Mitchell Lewis
@mlewis55.bsky.social
Nicene Christian. Retired United Methodist clergy. Retired Army chaplain. Iraq veteran.
https://milewis.wordpress.com
https://milewis.wordpress.com
Some thoughts on the Tyrant Herod.
On the Tyrant Herod
Who can compare to the man who made Jesus a refugee?
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Some thoughts on the Tyrant Herod.
Starting something new on Substack
Fading Away | Mitchell Lewis | Substack
Reflections on Christian scriptures, worship, and the church from a retired Army chaplain, pastor, and denominational bureaucrat. Click to read Fading Away, by Mitchell Lewis, a Substack publication.
fadingaway.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Starting something new on Substack
LTG Hertling was my commander when I was on the USAREUR staff. Good man. Good thoughts. He mentions some friends of mine.
Here are some of my own reflections after 26+ years of active military chaplaincy.
milewis.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/m...
Here are some of my own reflections after 26+ years of active military chaplaincy.
milewis.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/m...
The misinformation about Chaplains needs correction. My latest in @thebulwark.com
Pete Hegseth Said Military Chaplains Are ‘Degraded.’ He’s Wrong.
Military chaplains exist to help service members, not indoctrinate them.
www.thebulwark.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
LTG Hertling was my commander when I was on the USAREUR staff. Good man. Good thoughts. He mentions some friends of mine.
Here are some of my own reflections after 26+ years of active military chaplaincy.
milewis.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/m...
Here are some of my own reflections after 26+ years of active military chaplaincy.
milewis.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/m...
Military Times picked a good looking chaplain to illustrate this story.
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Hegseth orders overhaul of Chaplain Corps
In a Tuesday video message, Hegseth said he intends to “make the Chaplain Corps great again,” by restoring its focus on religious ministry.
www.militarytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Military Times picked a good looking chaplain to illustrate this story.
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Fr Collin Ross on Amos 8:4-7
Worship is no substitute for justice.
Worship is no substitute for justice.
September 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Fr Collin Ross on Amos 8:4-7
Worship is no substitute for justice.
Worship is no substitute for justice.
Lord, please give us some more tepid legality.
September 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Lord, please give us some more tepid legality.
Happy Labor Day
Raise the minimum wage
Permit union security agreements in collective bargaining nationwide
Encourage paid family & medical leave in tax code
Discourage high CEO-to-worker compensation ratio in tax code
Strengthen worker protection in law
Reduce threshold for mandatory benefits
Raise the minimum wage
Permit union security agreements in collective bargaining nationwide
Encourage paid family & medical leave in tax code
Discourage high CEO-to-worker compensation ratio in tax code
Strengthen worker protection in law
Reduce threshold for mandatory benefits
September 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy Labor Day
Raise the minimum wage
Permit union security agreements in collective bargaining nationwide
Encourage paid family & medical leave in tax code
Discourage high CEO-to-worker compensation ratio in tax code
Strengthen worker protection in law
Reduce threshold for mandatory benefits
Raise the minimum wage
Permit union security agreements in collective bargaining nationwide
Encourage paid family & medical leave in tax code
Discourage high CEO-to-worker compensation ratio in tax code
Strengthen worker protection in law
Reduce threshold for mandatory benefits
The church of the Book of Acts was catholic, charismatic, and cruciform.
August 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The church of the Book of Acts was catholic, charismatic, and cruciform.
I supported So Others Might Eat when I lived in the DC area and will continue to do so. Please read SOME’s statement about the anti-homeless purge taking place.
some.org/a-statement-...
some.org/a-statement-...
A Statement From SOME Regarding DC’s Homeless Encampments - SOME (So Others Might Eat)
SOME is one of Washington, D.C.’s leading nonprofits addressing homelessness, hunger, and poverty. Serving around 10,000 people experiencing homelessness each […]
some.org
August 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I supported So Others Might Eat when I lived in the DC area and will continue to do so. Please read SOME’s statement about the anti-homeless purge taking place.
some.org/a-statement-...
some.org/a-statement-...
God's glory is cruciform.
God's sovereignty is cruciform.
God's victory over sin, death, and the devil is cruciform.
God's ultimate power in this age is cruciform.
God's sovereignty is cruciform.
God's victory over sin, death, and the devil is cruciform.
God's ultimate power in this age is cruciform.
August 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
God's glory is cruciform.
God's sovereignty is cruciform.
God's victory over sin, death, and the devil is cruciform.
God's ultimate power in this age is cruciform.
God's sovereignty is cruciform.
God's victory over sin, death, and the devil is cruciform.
God's ultimate power in this age is cruciform.
Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power—with no one to comfort them. (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NRSVue)
August 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power—with no one to comfort them. (Ecclesiastes 4:1 NRSVue)
Hi, contemporary hymn writers. You know, there are more attributes of God than good and beautiful. Better yet, use verbs. Tell the biblical story of what God did, is doing, and will do. That's how we know God is good.
The character of God is in the story of God. Use more biblical allusions.
The character of God is in the story of God. Use more biblical allusions.
July 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Hi, contemporary hymn writers. You know, there are more attributes of God than good and beautiful. Better yet, use verbs. Tell the biblical story of what God did, is doing, and will do. That's how we know God is good.
The character of God is in the story of God. Use more biblical allusions.
The character of God is in the story of God. Use more biblical allusions.
Reposted by Mitchell Lewis
Now is a good time to pray the Great Litany.
“That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; and to bestow freedom upon all peoples
“We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.”
www.bcponline.org/GreatLitany/...
“That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; and to bestow freedom upon all peoples
“We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.”
www.bcponline.org/GreatLitany/...
The Great Litany
www.bcponline.org
June 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Now is a good time to pray the Great Litany.
“That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; and to bestow freedom upon all peoples
“We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.”
www.bcponline.org/GreatLitany/...
“That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; and to bestow freedom upon all peoples
“We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.”
www.bcponline.org/GreatLitany/...
The Ten Commandments don't belong on public school walls for religious and civic reasons. I have spotted them above the altar in Episcopal churches, where during Lent we prayed them one by one, "Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep these laws."
June 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Ten Commandments don't belong on public school walls for religious and civic reasons. I have spotted them above the altar in Episcopal churches, where during Lent we prayed them one by one, "Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep these laws."
Reposted by Mitchell Lewis
My latest in @thebulwark.com on the Iran strike. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-should-...
We Should Already Be Planning for Iran’s Response
The fundamental question should be: What are we trying to accomplish?
www.thebulwark.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My latest in @thebulwark.com on the Iran strike. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-should-...
Heard in today's sermon on Luke 8:26 (The Gerasene Demoniac). The church of Jesus should be a place of healing, communal and personal restoration, and liberation from the evils that afflict us.
Amen.
Amen.
June 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Heard in today's sermon on Luke 8:26 (The Gerasene Demoniac). The church of Jesus should be a place of healing, communal and personal restoration, and liberation from the evils that afflict us.
Amen.
Amen.
Reposted by Mitchell Lewis
There is no “one and done” in any conflict.
The opponent always gets a vote, and unless we’ve prepped for all the things Iran may do we’re gonna have some surprises.
The opponent always gets a vote, and unless we’ve prepped for all the things Iran may do we’re gonna have some surprises.
June 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
There is no “one and done” in any conflict.
The opponent always gets a vote, and unless we’ve prepped for all the things Iran may do we’re gonna have some surprises.
The opponent always gets a vote, and unless we’ve prepped for all the things Iran may do we’re gonna have some surprises.
Army audiences ought to jeer the name of Robert E. Lee and all the rebel West Pointers reflexively. Every time his name is spoken, everyone should boo loudly. It should be as much a part of Army culture as jeering Haman on Purim or trampling down death in the Easter Vigil is in religious contexts.
June 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Army audiences ought to jeer the name of Robert E. Lee and all the rebel West Pointers reflexively. Every time his name is spoken, everyone should boo loudly. It should be as much a part of Army culture as jeering Haman on Purim or trampling down death in the Easter Vigil is in religious contexts.
Watching the parade on television is as interesting as watching paint dry.
Not going to help recruiting.
Not going to help recruiting.
June 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Watching the parade on television is as interesting as watching paint dry.
Not going to help recruiting.
Not going to help recruiting.
Happy 250th birthday, Army.
"This we'll defend."
"This we'll defend."
June 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy 250th birthday, Army.
"This we'll defend."
"This we'll defend."
I am greatly ashamed of soldiers and officers at Fort Bragg today.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I am greatly ashamed of soldiers and officers at Fort Bragg today.
Is there any theological justification for setting the equitable (minimum) salary for #UMC ministers in full connection higher than that for full-time associate members or full-time local pastors?
May 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Is there any theological justification for setting the equitable (minimum) salary for #UMC ministers in full connection higher than that for full-time associate members or full-time local pastors?
Reposted by Mitchell Lewis
“How many New Testament women are described as being beautiful?
None. Not one.
Moreover, Paul and Peter dissuade women from concentrating on their appearance. Instead, they encourage women to focus on their character and good works ...
/1
None. Not one.
Moreover, Paul and Peter dissuade women from concentrating on their appearance. Instead, they encourage women to focus on their character and good works ...
/1
May 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
“How many New Testament women are described as being beautiful?
None. Not one.
Moreover, Paul and Peter dissuade women from concentrating on their appearance. Instead, they encourage women to focus on their character and good works ...
/1
None. Not one.
Moreover, Paul and Peter dissuade women from concentrating on their appearance. Instead, they encourage women to focus on their character and good works ...
/1
Prayers for Pope Leo and my brothers and sisters in Christ in the church he leads.
May 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Prayers for Pope Leo and my brothers and sisters in Christ in the church he leads.