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"The USCCB has released a powerful video 🎥expressing the American Catholic bishops’ opposition to the inhumane and illegal treatment of immigrants in this country. 👀The video also outlines what has been the Church’s consistent call for comprehensive immigration..."

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Bishops Speak Out Against Trump's ICE Raids
The USCCB has released a powerful video expressing the American Catholic bishops' opposition to the inhumane and illegal treatment of immigrants in this
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November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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👉"For churches that follow the liturgical calendar, Christ the King Sunday is the last Sunday of the liturgical year. It’s celebrated on the Sunday before the beginning of Advent, usually sometime between Nov. 20-26.👀

This feast day celebrates Christ Jesus who..."
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Christ The King Sunday Counters Christian Nationalism
Why should a congregation celebrate Christ the King Sunday? It’s one way to push back against Christian Nationalism.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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🎥Like Jews, Muslims do not eat pork (as well as other forbidden foods). Watch this short video to learn more about the Islamic prohibition against pork and how their special diet helps them get closer to Allah.🎬

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Why Don't Muslims Eat Pork?
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November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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🎥"Today, we remember Todd Daniel Snider — songwriter, storyteller, troubadour, and the unofficial preacher of the First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder. He often joked that he was “a preacher who’s full of it,” but that honesty and humility were exactly what made him one..."🎬
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Todd Daniel Snider (1966–2025)
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November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The quiet work you invest in your marriage becomes the legacy you leave. Little rhythms shape lasting love. #leadaquietlife

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You Are What You Invest: Quiet Work Of A Healthy Marriage
A healthy marriage grows from what you invest. Small rhythms, intentional boundaries, and quiet practices build lasting love.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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🎥 Like Jews, Muslims do not eat pork (as well as other forbidden foods). Watch this short video to learn more about the Islamic prohibition against pork and how their special diet helps them get closer to Allah.🎬

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November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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👉When Jesus entered the temple, he didn’t find holiness. He found a hustle. The courtyard of prayer…the place where the poor came to meet God…had been turned into a market. The sounds of worship were drowned out by the clatter of coins and the noises of animals. 👀

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A Love That Rages: Jesus Destroys The Temple
A Love that Rages. Prophetic reflections on Jesus cleansing the temple, exploring righteous anger at injustice.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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🗓️"The date of Jesus' birth may not seem that important. However, when we think about matters of calendaring, the use of “A.D.” or “B.C.” when we speak of historic events, or even some of the most popular Christian holidays, such as 🎄Christmas, it becomes evident that..."

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The Surprising Truth About Jesus' Birthday!
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November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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👉"Kris Kristofferson’s “Why Me?” might be one of the best Christian redemption songs I have ever heard. It first appeared on his album “Jesus Was a Capricorn,” which was released in 1972. Now Kristofferson was not known for being religious by any stretch of the..."

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Kristofferson's Burden Of Freedom
Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me?" might be one the best Christian redemption songs ever. It first appeared on his album "Jesus Was a Capricorn." Now Kristofferson was not known for being religious by any...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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"Do you trust the mainstream media (MSM)? There was another issue, this time with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), that should put that question right into the public discourse. Let’s take a look. On October 28, 2024, the BBC aired the documentary 'Trump...'"
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Mainstream Media Accountability In Question Again
Do you trust the mainstream media? There was another issue with the BBC that should put that question right into the public discourse.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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🎥Explore the Israelites. Who were they? Where did they come from❓This episode examines the material remains of Late Bronze Age Israel, which posits that they were an egalitarian farming and pastoralist society living in the central hill country of Canaan. 🗺️

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The Origins of the Israelites: Episode 3
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November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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🎥"One of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous and most debated paintings is his late 15th century fresco "The Last Supper." Placed throughout the composition are various symbols with meanings that remain controversial and uncertain to this day. For centuries, scholars..."🎬
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Secrets Revealed: The Mysterious Messages Hidden In Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper
One of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous and most debated paintings is his late 15th century fresco “The Last Supper.” Placed throughout the composition are various symbols with meanings that remain con...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🎤"The title has come to hold a proverbial location in pop culture. The juxtaposition of Christianity with Heavy Metal highlights what could, at first glance, appear to be a “problem.” Yet, when the veil is pulled back and a look under the hood is made..."🎸

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"Houston, We Have A Problem." Critical Christian Heavy Metal
The title has come to hold a proverbial location in pop culture. The juxtaposition of Christianity with Heavy Metal highlights what could, at first
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November 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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👉"Empires rarely die in battle. They die in shame. Not with a roar, but with a whimper — the sound of small men convincing themselves they’re gods. Rome had Nero. We’ve got Trump. The tools have changed, but the pathology’s the same: delusion wrapped in divine..."👀

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When Empires Burn Themselves Down
Empires never collapse because of enemies at the gates but because of small men at the top. From Nero’s Rome to Trump’s America, history shows us what happens when delusion becomes divine and power be...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The rich who ignore the plight of the poor, the rich who make the lives of the poor worse while justifying their actions by demeaning the dignity of the poor, will eventually face the consequences of what they have done.

