Nick Key
@nkey97.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Tiger. Writer. Outdoorsmen. Christian. Fan of sanity.
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It should break every Christian’s heart that our faith was used as a political tool to bring our country to where it is today.
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
It should break every Christian’s heart that our faith was used as a political tool to bring our country to where it is today.
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Too much worrying about the very unlikely prospect that a Sunday church service will be interrupted by protesters …
Or that “Christianity is not being respected” …
And not enough concern about the possibility that Jesus will one day say “Depart From Me! I Never Knew You!”
Or that “Christianity is not being respected” …
And not enough concern about the possibility that Jesus will one day say “Depart From Me! I Never Knew You!”
One of the distinguishing characteristics of **actual** Christians is having love and concern for other human beings.
People who call themselves Christians but who do not care about other humans would be wise to do some serious introspection.
People who call themselves Christians but who do not care about other humans would be wise to do some serious introspection.
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Too much worrying about the very unlikely prospect that a Sunday church service will be interrupted by protesters …
Or that “Christianity is not being respected” …
And not enough concern about the possibility that Jesus will one day say “Depart From Me! I Never Knew You!”
Or that “Christianity is not being respected” …
And not enough concern about the possibility that Jesus will one day say “Depart From Me! I Never Knew You!”
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“Foolishness is natural. Wisdom is acquired”
Source: Wisdom: What Is It? (Sermon)
Source: Wisdom: What Is It? (Sermon)
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 AM
“Foolishness is natural. Wisdom is acquired”
Source: Wisdom: What Is It? (Sermon)
Source: Wisdom: What Is It? (Sermon)
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Vulnerability at any time, in any person, demands protection. Our response to vulnerable humans exposes who we are.
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Vulnerability at any time, in any person, demands protection. Our response to vulnerable humans exposes who we are.
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If voices are not heard or are ignored, they often fall silent, either under duress or due to hopelessness. The silence of leadership and the denial of abuse further silences victims, damages faith, & destroys hope. The same corruption plaguing our secular systems is within us.
January 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM
If voices are not heard or are ignored, they often fall silent, either under duress or due to hopelessness. The silence of leadership and the denial of abuse further silences victims, damages faith, & destroys hope. The same corruption plaguing our secular systems is within us.
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The silence about wrongdoing in our religious institutions can be rationalized and affirmed as a desire to protect the name of God. Such harmful rhetoric from leadership fosters interior silence in the victims and in the followers.
January 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The silence about wrongdoing in our religious institutions can be rationalized and affirmed as a desire to protect the name of God. Such harmful rhetoric from leadership fosters interior silence in the victims and in the followers.
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"No infraction is too small to be investigated and, if the evidence warrants, charged. We will need an American Nuremberg."
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49KD9mm
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49KD9mm
This Photo Shows the Way Forward
Victory without accountability is dangerous.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"No infraction is too small to be investigated and, if the evidence warrants, charged. We will need an American Nuremberg."
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49KD9mm
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49KD9mm
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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My newsletter tomorrow is called: “Why Do The Wicked Prosper?”
In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
Rev. Benjamin Cremer
I have spent the majority of my life in Evangelical Christian spaces. I have experienced a lot of church hurt. I now write to explore topics that often are at the intersection of politics and Christia...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
My newsletter tomorrow is called: “Why Do The Wicked Prosper?”
In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
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"Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God, for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice, your mediocrity and materialism, your sensuality and selfishness that have killed his faith." - Thomas Merton
January 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM
"Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God, for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice, your mediocrity and materialism, your sensuality and selfishness that have killed his faith." - Thomas Merton
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Post going around: A dog will put your happiness before his own, every single time.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Post going around: A dog will put your happiness before his own, every single time.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
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Goodnight all. History is not kind to its brutal autocrats. Nero was the most powerful man on earth, while St. Paul was an obscure itinerant preacher of the Good News of God's vast love. Today people name their sons Paul, and their dogs Nero. The Big Lie is a lie. The Lord bless you and keep you!
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Goodnight all. History is not kind to its brutal autocrats. Nero was the most powerful man on earth, while St. Paul was an obscure itinerant preacher of the Good News of God's vast love. Today people name their sons Paul, and their dogs Nero. The Big Lie is a lie. The Lord bless you and keep you!
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Declaration of Independence
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 AM
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Declaration of Independence
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If you are, like me, feeling overwhelmed by trying to speak truth in a world full of very loud liars, I encourage you to keep going. Each of us can make a difference in our corner of the world, and even if we can’t see the results, there’s One who does. Keep shining your light!
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
If you are, like me, feeling overwhelmed by trying to speak truth in a world full of very loud liars, I encourage you to keep going. Each of us can make a difference in our corner of the world, and even if we can’t see the results, there’s One who does. Keep shining your light!
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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“Legalistic remorse says, ‘I broke God's rules,’ while real repentance says, ‘I broke God's heart’”
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
“Legalistic remorse says, ‘I broke God's rules,’ while real repentance says, ‘I broke God's heart’”
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Renewal means we should look increasingly less like Empire … not more like it.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
January 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Renewal means we should look increasingly less like Empire … not more like it.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
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God is not silent regarding systemic abuse. He sent Jesus, who lived amid corrupt systems, and He stood against anything and everything that deformed, crushed, and destroyed humanity, including religious leaders.
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
God is not silent regarding systemic abuse. He sent Jesus, who lived amid corrupt systems, and He stood against anything and everything that deformed, crushed, and destroyed humanity, including religious leaders.
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3/ Any system that limits a person’s voice, autonomy, and inherent value … does not emulate Christic example or His coming Kingdom.
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
3/ Any system that limits a person’s voice, autonomy, and inherent value … does not emulate Christic example or His coming Kingdom.
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
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2/ When it looks like flawed normal human nature, behaves like Caesar, or acts like normal human society … it cannot be of Christ, promote Christ, or draw anyone to Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
2/ When it looks like flawed normal human nature, behaves like Caesar, or acts like normal human society … it cannot be of Christ, promote Christ, or draw anyone to Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
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1/ A reminder: Caesar’s tools cannot and will never build the coming Kingdom of Christ … nor can it build a flawed facsimile. Likewise, nothing born of Christ, Christ’s character, or Christ’s mission which represents the heart of God … will ever build anything remotely akin to Caesar’s kingdom.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
1/ A reminder: Caesar’s tools cannot and will never build the coming Kingdom of Christ … nor can it build a flawed facsimile. Likewise, nothing born of Christ, Christ’s character, or Christ’s mission which represents the heart of God … will ever build anything remotely akin to Caesar’s kingdom.
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We “perform” (do) works of love and service, but this is not to earn anything. It is a part of our grateful and faithful response to what God has already done for us in Christ
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January 2, 2026 at 4:53 AM
We “perform” (do) works of love and service, but this is not to earn anything. It is a part of our grateful and faithful response to what God has already done for us in Christ
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Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
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If you are going to enter into the suffering of those who have been traumatized, you have to learn how to sit with and listen to fear, anger, and great grief with compassion and understanding. You will also have to learn how to do it for far longer than you prefer.
December 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If you are going to enter into the suffering of those who have been traumatized, you have to learn how to sit with and listen to fear, anger, and great grief with compassion and understanding. You will also have to learn how to do it for far longer than you prefer.