Fr. Ken Saunders

Almighty God, who created us in your own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name. Amen. (The Book of Common Prayer, p. 260)

So true, and very scary... too many people want McTruth served up with a side of entertainment. Not good for the soul!

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TikTok · Rev. Val 60 likes, 7 comments. “ It's still cloaked. And it is inherently evil.”

It’s sad how this bad fear mongering theology has crept its way into America culture! 🙏

Rapture theology was developed by John Darby in the 1830s, a British preacher who – and, this is true – had no formal theology training or education. There is little to no evidence that rapture theology was taught in any era of church history prior to the 19th-Century.

Remembering the Charleston 9
June 17, 2015.

State senator and the Reverend Clemanta Pinckney, Cynthia Hurd, Sharonda Singleton, Tywanza Sanders, Ethel Lance, Susie Jackson, DePayne Middleton, the Reverend Daniel Simmons and Myra Thompson

Almighty and everlasting God, who kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your holy martyrs, the Charleston 9: Grant to us, your humble servants, a like faith and power of love, that we who rejoice in their triumph may profit by their example; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Let us never forget that these people of faith offered welcome, acceptance, and the love of Christ in the face of prejudice, hatred, and evil. Good Lord deliver them.

EVERY TIME!! 🙏❤️🙌

"Because the Christian God is not a lonely God, but rather a communion of three persons, faith leads human beings into the divine communion. One cannot, however, have a self-enclosed communion with the Triune God- a "foursome," as it were-- for the Christian God is not a private deity. Communion with God is at once also communion with those others who have entrusted themselves in faith to the same God. Hence one and the same act of faith places a person into a new relationship both with God and with all others who stand in communion with God." ~ Miroslav Volf

The Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed 🌱 - https://mailchi.mp/7c0ef228aaf7/6-6-12709041

Love wins! 🙏❤️

The SBC's focus on the Nicene Creed's language implies a lack of comprehension of its terminology. 🤷‍♂️

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“Come broken and weary
Come battered and bruised
My Jesus makes all things new
All things new

Come lost and abandoned
Come blown by the wind
He’ll bring you back home again
Home again

Rise up, oh you sleeper, awake,
The light of the dawn is upon you
Rise up, oh you sleeper, awake,
He makes all things new”

– Andrew Peterson, “All Things New”

And now for the lighter side of things! 🤣 I hope this can make you smile 😊 for a minute or two. (I’ll leave the comments on, unless the vitriol makes me turn them off! 😉)

Hey everybody, did you know that loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself and advocating for ALL of God's people (especially those on the margins) like Jesus taught us makes me a "false prophet?" Who knew? 🤷

Keep on loving, brothers and sisters. We are making an impact if folks seek me out to tell me how wrong I am! 😉👍

God Love's You! ❤🙏

Wisdom!

I Love This!! 🙏❤️

It doesn’t matter if you are searching, saved, black, bown, white, gay, straight, sure, unsure, younger, older, peace-filled, pain-filled able-bodied or differently-abled, no matter how many moms or dads or divorces or kids or chromosomes or failures or successes or questions you have... No mater your gender or status or where you are from, know that -
YOU ARE LOVED 🙏❤️ &
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
(copied from a friend)