James Pence
@jimpenceart.bsky.social
Author, singer, actor, performance chalk artist. Exvangelical--now Anglican. (No DMs unless I know you, please.)
I skipped church to go to the Dallas Fan Expo. I never expected to experience a masterclass in compassion, taught by a celebrity.
A Masterclass in Compassion...at a Fan Expo
Lord, help me to be like Ashley Eckstein
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July 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I skipped church to go to the Dallas Fan Expo. I never expected to experience a masterclass in compassion, taught by a celebrity.
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ZERO Redeeming Qualities
July 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ZERO Redeeming Qualities
Sometimes it takes a single event to make us aware of the weight of suffering in the world. - jamespence.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Sometimes it takes a single event to make us aware of the weight of suffering in the world. - jamespence.substack.com
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Yesterday would have been our daughter's 38th birthday. We only had her for a week but she changed our lives forever. open.substack.com/pub/jamespen...
June 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yesterday would have been our daughter's 38th birthday. We only had her for a week but she changed our lives forever. open.substack.com/pub/jamespen...
It's EMS week. I'm here today because of this dedicated group of first responders. I suffered a cardiac arrest at 4 am four years ago and my odds of survival were about 5%. Thanks to these wonderful people I'm still here. If you know or see a first responder this week, thank them for their service.
May 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It's EMS week. I'm here today because of this dedicated group of first responders. I suffered a cardiac arrest at 4 am four years ago and my odds of survival were about 5%. Thanks to these wonderful people I'm still here. If you know or see a first responder this week, thank them for their service.
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NEW. John Bolton:
"What Trump has done when you add all this together...he is burning through decades of effort to build up goodwill, trust, faith, reliance on America. Our friends all over the world are saying, 'You’ve taken leave of your senses.'”
youtu.be/40SbOw-HElQ?...
"What Trump has done when you add all this together...he is burning through decades of effort to build up goodwill, trust, faith, reliance on America. Our friends all over the world are saying, 'You’ve taken leave of your senses.'”
youtu.be/40SbOw-HElQ?...
John Bolton on the consequences of Trump’s foreign policy
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
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May 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NEW. John Bolton:
"What Trump has done when you add all this together...he is burning through decades of effort to build up goodwill, trust, faith, reliance on America. Our friends all over the world are saying, 'You’ve taken leave of your senses.'”
youtu.be/40SbOw-HElQ?...
"What Trump has done when you add all this together...he is burning through decades of effort to build up goodwill, trust, faith, reliance on America. Our friends all over the world are saying, 'You’ve taken leave of your senses.'”
youtu.be/40SbOw-HElQ?...
Nothing good happens when the church embraces empire. Christian nationalism is not Christian.
May 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Nothing good happens when the church embraces empire. Christian nationalism is not Christian.
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“When we seek unity, unity grows. When we are Canadian, Canada grows.” — PM Mark Carney #CanadaStrong 🇨🇦
May 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“When we seek unity, unity grows. When we are Canadian, Canada grows.” — PM Mark Carney #CanadaStrong 🇨🇦
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2nd judge rules Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations is unlawful...
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-judge-rules-trumps-alien-enemies-act-deportations/story?id=121523576
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-judge-rules-trumps-alien-enemies-act-deportations/story?id=121523576
May 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
2nd judge rules Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations is unlawful...
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-judge-rules-trumps-alien-enemies-act-deportations/story?id=121523576
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-judge-rules-trumps-alien-enemies-act-deportations/story?id=121523576
Looks like me when I wake up in the morning.
April 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looks like me when I wake up in the morning.
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Zacchaeus, by contrast, embodies the gospel in a full, powerful way.
He experiences great joy. Reviled and rejected by his community, when would he have last experienced joy?
He is repentant & renewed - bearing the spiritual fruit love in acts of mercy and justice.
A beautiful gospel story. 2/2
He experiences great joy. Reviled and rejected by his community, when would he have last experienced joy?
He is repentant & renewed - bearing the spiritual fruit love in acts of mercy and justice.
