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D.Flood
@wevalueteens.bsky.social
Contextual theologian / mentoring teens through education art & skills training / Adventurer always leaving the trail / I write fiction & non fiction / DMin Northern Seminary, MA Dallas Theological Seminary Married 38+ years, 3 sons, 12 grandchildren
"Another striking paradox is the contention by Christians that God's eternal counsels are compatible with ordinary, everyday speech. This view cuts across the tendency in some parts of early Christianity to cast the religion into an elitist gnostic discourse."
June 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Christians are unique in abandoning the original language of Jesus and instead adopting Greek in its central media of the church. Except in extremist sectarian groups, Christians never made the language of Jesus a prerequisite for faith or membership in the fellowship."
June 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ultimately, the texts emphasize that the gospel is God's unfolding story of restoration and shalom for all creation, calling believers to active participation in bringing about peace, justice, and love in the world.
June 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Social media contagion does more than overload one with stimulation, it also deprives the mind and body of rest.

Ruthann Richter, “Among Teens, Sleep Deprivation an Epidemic, in Stanford Medical News Center (October 8, 2015), med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
Among teens, sleep deprivation an epidemic
Sleep deprivation increases the likelihood teens will suffer myriad negative consequences, including an inability to concentrate, poor grades, drowsy-driving incidents, anxiety, depression, thoughts o...
med.stanford.edu
May 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM