James Jardin
@jamesjardin11.bsky.social
Husband / ADHD dad / Campus Minister / A beggar sharing where I found the Bread ☧
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James Jardin
@jamesjardin11.bsky.social
· Apr 21
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for Fall '25!
BIG things are happening with RUF at WKU!
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I’m excited to announce that I’m going to be the next campus minister with Reformed University Fellowship at The University of Alabama in Huntsville! Check out my update 👇
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Today reminds me of the time I was at Clemson the day of the Emanuel Nine martyrdom down in Charleston.
I walked up to an older black gentleman who was watching a speech by MLK Jr. on youtube. I asked him why.
He said, "I want to remember to respond with love, not hate."
Never forgotten that.
I walked up to an older black gentleman who was watching a speech by MLK Jr. on youtube. I asked him why.
He said, "I want to remember to respond with love, not hate."
Never forgotten that.
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Today reminds me of the time I was at Clemson the day of the Emanuel Nine martyrdom down in Charleston.
I walked up to an older black gentleman who was watching a speech by MLK Jr. on youtube. I asked him why.
He said, "I want to remember to respond with love, not hate."
Never forgotten that.
I walked up to an older black gentleman who was watching a speech by MLK Jr. on youtube. I asked him why.
He said, "I want to remember to respond with love, not hate."
Never forgotten that.
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Juneteenth is not a “black holiday.”
Juneteenth is an AMERICAN holiday.
It commemorates the day that America, slowly, began to right its most heinous wrong.
Juneteenth is an AMERICAN holiday.
It commemorates the day that America, slowly, began to right its most heinous wrong.
June 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Juneteenth is not a “black holiday.”
Juneteenth is an AMERICAN holiday.
It commemorates the day that America, slowly, began to right its most heinous wrong.
Juneteenth is an AMERICAN holiday.
It commemorates the day that America, slowly, began to right its most heinous wrong.
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“I, Too” by Langston Hughes
June 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“I, Too” by Langston Hughes
I’m excited to announce that I’m going to be the next campus minister with Reformed University Fellowship at The University of Alabama in Huntsville! Check out my update 👇
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for Fall '25!
BIG things are happening with RUF at WKU!
mailchi.mp
April 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I’m excited to announce that I’m going to be the next campus minister with Reformed University Fellowship at The University of Alabama in Huntsville! Check out my update 👇
mailchi.mp/a86c5b40ea04...
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“God hasn’t forgotten about you.”
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“God hasn’t forgotten about you.”
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Good things will still happen
April 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Good things will still happen
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The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because he’s now in Salvadoran custody.
Trump administration concedes Maryland father from El Salvador was mistakenly deported and sent to mega prison | CNN Politics
The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because ...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because he’s now in Salvadoran custody.
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The story of Ruth is driven by God’s care for vulnerable people.
What if God’s people decided to drive Ruth back to her own land?
What if Boaz was insensitive to the plight of sojourners & vulnerable women in his field?
What if the town withheld care for the poor, the sojourner, and the elderly?
What if God’s people decided to drive Ruth back to her own land?
What if Boaz was insensitive to the plight of sojourners & vulnerable women in his field?
What if the town withheld care for the poor, the sojourner, and the elderly?
March 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The story of Ruth is driven by God’s care for vulnerable people.
What if God’s people decided to drive Ruth back to her own land?
What if Boaz was insensitive to the plight of sojourners & vulnerable women in his field?
What if the town withheld care for the poor, the sojourner, and the elderly?
What if God’s people decided to drive Ruth back to her own land?
What if Boaz was insensitive to the plight of sojourners & vulnerable women in his field?
What if the town withheld care for the poor, the sojourner, and the elderly?