A beautiful gospel story. 2/2
April 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Zacchaeus, by contrast, embodies the gospel in a full, powerful way.
He experiences great joy. Reviled and rejected by his community, when would he have last experienced joy?
He is repentant & renewed - bearing the spiritual fruit love in acts of mercy and justice.
A beautiful gospel story. 2/2
He experiences great joy. Reviled and rejected by his community, when would he have last experienced joy?
He is repentant & renewed - bearing the spiritual fruit love in acts of mercy and justice.
A beautiful gospel story. 2/2
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The rich ruler is a poetic counterpart to Zacchaeus. Luke's gospel captures this well.
The ruler assumes his righteousness and seeks Jesus for affirmation.
Jesus exposes his love of money and failure to love his neighbors.
The ruler's story ends in great sadness. 1/
The ruler assumes his righteousness and seeks Jesus for affirmation.
Jesus exposes his love of money and failure to love his neighbors.
The ruler's story ends in great sadness. 1/
April 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The rich ruler is a poetic counterpart to Zacchaeus. Luke's gospel captures this well.
The ruler assumes his righteousness and seeks Jesus for affirmation.
Jesus exposes his love of money and failure to love his neighbors.
The ruler's story ends in great sadness. 1/
The ruler assumes his righteousness and seeks Jesus for affirmation.
Jesus exposes his love of money and failure to love his neighbors.
The ruler's story ends in great sadness. 1/
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March 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Thesis: Christians in leadership at business / church / nonprofit organizations do the weirdest things that betray their personal values because of their disembodied, gnostic, western, colonizer-inherited, and Empire-shaped theology.
Decolonizing is to reclaim our humanity.
Decolonizing is to reclaim our humanity.
March 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thesis: Christians in leadership at business / church / nonprofit organizations do the weirdest things that betray their personal values because of their disembodied, gnostic, western, colonizer-inherited, and Empire-shaped theology.
Decolonizing is to reclaim our humanity.
Decolonizing is to reclaim our humanity.
Reagan once called Russia (the Soviet Union at that time) an "evil empire." Now it appears America has decided to align itself with that empire. It's a stark reminder to me that America is merely part of Babylon, one of the empires of this world. #empire #christiannationalism #America #Trump
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I never thought I’d say this, but DJT has taught me, or perhaps reminded me, of something important. I’m a deconstructed evangelical, but still a Christian. And although I’m proud (or at least used to...
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March 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reagan once called Russia (the Soviet Union at that time) an "evil empire." Now it appears America has decided to align itself with that empire. It's a stark reminder to me that America is merely part of Babylon, one of the empires of this world. #empire #christiannationalism #America #Trump
I refuse to give in to despair or discouragement. Every single day is a gift from God. #hope #faith #love #nofear #nodiscouragement #nodespair #nokings
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Last summer my oldest granddaughter Elly celebrated her fifteenth birthday. Last week my middle granddaughter Eva celebrated her 8th birthday. In December of last year my youngest granddaughter Lilly ...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I refuse to give in to despair or discouragement. Every single day is a gift from God. #hope #faith #love #nofear #nodiscouragement #nodespair #nokings
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This is exactly right.
I regret to inform everyone that today was not the bottom. We aren’t even close to the bottom, yet.
March 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This is exactly right.
How do I fight against the despair, anger, and rage that naturally bubble up in the face of all that DJT & Co. are doing?
I remember that it's not a new battle.
Ecclesiastes 1:9: What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. #nokings
I remember that it's not a new battle.
Ecclesiastes 1:9: What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. #nokings
February 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How do I fight against the despair, anger, and rage that naturally bubble up in the face of all that DJT & Co. are doing?
I remember that it's not a new battle.
Ecclesiastes 1:9: What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. #nokings
I remember that it's not a new battle.
Ecclesiastes 1:9: What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. #nokings
I don't often agree with the Post but they got this one right! #nokings #nodictators #standwithukraine
February 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I don't often agree with the Post but they got this one right! #nokings #nodictators #standwithukraine
Very true!
You know things are bad when you agree with Three Shirts McGee.
February 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Very true!