Marc Alan Schelske
@marcalanschelske.bsky.social
Life at the intersection of grace & growth. Learning to be a better human. Writer, thinker, pastor (but not like that). Be welcome. he/him
Good morning.
Be careful. Sometimes the medicine is bitter, but Howard Thurman wants to help us:
“The recognition of the Spirit of God as the unifying principle of all life becomes at once the most crucial experience of man.
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#Wisdom #Community
Be careful. Sometimes the medicine is bitter, but Howard Thurman wants to help us:
“The recognition of the Spirit of God as the unifying principle of all life becomes at once the most crucial experience of man.
1/4
#Wisdom #Community
February 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Good morning.
Be careful. Sometimes the medicine is bitter, but Howard Thurman wants to help us:
“The recognition of the Spirit of God as the unifying principle of all life becomes at once the most crucial experience of man.
1/4
#Wisdom #Community
Be careful. Sometimes the medicine is bitter, but Howard Thurman wants to help us:
“The recognition of the Spirit of God as the unifying principle of all life becomes at once the most crucial experience of man.
1/4
#Wisdom #Community
Are you feeling disoriented lately by the discrepancy between your spiritual intuition and everything you know about Jesus on the one hand and the way a whole apple cart of Christians are talking and behaving on the other? Me too!
Well, Lent is coming up.
1/7
#ChristianNationalismIsHeresy
#Lent
Well, Lent is coming up.
1/7
#ChristianNationalismIsHeresy
#Lent
February 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Are you feeling disoriented lately by the discrepancy between your spiritual intuition and everything you know about Jesus on the one hand and the way a whole apple cart of Christians are talking and behaving on the other? Me too!
Well, Lent is coming up.
1/7
#ChristianNationalismIsHeresy
#Lent
Well, Lent is coming up.
1/7
#ChristianNationalismIsHeresy
#Lent
Good morning.
“Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go.
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“Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go.
1/3
February 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Good morning.
“Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go.
1/3
“Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go.
1/3
Good morning,
“Men must finally come to the place in their maturity which makes them do the good thing because it is good. Not because it is a command, even a divine command, but because the good deed, the good thought, the good life is in itself good.
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“Men must finally come to the place in their maturity which makes them do the good thing because it is good. Not because it is a command, even a divine command, but because the good deed, the good thought, the good life is in itself good.
1/2
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Good morning,
“Men must finally come to the place in their maturity which makes them do the good thing because it is good. Not because it is a command, even a divine command, but because the good deed, the good thought, the good life is in itself good.
1/2
“Men must finally come to the place in their maturity which makes them do the good thing because it is good. Not because it is a command, even a divine command, but because the good deed, the good thought, the good life is in itself good.
1/2
Good morning.
“God is making room in my heart for compassion: the awareness that where my life begins is where your life begins;
1/3
#Compassion
#SpiritualGrowth
“God is making room in my heart for compassion: the awareness that where my life begins is where your life begins;
1/3
#Compassion
#SpiritualGrowth
January 31, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Good morning.
“God is making room in my heart for compassion: the awareness that where my life begins is where your life begins;
1/3
#Compassion
#SpiritualGrowth
“God is making room in my heart for compassion: the awareness that where my life begins is where your life begins;
1/3
#Compassion
#SpiritualGrowth
Today more “Epstein File” docs were released by the U.S. Justice Dept. Shortly after release, a number of pages were removed. But not before being saved by various internet folks. These three images are from the pages that were removed. They are hard to read and will be triggering for SA survivors.
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Today more “Epstein File” docs were released by the U.S. Justice Dept. Shortly after release, a number of pages were removed. But not before being saved by various internet folks. These three images are from the pages that were removed. They are hard to read and will be triggering for SA survivors.
Good morning.
This, from Howard Thurman, reflecting on an instruction from the Quaker George Fox:
1/4
#ContemplativeLiving
#Silence
#ActivistCare
This, from Howard Thurman, reflecting on an instruction from the Quaker George Fox:
1/4
#ContemplativeLiving
#Silence
#ActivistCare
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Good morning.
This, from Howard Thurman, reflecting on an instruction from the Quaker George Fox:
1/4
#ContemplativeLiving
#Silence
#ActivistCare
This, from Howard Thurman, reflecting on an instruction from the Quaker George Fox:
1/4
#ContemplativeLiving
#Silence
#ActivistCare
Good morning.
This one takes a little more than a quick read. Take it slow and reflect. Why does the idea of the Trinity matter?
#SocialJustice
#ProgressiveChristianity
#ChristianLiving
1/4
This one takes a little more than a quick read. Take it slow and reflect. Why does the idea of the Trinity matter?
#SocialJustice
#ProgressiveChristianity
#ChristianLiving
1/4
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Good morning.
This one takes a little more than a quick read. Take it slow and reflect. Why does the idea of the Trinity matter?
#SocialJustice
#ProgressiveChristianity
#ChristianLiving
1/4
This one takes a little more than a quick read. Take it slow and reflect. Why does the idea of the Trinity matter?
#SocialJustice
#ProgressiveChristianity
#ChristianLiving
1/4
"If Jesus were a different kind of king, then his followers would be a different kind of kingdom. Jesus came as a servant; he was sending his followers out with that same commission...
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"If Jesus were a different kind of king, then his followers would be a different kind of kingdom. Jesus came as a servant; he was sending his followers out with that same commission...
Good morning.
“Indifference is consent to what is happening . . . For God sake, don’t be a bystander.”
Take a couple of minutes and read this short chapter from Hanna Reichel’s book For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional. (Pics attached. 67-71)
“Indifference is consent to what is happening . . . For God sake, don’t be a bystander.”
Take a couple of minutes and read this short chapter from Hanna Reichel’s book For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional. (Pics attached. 67-71)
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Good morning.
“Indifference is consent to what is happening . . . For God sake, don’t be a bystander.”
Take a couple of minutes and read this short chapter from Hanna Reichel’s book For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional. (Pics attached. 67-71)
“Indifference is consent to what is happening . . . For God sake, don’t be a bystander.”
Take a couple of minutes and read this short chapter from Hanna Reichel’s book For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional. (Pics attached. 67-71)
Good morning.
More prophetic correction from the great Brazilian Liberation theologian, Leonardo Boff:
“The Spirit makes us welcome the Son in the flesh (1 John 4:2). This means that we have to accept the form of servant and prophet-martyr taken on by the Son...
#ChristianNationalism
More prophetic correction from the great Brazilian Liberation theologian, Leonardo Boff:
“The Spirit makes us welcome the Son in the flesh (1 John 4:2). This means that we have to accept the form of servant and prophet-martyr taken on by the Son...
#ChristianNationalism
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Good morning.
More prophetic correction from the great Brazilian Liberation theologian, Leonardo Boff:
“The Spirit makes us welcome the Son in the flesh (1 John 4:2). This means that we have to accept the form of servant and prophet-martyr taken on by the Son...
#ChristianNationalism
More prophetic correction from the great Brazilian Liberation theologian, Leonardo Boff:
“The Spirit makes us welcome the Son in the flesh (1 John 4:2). This means that we have to accept the form of servant and prophet-martyr taken on by the Son...
#ChristianNationalism
Good morning.
“What difference does belief in God make in such a time as this? Belief in God is not a comfort in affliction; if anything, it makes injustice and suffering more acute. Belief in God is not a special talisman that will keep you safe, or a miracle weapon that will save the day.
1/4
“What difference does belief in God make in such a time as this? Belief in God is not a comfort in affliction; if anything, it makes injustice and suffering more acute. Belief in God is not a special talisman that will keep you safe, or a miracle weapon that will save the day.
1/4
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Good morning.
“What difference does belief in God make in such a time as this? Belief in God is not a comfort in affliction; if anything, it makes injustice and suffering more acute. Belief in God is not a special talisman that will keep you safe, or a miracle weapon that will save the day.
1/4
“What difference does belief in God make in such a time as this? Belief in God is not a comfort in affliction; if anything, it makes injustice and suffering more acute. Belief in God is not a special talisman that will keep you safe, or a miracle weapon that will save the day.
