Graydon Jones
@graydonhjones.bsky.social
Redemptive Imagination on Substack | Passionate about Jesus, justice, and peace | Isaiah 61:1
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Imagination is a a primary tool for inspiring justice, equality, and peaceful resistance.
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Imagination is a a primary tool for inspiring justice, equality, and peaceful resistance.
I was excited to get an early copy of @zachwlambert.bsky.social ‘s new book, Better Ways to Read the Bible - and it did not disappoint! We all read and interpret through certain lenses, and Zach leads his reader out of harmful lenses and into life-giving ones.
August 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I was excited to get an early copy of @zachwlambert.bsky.social ‘s new book, Better Ways to Read the Bible - and it did not disappoint! We all read and interpret through certain lenses, and Zach leads his reader out of harmful lenses and into life-giving ones.
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"Christ overcomes the power that crucifies not by kindred violence but by the infinite motion of peace that is the shape of his whole life."
— David Bentley Hart
— David Bentley Hart
April 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Christ overcomes the power that crucifies not by kindred violence but by the infinite motion of peace that is the shape of his whole life."
— David Bentley Hart
— David Bentley Hart
I'm still amazed that I met one of my heroes, Sister Helen Prejean! This woman is a treasure and a model of moral courage. She's well-known for her book Dead Man Walking, but at 85 she's still showing up outside the governor's mansion to protest the state killing people.
March 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I'm still amazed that I met one of my heroes, Sister Helen Prejean! This woman is a treasure and a model of moral courage. She's well-known for her book Dead Man Walking, but at 85 she's still showing up outside the governor's mansion to protest the state killing people.
Does the form of the Incarnation matter?
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What the Incarnation Means for Us
Spoiler: It Wasn't Happenstance
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March 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Does the form of the Incarnation matter?
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What God can do with dust…
March 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
What God can do with dust…
Who’s asking for this??
Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick, hairy coat.
Hoping to revive mammoths, scientists create 'woolly mice'
Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick, hairy...
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March 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Who’s asking for this??
When Christian theology is misused to support an “America First” agenda, the people of God must speak the truth of love.
My latest article with Red Letter Christians:
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My latest article with Red Letter Christians:
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Unchristlike Theology Hurts People
Despite the unending news cycle, I’m still reflecting on Vice President JD Vance’s comments in his January 29 Fox News interview. He outlined a paradigm for love, saying, “There’s this…
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March 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When Christian theology is misused to support an “America First” agenda, the people of God must speak the truth of love.
My latest article with Red Letter Christians:
redletterchristians.org/2025/03/04/u...
My latest article with Red Letter Christians:
redletterchristians.org/2025/03/04/u...
"I may not always consciously experience the suffering of others. I may be reasonably successful in living the lie of autonomous existence. But my identity is based on an illusion unless it is grounded in human solidarity and community."
- David Benner
- David Benner
March 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"I may not always consciously experience the suffering of others. I may be reasonably successful in living the lie of autonomous existence. But my identity is based on an illusion unless it is grounded in human solidarity and community."
- David Benner
- David Benner
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Them that have ears:
"Pretentious with arrogance, they wear the latest fashions in violence, Pampered and overfed, decked out in silk bows of silliness. They jeer, using words to kill; they bully their way with words. They’re full of hot air, loudmouths disturbing the peace."
--Psalm 73:6-9 (MSG)
"Pretentious with arrogance, they wear the latest fashions in violence, Pampered and overfed, decked out in silk bows of silliness. They jeer, using words to kill; they bully their way with words. They’re full of hot air, loudmouths disturbing the peace."
--Psalm 73:6-9 (MSG)
March 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Them that have ears:
"Pretentious with arrogance, they wear the latest fashions in violence, Pampered and overfed, decked out in silk bows of silliness. They jeer, using words to kill; they bully their way with words. They’re full of hot air, loudmouths disturbing the peace."
--Psalm 73:6-9 (MSG)
"Pretentious with arrogance, they wear the latest fashions in violence, Pampered and overfed, decked out in silk bows of silliness. They jeer, using words to kill; they bully their way with words. They’re full of hot air, loudmouths disturbing the peace."
