A.W. Regets
@alexregets.bsky.social
Trying to be good/kind/faithful/etc.
PC(USA) pastor
Mostly quoting other people
New book now available: https://www.amazon.com/Abandon-Orderly-House-Skeptics-Believers/dp/B0DMKQ8V1Z/
PC(USA) pastor
Mostly quoting other people
New book now available: https://www.amazon.com/Abandon-Orderly-House-Skeptics-Believers/dp/B0DMKQ8V1Z/
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A.W. Regets
@alexregets.bsky.social
· Jan 1
It’s finally here! My first book is out in the world and I can’t wait for you to read it. It’s a collection of sermons from my first 10 years of ministry that are good news for skeptics & stubborn believers (something in the vein of Buechner’s “The Hungering Dark”).
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Grateful to everyone who took the time to read this book. I really poured myself into it, and whether it was kind comments, written reviews, or the occasional best seller tag, I was blown away by the response. Sharing anything with the world is scary, but I’m glad I was pushed to see it through.
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Grateful to everyone who took the time to read this book. I really poured myself into it, and whether it was kind comments, written reviews, or the occasional best seller tag, I was blown away by the response. Sharing anything with the world is scary, but I’m glad I was pushed to see it through.
"May I be the tiniest nail in the house of the universe, tiny but useful."
—Mary Oliver (Upstream)
—Mary Oliver (Upstream)
September 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"May I be the tiniest nail in the house of the universe, tiny but useful."
—Mary Oliver (Upstream)
—Mary Oliver (Upstream)
Abandon the Orderly House is on a Kindle Countdown Deal through the end of the week! The ebook is only $0.99 instead of the usual $9.99.
August 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Abandon the Orderly House is on a Kindle Countdown Deal through the end of the week! The ebook is only $0.99 instead of the usual $9.99.
“None of us is yet whole in Christ. All of us are in the process of becoming. We are not finished products. He has pruning and shaping to do in us. And he has promised that he will continue what he has begun.”
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“None of us is yet whole in Christ. All of us are in the process of becoming. We are not finished products. He has pruning and shaping to do in us. And he has promised that he will continue what he has begun.”
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
“We do not live in an ironclad universe of cause and effect. In the presence of the God of Jacob, there is life that is beyond prediction.”
—Eugene Peterson (As Kingfishers Catch Fire)
—Eugene Peterson (As Kingfishers Catch Fire)
June 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“We do not live in an ironclad universe of cause and effect. In the presence of the God of Jacob, there is life that is beyond prediction.”
—Eugene Peterson (As Kingfishers Catch Fire)
—Eugene Peterson (As Kingfishers Catch Fire)
“I am deeply convinced that the Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self.”
—Henri Nouwen (In the Name of Jesus)
—Henri Nouwen (In the Name of Jesus)
June 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“I am deeply convinced that the Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self.”
—Henri Nouwen (In the Name of Jesus)
—Henri Nouwen (In the Name of Jesus)
A (perhaps timely) sermon preview 🧵 as we begin the story of Moses:
When scared people allow themselves to be steered by leaders who do not fear the Lord, history tells us that all kinds of evil are possible.
When scared people allow themselves to be steered by leaders who do not fear the Lord, history tells us that all kinds of evil are possible.
June 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A (perhaps timely) sermon preview 🧵 as we begin the story of Moses:
When scared people allow themselves to be steered by leaders who do not fear the Lord, history tells us that all kinds of evil are possible.
When scared people allow themselves to be steered by leaders who do not fear the Lord, history tells us that all kinds of evil are possible.
This prayer from Thomas Merton has been stuck in my mind for months as both an encouragement and a conviction. Perhaps you need to hear it too.
June 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This prayer from Thomas Merton has been stuck in my mind for months as both an encouragement and a conviction. Perhaps you need to hear it too.
“There is nothing that I may decently hope for that I cannot reach by patience as well as by anxiety.”
—Wendell Berry (The World-Ending Fire)
—Wendell Berry (The World-Ending Fire)
May 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“There is nothing that I may decently hope for that I cannot reach by patience as well as by anxiety.”
—Wendell Berry (The World-Ending Fire)
—Wendell Berry (The World-Ending Fire)
“None of us can dialogue with others until we can calmly and confidently hold our own identity.”
—Richard Rohr (Falling Upward)
So many leaders operate from a deep insecurity (hidden by false confidence, antagonism & pseudo-intellectualism). Is it any wonder we’re divided?
—Richard Rohr (Falling Upward)
So many leaders operate from a deep insecurity (hidden by false confidence, antagonism & pseudo-intellectualism). Is it any wonder we’re divided?
May 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“None of us can dialogue with others until we can calmly and confidently hold our own identity.”
—Richard Rohr (Falling Upward)
So many leaders operate from a deep insecurity (hidden by false confidence, antagonism & pseudo-intellectualism). Is it any wonder we’re divided?
—Richard Rohr (Falling Upward)
So many leaders operate from a deep insecurity (hidden by false confidence, antagonism & pseudo-intellectualism). Is it any wonder we’re divided?
If you have a Kindle, the ebook version of Abandon the Orderly House is 90% off for the next few days—just $0.99!
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Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics and Burned Out Believers
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May 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you have a Kindle, the ebook version of Abandon the Orderly House is 90% off for the next few days—just $0.99!
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“Prayer does not lead us to shame, guilt, or despair, but rather to the joyful discovery that we are only human and that God is truly God.”
—Henri Nouwen (With Open Hands)
—Henri Nouwen (With Open Hands)
May 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“Prayer does not lead us to shame, guilt, or despair, but rather to the joyful discovery that we are only human and that God is truly God.”