1/4
If I submitted a manuscript where an evil regime murdered a Mrs. Good, my editor would raise an eyebrow. But then when the next murder victim was Mr. Pretti, I would be told to rewrite because I’m treating readers like they are idiots.
1/2
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January 24, 2026 at 11:45 PM
If I submitted a manuscript where an evil regime murdered a Mrs. Good, my editor would raise an eyebrow. But then when the next murder victim was Mr. Pretti, I would be told to rewrite because I’m treating readers like they are idiots.
1/2
1/2
“It’s trying times. And I’m… you know… I’m trying.”
(Saw this in an uncredited reel and it rolled me. Feels quite REAL 😬😳)
(Saw this in an uncredited reel and it rolled me. Feels quite REAL 😬😳)
January 24, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“It’s trying times. And I’m… you know… I’m trying.”
(Saw this in an uncredited reel and it rolled me. Feels quite REAL 😬😳)
(Saw this in an uncredited reel and it rolled me. Feels quite REAL 😬😳)
Good morning.
“On the cross Christ’s body becomes the site where Rome’s pretensions to dominion are overwhelmed by the power of God, a power which is revealed in weakness.”
#LiberationTheology
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“On the cross Christ’s body becomes the site where Rome’s pretensions to dominion are overwhelmed by the power of God, a power which is revealed in weakness.”
#LiberationTheology
1/2
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Good morning.
“On the cross Christ’s body becomes the site where Rome’s pretensions to dominion are overwhelmed by the power of God, a power which is revealed in weakness.”
#LiberationTheology
1/2
“On the cross Christ’s body becomes the site where Rome’s pretensions to dominion are overwhelmed by the power of God, a power which is revealed in weakness.”
#LiberationTheology
1/2
Good morning
“God, in a world full of injustice and enmity, is in a special way the God of the destitute, the poor and the wrong . . . the church, as possession of God, must stand where the Lord stands, namely against injustice, and with the wronged.”
1/2
“God, in a world full of injustice and enmity, is in a special way the God of the destitute, the poor and the wrong . . . the church, as possession of God, must stand where the Lord stands, namely against injustice, and with the wronged.”
1/2
January 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Good morning
“God, in a world full of injustice and enmity, is in a special way the God of the destitute, the poor and the wrong . . . the church, as possession of God, must stand where the Lord stands, namely against injustice, and with the wronged.”
1/2
“God, in a world full of injustice and enmity, is in a special way the God of the destitute, the poor and the wrong . . . the church, as possession of God, must stand where the Lord stands, namely against injustice, and with the wronged.”
1/2
Good morning.
"The aim of divine rage is not vengeance but to reorder the world. It is precise and purposeful . . . It points us to the humanity of even those who we are fighting.”
1/3
"The aim of divine rage is not vengeance but to reorder the world. It is precise and purposeful . . . It points us to the humanity of even those who we are fighting.”
1/3
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Good morning.
"The aim of divine rage is not vengeance but to reorder the world. It is precise and purposeful . . . It points us to the humanity of even those who we are fighting.”
1/3
"The aim of divine rage is not vengeance but to reorder the world. It is precise and purposeful . . . It points us to the humanity of even those who we are fighting.”
1/3
Good morning.
“The more a society develops structures of interaction in which human beings, in private and in society, can find their lives and their hopes promoted and set free, the more it will reflect the Trinity...
1/3
#LiberationTheology
“The more a society develops structures of interaction in which human beings, in private and in society, can find their lives and their hopes promoted and set free, the more it will reflect the Trinity...
1/3
#LiberationTheology
January 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Good morning.
“The more a society develops structures of interaction in which human beings, in private and in society, can find their lives and their hopes promoted and set free, the more it will reflect the Trinity...
1/3
#LiberationTheology
“The more a society develops structures of interaction in which human beings, in private and in society, can find their lives and their hopes promoted and set free, the more it will reflect the Trinity...
1/3
#LiberationTheology
"Any spiritual practice that doesn't allow gracious flexibility for the unpredictability of life is too brittle to survive."
