Ian
@reviancollier.bsky.social
Inclusive Methodism. Georgetown '16 & Duke Divinity '19.
The last time a clergy-led movement got any meaningful legislation passed, both the cleric and the President who supported it got assassinated. Let’s take the Dobbs strategy and just lobby for enough Justices to declare gambling unconstitutional (it’s not, but the SC makes stuff up now, so…)
October 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The last time a clergy-led movement got any meaningful legislation passed, both the cleric and the President who supported it got assassinated. Let’s take the Dobbs strategy and just lobby for enough Justices to declare gambling unconstitutional (it’s not, but the SC makes stuff up now, so…)
These are some episcopalian-ass numbers, tho. $9.50 per day on coffee and $19 per day on lunch. I want to know who is actually spending almost $30 every work day on food.
May 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
These are some episcopalian-ass numbers, tho. $9.50 per day on coffee and $19 per day on lunch. I want to know who is actually spending almost $30 every work day on food.
Harper Collins Study Bible has the same metaphorical interpretation.
May 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Harper Collins Study Bible has the same metaphorical interpretation.
How is the NCC governance structured? Can member churches pass resolutions to force it to make a policy if enough churches do so?
May 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
How is the NCC governance structured? Can member churches pass resolutions to force it to make a policy if enough churches do so?
I’m pretty sure that 90% of the time, if someone goes by Rev. Dr. Name instead of Rev. Name + post-nominal letters, it’s for the purpose of obscuring their credentials so people will believe they have a PhD equivalent degree.
April 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’m pretty sure that 90% of the time, if someone goes by Rev. Dr. Name instead of Rev. Name + post-nominal letters, it’s for the purpose of obscuring their credentials so people will believe they have a PhD equivalent degree.
I wish mainline Div schools in the US would offer a taught PhD/ThD that is hybrid-structured like a DMin. Like, I really want to do full doctoral work (all the classes, etc), but I don't want to quit my job for 4-6 years. But 8-9 years part time would be doable.
April 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I wish mainline Div schools in the US would offer a taught PhD/ThD that is hybrid-structured like a DMin. Like, I really want to do full doctoral work (all the classes, etc), but I don't want to quit my job for 4-6 years. But 8-9 years part time would be doable.
I’ve never seen a noticeable difference in the quality or success of pastors with a DMin vs just an MDiv. The payoff is really just personal enrichment, in my observations.
April 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I’ve never seen a noticeable difference in the quality or success of pastors with a DMin vs just an MDiv. The payoff is really just personal enrichment, in my observations.
It’s a money maker degree for schools, it is able to be completed by pastors without them having to leave full time ministry. And it allows people to get a “Dr” title without the rigor of an academic or medical doctorate. It should probably just be a Masters level degree tbh.
April 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s a money maker degree for schools, it is able to be completed by pastors without them having to leave full time ministry. And it allows people to get a “Dr” title without the rigor of an academic or medical doctorate. It should probably just be a Masters level degree tbh.
A well balanced meal is never required by holy writ. So it can’t be *that* important, right?
April 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A well balanced meal is never required by holy writ. So it can’t be *that* important, right?
I went to Costco once for just coffee and half and half.
I came out with a whole ass pie, 2lbs of brisket, and enough meat sticks to kill me.
I came out with a whole ass pie, 2lbs of brisket, and enough meat sticks to kill me.
April 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I went to Costco once for just coffee and half and half.
I came out with a whole ass pie, 2lbs of brisket, and enough meat sticks to kill me.
I came out with a whole ass pie, 2lbs of brisket, and enough meat sticks to kill me.
The institution founded as King’s College has been waiting for the opportunity to submit to a monarchy since 1783.
March 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The institution founded as King’s College has been waiting for the opportunity to submit to a monarchy since 1783.
Idk words but with my sermons it would be 1.5 pages, Times new Roman 14pt font, 1.5 line spacing. 1in margins.
March 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Idk words but with my sermons it would be 1.5 pages, Times new Roman 14pt font, 1.5 line spacing. 1in margins.
Holiness is cooperative. God absolutely must act, but we must also work out our own salvation (as Paul would say).
I would encourage you to try fasting in accordance with an established church body’s discipline to see if it will work for you.
I would encourage you to try fasting in accordance with an established church body’s discipline to see if it will work for you.
March 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Holiness is cooperative. God absolutely must act, but we must also work out our own salvation (as Paul would say).
I would encourage you to try fasting in accordance with an established church body’s discipline to see if it will work for you.
I would encourage you to try fasting in accordance with an established church body’s discipline to see if it will work for you.
I wouldn't think so. The punishment would be the missed opportunity itself to grow in holiness.
March 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I wouldn't think so. The punishment would be the missed opportunity itself to grow in holiness.
(The real reason is that evangelical publishers understand that we exist in a religious marketplace, whereas mainline publishers assume the liberal Christian Nationalism of the mid 20th cen where members will buy what they are told to buy, but the mainline isn't ready for that conversation)
March 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The idea there would be that if we rely on earthly things like food (or anything else we're fasting from) to bring us joy, we will always fall short of the true joy that only comes from God despite our circumstances. It's not about the experience of misery, it's about looking to God for joy.
March 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The idea there would be that if we rely on earthly things like food (or anything else we're fasting from) to bring us joy, we will always fall short of the true joy that only comes from God despite our circumstances. It's not about the experience of misery, it's about looking to God for joy.
(The real reason is that evangelical publishers understand that we exist in a religious marketplace, whereas mainline publishers assume the liberal Christian Nationalism of the mid 20th cen where members will buy what they are told to buy, but the mainline isn't ready for that conversation)
March 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
(The real reason is that evangelical publishers understand that we exist in a religious marketplace, whereas mainline publishers assume the liberal Christian Nationalism of the mid 20th cen where members will buy what they are told to buy, but the mainline isn't ready for that conversation)
Temptation and sin make us less like God; sin hinders our growth in holiness. To resist what is evil is to choose what is good - to choose to accept God’s grace and become a truer reflection of Christ.
March 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Temptation and sin make us less like God; sin hinders our growth in holiness. To resist what is evil is to choose what is good - to choose to accept God’s grace and become a truer reflection of Christ.
It's not about the eating. It's experiencing desire for something and resisting it. We practice with food because it's morally neutral. If we succumb and eat, we haven't sinned. But it's still exercising the spiritual faculty of resisting desire.
March 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It's not about the eating. It's experiencing desire for something and resisting it. We practice with food because it's morally neutral. If we succumb and eat, we haven't sinned. But it's still exercising the spiritual faculty of resisting desire.
The trade off is that it increases your spiritual health by strengthening your ability to resist earthly desires so that when a temptation to immorality comes, you have built up the spiritual muscles to resist temptation.
But just like any strength training, the regimen you use is important.
But just like any strength training, the regimen you use is important.
March 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The trade off is that it increases your spiritual health by strengthening your ability to resist earthly desires so that when a temptation to immorality comes, you have built up the spiritual muscles to resist temptation.
But just like any strength training, the regimen you use is important.
But just like any strength training, the regimen you use is important.