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Derek Vreeland

@derekvreeland.bsky.social

✝️ Jesus-follower β›ͺ️ Pastor πŸ“š Author of Incarnation, Centering Jesus, & others πŸŽ™οΈ Host: Peaceable & Kind Podcast πŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈ Runner (26.2, 13.1, 10K)

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Preached tonight to students in our youth group. What a great group of teenagers! Talked about loving God with everythingβ€”heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Love is something we do. It’s active; it’s an action. Loving God is not just an idea, not a feeling. It is something we do.

28.02.2026 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAnd you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” - ‭‭Mark‬ ‭12‬:‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Love is WHAT we do.

Heart, soul, mind, and strength is HOW we do.

#LoveGod

27.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œFor I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” - 1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬ ‭NRSV

#AshWednesday

19.02.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The practices of Ash Wednesday and Lent are not prescribed in Scripture. They are rhythms passed down to us through tradition.

Heeding the collected wisdom found in tradition rescues us from the arrogance of thinking our generation has it all figured out.

#Lent #AshWednesday

18.02.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feast today my friends.
We have 6 1/2 weeks of fasting before us.

#Lent

17.02.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰HAPPY RELEASE DAY! πŸŽ‰

I wrote Crucifixion using the uniqueness of The Message Bible for individuals or groups.

It explores the mystery of God joining us in death to defeat sin and death through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. ✝️

Go get it for the season of Lent!

17.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crucifixion Videos These companion videos, featuring Derek Vreeland, are designed to go hand-in-hand with each lesson in Crucifixion, Book 2 in the God in the Neighborhood Bible Study series. Click Here For the best …

Each lesson in my Crucifixion Bible Study has a companion teaching video. The videos are short, approximately 3-5 minutes.

derekvreeland.com/books/crucif...

#Crucifixion
#GodintheNeighborhood

16.02.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And the winner is......Michael Zeedyk (@mizeedyk). Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway!

You can order the Crucifixion Bible Study to use during the season of Lent. It releases tomorrow. You can also preorder Resurrection which will be out March 17.

Order here: derekvreeland.com/books/

16.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(mechanical breathing)

I AM YOUR VALENTINE!

#starwars #valentinesday

14.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Consequence is no coincidence
Hypocrites always want to play innocent
Always want to take it to the full out extent
Always want to make it seem like good intent
Never want to face it when it's time for punishment
β€”Lauryn Hill

#hypocrites

10.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every man want to act like he's exempt
When him need to get down on his knees and repent
Can't slick talk on the day of judgment
Your movement's similar to a serpent
Tried to play straight, how your whole style bent?…

10.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

red fell the dew in Rammas Echor.
β€”The Song of the Mounds of Mundburg

From Chapter 6: The Battle of the Pelennor Fields in The Return of the King, volume three of The Lord of the Rings

#lotr
#gondor
#MinasTirith
#pelennorfields

10.02.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Death in the morning and at day’s ending
lords took and lowly. Long now they sleep
under grass in Gondor by the Great River
Grey now as tears, gleaming silver,
red then it rolled, roaring water:
foam dyed with blood flamed at sunset;
as beacon mountains burned at evening…

10.02.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is your halftime plan today?

A. Watching Bad Bunny 🎢 🐰
B. Watching Kid Rock 🎢 🀘🏻
C. Hitting the snack table 🍿πŸ₯¨

It’s going to be the snack table for me, bro!

#superbowl60

08.02.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crucifixion, the next God in the Neighborhood Bible Study, releases in TWO WEEKS.

Eight passages on the death of Jesus from The Message for personal devotion or small groups.

Pre-order now for Lent: amzn.to/4a5G1Ji

Join the Launch TeamπŸ‘‡
forms.gle/VdYugbYZYmm6...

03.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Derek Vreeland on Instagram: "CONTINUING OBSERVATIONS OF ATONEMENT IN HEBREWS My daily Bible reading in the Epistles has had me reading through Hebrews where the sacrificial death of Jesus is a predo... 0 likes, 1 comments - derekvreeland on February 2, 2026: "CONTINUING OBSERVATIONS OF ATONEMENT IN HEBREWS My daily Bible reading in the Epistles has had me reading through Hebrews where the sacrifici...

I have been gathering some exegetical observations on the death of Jesus in the book of Hebrews.

It is too long to post here, but if you are interested you can read about it on my Instagram.

www.instagram.com/p/DUQ1Nmjkey...

#atonement
#exegesismatters

02.02.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Praying the Psalm for the day has shaped my prayer life by giving me language and honesty before God.

To help you pray the psalms, I created the Daily Office Lectionary and Psalms with dated psalms for every day.

Get it here: amzn.to/4pzTv5S

#prayer #psalms

30.01.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And so it concludes… #LOTR

30.01.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIn this phial is caught the light of EΓ€rendil’s star. It will shine still brighter when night is about you. May it be to you a light in dark places, when all other lights go out.” – The Lady Galadriel to Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring

#lotr #light #epiphany

25.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mon Mothma said it best: β€œOf all the things at risk, the loss of an OBJECTIVE REALITY is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of TRUTH is the ultimate victory of evil.”

#truth #monmothma #andor #starwars

25.01.2026 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live updates: Minneapolis National Guard activated after a man is killed by federal agents Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters.

Lord have mercy.

The time for de-escalation is long past. Praying for peace in Minneapolis.

#deescalateICE

apnews.com/live/minneap...

24.01.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The psalms give us a language of prayer.
They teach us to feel, to lament, to express our complaints.
They teach us to trust God and praise.
The psalms teach us to pray.

#Psalm23

24.01.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out my podcast interview with Louis Markos as we talk about his new book From Aristotle to Christ.

We talk about Plato and Aristotle and why reading the ancient Greeks can help Christians today.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0TQY...

22.01.2026 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œCuriosity can be a kind of saving grace to prevent stalled spiritual development.” - @brianzahnd.bsky.social

18.01.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to Winfield Bevins on the release of How Beauty Will Save the World, a beautifully written book on the need and necessity for Christians to reclaim the liturgical power of the arts.

Go get this one! amzn.to/45O0HEh

#arts #beauty #book #newbook

16.01.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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De-escalation is the road to peace. This is my prayer.

β€œMay the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!” - Psalms‬ ‭29‬:‭11‬ ‭NRSV

#ICE #peace

16.01.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't discount the power of the spiritual discipline of just showing upβ€”showing up for the sake of others.

#community #church

14.01.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I NEED YOUR HELP!

The next two Bible studies in the God in the Neighborhood Series drop February 17, just in time for the seasons of Lent and Easter. I need YOUR help to spread the word.

If you want to join the launch team, fill out the form here: forms.gle/3GFc6SEFF6bW...

12.01.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe land produced vegetationβ€”all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit….evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.” - Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Jesus was the seed laid in the ground that produced the vegetation of new life on the third day.

#Jesus

11.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My new Bible study, Crucifixion: 8 Lessons on How God Saves Us, releases next February 17, just in time for the season of Lent.

If you want to encounter the heart of God revealed at the cross and reflect on the love that saves, get a copy!

πŸ‘‰ Preorder: amzn.to/459bNUk

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