Susan EB

As someone who has read earlier works of Rick Joyner and other figures mentioned here, I would also share this author’s conclusions about this eager movement label, which is trying to cast suppressive takeover of neighbors as “revival.”
Also, calling people demons isn’t obeying commands to love

I really wonder how universities are going to respond to this list of external demands that have nothing to do with each institutions’ own priorities

Picture of “ebook deals for less than $4” from bookshop.org. Four visible book covers

I just bought two bargain bestsellers on bookshop and I am so happy about it. I think I’m going to want to check this category more often

Trump: On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Americans. The strike killed 3 male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel, which was in international waters. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!! UNCLASSIFIED

Trump posts on Truth Social that he’s ordered another strike on what he claims is a drug trafficking boat.

He’s presented no evidence that his victims in the three previous strikes were running drugs. Drug trafficking is also not a capital crime.

Trump is murdering people in international waters.

FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025.

Trans people aren't more skewed towards violence when compared to all shooter archetypes.
The FBI is targeting one of the smallest demos in our society because it's easy. Easy to gin up hate. Easy to "other" them & easy to conquer the least violent group.
This is a hate crime disguised as justice

I think we need to watch how this affects the presence of republicans in the sciences. Because in the future, when they are hugely underrepresented in those fields (I assume they already are somewhat) we can identify how it is self-inflicted

US adult citizens need to pay attention to the fact that our government is treading far beyond “the consent of the governed” in its use of ICE

There are real numbers about where violence is coming from on the political spectrum.
And the Cato institute is… not left leaning

This is a helpful essay, and reminded me how I need to be sure to get offline

A great use of (the privilege of) religious freedom to challenge free speech restrictions

I can’t even read this right now, but for later.
Because of course all aid agencies are reeling.

This is bad
Sad
And very religiously significant language. Republican politicians aren’t just saying “bad people.” They are describing a supernatural energizing force opposed to God… about politics

“Cute and venomous is our new fall vibe” is 🙌🏻🙌🏻

If you have t yet watched this show, it’s so worth it. One of my favorites this past year, in part because it does address how the grief and trauma of the pandemic are still with us.

And here’s the data:

The unequal concern about these acts of violence. Meanwhile, there was another school shooting, and is there a question of taking drastic action to prevent those? Not from that set

This is unconscionable. They do not have consciences. They do not care about protecting children (for anyone who believed their prior claims.) They are actively seeking to harm, then lying to try to cover what they do

Ugh. This is awful

They want to gear it more toward the “entertainment” side of edu-tainment, because the Bible usually skews toward education, the executive says.
Like that’s the problem.
Biblical educator over here, and I am concerned.

Me in front of the Chester Beatty museum

Chester Beatty papyrus 1 f.30 in a glass frame. Labeled Acts 18.9-17

Chester Beatty papyrus f.23 labeled Acts 12:13-22

Chester Beatty papyrus 1 f.25, labeled Acts 11:24-12:5

I went to the meeting of the British New Testament Society for the first time this week, and then had a quick overnight in Dublin at the end. Visited the reading room at the Chester Beatty museum where there’s an amazing collection of biblical and other ancient papyri. Here’s a peek of a few

Study suggests online religious services may be less effective than in person (RNS) — On average, people attending church in person had a higher heart rate during the service and experienced more transcendence, according to a recent study.

On average, people attending church in person had a higher heart rate during the service and experienced more transcendence, according to a recent study.
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Starting my third faculty year, and my sense is that, yes, and it will always be so. We have lofty goals!

When DHS casually breaks the law (this is simply an undisputible instance—they are breaking many others), who holds them accountable?

This is not how anything should work.

Documentation in DC

Golden Rococo room in the Liechtenstein garden palace

Someone in the admin is watching “The Regime” and using it as a template blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2...

😭 it has had such amazing programs. How are they so foolish?

[Petition] End the conflict in Gaza! We’re seeing Israel continue to kill people in Palestine indiscriminately; no more, demand an end to the occupation! We’re seeing Israel continue to kill people in Palestine indiscriminately; no mor...

We’re seeing Israel continue to kill people in Palestine; no more, demand an end to the occupation!
Demand an end to the blockade! No more support for war crimes: End the conflict in Gaza! act.sojo.net/page/86280/p...

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