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Understanding The Rich Man's Fate
While it often seems as if the rich who exploit and abuse the poor will never face justice, Jesus tells us that is not so.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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👉"So much of interfaith dialogue and scholarly study is done using Western paradigms. The challenge is that often, when Eastern religions are put into the mix, things just don’t translate easily. As someone who lectures often on Hindu Dharma, I can’t tell you..."👀

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Are We Mything The Point?
To call a scripture of someone else’s religion “mythology” is often meant as term of derision. This is because much of the time when we say something is a myth we mean that it never happened.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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"AI and Public Theology. How do these fit together?
Patheos H+ 2022. AI and Public Theology
The entire world is both celebrating and anguishing over what our crystal ball tells us about the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligence Amplification (IA)..."

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AI And Public Theology
Both Silicon Valley techies and public theologians register the same two fears about the future of AI technology: (1) Superintelligence might render the human race extinct, and (2) bad actors will get...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Sometimes God’s voice feels quiet.

In those seasons, I’m learning to root myself in values—anchors that help me stay faithful when direction feels foggy.

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When God Seems Silent: Naming Values For The Season
When God seems silent, root yourself in faithfulness. Discover how naming values for the season—like “intersections”—can help you listen and live with purpose.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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👉"My Zen practice helps me to get along with people who see the world differently than I do. Generally, I avoid people looking for a fight, and I seek out people looking for common ground.📚

Whenever I have a difficult interaction, in person or online, I can..."👀

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Complex Issues Are Rarely Black-and-white
Further, many seemingly straightforward issues are actually complex issues, riddled with ambiguities, exceptions, and paradoxes.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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👉"In 379 (or conceivably 380) the Christian bishop Eusebius was martyred in the North Syrian city of Dolikha. 🤨That statement might sound totally unsurprising: surely martyrdom was an occupational hazard of early Church leadership? But this particular case has..."👀

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What A Lethal Roof Tile Tells Us About Christian Heresy
In 379 (or conceivably 380) the Christian bishop Eusebius was martyred in the North Syrian city of Dolikha. That statement might sound totally
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November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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👉"There are so many experts today offering antidotes for modern-day problems. They share inspiration and wisdom that help us through our murkiest times, and there is no question that they are gifts from Adonei. However, there is nothing like the timeless wisdom..."

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Parsha Vayera: Bless And You Will Be Blessed
Explore the Torah's relevance in modern times. This week’s Parsha Vayera highlights Abraham's righteousness and offers modern day lessons
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November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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"I’m not a New Yorker, but I write with urgency and a heavy heart. The last person executed in New York was Eddie Lee Mays on August 15, 1963. For decades, New York has stood apart from much of the nation…rejecting the death penalty and affirming that even those..."
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No Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione : A Plea To New Yorkers
No Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione : New Yorkers must defend their moral stance against the death penalty as federal prosecutors seek death.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Turns out we love a good lie—especially the ones we tell ourselves. Truth? That’s too much work. 🙄 #HardTruths #SelfDeception
Why We Can’t Quit the Lie
Why do we need the lie? From church pews to patriotism, humanity clings to myths to feel connected. Can we build real community without the story—or are we hardwired for fiction?
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November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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👉"Well, I suppose I’d better talk about it.

Last month, GAFCON (the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans) finally revealed something that had been a long time in coming: its intention to set up an organization called ‘the Global Anglican Communion’."
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Trouble In The Anglican Communion
GAFCON’s plan for a new Anglican Communion challenges Canterbury’s role and raises questions about unity, identity, and the future of Anglicanism.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Discover how Luther’s four threads—Instruction, Thanksgiving, Confession, and Prayer—can weave stillness and community into daily faith.

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Threads Of Stillness: Learning To Let Scripture Read Us
Discover how Luther’s four threads—Instruction, Thanksgiving, Confession, and Prayer—can weave stillness and community into daily faith.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM