I'm teaching on Matt 9-10 today. It has "I desire mercy not sacrifice" "he saw the crowds and had compassion for them" and the naming of one zealot directly (Simon) one indirectly (Judas). This quote from you came back to me. I will be sharing it today. Thank you for always bringing clarity!

Oof, yes it is

The visuals at each step of the prayer being as anti-way of Jesus as imaginable, it shook me. Just watched again after you replied and I think it was worse for me the second time.

Blasphemy of the highest order. I should have lost my capacity to be shocked by this stuff long ago. And still…

Yeah, that has definitely been an unexpected twist. Ha!

We’re living in the great upside down

*he had read it before and was rooting for the beast the entire time

I will never forget when Metaxas quoted Revelation after Trump recovered from Covid. It was the passages about the beast having the mortal wound and recovering. He gleefully wrote “Who is like the beast?” I was like “Hello? Have you read this before? The beast ain’t the good guy”

I’m so sorry for the shit you have had to deal with. Incredibly grateful for your integrity and perseverance. Rachel Held Evans and Mike Slaughter introduced me to your works about 15 years ago, helped pull me out of the conservative religion cult. Thank you for being you!

Thanks for sharing, Kathryn