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Lessons in laughter:
Dozens of you have shared this lovely video with me over the past couple days. And I just love that it illustrates two baby lessons in one. 🧵
Dozens of you have shared this lovely video with me over the past couple days. And I just love that it illustrates two baby lessons in one. 🧵
March 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Lessons in laughter:
Dozens of you have shared this lovely video with me over the past couple days. And I just love that it illustrates two baby lessons in one. 🧵
Dozens of you have shared this lovely video with me over the past couple days. And I just love that it illustrates two baby lessons in one. 🧵
My March ‘25 ministry e-newsletter went out this morning. Come see what we’ve been doing with Reformed University Fellowship at Western Kentucky University!
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March 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My March ‘25 ministry e-newsletter went out this morning. Come see what we’ve been doing with Reformed University Fellowship at Western Kentucky University!
mailchi.mp/ffba2b26e1bc...
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The Church might be the only community of people that establishes its credibility in the world by routinely and fearlessly confessing and repenting of sin.
And we lose our credibility by refusing to name our sins.
And we lose our credibility by refusing to name our sins.
March 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Church might be the only community of people that establishes its credibility in the world by routinely and fearlessly confessing and repenting of sin.
And we lose our credibility by refusing to name our sins.
And we lose our credibility by refusing to name our sins.
Hivemind: what are most reputable Canadian news sources?
Thinking their perspective will be important these days & I’d rather not rely on US based outlets
Thinking their perspective will be important these days & I’d rather not rely on US based outlets
March 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Hivemind: what are most reputable Canadian news sources?
Thinking their perspective will be important these days & I’d rather not rely on US based outlets
Thinking their perspective will be important these days & I’d rather not rely on US based outlets
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“God must deny Christ’s payment before He can deny your pardon. God will not deny what His Son has earned so dearly; and what He earned was for us, and not for Himself.” -Stephen Charnock
March 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“God must deny Christ’s payment before He can deny your pardon. God will not deny what His Son has earned so dearly; and what He earned was for us, and not for Himself.” -Stephen Charnock
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March 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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In order that we may not be condemned as thieves by God, we must endeavor, as far as possible… that our neighbor’s advantage should be promoted no less than our own.
John Calvin, The Eighth Commandment
John Calvin, The Eighth Commandment
March 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In order that we may not be condemned as thieves by God, we must endeavor, as far as possible… that our neighbor’s advantage should be promoted no less than our own.
John Calvin, The Eighth Commandment
John Calvin, The Eighth Commandment
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“The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; but you, O [Yahweh], are on high forever.” (Psalm 92:6-8 ESV)
March 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
“The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; but you, O [Yahweh], are on high forever.” (Psalm 92:6-8 ESV)
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
— Desmond Tutu
If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
— Desmond Tutu
March 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
— Desmond Tutu
If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
— Desmond Tutu
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I have never been so embarrassed to be an American.
March 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I have never been so embarrassed to be an American.
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Marvin Sapp performs “Never Would Have Made It” for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert: youtu.be/wVbZzgybaJ4?...
February 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Marvin Sapp performs “Never Would Have Made It” for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert: youtu.be/wVbZzgybaJ4?...
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"The definition of righteous people is that they disadvantage themselves to advantage others.
The wicked are willing to disadvantage the community in order to advantage themselves."
~Bruce Waltke in his commentary on the Book of Proverbs
The wicked are willing to disadvantage the community in order to advantage themselves."
~Bruce Waltke in his commentary on the Book of Proverbs
February 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"The definition of righteous people is that they disadvantage themselves to advantage others.
The wicked are willing to disadvantage the community in order to advantage themselves."
~Bruce Waltke in his commentary on the Book of Proverbs
The wicked are willing to disadvantage the community in order to advantage themselves."
~Bruce Waltke in his commentary on the Book of Proverbs
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“A man who lies habitually becomes a lie, and it is increasingly impossible for him to know when he is lying and when he is not.” —Howard Thurman
February 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“A man who lies habitually becomes a lie, and it is increasingly impossible for him to know when he is lying and when he is not.” —Howard Thurman
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So wait... can I sell *my* citizenship for $5M?
February 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So wait... can I sell *my* citizenship for $5M?