sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
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I just had someone respond to a post of mine about loving our neighbors by saying, “It’s people like you who distort who our neighbors are! Illegal immigrants are not my neighbors and I’m not called to love them!”
This person had “Christ is king” in their bio and many posts advocating Christianity.
Unfortunately, this is an all too common sentiment these days. It is as untrue as it is callous and dangerous.
As a pastor, let me explain why:
First, every human being is created in God’s image and is t…
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Tim, I'm also experiencing your blood pressure levels and you're *exactly* right when you say that a lot of these people who say one thing behind closed doors and do another in public are going to hand Trump the WH keys simply because they're trying to avoid career fallout in being honest. This is the kind of shit we'd expect from republicans and now we're seeing it within team blue. It's fucking pathetic.