she would question whether God really did love her. She endured Job’s suffering but didn’t live long enough to see the Lord restore her fortunes as He did for Job (Job 42:10).”
carolynmcculley.substack.com/p/jennifer-l...

“This proposition [held by the court]–that allegations of sexual abuse involving clergy are matters of public import–is also why the [SBC] has been so unconscionably remiss in refusing to develop a system for record-keeping and information-sharing on clergy sex abuse allegations.”

Yep.

I’m pretty sure we’re up to a knowing mens rea at this point. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Or because the new administration decided the investigation was no longer a priority.

Thank you for everything you do. Keep it up, we need you.

This one is so good.

People in the pews have no idea what the entities do w/their money bc the system is designed that way. Nor do they know that the entities are entirely unaccountable to them. If a Msgr makes a motion to require an entity to do XYZ, it’s ruled out of order, bc they can only make “requests” of entities

Thank you for doing this. It will definitely be my commute listen in the morning. 🙏🏻❤️

When I was listening to Butler’s Parable of the Talents, written in 1995, and a Christian nationalist politician character had the slogan “make America great again,” I shut it off in shock.

I mean, he has a point

Yes I’ll be in the office Thursday! Just text me!

That’s close to both the Ryman and TPAC but I don’t see any events that night.

It looks like the Parthenon is open until 7 that night if you eat early enough? And the Frist art museum is open til 8.

Losing Our Religion by @drmoore.bsky.social and Ghosted by @nancyfrench.bsky.social

I have a feeling you’ve read those, though. 🙂

Most recent fiction (that I’d recommend) was The Women by Kristin Hannah

“The point became, ‘well, there's real damage that could be done to the kingdom if this person is held to account…’ But what we have to say is, ‘not holding them to account is causing the damage... The damage is being inflicted by the conduct, not by the revelation.’”
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A lot of institutions [&] leaders will talk a good game about justice & caring for vulnerable people & exposing & healing from abuse. But when there's an actual cost to pursuing that, tragically few [] have been willing to pay that cost… We’re not interested in sacrifice [] to accomplish justice
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