--Psalm 73:6-9 (MSG)
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You can find Drake in sheol.
February 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
You can find Drake in sheol.
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"I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar
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As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
Trying a new thing where I interrupt my “stressed news scrolling” with Wendell Berry’s Sabbath poems.
February 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Trying a new thing where I interrupt my “stressed news scrolling” with Wendell Berry’s Sabbath poems.
My first article on TheCollector is live! I got to write about one of my heroes, whose words are more relevant than ever.
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8 Inspirational Martin Luther King Quotes (& Their Meaning)
What were some of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most inspirational quotes?
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February 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My first article on TheCollector is live! I got to write about one of my heroes, whose words are more relevant than ever.
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Incredibly concerned about this administration gutting foreign aid. We are forsaking countless people in need by pulling these funds.
Immoral leadership hurts real people.
Immoral leadership hurts real people.
People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
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February 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Incredibly concerned about this administration gutting foreign aid. We are forsaking countless people in need by pulling these funds.
Immoral leadership hurts real people.
Immoral leadership hurts real people.
Complete shock.
Conditioning concerns… so we get Anthony Davis??
“Defense wins championships” while we’re living in the 3-pointer era??
Conditioning concerns… so we get Anthony Davis??
“Defense wins championships” while we’re living in the 3-pointer era??
The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick in a blockbuster deal, sources told Shams Charania on Saturday night.
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Sources: Luka to Lakers, AD to Mavs in stunner
The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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February 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Complete shock.
Conditioning concerns… so we get Anthony Davis??
“Defense wins championships” while we’re living in the 3-pointer era??
Conditioning concerns… so we get Anthony Davis??
“Defense wins championships” while we’re living in the 3-pointer era??
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A resolution was submitted in the US House of Representatives condemning the prayer service in the National Cathedral last week. More below.
A Resolution To Resist
State Sanctioned Christianity Is Here
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January 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A resolution was submitted in the US House of Representatives condemning the prayer service in the National Cathedral last week. More below.
Deep thoughts from Geordie Ziegler preaching today!
Jesus didn’t see himself as an individual.
If we think God is primarily a ruler, we’ll think God created just to rule something.
Imagine your internal life had the enormity of a national park - so much to be explored, every part loved by God.
Jesus didn’t see himself as an individual.
If we think God is primarily a ruler, we’ll think God created just to rule something.
Imagine your internal life had the enormity of a national park - so much to be explored, every part loved by God.
January 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Deep thoughts from Geordie Ziegler preaching today!
Jesus didn’t see himself as an individual.
If we think God is primarily a ruler, we’ll think God created just to rule something.
Imagine your internal life had the enormity of a national park - so much to be explored, every part loved by God.
Jesus didn’t see himself as an individual.
If we think God is primarily a ruler, we’ll think God created just to rule something.
Imagine your internal life had the enormity of a national park - so much to be explored, every part loved by God.
I’m trying my best to renew my imagination and write about the quiet invitations to love.
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Where do all the signs go?
Memory & Renewal
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January 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I’m trying my best to renew my imagination and write about the quiet invitations to love.
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The SNL documentary is awesome. Watched the first episode last night and couldn’t stop laughing.
January 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The SNL documentary is awesome. Watched the first episode last night and couldn’t stop laughing.
Mercy isn’t threatening to the Kingdom of God.
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Mercy isn’t threatening to the Kingdom of God.
This is what happens when prophets speak truth to power: the powerful discredit, demean, disinform, and deflect.
Early this morning, President Trump posted a Truth post failing against Bishop Mariann Budde who preached to him yesterday, calling her a “so-called bishop” and insisting she and the Washington National Cathedral apologize.
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is what happens when prophets speak truth to power: the powerful discredit, demean, disinform, and deflect.
Trying my best to dream of the Beloved Community.
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Longing for The Beloved Community
Reflecting on King's Redemptive Imagination
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January 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trying my best to dream of the Beloved Community.
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