John Jackman
@johnjackman.bsky.social
Moravian pastor, author, filmmaker, speaker.
Yep, right here!
February 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Yep, right here!
For at least the last 35 years (maybe more), I have read Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving from 1863 at services in different parts of the country. Last night, I read it again at Trinity Moravian Church, and each year it grabs me differently.
November 28, 2024 at 5:54 PM
For at least the last 35 years (maybe more), I have read Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving from 1863 at services in different parts of the country. Last night, I read it again at Trinity Moravian Church, and each year it grabs me differently.
He also loved laughter and humor, and his talks were always a HOOT! He was one of the founders of Red Letter Christians, a group which focussed (like Moravians) on the actual words and teachings of Jesus rather than the convoluted medieval theology that drives many denominations.
November 20, 2024 at 6:21 PM
He also loved laughter and humor, and his talks were always a HOOT! He was one of the founders of Red Letter Christians, a group which focussed (like Moravians) on the actual words and teachings of Jesus rather than the convoluted medieval theology that drives many denominations.
Tony ran a ministry in Haiti and a school in Philadelphia that was only for kids who had been washed out of normal school. I did several TV interviews with him, and he was kind enough to come speak at our (tiny) church in Reading, PA for our 80th anniversary -- just because I asked him.
November 20, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Tony ran a ministry in Haiti and a school in Philadelphia that was only for kids who had been washed out of normal school. I did several TV interviews with him, and he was kind enough to come speak at our (tiny) church in Reading, PA for our 80th anniversary -- just because I asked him.