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Attempting to bring simplicity to theological complexity. Befuddled greater than 50% of the time.

Joined September 2020
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I forgot my password months ago and never bothered to reset it. Momentarily back. What’s your best case for coming back to Twitter?
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In our polarizing culture, there is increasing pressure to love your tribe and demonize the opposition. One way to reflect Jesus: never withhold love or friendship out of fear of association. Be kind to everyone and utterly disregard the sociological fallout.
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A true ecological approach always becomes a social approach that must integrate justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. #SeasonOfCreation
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Love seeing things like this
I never thought I would ever be able love church again as much as I do now. It’s the best thing in my life.
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“It cannot be right that the very doctrine that declares all who believe in Jesus belong at the same table (Galatians 2) should be used as a way of saying that some, who define the doctrine of justification differently, belong at a different table.” -NT Wright
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“To be a scholar or popularizer - that is the question.” - William Shakespeare debating theology graduate school plans
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In 2020 we all thought we were running a marathon. Just when we thought we were finished, someone handed us a bike and bathing suit. Then 2021 revealed that actually, it's not just a triathlon, it's an Ironman.
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"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus." — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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This describes my channel with incredible accuracy
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Professor mentoring me for grad school: So, do you like to read? Me: Oh, yes, certainly! Professor: Do you have time to read? Me: uh, we’ll… Professor: you can bring these back to me in two weeks
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Skills include: writing outlines of books that I have neither the time nor expertise to write
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I used to think YouTubers that stopped responding to comments after growth on their channels had “forgotten their roots” or were just being pretentious. Then I realized the emotional, mental toll of trying to keep thousands of people thinking favorably of you and satisfying…
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I’m incredibly grateful to get to do what I do. Making content on YouTube is absolutely incredible. The costs are worth it to me, but there are many that I didn’t realize exist
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I say all of this for a few reasons. First, maybe it’ll help someone who’s struggling with these boundaries. Second, maybe it’ll give people greater perspective on content creators and a bit more grace will be given. Third, it’s on my mind.
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Sitting through a class where two people gave 30 minute presentations defending completely opposite theses, charitably engaged each other in Q&A, and then chatted afterwards about how they enjoyed the other’s work gives me so much hope
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