Zach W. Lambert
@zachwlambert.bsky.social
born/raised in Austin. pastor Restore Austin. cofounder Post-Evangelical Collective. doctoral student Duke University, author of Better Ways to Read the Bible (coming soon)
Ok I’ve seen enough…
I’m going to return my Clinton Bible, throw away my Clinton mugshot shirt, burn my Clinton hat, unplug my Clinton yard inflatable, and sell my Clinton crypto coins.
I’m going to return my Clinton Bible, throw away my Clinton mugshot shirt, burn my Clinton hat, unplug my Clinton yard inflatable, and sell my Clinton crypto coins.
December 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ok I’ve seen enough…
I’m going to return my Clinton Bible, throw away my Clinton mugshot shirt, burn my Clinton hat, unplug my Clinton yard inflatable, and sell my Clinton crypto coins.
I’m going to return my Clinton Bible, throw away my Clinton mugshot shirt, burn my Clinton hat, unplug my Clinton yard inflatable, and sell my Clinton crypto coins.
People on Twitter are saying the Epstein files are more blacked out than Pete Hegseth at happy hour and I’m dying.
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
People on Twitter are saying the Epstein files are more blacked out than Pete Hegseth at happy hour and I’m dying.
Them: “Keep Christ in Christmas!”
Me: "Ok! Let's spend the holidays feeding the hungry, giving water to the thirsty, welcoming immigrants, supporting the poor, providing healthcare for the sick, and visiting those in prison."
Them: “Wait... No. Not like that.”
Me: "Ok! Let's spend the holidays feeding the hungry, giving water to the thirsty, welcoming immigrants, supporting the poor, providing healthcare for the sick, and visiting those in prison."
Them: “Wait... No. Not like that.”
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Them: “Keep Christ in Christmas!”
Me: "Ok! Let's spend the holidays feeding the hungry, giving water to the thirsty, welcoming immigrants, supporting the poor, providing healthcare for the sick, and visiting those in prison."
Them: “Wait... No. Not like that.”
Me: "Ok! Let's spend the holidays feeding the hungry, giving water to the thirsty, welcoming immigrants, supporting the poor, providing healthcare for the sick, and visiting those in prison."
Them: “Wait... No. Not like that.”
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THEY DENIED HIM COMMUNION FROM HIS CLERGY!!!!
I spent the morning at an ICE Detention Center and I don’t think I will ever be the same.
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
My Day at an ICE Detention Center
“Do not mistreat or oppress an immigrant." Exodus 22:21
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
THEY DENIED HIM COMMUNION FROM HIS CLERGY!!!!
I spent the morning at an ICE Detention Center and I don’t think I will ever be the same.
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
My Day at an ICE Detention Center
“Do not mistreat or oppress an immigrant." Exodus 22:21
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I spent the morning at an ICE Detention Center and I don’t think I will ever be the same.
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
If you’d like to read it in full, I’ve put it in the comments below.
My Day at an ICE Detention Center: open.substack.com/pub/zachwlam...
Reposted by Zach W. Lambert
Tis the season for "Best Books of 2025" lists! 🏆🎉 We are excited to see so many Brazos Press authors on this list from @jtcochran.bsky.social!
Read the whole list here: www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
Read the whole list here: www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
Best Books Of 2025
In keeping with past tradition since joining the illustrious team of historian at the Anxious Bench, I am once again sharing my best books...
www.patheos.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Tis the season for "Best Books of 2025" lists! 🏆🎉 We are excited to see so many Brazos Press authors on this list from @jtcochran.bsky.social!
Read the whole list here: www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
Read the whole list here: www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
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While reading "Better Ways to Read the Bible" by @zachwlambert.bsky.social, I was reminded of this quote by Jordan Harrell. I am not a "little bible", I am a "little Christ"/Christian... I follow Jesus. Be wary of those who quote the Bible but do not follow Jesus' way.
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
While reading "Better Ways to Read the Bible" by @zachwlambert.bsky.social, I was reminded of this quote by Jordan Harrell. I am not a "little bible", I am a "little Christ"/Christian... I follow Jesus. Be wary of those who quote the Bible but do not follow Jesus' way.
“Silence is political. You are not actually avoiding the difficult terrain of politics by not saying anything. Refusing to speak simply becomes tacit approval of the status quo.” Jemar Tisby
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“Silence is political. You are not actually avoiding the difficult terrain of politics by not saying anything. Refusing to speak simply becomes tacit approval of the status quo.” Jemar Tisby
“Excuse me. I heard someone over here isn’t caring for the poor and welcoming immigrants.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Excuse me. I heard someone over here isn’t caring for the poor and welcoming immigrants.”
Thanksgiving in Texas.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thanksgiving in Texas.
I wish Christians in America would worry a lot less about our nation being Christian and a lot more about our actions being Christlike.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I wish Christians in America would worry a lot less about our nation being Christian and a lot more about our actions being Christlike.
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I don't read the Bible anymore, but I still really enjoyed talking about it with @zachwlambert.bsky.social and I'm glad he's actively working to de-weaponize it (is that a word?). I hope you connect with this conversation as much as I did.
