Shane Sharp
@shanesharp.bsky.social
Social psychologist of religion. Does a lot of research on prayer. Professor of Sociology at Northern Illinois University.
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Shane Sharp
@shanesharp.bsky.social
· Dec 25
Understanding Petitionary Prayer: Ask, and Ye Might Receive
This book explores the ‘whats’, ‘whys’, and ‘hows’ of petitionary prayer. Millions of people every single day ask God or some other supernatural being to make some outcome or event happen, whether it ...
www.routledge.com
I finally wrote a book. It’s about prayer. I think it’s neat: www.routledge.com/Understandin...
Need to know the spell @sickoscommittee.org did to get such a game. Powerful magic.
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Need to know the spell @sickoscommittee.org did to get such a game. Powerful magic.
Hot take: if a famous person over 80 dies, we don’t need a report on their cause of death (except when the cause is strange or weird).
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hot take: if a famous person over 80 dies, we don’t need a report on their cause of death (except when the cause is strange or weird).
Safety alert! LSU scores safety! @sickoscommittee.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Safety alert! LSU scores safety! @sickoscommittee.org
We got a safety in the Bama game @sickoscommittee.org!
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We got a safety in the Bama game @sickoscommittee.org!
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Christian persecution in America is best defined by this image: No actual struggle, wearing clothes that cost more than my entire wardrobe, polished cross instead of rugged, and surrounded by crowds of fellow hypocrites cheering on bigotry who believe they're the victims.
September 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Christian persecution in America is best defined by this image: No actual struggle, wearing clothes that cost more than my entire wardrobe, polished cross instead of rugged, and surrounded by crowds of fellow hypocrites cheering on bigotry who believe they're the victims.
Oh no I have quit
My job to be a poet.
I’m not very good.
My job to be a poet.
I’m not very good.
June 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Oh no I have quit
My job to be a poet.
I’m not very good.
My job to be a poet.
I’m not very good.
Green makes NBA on TNT so bad
May 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Green makes NBA on TNT so bad
I wrote a book. Check it out if you’re interested in the scientific study of prayer.
May 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I wrote a book. Check it out if you’re interested in the scientific study of prayer.
Journal: *takes 6 months to give RR decision*
Also journal: “Have the revision in 24 hours or we will burn your manuscript and curse your first-born while we do it”
#academicsky
Also journal: “Have the revision in 24 hours or we will burn your manuscript and curse your first-born while we do it”
#academicsky
April 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Journal: *takes 6 months to give RR decision*
Also journal: “Have the revision in 24 hours or we will burn your manuscript and curse your first-born while we do it”
#academicsky
Also journal: “Have the revision in 24 hours or we will burn your manuscript and curse your first-born while we do it”
#academicsky
Hot take: 1000% tariff on Canadian geese.
April 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Hot take: 1000% tariff on Canadian geese.
Apparently everything we have to eat is stupid and disgusting and thus my wife and I are stupid and disgusting
March 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Apparently everything we have to eat is stupid and disgusting and thus my wife and I are stupid and disgusting
Call Child Protective Services, y’all, we made our kids watch an animated movie as a family
March 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Call Child Protective Services, y’all, we made our kids watch an animated movie as a family
My son: “You buy too much stuff.”
Me: “This is groceries. You eat too much stuff.”
Me: “This is groceries. You eat too much stuff.”
February 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My son: “You buy too much stuff.”
Me: “This is groceries. You eat too much stuff.”
Me: “This is groceries. You eat too much stuff.”
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Celebrating Black History Month....
February 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Celebrating Black History Month....
Reading page proofs: somehow the best and worst thing about publishing. #AcademicSky
January 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reading page proofs: somehow the best and worst thing about publishing. #AcademicSky
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January 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
January 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Switch 2! youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ?...
An update from Nintendo
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
youtu.be
January 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Switch 2! youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ?...
I’m at the point in my career where I have to read the abstracts of articles I wrote early in my career to remember what I said. #AcademicSky
January 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I’m at the point in my career where I have to read the abstracts of articles I wrote early in my career to remember what I said. #AcademicSky
With the rise of AI, it is now very important to get an insurance policy from Old Glory Insurance: youtu.be/g4Gh_IcK8UM?...
Old Glory Insurance - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
With the rise of AI, it is now very important to get an insurance policy from Old Glory Insurance: youtu.be/g4Gh_IcK8UM?...
I hope that Milroe declares for the draft. The coaching staff needs to move on. #RollTide #BenchMilroe
December 31, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I hope that Milroe declares for the draft. The coaching staff needs to move on. #RollTide #BenchMilroe
Milroe is the most underwhelming QB of the Saban era. Yes, this include Wilson and Coker. #BenchMilroe #RollTide
December 31, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Milroe is the most underwhelming QB of the Saban era. Yes, this include Wilson and Coker. #BenchMilroe #RollTide
I finally wrote a book. It’s about prayer. I think it’s neat: www.routledge.com/Understandin...
Understanding Petitionary Prayer: Ask, and Ye Might Receive
This book explores the ‘whats’, ‘whys’, and ‘hows’ of petitionary prayer. Millions of people every single day ask God or some other supernatural being to make some outcome or event happen, whether it ...
www.routledge.com
December 25, 2024 at 11:25 PM
I finally wrote a book. It’s about prayer. I think it’s neat: www.routledge.com/Understandin...