Mount.

That’s how we know.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.

- Jesus

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Protestant Christians set out to make America Christian and ended up making Christianity American.

- Stanley Hauerwas

[Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball @MT_WBB]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆

With today’s win over Liberty, the Blue Raider now hold the @ConferenceUSA record for most consecutive wins over CUSA opponents!

#TrueBlue | #Team50

[John Weaver @RevJohnWeaver]

@ldeleon5 Love the heart and focus. Big moment to play and coaches have them ready!!

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

No matter how you vote, you are welcome in our church.

I just ask that you would commit to see politics thru Jesus & not Jesus thru your politics; that you would be curious about why your brothers & sisters see things differently. And that you would live humble, prayerful lives.

[United Methodist News @UMNS]

People want to help after a natural disaster, but some efforts and donations can actually be extremely unhelpful, adding to the burdens of already stressed people. Here are six things people should NOT do in responding to the recent hurricanes. https://t.co/FnY4DScTto

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Jesus' harshest words were directed towards those who used their religion as a tool of oppression and self serving power.

Jesus' harshest words were directed towards religious hypocrisy.

Not the poor, the immigrant, or the unbeliever.

May we remember this.