Jonathan Schut

MLK's Dream Is Trump's Nightmare Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned a world where even enemies are worthy of love. In Trump’s vision? Not so much.

Thankful for the work of @sojo.net - a meaningful reflection for today. sojo.net/articles/opi...

Photo of a taxi TV news story with the headline: “2025 marks the start of Generation Beta”

Hmm can we workshop the name please? They’re going to be bullied by the skibidi kids

This is a stop anytime I’m in Woodstock to visit family!

This is a beautiful presentation of the New Testament. We took time to read Luke 2 this morning to begin our day

I’d like to now invoke the preferential option for the cebu

The Bible is a diverse collection of ancient writings spanning hundreds of years and multiple cultures. So it's remarkable how consistent they are in calling for economic justice for the poor.

This isn't some add-on to the gospel. It's embedded in it.

This book was just recommended to me today! I’ll take this as a sign to read it sooner rather than later

My faith journey has led me to regularly interrogate claims to certainty.
However - the more in interrogate it the more certain I am that Relient K produced the greatest Christmas album of all time.

As long as none of the teams you support is the Yankees - I don’t have any issues here.

Newspaper article

I work with immigrant settlement in southern Manitoba and I’ve heard many stories of experiences of “nice Canadians” like those from this column in our local paper.

Dear Santa with Jack Black is such a fun movie! Angry Evangelicals have no idea what they’re missing!

Sometimes I wonder if it’s mere semantics
But at the same time I can’t help but think that we find ourselves in a bit of a “forest and trees” situation if our focus is misdirected

Lately I’ve been spending less time trying to “discern God’s will” and more time trying to understand God’s heart

About me - once, during a Christmas trivia event, the question was, “How many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?”
My response (with great confidence), “Five! There’s Marley, Marley, Past, Present, Yet to Come”
Was advised that is, in fact, unique to the Muppets.

Agreed! “Pretty sure there’s some dirt on that - it should run through again.”

Yesterday was Prevention of Genocide Day: "The suffering of Palestinian people cannot be ignored; the promise of 'Never again' demands more than words - it demands action."
Full statement here: mcc.org/our-stories/...

Now that the #Soto sweepstakes have been won, I am waiting to see how badly the #BlueJays will disappoint me with their off-season. I will be (pleasantly!) surprised if any lessons were learned after losing the #Ohtani sweepstakes last year.

Yes! But he came in way nobody expected and presented an ethic that challenged all that they thought they understood.
A reminder of our need for humility in all things

The violence inflicted by the inhumane practices of health insurance companies can’t really be overstated.
How do we faithfully live out the call to “not repay evil with evil” when so many are suffering?

I really don’t have answers … only more questions the longer I spend reflecting on this

How truly broken our relationships must be for a person (or people!) to feel that their only paths to freedom are violent.
What does Jesus’ ethic of peace have to say to us in this time and place?

Evangelicals Tap Power of the Sun—and Government Rebates - Christianity Today More churches embracing solar power to care for creation and cut energy costs.

"God's given you a fusion reactor in the sky. You just need a way to tap it."
More churches are embracing solar power as a way to care for creation and cut their energy costs. #CreationCare
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/evan...

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful” -Colossians 3:15

Wow - what a read. To my Canadian friends who think we’d be better off with a privatized, for-profit system, read this first.

How Do I Love My Incarcerated Neighbor? It’s easy to condemn a broken prison system but harder to show up for an actual person who has specific material needs.

"Loving your neighbor requires a commitment to individual action on a daily basis. Loving your neighbor is easy if you do it only in the abstract." @sojo.net
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Where I live, it rained 25 out of 30 days in November - so I've decided to join BlueSky.
So far - I like it here.