Jonathan Misirian
@coffeeshoppastor.bsky.social
Theology by Kierkegaard, Philosophy by Camus, Poetry by Shelly, and Literature by Dostoevsky. Pastor at Southbrook in MKE. Subvert & Repeat 🇦🇲
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“The prophetic tasks of the church are to
tell the truth
in a society that lives in illusion,
grieve
in a society that practices denial,
and express hope
in a society that lives in despair”
~Walter Brueggemann
tell the truth
in a society that lives in illusion,
grieve
in a society that practices denial,
and express hope
in a society that lives in despair”
~Walter Brueggemann
May 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Love this.. thanks @timamor.bsky.social
Thanks @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social for this! To Embrace a Resurrection Faith, Choose a Love-Your-Neighbor Church www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
Opinion | A Resurrection Faith Needs a Resurrection Church
As anger and fear dominate the public square, a church that follows a resurrected savior should be a balm, not a blowtorch.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Thanks @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social for this! To Embrace a Resurrection Faith, Choose a Love-Your-Neighbor Church www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
Reposted by Jonathan Misirian
One of the things that marked out the early Christians and led to their persecution was their refusal to participate in the imperial cult, most especially refusing to worship the emperor and his family often at great personal, financial, and social cost.
February 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
One of the things that marked out the early Christians and led to their persecution was their refusal to participate in the imperial cult, most especially refusing to worship the emperor and his family often at great personal, financial, and social cost.
Thank you @peter-wehner.bsky.social for this...
“The irony is hard to miss: The movement that for the past half century was loudest in warning about the dangers of cultural decadence is most responsible for electing a president who personifies cultural decadence.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Evangelicals Made a Bad Trade
Hitching the evangelical wagon to Donald Trump has meant unhitching it from the life and teachings of Jesus.
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thank you @peter-wehner.bsky.social for this...
Reposted by Jonathan Misirian
“The irony is hard to miss: The movement that for the past half century was loudest in warning about the dangers of cultural decadence is most responsible for electing a president who personifies cultural decadence.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Evangelicals Made a Bad Trade
Hitching the evangelical wagon to Donald Trump has meant unhitching it from the life and teachings of Jesus.
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“The irony is hard to miss: The movement that for the past half century was loudest in warning about the dangers of cultural decadence is most responsible for electing a president who personifies cultural decadence.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Spent Monday afternoon in a basement learning and listening. Thankful for leaders in MKE like Pastor Walter Lanier…
January 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Spent Monday afternoon in a basement learning and listening. Thankful for leaders in MKE like Pastor Walter Lanier…
Thank you Dr. McCaulley for your faithful witness...! @esaumccaulley.bsky.social
The 3rd Monday of January is still for the dreamers. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
Opinion | Martin Luther King Is a Model of Hope Just When We Need It (Gift Article)
The troubled times many of us feel we are in make his message especially relevant.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thank you Dr. McCaulley for your faithful witness...! @esaumccaulley.bsky.social
Yes 100%!
The legacy of Jimmy Carter serves as a reminder that the most beautifully impactful, human traits often make for “bad” Presidents.
Serving well does not always look like “leading” well.
I feel as though one of those legacies is more worthy of aspiration than the other.
Serving well does not always look like “leading” well.
I feel as though one of those legacies is more worthy of aspiration than the other.
January 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yes 100%!
How did we do in 2024? Here are a few of the things I've been working on... I'd love to know what you've been working on!
Freeing myself from shame so that I can be more open about my challenges
Realizing my hypersensitivity is a gift to embrace not a characteristic to avoid
Freeing myself from shame so that I can be more open about my challenges
Realizing my hypersensitivity is a gift to embrace not a characteristic to avoid
January 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How did we do in 2024? Here are a few of the things I've been working on... I'd love to know what you've been working on!
Freeing myself from shame so that I can be more open about my challenges
Realizing my hypersensitivity is a gift to embrace not a characteristic to avoid
Freeing myself from shame so that I can be more open about my challenges
Realizing my hypersensitivity is a gift to embrace not a characteristic to avoid
What do you get a Pastor for the holidays? Orange slices and lottery tickets. Love it all…
December 5, 2024 at 4:56 PM
What do you get a Pastor for the holidays? Orange slices and lottery tickets. Love it all…
Weekend reading roundup. What are we all reading? Just finished these four...
November 30, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Weekend reading roundup. What are we all reading? Just finished these four...
“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”
― Soren Kierkegaard
― Soren Kierkegaard
November 23, 2024 at 8:18 PM
“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”
― Soren Kierkegaard
― Soren Kierkegaard