James Pence

It should. But it won't.

A Masterclass in Compassion...at a Fan Expo Lord, help me to be like Ashley Eckstein

I skipped church to go to the Dallas Fan Expo. I never expected to experience a masterclass in compassion, taught by a celebrity.

ZERO Redeeming Qualities

Sometimes it takes a single event to make us aware of the weight of suffering in the world. - jamespence.substack.com

For small fry like me, It's a good place. I never could get traction on X, Threads, BlueSky, or even my own website. I'm getting readers on Substack. That's mainly why I stay there.

#BookSky

Author and his wife beside their 1-week-old baby.

Yesterday would have been our daughter's 38th birthday. We only had her for a week but she changed our lives forever. open.substack.com/pub/jamespen...

It's EMS week. I'm here today because of this dedicated group of first responders. I suffered a cardiac arrest at 4 am four years ago and my odds of survival were about 5%. Thanks to these wonderful people I'm still here. If you know or see a first responder this week, thank them for their service.

YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol John Bolton on the consequences of Trump’s foreign policy

NEW. John Bolton:

"What Trump has done when you add all this together...he is burning through decades of effort to build up goodwill, trust, faith, reliance on America. Our friends all over the world are saying, 'You’ve taken leave of your senses.'”

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Nothing good happens when the church embraces empire. Christian nationalism is not Christian.

“When we seek unity, unity grows. When we are Canadian, Canada grows.” — PM Mark Carney #CanadaStrong 🇨🇦

2nd judge rules Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations is unlawful...

https://abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-judge-rules-trumps-alien-enemies-act-deportations/story?id=121523576

Looks like me when I wake up in the morning.

Looks like me when I wake up in the morning.

Kahlil Greene on Substack While six wealthy women took an 11-minute joyride to "space”, NASA fired its chief scientist—a renowned female climatologist—along with 22 other employees. Unfortunately, this isn't feminist progress;...

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Zacchaeus, by contrast, embodies the gospel in a full, powerful way.

He experiences great joy. Reviled and rejected by his community, when would he have last experienced joy?

He is repentant & renewed - bearing the spiritual fruit love in acts of mercy and justice.

A beautiful gospel story. 2/2

The rich ruler is a poetic counterpart to Zacchaeus. Luke's gospel captures this well.
The ruler assumes his righteousness and seeks Jesus for affirmation.

Jesus exposes his love of money and failure to love his neighbors.

The ruler's story ends in great sadness. 1/

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Thesis: Christians in leadership at business / church / nonprofit organizations do the weirdest things that betray their personal values because of their disembodied, gnostic, western, colonizer-inherited, and Empire-shaped theology.

Decolonizing is to reclaim our humanity.

James Pence on Substack I never thought I’d say this, but DJT has taught me, or perhaps reminded me, of something important. I’m a deconstructed evangelical, but still a Christian. And although I’m proud (or at least used to...

Reagan once called Russia (the Soviet Union at that time) an "evil empire." Now it appears America has decided to align itself with that empire. It's a stark reminder to me that America is merely part of Babylon, one of the empires of this world. #empire #christiannationalism #America #Trump

James Pence on Substack Last summer my oldest granddaughter Elly celebrated her fifteenth birthday. Last week my middle granddaughter Eva celebrated her 8th birthday. In December of last year my youngest granddaughter Lilly ...

I refuse to give in to despair or discouragement. Every single day is a gift from God. #hope #faith #love #nofear #nodiscouragement #nodespair #nokings

James Pence on Substack God hasn’t promised me a peaceful or happy life. He hasn’t promised that my life would be without difficulty, that the path I walk would always be smooth. He hasn’t exempted me from tragedy. But he h...

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This is exactly right.

Today I will remember that people like DJT & Co. come and go. They rise and fall. And in the grand scheme of eternity they are nothing.

And they will ultimately come to nothing.

For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 #nokings

How do I fight against the despair, anger, and rage that naturally bubble up in the face of all that DJT & Co. are doing?

I remember that it's not a new battle.

Ecclesiastes 1:9: What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. #nokings

I don't often agree with the Post but they got this one right! #nokings #nodictators #standwithukraine

Very true!