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Robert Wallace
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(He/his) Spent 20 years as a full-time undergrad professor, teaching biblical studies, but since 2018, I’ve been a senior pastor in McLean, VA.

I care about justice issues, equality, reconciliation, pedagogy, and a host of other things
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Robert Wallace @rewallace.bsky.social · Mar 24
Happy Book Release Day to all who celebrate (and I'd love it if celebrations were widespread). While the book can be found at Amazon and B&N, right now, it's cheaper at the publisher!

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A colorful book cover titled: A Prism of Song: Seeing the Old Testament Through The Psalms, by Robert E. Wallace
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Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
2 0 2 5 Updates Key Races N.Y.C. Mayor Va. Gov. County Margin Shift from 2024 pres. T Votes Loudoun Spanberger +29 * 12 pts. 164,366 Prince William Spanberger +34 × 16 pts. 161,419 Portsmouth Spanberger +47 * 8.1 pts. 29,956 Washington Earle-Sears +49 * 4.5 pts. 20,927 Louisa Earle-Sears +20 * 6.5 pts. 18,719 Orange Earle-Sears +15 * 9.3 pts. 17,127 Powhatan Earle-Sears +40 * 4.4 pts. 16,957 Pulaski Earle-Sears +38 * 7.1 pts. 12,466 Dinwiddie Earle-Sears +17 ~ 6.3 pts. 11,974 Harrisonburg Spanberger +41 × 15 pts. 11,753 Manassas Spanberger +30 * 16 pts. 11,514 Carroll Earle-Sears +57 ~ 6.1 pts. 11,277 Wise Earle-Sears +59 ~ 4.6 pts. 10,962 Fairfax City Spanberger +45 * 11 pts. 10,232 Fredericksburg Spanberger +43 * 11 pts. 10,191 Salem Earle-Sears +12 6.9 pts. 9,374 King William Earle-Sears +34 * 7.1 pts. 8,999 Russell Earle-Sears +63 * 4.9 pts. 8,860
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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it's been seven minutes since the polls closed, Virginia
a man in a white shirt stands in front of a crowd wearing a hat that says ' sx ' on it
Alt: well... we're waiting
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November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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@stevenrharmon.bsky.social on Bluesky
“The senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, Woolf is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Alliance of Baptists. He also serves as one of the associate regional ministers for the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago.” https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pastor-shot-in-leg-by-officer
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November 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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It’s a weird feeling to outlive colleges that at some point have turned me down for a job
insidehighered.com Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 19d
🚨 Breaking News | Trinity Christian College outside Chicago will close at the end of the current 2025–26 academic year due to insurmountable financial pressures.

Read the full story ➡️ https://bit.ly/47SJ1J7
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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I need this. Don't take this from me.

I need a 2 part video series, where Sadiq Khan visits NYC, and he and Zohran Mamdani take the subway to Mets-Willets to watch a Mets game, and talk about hopeful things.

Then in part 2, Zohran visits London. They take the Tube to watch Arsenal play Liverpool.
bylinetimes.bsky.social Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 19d
🔴Sadiq Khan Urges New Yorkers to Reject ‘The Politics of Fear’ and Vote for Zohran Mamdani

EXCLUSIVE: Source close to the London Mayor accuses Mamdani’s political opponents of “weaponising” his Muslim faith in an “uncanny” repeat of Conservative attacks against Khan

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Sadiq Khan Urges New Yorkers to Reject 'The Politics of Fear' and Vote for Zohran Mamdani
Source close to the London Mayor accuses Mamdani's political opponents of "weaponising" his Muslim faith in an "uncanny" repeat of Conservative attacks against Khan
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November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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I know many of the wonderful people at Firehouse. They constantly look for ways to make this world a better place for everyone.
thetriibe.com The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 19d
NEW — Firehouse Community Arts Center, based in North Lawndale, is among many who are providing resources around delays in food assistance just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Check out this list for more resources.

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These Black Chicagoland organizations are stepping up to fill the gap of the SNAP freeze • The TRiiBE
Federal rulings provide hope for food stamp recipients, but benefits will be delayed.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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My article with Christian Citizen about my peacemaking trip to the West Bank.