New! In our first-ever double Zach episode, pastor @zachwlambert.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing, and the various lenses through which people approach the text. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
128: Zach Lambert's Better Ways to Read the Bible
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 11/18/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I don't read the Bible anymore, but I still really enjoyed talking about it with @zachwlambert.bsky.social and I'm glad he's actively working to de-weaponize it (is that a word?). I hope you connect with this conversation as much as I did.
Reposted by Zach W. Lambert
Very cool to talk to the one and only @zachwlambert.bsky.social about his brand new book from @brazospress.bsky.social: Better Ways to Read the Bible!
New! In our first-ever double Zach episode, pastor @zachwlambert.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing, and the various lenses through which people approach the text. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
128: Zach Lambert's Better Ways to Read the Bible
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 11/18/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Very cool to talk to the one and only @zachwlambert.bsky.social about his brand new book from @brazospress.bsky.social: Better Ways to Read the Bible!
Reposted by Zach W. Lambert
New! In our first-ever double Zach episode, pastor @zachwlambert.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing, and the various lenses through which people approach the text. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
128: Zach Lambert's Better Ways to Read the Bible
Podcast Episode · Veterans of Culture Wars · 11/18/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New! In our first-ever double Zach episode, pastor @zachwlambert.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing, and the various lenses through which people approach the text. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Releasing the Epstein files is not about partisan politics; it's about holding predators accountable.
No part of me cares about the party affiliation of those who participated in Epstein's abusive criminal enterprise.
ALL of them should be brought to justice.
No part of me cares about the party affiliation of those who participated in Epstein's abusive criminal enterprise.
ALL of them should be brought to justice.
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Releasing the Epstein files is not about partisan politics; it's about holding predators accountable.
No part of me cares about the party affiliation of those who participated in Epstein's abusive criminal enterprise.
ALL of them should be brought to justice.
No part of me cares about the party affiliation of those who participated in Epstein's abusive criminal enterprise.
ALL of them should be brought to justice.
When I post about a book signings for Better Ways to Read the Bible, I get messages from folks who want a signed copy mailed to them. I'm excited to announce we've created a way to do just that!
Get a copy signed and personalized no matter where you live!
www.zachwlambert.org/store/p/pers...
Get a copy signed and personalized no matter where you live!
www.zachwlambert.org/store/p/pers...
Personalized & signed copy of Better Ways to Read the Bible — Zach W. Lambert
A signed and personalized copy of Zach’s book, Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing . From the publisher: How can we read the Bible in ways that lead...
www.zachwlambert.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
When I post about a book signings for Better Ways to Read the Bible, I get messages from folks who want a signed copy mailed to them. I'm excited to announce we've created a way to do just that!
Get a copy signed and personalized no matter where you live!
www.zachwlambert.org/store/p/pers...
Get a copy signed and personalized no matter where you live!
www.zachwlambert.org/store/p/pers...
I would take the pro-life movement a lot more seriously if they were marching in the streets to demand full funding for SNAP and WIC like they march to protest against abortion.
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I would take the pro-life movement a lot more seriously if they were marching in the streets to demand full funding for SNAP and WIC like they march to protest against abortion.
Did y’all know that over 2/3rds of WIC and SNAP beneficiaries are children, elderly, or disabled?
October 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Did y’all know that over 2/3rds of WIC and SNAP beneficiaries are children, elderly, or disabled?
I can’t wait to stay up late on No Kings Eve to eat bites of the Resistance Frog cookies, put pocket Constitutions in my grandchildren’s shoes, and then wake up the next morning for a dance party to all of our favorite Rage Against the Machine songs 💙
I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.
October 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I can’t wait to stay up late on No Kings Eve to eat bites of the Resistance Frog cookies, put pocket Constitutions in my grandchildren’s shoes, and then wake up the next morning for a dance party to all of our favorite Rage Against the Machine songs 💙
Reposted by Zach W. Lambert
I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.
October 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.
To all the parents who brought us up in Christian spaces…
Y’all taught us this.
Y’all taught us this.
October 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To all the parents who brought us up in Christian spaces…
Y’all taught us this.
Y’all taught us this.
Heath Mayo is a conservative, btw.
This isn’t about partisan politics. This is about democracy.
No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
This isn’t about partisan politics. This is about democracy.
No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Heath Mayo is a conservative, btw.
This isn’t about partisan politics. This is about democracy.
No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
This isn’t about partisan politics. This is about democracy.
No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
If every time I condemn sexism, nationalism, white supremacy, and homophobia/transphobia you assume I’m condemning Christians, that tells me all I need to know about your version of Christianity.
October 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If every time I condemn sexism, nationalism, white supremacy, and homophobia/transphobia you assume I’m condemning Christians, that tells me all I need to know about your version of Christianity.
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Not a nightmare! h/t @zachwlambert.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Not a nightmare! h/t @zachwlambert.bsky.social
Can’t wait to start responding to all online my trolls with “this is Actually Romantic 😊”
October 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Can’t wait to start responding to all online my trolls with “this is Actually Romantic 😊”