Ryan Slabach
@ryanslabach.bsky.social
Married to the love of my life, dad to three lively kids; Youth Director @ Christ Pres Georgetown (PCA); MDiv student @ Knox; Residential Maintenance Supervisor; love reading, the outdoors, theology and fantasy.
Many thanks to The Porter’s Gate, McCracken and Guerra. Also to @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, Curtis Chang and @drmoore.bsky.social for their good work at @theafterparty2024.bsky.social. This song has been nourishing my soul, stoking hope and stirring joy this past weekend.
The Kingdom of Jesus (feat. Sandra McCracken) by The Porter's Gate & Jon Guerra on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 4:16
music.apple.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Many thanks to The Porter’s Gate, McCracken and Guerra. Also to @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, Curtis Chang and @drmoore.bsky.social for their good work at @theafterparty2024.bsky.social. This song has been nourishing my soul, stoking hope and stirring joy this past weekend.
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As for me, I am poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for me.
- Psalm 40:17
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.
- Isaiah 50:10
Here is rest for weary souls: the kindness and goodness of God.
but the Lord takes thought for me.
- Psalm 40:17
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.
- Isaiah 50:10
Here is rest for weary souls: the kindness and goodness of God.
January 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
As for me, I am poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for me.
- Psalm 40:17
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.
- Isaiah 50:10
Here is rest for weary souls: the kindness and goodness of God.
but the Lord takes thought for me.
- Psalm 40:17
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.
- Isaiah 50:10
Here is rest for weary souls: the kindness and goodness of God.
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Vulnerable humans need protection in every human system, and there is no system so godly that misuse of power is not possible.
January 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Vulnerable humans need protection in every human system, and there is no system so godly that misuse of power is not possible.
Find the beautiful and soak your soul in it.
- a good cup of coffee
- a deep conversation with a friend
- drinking in what nature you find around you
- a simple job done well
- an afternoon invested for the good of another
- honing a new hobby
- reading a good piece of classic literature
- a good cup of coffee
- a deep conversation with a friend
- drinking in what nature you find around you
- a simple job done well
- an afternoon invested for the good of another
- honing a new hobby
- reading a good piece of classic literature
January 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Find the beautiful and soak your soul in it.
- a good cup of coffee
- a deep conversation with a friend
- drinking in what nature you find around you
- a simple job done well
- an afternoon invested for the good of another
- honing a new hobby
- reading a good piece of classic literature
- a good cup of coffee
- a deep conversation with a friend
- drinking in what nature you find around you
- a simple job done well
- an afternoon invested for the good of another
- honing a new hobby
- reading a good piece of classic literature
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Life flows from the throne of heaven not the steps of the Capitol. Thankful to be a citizen of an unshakable kingdom of grace & peace. Let us pray.
January 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Life flows from the throne of heaven not the steps of the Capitol. Thankful to be a citizen of an unshakable kingdom of grace & peace. Let us pray.
There is only one true Priest through whom and with whom we draw near to God our Father. There is only one Mediator between God and humanity. There is only one offering which is truly acceptable to God, and it is not ours.
—J.B. Torrance (on Christ’s priesthood in our worship)
—J.B. Torrance (on Christ’s priesthood in our worship)
January 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
There is only one true Priest through whom and with whom we draw near to God our Father. There is only one Mediator between God and humanity. There is only one offering which is truly acceptable to God, and it is not ours.
—J.B. Torrance (on Christ’s priesthood in our worship)
—J.B. Torrance (on Christ’s priesthood in our worship)
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“Look at him! A friend of sinners!” (Luke 7:34).
In an angry, adversarial world like this, a Friend like that is priceless.
In an angry, adversarial world like this, a Friend like that is priceless.
January 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Look at him! A friend of sinners!” (Luke 7:34).
In an angry, adversarial world like this, a Friend like that is priceless.
In an angry, adversarial world like this, a Friend like that is priceless.
Resolute kindness
Humble strength
Quiet tenderness
Welcome of the other
Loyalty to truth
Joyful self-sacrifice
Love of neighbor
Winsome wisdom
Fidelity in friendship
Attentiveness to beauty
Qualities worth admiring and aspiring to.
Humble strength
Quiet tenderness
Welcome of the other
Loyalty to truth
Joyful self-sacrifice
Love of neighbor
Winsome wisdom
Fidelity in friendship
Attentiveness to beauty
Qualities worth admiring and aspiring to.
January 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Resolute kindness
Humble strength
Quiet tenderness
Welcome of the other
Loyalty to truth
Joyful self-sacrifice
Love of neighbor
Winsome wisdom
Fidelity in friendship
Attentiveness to beauty
Qualities worth admiring and aspiring to.
Humble strength
Quiet tenderness
Welcome of the other
Loyalty to truth
Joyful self-sacrifice
Love of neighbor
Winsome wisdom
Fidelity in friendship
Attentiveness to beauty
Qualities worth admiring and aspiring to.
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Christian leader, do you want to be a safe and holy shepherd who feeds God's sheep? Then feed on Him only – not the position, applause, growth or fame. Feed on Him so you can teach HIS sheep to do the same as they go out to minister in HIS name, in keeping with HIS character.
January 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Christian leader, do you want to be a safe and holy shepherd who feeds God's sheep? Then feed on Him only – not the position, applause, growth or fame. Feed on Him so you can teach HIS sheep to do the same as they go out to minister in HIS name, in keeping with HIS character.
For us mortals, humility is both virtuous and logical.
It is virtuous because it is not self-absorbed—beyond one’s self it recognizes the beautiful, the worthy, the weighty.
It is logical because it is self-aware—within one’s self it recognizes the limited, the broken, the absurd.
It is virtuous because it is not self-absorbed—beyond one’s self it recognizes the beautiful, the worthy, the weighty.
It is logical because it is self-aware—within one’s self it recognizes the limited, the broken, the absurd.
January 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
For us mortals, humility is both virtuous and logical.
It is virtuous because it is not self-absorbed—beyond one’s self it recognizes the beautiful, the worthy, the weighty.
It is logical because it is self-aware—within one’s self it recognizes the limited, the broken, the absurd.
It is virtuous because it is not self-absorbed—beyond one’s self it recognizes the beautiful, the worthy, the weighty.
It is logical because it is self-aware—within one’s self it recognizes the limited, the broken, the absurd.
Pulisic is having himself a season for Milan. And Jedi Robinson is arguably the best left back in the EPM. Plus McKennie, Musah, Pepi, Weah…such a fun time to root for USMNT!
January 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Pulisic is having himself a season for Milan. And Jedi Robinson is arguably the best left back in the EPM. Plus McKennie, Musah, Pepi, Weah…such a fun time to root for USMNT!
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In today's certification of the election result, no Capitol Hill Police Officers were harmed. #neverforget
Four years ago today, “a mob Donald Trump inspired marched on the Capitol and stormed the building to stop Vice President Mike Pence from fulfilling the duty that now falls to Ms. Harris.” She will perform it with dignity, declaring Mr. Trump the President-elect.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...
Harris Faces an Awkward Election Task: Certifying the Vote She Lost
The vice president will preside over Congress on Monday as it counts the Electoral College votes finalizing her defeat by Donald J. Trump.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In today's certification of the election result, no Capitol Hill Police Officers were harmed. #neverforget
Love this album. Theologically rich, musically tasteful, vocally singable—teasing out implications of Christian vocation into songs of prayer, praise and trust.
Worship for Workers by The Porter's Gate on Apple Music
Album · 2023 · 13 Songs
music.apple.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Love this album. Theologically rich, musically tasteful, vocally singable—teasing out implications of Christian vocation into songs of prayer, praise and trust.
My son (6) is amazed that I was born “last century!” When he learns what millenniums are, I’m gonna be a legend.
January 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My son (6) is amazed that I was born “last century!” When he learns what millenniums are, I’m gonna be a legend.
Lord, have mercy.
Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 10. FBI investigating as 'act of terrorism'
Law enforcement officials have told The Associated Press that the suspect in the New Orleans crash that killed 10 people and injured 30 was killed after a firefight with police.
apnews.com
January 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Lord, have mercy.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits. Ps 103:2
and forget not all his benefits. Ps 103:2
January 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits. Ps 103:2
and forget not all his benefits. Ps 103:2
The Daily Office Lectionary is worth its weight in gold. Such a helpful devotional resource. Very grateful for it this morning.
December 31, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The Daily Office Lectionary is worth its weight in gold. Such a helpful devotional resource. Very grateful for it this morning.
If Christ has come in the flesh—and he has—then the ordinary, mundane, routine things of life on earth are not meaningless indignities, but are loaded with potential transcendence. Humanity and creation alike were reaffirmed in their inherent goodness and worth by the Creator inhabiting them both.
December 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
If Christ has come in the flesh—and he has—then the ordinary, mundane, routine things of life on earth are not meaningless indignities, but are loaded with potential transcendence. Humanity and creation alike were reaffirmed in their inherent goodness and worth by the Creator inhabiting them both.
Two days after the first Christmas, while the political players of the day were scheming on, God was accomplishing the redemption of the world in the quiet, ordinary place of a mother caring for the newborn Christ. God is still making all things new in the quiet and ordinary.
December 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Two days after the first Christmas, while the political players of the day were scheming on, God was accomplishing the redemption of the world in the quiet, ordinary place of a mother caring for the newborn Christ. God is still making all things new in the quiet and ordinary.