Penitent evangelical

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.

Where there is love and compassion, God is there.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@dropoutnation That was an incredible, weird read. Thanks for sharing.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@JThomasReese Me, but I think growing up with evangelical Anglicanism in the UK was a very different experience than US evangelicalism. I'd probably still be evangelical if I hadn't moved to North America.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@Mikeggibbs "sloppy, and trigger happy outrage machines"

Yes! I think this is one of the most painful consequences of the past few years. We're being pushed into a state of perpetual moral outrage, which is an exhausting place to live.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@Mikeggibbs Fear and anger were the driving emotional forces behind some recent elections. If we want something better, we need to cultivate healthier emotions, rather than try to win a battle of who can stimulate the most political outrage.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@Mikeggibbs But I gave up 'outrage' for lent last year, and found afterwards it wasn't a habit I wanted to pick up again. And in doing so, I've become aware of how many voices want to keep me in a state of perpetual, ineffective rage.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@JimMead18283862 @ChristaBrown777 @ThigpenTiffany @LoriAnneThomps2 Where I come from 1,000 people is definitely a megachurch.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@Mikeggibbs Thank you. This was very well written, and an important reminder for me.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@JimMead18283862 @ChristaBrown777 @ThigpenTiffany @LoriAnneThomps2 And further down it requires that employees sign away nearly all their legal employment rights.

I can't imagine why anyone would enter into an employment contract like this.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@JimMead18283862 @ChristaBrown777 @ThigpenTiffany @LoriAnneThomps2 It contains gems like this: HBC demands the right to access the PERSONAL devices of employees.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@Mikeggibbs Actually pretty convenient and efficient on the route I take every morning.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@tedolsen I came very, very close to walking away in 2016. I debated strongly whether I could still call myself 'christian' if this was what that word had come to mean.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@Acyn https://t.co/DySFooXd1I

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@fmason3 You see there's Defense, Social Security, Health, Housing, Education, Silly Walks ... they're all supposed to get the same. But last year, the Government spent less on the Ministry of Silly Walks than it did on National Defense!

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@elliotrossomme Receiving communion from one of my trans friends last year was one of the most moving experiences of my life.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@Mikeggibbs Thank you for sharing her story and honoring her life

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@RevGrey Tell your friend you googled 'tribbing' and now you're more confused than ever.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@RevGrey Tell him you believe in the Rupture.

(It's what happens if you get raptured in an awkward position...)

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@sacwriter I didn't know she'd been kicked out. My understanding is that she's still a religious sister.

[Penitent evangelical @whitevangelical]

@sacwriter I have that book on my shelf and frequently recommend it to people; it's the most comprehensive exploration of sexual ethics I know of.

I frequently find myself coming back to her phrase 'the concrete reality of persons.'