🤩Available now! 🥳 Journaling for Spiritual Growth, 2nd ed. 6 Weeks to Build a Habit that Fosters Maturity, updated! 🎉 https://bit.ly/4lmLPCw
🤩Available now! 🥳 Journaling for Spiritual Growth, 2nd ed. 6 Weeks to Build a Habit that Fosters Maturity, updated! 🎉 https://bit.ly/4lmLPCw
January 16, 2026 at 6:08 PM
"Any spiritual practice that doesn't allow gracious flexibility for the unpredictability of life is too brittle to survive."
🤩Available now! 🥳 Journaling for Spiritual Growth, 2nd ed. 6 Weeks to Build a Habit that Fosters Maturity, updated! 🎉 https://bit.ly/4lmLPCw
🤩Available now! 🥳 Journaling for Spiritual Growth, 2nd ed. 6 Weeks to Build a Habit that Fosters Maturity, updated! 🎉 https://bit.ly/4lmLPCw
Good morning.
“Salvation that needs the destruction of another is too small of a salvation.”
- Carlos Padilla, Rediscovering the Forgotten Man: The Election Without Scapegoats. Saint Macrina Press. 2025. 88.
“Salvation that needs the destruction of another is too small of a salvation.”
- Carlos Padilla, Rediscovering the Forgotten Man: The Election Without Scapegoats. Saint Macrina Press. 2025. 88.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Good morning.
“Salvation that needs the destruction of another is too small of a salvation.”
- Carlos Padilla, Rediscovering the Forgotten Man: The Election Without Scapegoats. Saint Macrina Press. 2025. 88.
“Salvation that needs the destruction of another is too small of a salvation.”
- Carlos Padilla, Rediscovering the Forgotten Man: The Election Without Scapegoats. Saint Macrina Press. 2025. 88.
"No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law." - The 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
January 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law." - The 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Good morning.🌤️
"The Jesus way of the cross . . . is just this: 'active, voluntary, self-offering love which is the life of God himself.'"
- Fr. John Behr, quoted by Dr. Bradley Jersak.
"The Jesus way of the cross . . . is just this: 'active, voluntary, self-offering love which is the life of God himself.'"
- Fr. John Behr, quoted by Dr. Bradley Jersak.
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Good morning.🌤️
"The Jesus way of the cross . . . is just this: 'active, voluntary, self-offering love which is the life of God himself.'"
- Fr. John Behr, quoted by Dr. Bradley Jersak.
"The Jesus way of the cross . . . is just this: 'active, voluntary, self-offering love which is the life of God himself.'"
- Fr. John Behr, quoted by Dr. Bradley Jersak.
Good morning.
In 1947, when the atrocities of the Third Reich were finally faced, and the ways the church had collaborated were coming to light, there was a movement of repentance. It started with the Stuttgart Declaration. But some felt this confession didn’t go far enough.
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In 1947, when the atrocities of the Third Reich were finally faced, and the ways the church had collaborated were coming to light, there was a movement of repentance. It started with the Stuttgart Declaration. But some felt this confession didn’t go far enough.
1/3
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Good morning.
In 1947, when the atrocities of the Third Reich were finally faced, and the ways the church had collaborated were coming to light, there was a movement of repentance. It started with the Stuttgart Declaration. But some felt this confession didn’t go far enough.
1/3
In 1947, when the atrocities of the Third Reich were finally faced, and the ways the church had collaborated were coming to light, there was a movement of repentance. It started with the Stuttgart Declaration. But some felt this confession didn’t go far enough.
1/3
Good morning.
“You will have to distinguish all the things: God from idols, faith from ideology, violence from true power, the quiet of fear from true peace, noise from threat. The differences are clear for those who keep their eyes on the cross.
1/3
“You will have to distinguish all the things: God from idols, faith from ideology, violence from true power, the quiet of fear from true peace, noise from threat. The differences are clear for those who keep their eyes on the cross.
1/3
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Good morning.
“You will have to distinguish all the things: God from idols, faith from ideology, violence from true power, the quiet of fear from true peace, noise from threat. The differences are clear for those who keep their eyes on the cross.
1/3
“You will have to distinguish all the things: God from idols, faith from ideology, violence from true power, the quiet of fear from true peace, noise from threat. The differences are clear for those who keep their eyes on the cross.
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