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Can these stones live? — Christian Citizen
Faithful Palestinian Christians too often feel abandoned, or worse, betrayed by Western Christians. They want to be seen by their Christian family, but they feel forgotten.
www.christiancitizen.us
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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@thegrizzlylabs.com Love GeniusScan! Unfortunately since a recent update it’s no longer including the file when I try to export to Upnote. All other services (like AppleNotes, Dropbox) all work. But not Upnote. Any thoughts?
October 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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I think I'll take a minute and offer thanks to the NFL for helping me better understand the phrase "Bread and Circuses." I'm not proud of it, but I understand it.
September 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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"Silence challenges our cultural addiction to amusement, words, music, advertising, noise, alarms and voices. Silence asks for patience and waiting. And both silence and waiting make us uncomfortable"--Adele Calhoun
August 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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What gif pops up when you type your name?
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Great and wide-ranging conversation about faith, the Bible, and Star Trek with Paul Puscas on Whereabouts Tales podcast.

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Why Real Faith Includes Doubt | A Conversation with Robert Wallace #0034 #whereaboutstales
YouTube video by Whereabouts Tales
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August 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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My latest article with The Christian Citizen
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Creative order — Christian Citizen
We are created to create. To contribute creatively and meaningfully to this world. May we be good stewards of the image of God in our lives, bringing order from chaos in our own unique ways.
www.christiancitizen.us
August 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Special thanks to the "All Things Faith Walk" podcast for the chance to talk about the Old Testament and my book.

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EPISODE 124: MISSED TREASURES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Podcast Episode · All Things Faith Walk · 07/22/2025 · 33m
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July 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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This is wonderful news!
July 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Thanks to the Christian Citizen for its willingness to share the opening chapter of my book!
A prism of song — Christian Citizen
The Psalms are an important theological encounter with Israel’s traditions, but they also represent an intentional artistic encounter with those traditions. They have grandeur, and it is good for the ...
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July 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A member of my congregation created a substack to talk about the importance of climate stewardship as a Christian

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An Invitation to Create Climate Hope Together
Introductory Series — Post #1
www.climatehopetogether.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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It was a powerful Pentecost Witness at the Capitol. Faith leaders + communities gathered in song, prayer, & truth-telling. The work isn’t done—but when people of faith unite, hope rises. Let us continue demanding a moral budget for our nation ✊🏽🙏🏽
June 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Grateful to Holly Bean and Smyth and Helwys books for the interview!

#oldtestament #bible #biblestudy #christian

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An Interview with Robert Wallace
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June 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Somebody on Mastodon just pointed out that, unlike with tarrifs, you're not seeing a bunch of "This isn't what i voted for" regrets coming from Trump voters about what's going on in L.A.

Take with that what you will.
June 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Grateful to Holly Bean and Smyth and Helwys books for the interview!

#oldtestament #bible #biblestudy #christian

www.helwys.com/sh-interview...
An Interview with Robert Wallace
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June 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Great conversation about my book with Ashley on the “Black Sheep Christian” podcast #Christianity #Bible #BibleStudy #OldTestament

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Robert Wallace's Take on Psalms: A Prism of Song
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May 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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My thoughts on the Nakba
It was 2008 before I learned of the existence of Palestinian Christians in more than an abstract way. I had my PhD. I had been teaching for 10 years, and I had spent over 5 months in country in Israel over 4 different trips. I'm still embarrassed it took me that long. Yesterday was Israeli Independence Day. Today, Palestinians remember the same event as "Nakba" or "catastrophe." Seventy-seven years ago 750,000 people out of a population of 1.9 million were displaced. Entire villages of Christians, Muslims, and various other faiths were seized. I won't pretend to be smart enough to know what a just solution is to conflict that has gone on for well over a century. But I know that hate is never right or God's will, that violence is an abdication of Christ's will for us, and that every human being bears the divine image and is worthy of life and dignity because of that. Last night at Wednesday Night Bible Study, we looked at Matthew 25—a chilling reminder that the nations which do not act out of mercy and compassion for the vulnerable will find judgment. God's blessing is not found in strength or violence, but empathy add provision. I suppose all I want to say is. My heart breaks. My heart breaks for all Israelis. My heart breaks for all Palestinians. And in particular, my heart breaks for Palestinian Christians—those keepers of the faith still, for over 2000 years, part of my family of faith—as they fear more displacement and ongoing genocide. It does not have to be this way. But it will be, until people of good conscious stand up and say, "No more, and never again."
May 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM