Rev. Carson Hollis
@carsonhollis.bsky.social
Baptist pastor in the CBF | Connor’s husband | Chickpea’s (cat) dad | He/him/his
Pinned
To my Queer and Trans siblings:
As a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as one ordained and set apart for the office of pastor in Christ’s Church, I do not care what our government says. This president can sign any executive order he wants, but that doesn’t change this truth: God made you. 1/8
As a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as one ordained and set apart for the office of pastor in Christ’s Church, I do not care what our government says. This president can sign any executive order he wants, but that doesn’t change this truth: God made you. 1/8
A thread, from this Queer pastor to Queer folk.
Reposted by Rev. Carson Hollis
There was never a time when the God who became human was not! The man of Nazareth, born of Mary, friend of Lazarus, who ate and drank and walked and laughed and wept and died on a cross and rose again is the Eternal God Uncreated!
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
There was never a time when the God who became human was not! The man of Nazareth, born of Mary, friend of Lazarus, who ate and drank and walked and laughed and wept and died on a cross and rose again is the Eternal God Uncreated!
Today is the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Gay marriage is safe. For now. It’s still a Republican dream to have Obergefell overturned; all it will take is a decent argument for the Supreme Court to reexamine the issue. Clarence Thomas himself said it was on the table next after Roe was overturned.
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Gay marriage is safe. For now. It’s still a Republican dream to have Obergefell overturned; all it will take is a decent argument for the Supreme Court to reexamine the issue. Clarence Thomas himself said it was on the table next after Roe was overturned.
These Baptists are why I love being Baptist.
Women’s equality is a gospel issue, veteran pastor says – Baptist News Global
The equality of women is a gospel issue, not just a social justice issue, according to veteran pastor Cynthia Hale.
baptistnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
These Baptists are why I love being Baptist.
I finally have the time I need to sit down and drink a proper cuppa. Happy Friday, y’all!
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I finally have the time I need to sit down and drink a proper cuppa. Happy Friday, y’all!
Reposted by Rev. Carson Hollis
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death
Hold your Queer friends close tonight. It’s going to get real rough for us. ⚓️
Lambda Legal to the Supreme Court: Protect Our Families—Marriage Equality Is an Unbreakable Promise
Tomorrow, on Friday, Nov. 7, the Supreme Court may decide whether it will grant or deny cert in a petition seeking to overturn the historic 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that made marriage equal...
lambdalegal.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hold your Queer friends close tonight. It’s going to get real rough for us. ⚓️
Mayor Mamdani!
Praise God!
Praise God!
Election Night Live updates: Democrat Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor
Election Night wins include Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, Abigail Spanberger for governor of Virginia and
Mikie Sherrill for governor of New Jersey.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Mayor Mamdani!
Praise God!
Praise God!
Seems about right for this Queer Baptist minister!
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Seems about right for this Queer Baptist minister!
Reposted by Rev. Carson Hollis
Pokemon Legends Z-A is the ultimate Pokemon game custom made for the gays and theys, and it’s not even close.
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Pokemon Legends Z-A is the ultimate Pokemon game custom made for the gays and theys, and it’s not even close.
Reposted by Rev. Carson Hollis
“This house is a mess. I have so much work to do,” said Toad.
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“This house is a mess. I have so much work to do,” said Toad.
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
I wait all year to post this. Merry Christmas!
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I wait all year to post this. Merry Christmas!
“Watch me crawl on hands and knees and scratch at the door of Heaven.” My GOD, what a line.
The new Florence + The Machine album? Literal perfection.
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Watch me crawl on hands and knees and scratch at the door of Heaven.” My GOD, what a line.
The new Florence + The Machine album? Literal perfection.
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The new Florence + The Machine album? Literal perfection.
Because of Luther’s actions taken on this day in 1517, my husband and I can be married in a church, I can be an ordained pastor, and my sisters in Christ can be clergy. For all the harms Protestantism has wrought, I’m thankful for these unique gifts Protestantism has given to the Church catholic.
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Because of Luther’s actions taken on this day in 1517, my husband and I can be married in a church, I can be an ordained pastor, and my sisters in Christ can be clergy. For all the harms Protestantism has wrought, I’m thankful for these unique gifts Protestantism has given to the Church catholic.
“Crux sola nostra teologia.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, from his lectures on the Psalms | #ReformationDay
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Crux sola nostra teologia.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, from his lectures on the Psalms | #ReformationDay
“I am a Baptist, but I am more than a Baptist. All things are mine; whether Francis of Assisi, or Luther, or Knox, or Wesley; all are mine because I am Christ’s. The old Adam is a strict denominationalist; the new Adam is just a Christian.”
—Rev. Dr. Walter Rauschenbusch
—Rev. Dr. Walter Rauschenbusch
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“I am a Baptist, but I am more than a Baptist. All things are mine; whether Francis of Assisi, or Luther, or Knox, or Wesley; all are mine because I am Christ’s. The old Adam is a strict denominationalist; the new Adam is just a Christian.”
—Rev. Dr. Walter Rauschenbusch
—Rev. Dr. Walter Rauschenbusch
Just read and deleted 400 unread emails 😮💨
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Just read and deleted 400 unread emails 😮💨
“The body makes theologians of us all.” —The Reverend Barbara Brown Taylor
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“The body makes theologians of us all.” —The Reverend Barbara Brown Taylor
Blessed Reformation Sunday!
Post tenebras lux—out of darkness, light.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast!” —Ephesians 2:8-9
Post tenebras lux—out of darkness, light.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast!” —Ephesians 2:8-9
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Blessed Reformation Sunday!
Post tenebras lux—out of darkness, light.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast!” —Ephesians 2:8-9
Post tenebras lux—out of darkness, light.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast!” —Ephesians 2:8-9
Reposted by Rev. Carson Hollis
People sometimes wonder why God would allow so much suffering in our world. Maybe instead we should be wondering why we do. — Jim Palmer
October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
People sometimes wonder why God would allow so much suffering in our world. Maybe instead we should be wondering why we do. — Jim Palmer