@arbevere.bsky.social
Pastor(ret), Professor, Bible Moth, Foreigner and Exile in a Strange Land, Peddler of Hope.
Harsh Words for Hardened Hearts
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So the prophets sharpened their tongues.
Not because they loved thunder,
but because whispers bounce off stone. kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
Coming This Week on the Daily Lectionary / February 22-28, 2026
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SUNDAY: Hunger, Silence, and Dust
MONDAY: Fear That Flickers and Faulters
TUESDAY: The Pattern of Exile (click link for more) allanrbevere.substack.com/p/coming-thi...
The disciples have been walking with Jesus, watching him heal, teach, calm storms, and confront religious leaders; and somewhere along the way they’ve started imagining ranks and status. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/greatness-...
21.02.2026 12:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I bet the aliens know Trump is in the Epstein Files.
20.02.2026 19:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Donald Trump is not the betrayal of evangelical values; he's the fulfillment of evangelical values." - Kristin Du Mez.
20.02.2026 16:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Was the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico open under President Biden with millions streaming in unaccounted for? In this "Short Take," I examine the facts and fiction of the claim. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoeM...
20.02.2026 15:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
MAGA Jesus Tells the Parable of the Loyal Soil
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A Satirical Selection from the MAGA Jesus Gospel
“Listen, folks, I’m going to tell you about the soils,” he said, "because everyone loved these soils—they were tremendous, the best soils, believe me." kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
Leader: Have mercy on us, O God, according to your steadfast love.
People: According to your abundant mercy, blot out our transgressions. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/repentence...
Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble.
20.02.2026 11:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ignorance - When your opinions travel first class and your facts ride in the trunk.
20.02.2026 02:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Call for a True Democracy
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Randy Woodley writes, "What we’re watching now, under Trump is the quiet part being said out loud. The billionaire class isn’t just influencing legislation anymore—they’re writing it, implementing it." kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
His sermon is short—
no poetry,
no flourish,
no altar call:
“Forty days more,
and Nineveh
will be overturned.” allanrbevere.substack.com/p/short-serm...
Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble.
19.02.2026 12:31 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I feel seen.
18.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In Joel chapter 2, the prophet is not whispering comfort; he is pulling the fire alarm. Something is wrong. Something is coming. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/god-is-not...
18.02.2026 15:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hospitality is a Lenten discipline. It is more strenuous than fasting and as life-changing as prayer. To open one’s home or heart, one must be vulnerable. It is a risk of inconvenience and misinterpretation.
kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble. May this Lenten season honor the Jesus of Jubilee
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Reflection on the Sunday's Epistle Reading - The 1st in Lent (02.22.2026) - Romans 5:12-19
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Paul isn’t interested in assigning individual blame here as much as he is naming a reality. Something went wrong at the very beginning... preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preach...
Was the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico open under President Biden with millions streaming in unaccounted for? In this “Short Take,” I examine the facts and fiction of the claim. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/immigratio...
17.02.2026 17:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Epstein Files and The Theology of Excusing Kings
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Ben Cremer writes, "Portions of the Church learned how to preach David’s repentance louder than his abuse. kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
Reflections on the OT Reading, 1st Sunday in Lent (02.22.2026) - Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
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The serpent doesn’t storm the garden or issue threats. Instead, it asks a question that sounds almost reasonable: “Did God really say…?” preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preach...
What’s striking is the contrast. On one side, craving, suspicion, and forgetfulness. On the other, shepherding, protection, and fulfillment. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/yesterdays...
17.02.2026 12:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble. Reveal the reality and reach for the promise.
17.02.2026 12:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Reflections on the Gospel Reading - The 1st Sunday on Lent (02.22.22026) - Matthew 4:1-11
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Jesus resists not by flash or force, but by memory and fidelity. He doesn’t invent clever arguments; he stays rooted in Scripture. preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preach...
A Prayer of Confession for the American Church
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Dan Hawk writes, "We have been unwilling to examine our ways. We have exchanged your truth for the truth that the empire speaks. As in Isaiah’s day, we have made a covenant with death. kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...
Thematic Connections - The 1st Sunday in Lent (02.22.2026)
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Taken together, these three passages tell one long, human story about trust, desire, and the strange pull of becoming something we were never meant to seize for ourselves.
preacherslectionarynotebook.substack.com/p/the-preach...
Exodus 33 stands in the shadow of the golden calf (Exodus 32). Israel has broken covenant almost immediately after receiving it. The covenant relationship is fractured, divine judgment has fallen, and Moses now stands as intercessor. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/divine-pre...
16.02.2026 12:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Once I came to understand this, our current religious, social, and political situation made more sense. When Christians argue through the lenses of left/right, and even liberal/conservative, they often miss the point. Arguing within the left/right continuum is itself a form of enculteration.
15.02.2026 20:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, away from the crowds, away from the noise, away from the constant demands. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/more-than-...
15.02.2026 13:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Give your love a Valentine's Day they will never forget.
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