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Allie Beth Stuckey and Megan Basham are Freaking Out Christian MAGA influencers Allie Beth Stuckey and Megan Basham reveal mounting anxiety as they attempt to shape immigration narratives after the killing of Alex Pretti and public scrutiny of ICE.

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A Song Someone is Dying to Hear: Did Amy Grant Just Join the Resistance? The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm)” is Grant’s statement that justice and protest are not separate categories from the good news of Jesus.

Craig Nash: Where are all the protest songs?

In her first new single in almost a decade, Amy Grant seems to be asking the same question. On Tuesday, January 6, the CCM pioneer released “The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm).”

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A Song Someone is Dying to Hear: Did Amy Grant Just Join the Resistance? The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm)” is Grant’s statement that justice and protest are not separate categories from the good news of Jesus.

Did Amy Grant just join the Resistance?

Minneapolis Faith Leaders Call for Peace, Urge ICE to Leave Minnesota On Thursday, Minnesota faith leaders from various traditions gathered at the site where an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good on the streets of Minneapolis, amid a surge of ICE raids.

On Thursday, Minnesota faith leaders from various traditions gathered at the site where an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good on the streets of Minneapolis, amid a surge of ICE raids. They called for peace and urged the agency to leave the state.

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Evangelicals No Longer Support Trump. It’s Worse: They Ignore Him. Evangelicals may no longer loudly support Donald Trump, but their silence carries its own danger. A theological critique of power, omission, and the gospel.

Craig Nash: "In the first Trump administration, evangelicals supported his policies of chaos and exclusion. This time, they are mostly silent. Having extracted what they need from him—defederalizing abortion policy—they now mostly ignore his reign of retribution."

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East Texas Baptist University Prepared Us for Trump’s America Christians are standing up against the oppressive regime, but it’s not the evangelicals who are well-rehearsed in play-acting persecution.

@craignash.bsky.social: "So while many of our Christian siblings are standing up to power exactly as we rehearsed, others among us have become chaplains to the empire. They had aspirations to become Jesus Freaks, but are serving as jesters in Caligula’s court."

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Is There a Genocide Against Christians in Nigeria? It’s hard to ignore the suspicion that the social media activity over religious-based violence in Nigeria is connected to the conflict in another region defined by colonial aggression—Gaza.

Is there a Christian genocide in Nigeria?

Is There a Genocide Against Christians in Nigeria? It’s hard to ignore the suspicion that the social media activity over religious-based violence in Nigeria is connected to the conflict in another region defined by colonial aggression—Gaza.

Is there a Christian genocide in Nigeria?

@craignash.bsky.social: If you’ve watched the news for just a few minutes since last week, you’ve learned more about the horrors of the world than many ancient people knew in an entire lifetime. This is too much weight for us to handle, making a turn to God a natural impulse.

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@craignash.bsky.social: Reagan, the former actor and Governor of California, didn’t negate Bush’s focus on the dignity of migrants. Instead, he chose to focus on a different angle, which, at the time, was the rising unrest caused by massive unemployment in Mexico.

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Jeff Hiller’s Sacred Journey From the Pews to the Party Bus Jeff Hiller had overnight Hollywood success that only took twenty years to realize. It all began in an unlikely place — church.

I loved this conversation with Jeff Hiiller--

#somebodysomewhere #jeffhiller #simon&schuster @boomboomhiller.bsky.social

@craignash.bsky.social: As GFM reported recently, public school defenders earned a small but significant victory when the court upheld an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision on taxpayer-funded religious charter schools.

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Sometimes you read the news and inspiration strikes. Here’s what hit me this morning while I was drinking coffee. (Taylor’s Version) 😉 @taylorswifteras.bsky.social #taylorswift #swifties #music #taylorsversion #scapegoat #atonement #faith #gospel

Grace from the Rubble: Jeane Bishop Tells Stories of Loss and Reconciliation Jeanne Bishop recently joined Jonathan Platt of the Baylor Line to tell stories about loss & reconciliation after the Oklahoma City Bombing.

“I didn’t want Timothy McVeigh’s name to live and theirs to die.” Read more in Good faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social @craignash.bsky.social

Vatican Dispatch | White Smoke! Cardinals Select North American Pope Steve Harmon, reporting live from the Vatican, has announced that the College of Cardinals have selected a North American pope.

Cardinals select first North American pope:

Ep. 1 of “Our Stigma,” a six-episode podcast created and hosted by Lutheran Pastor Seth Perry, drops Thursday, May 1!

The documentary-style audio podcast explores mental illness, addiction, and stigma in the context of diverse spiritual communities in Minnesota.

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Autism Awareness Month | Sacred Support Systems for Children with Autism Jason and Jackson Edwards write about the crucial and endangered support systems for children with autism.

Listen, I know I may be a teensy bit biased on this one, but these words are so important. Working with these two authors to put these words in front of you has been one of my greatest joys in this role so far. I love them both so much and know you will too.

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Leslie Jordan Releases 'Elegy,' Third Single from Upcoming Concept Album 'The Agonist' "Elegy," the third single from Leslie Jordan's upcoming concept album "The Agonist," will be released today.

With this full album being released today, I wanted to re-share this interview I had with Leslie Jordan. (Not THAT Leslie Jordan, but half of the former group "All Sons & Daughters" Leslie Jordan.) The album is EXCELLENT.

Jordan Rowan Fannin: Today, I remember #PopeFrancis as a man who took poverty seriously, not just as a spiritual concept or a posture of the soul, but in its full physical, social and political reality.

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Hands and Feet As the basin caught the dirty drops falling into it, I asked God to keep my hands from washing away the memory of what took place at that moment.

Justin Cox: For over a decade, I have watched my spouse, Lauren, use her hands to embrace uncertain futures. When I first told her I felt called to seminary, she said, “I don’t know what it means to be a pastor’s wife.” I told her that was okay because I didn’t know what it meant to be a pastor.

Reimagining God for Earth Day and Every Day On this Earth Day and every day, may we be moved not just to reflect but to act. Let us honor creation with our prayers, policies, choices, daily practices and collective will.

Tomorrow is # EarthDay
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"Earth Day theme is “Our Power, Our Planet,” emphasizing the urgent need to transition toward renewable energy sources. It is a prophetic call to individuals, communities, churches, schools..."

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@craignash.bsky.social: Although he didn’t change the Church’s teachings on social issues, he drastically altered its tone, calling on Christians to care less about enforcing God’s rules and focus more on embodying God’s love. #PopeFrancis

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SPOILER ALERT! Senior editor @craignash.bsky.social shares his thoughts on the new season of #TheHandmaidsTale

"A note of warning while watching: As in previous seasons, you may need to click 'Info' on your remote control to confirm that you aren’t watching the news." 😅

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Bearing Witness: Trading Missions and Evangelism for Friendship and Curiosity Craig Nash writes about how Barlova, a neighborhood bar in the remote city of Tartu, Estonia, helped redefine his faith and worldview.

If you've ever wondered, "What's up with Craig and Estonia?", then this is your weekend reading. #estonia #tartu #eesti #karlova #barlova

Donald Trump Is A Sodomite Presiding Over a Nation of Sodomites Dr. Miguel A De La Torre describes how Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and Elon Musk exhibit the biblical sin of Sodom, making them sodomites.

Miguel A. De La Torre: Donald Trump is a sodomite. So are Elon Musk and Stephen Miller. Together, they engage in this abomination before the eyes of the Lord.

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‘Christian Nations’ Don’t Arrest Guests For Speaking Their Mind The United States is arresting and detaining more young people like Rumeysa Ozturk for what it falsely claims as "pro-Hamas" activities.

Craig Nash: As an American, I believe that First Amendment rights are essential. As a world citizen, keeping brutal regimes at bay is vital. But as a Christian, the imperative toward hospitality for the stranger is nonnegotiable.

Faith, Justice, and Inclusion in Sports Ministry: Good Faith Media and Christian Athlete Circles Announce Partnership Good Faith Media and Christian Athlete Circles announce the formation of a partnership designed to amplify inclusive sports ministry.

Exciting News! Good Faith Media and Christian Athlete Circles (CAC) are excited to announce a partnership to amplify and highlight the stories of athletes living out a faith that uplifts justice, mercy and inclusion.🏅🏀🙏

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Justin Cox: My hosts met me on the front porch with greetings and hearty handshakes. Two steps in, they immediately offered a choice of beverage: water, tea or something stronger.

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@craignash.bsky.social: A coalition of faith-based, community, non-profit, and other civic organizations met at the AL state capitol to call for reducing the state tax on groceries. The AL Arise Action group is pushing a plan to eliminate the grocery tax altogether.

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