—Henri Nouwen (With Open Hands)
—Henri Nouwen (With Open Hands)
"No matter what others say about us, we are not so bad that we cannot experience love, and no matter how awful we feel about ourselves, God doesn't share that low opinion."
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
May 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"No matter what others say about us, we are not so bad that we cannot experience love, and no matter how awful we feel about ourselves, God doesn't share that low opinion."
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
One thing my favorite spiritual writers have in common is a genuine lack of pretense. That's why I appreciated this note from @chuckdegroat.bsky.social in the foreword to Abandon the Orderly House. If this is the kind of writing you enjoy, I'd love for you to check out the link in my bio.
May 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
One thing my favorite spiritual writers have in common is a genuine lack of pretense. That's why I appreciated this note from @chuckdegroat.bsky.social in the foreword to Abandon the Orderly House. If this is the kind of writing you enjoy, I'd love for you to check out the link in my bio.
“Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company with those who say ‘Look!’ and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads.”
—Mary Oliver (Mysteries, Yes)
—Mary Oliver (Mysteries, Yes)
April 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company with those who say ‘Look!’ and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads.”
—Mary Oliver (Mysteries, Yes)
—Mary Oliver (Mysteries, Yes)
"As we are able to discover the unique potential of our way of being in the world, we can move beyond our protest, put the cup of our life to our lips and drink it, slowly, carefully, but fully."
—Henri Nouwen (Can You Drink the Cup)
—Henri Nouwen (Can You Drink the Cup)
March 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"As we are able to discover the unique potential of our way of being in the world, we can move beyond our protest, put the cup of our life to our lips and drink it, slowly, carefully, but fully."
—Henri Nouwen (Can You Drink the Cup)
—Henri Nouwen (Can You Drink the Cup)
"Change is part of the gospel. The Christian life is not something we are handed already complete."
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
March 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Change is part of the gospel. The Christian life is not something we are handed already complete."
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
—Eugene Peterson (Lights a Lovely Mile)
“Mostly, I want to be kind. And nobody, of course, is kind, or mean, for a simple reason.”
—Mary Oliver (Dream Work)
—Mary Oliver (Dream Work)
March 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“Mostly, I want to be kind. And nobody, of course, is kind, or mean, for a simple reason.”
—Mary Oliver (Dream Work)
—Mary Oliver (Dream Work)
I'm preaching on the parable of Lazarus and the rich man and it seems overly simple to warn against striving for wealth and power. But when I consider all the places that encourage us to chase after those things, I think that simple warning might be exactly what's needed.
March 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm preaching on the parable of Lazarus and the rich man and it seems overly simple to warn against striving for wealth and power. But when I consider all the places that encourage us to chase after those things, I think that simple warning might be exactly what's needed.
“Presbyterian” and “Christian Sermons” are not the broadest categories in the world, but it’s still pretty cool to reach the #1 Bestseller spot on Kindle. Thank you to everyone who’s bought the book! And if you don’t have a copy already, the Kindle version is 70% off this week!
March 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Presbyterian” and “Christian Sermons” are not the broadest categories in the world, but it’s still pretty cool to reach the #1 Bestseller spot on Kindle. Thank you to everyone who’s bought the book! And if you don’t have a copy already, the Kindle version is 70% off this week!
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The kindle version of “Abandon the Orderly House” is on an Amazon Countdown Deal this week— it’s only $2.99 instead of its usual $9.99! So if you’re an ebook reader make sure to grab a copy while it’s still 70% off!
March 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The kindle version of “Abandon the Orderly House” is on an Amazon Countdown Deal this week— it’s only $2.99 instead of its usual $9.99! So if you’re an ebook reader make sure to grab a copy while it’s still 70% off!
The kindle version of “Abandon the Orderly House” is on an Amazon Countdown Deal this week— it’s only $2.99 instead of its usual $9.99! So if you’re an ebook reader make sure to grab a copy while it’s still 70% off!
March 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The kindle version of “Abandon the Orderly House” is on an Amazon Countdown Deal this week— it’s only $2.99 instead of its usual $9.99! So if you’re an ebook reader make sure to grab a copy while it’s still 70% off!
"I should know by this time that just because I feel that everything is useless and going to pieces and badly done and futile, it is not really that way at all. Everything is all right. It is in the hands of God."
—Dorothy Day (The Reckless Way of Love)
—Dorothy Day (The Reckless Way of Love)
March 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"I should know by this time that just because I feel that everything is useless and going to pieces and badly done and futile, it is not really that way at all. Everything is all right. It is in the hands of God."
—Dorothy Day (The Reckless Way of Love)
—Dorothy Day (The Reckless Way of Love)
One of my parishioners loaned out her copy of the book and here's the response she received. When you release something you never know how it'll go over, but it's still worth doing. Because someone may need what you have to give. So if you're writing now, this is your encouragement to keep going!
March 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
One of my parishioners loaned out her copy of the book and here's the response she received. When you release something you never know how it'll go over, but it's still worth doing. Because someone may need what you have to give. So if you're writing now, this is your encouragement to keep going!
"Ministry is witness. It's nothing else but saying, 'I've seen something, I've experienced something, and I'm not afraid to share it with you if you ask me to.'"
—Henri Nouwen (Parting Words)
—Henri Nouwen (Parting Words)
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Ministry is witness. It's nothing else but saying, 'I've seen something, I've experienced something, and I'm not afraid to share it with you if you ask me to.'"
—Henri Nouwen (Parting Words)
—Henri Nouwen (Parting Words)