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“You can’t repent of what you haven’t confessed.
You can’t confess what you haven’t first grieved.
You can’t grieve what you haven’t seen.”
May we open our eyes and see...
And grieve..
And confess...
And repent...
#enoughisenough
#changestartsnow
#BlackLivesMattter
B Brenneman retweeted
It is not possible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.
B Brenneman retweeted
Our obedience doesn’t buy us anything that grace hasn’t already purchased for us.
“For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:17
B Brenneman retweeted
I’m often asked if narcissism in the church is a contemporary phenomenon.
No, it swims in the waters of imperialism, traffics in conquest, quietly proclaims manifest destiny, and cozies up to white supremacy.
This can’t simply be fixed with personality tests and a sabbatical. – at East Grand Rapids, MI
B Brenneman retweeted
So what can you do?
First, refuse to stick your head in the sand. Your life and voice matter. You can make a difference. Evil grows and spreads like a virus when we intentionally choose to look away. Love is our immunity to this virus.
deseret.com/2022/5/16/230770…
"For those who expect everything, there are many curses.
For those who appreciate everything, there are many blessings."
–@JamesClear
“The coming of Jesus is the result of the unstoppable zeal of a God of glorious redeeming grace.”
@PaulTripp
A living hope enables us to have both sorrow and joy. Our living hope is an inheritance achieved for us by Christ.
—Tim Keller
We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
Psalms 33:20-21
But Jesus spoke to them at once.
“Don’t be afraid,” he said.
“Take courage. I am here! ”
Matthew 14:27
B Brenneman retweeted
Thinking of Daunte Wright's family. Thinking of the greater Minneapolis community. Thinking of all the Black folks who wake up to this news again and again and again and again and again. Thinking of the toll is takes on your body, the air it pulls from your lungs. Every time.
B Brenneman retweeted
Father in heaven, you do justice every day. Won’t you do justice in this and other cases of sin, hate, and violence. Stay the hand of the wicked. Bear your arm of righteousness. Protect your Asian children and image bearers.
Another Asian woman killed.
#standforaapilives
cnn.com/2021/04/04/us/asian-…
“I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.” - Jesus Christ
Revelation 1:18
