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31 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
October 31 is a confusing day for someone of baptist heritage who can also remember when Trunk or Treat was a form of comprise.
This is the day of the year I honor my dead Swiss anabaptist ancestors by developing convictions against dressing up.
I mean, don't get me wrong, you all look like you're having a TON of fun dressing up as pumpkin-spiced Luther or whatever
We've just never been able to celebrate either Halloween or Reformation Day convincingly. Shaping forces and whatnot.

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3 Nov
Been reading through I Timothy lately & there's a lot in there about fighting the good fight & contending for the faith. Interestingly, tho, the primary threat seems to be... yourself.
Paul seems very concerned that Timothy wage the good warfare against his own sinfulness & lack of faith. Learning to train himself in godliness is how he would lead others to godliness.
This is really important frame of reference b/c Scripture does describe Xian life as warfare & struggle. Too often, tho, we co-opt this language as cover for hating our ideological enemies.
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2 Nov
Per previous threads: Things are both simpler & more complicated than initially appear. Simpler in sense that we all fundamentally want & need same things. More complicated in that our contexts & differing experiences of the world affect how we go about trying to achieve them.
I struggle w/ expanations that reverse these: That frame the differences btwn people as something essential to their very personhood rather than explained by their context, history, distinct challenges, & lived experience.
This isn't to say that we don't respond wrongly or unethically in trying to meeting core needs. We absolutely do & we must challenge this. It's not okay to solve a legitimate need in an illegitimate way.
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2 Nov
So digital life is both new & untested & also a lifeline. Some folks are actively discovering it in context of Trumpism. That's part of there reason why they're so concerned w/ what they perceive to be social media censorship.
Imagine living in a somewhat isolated area, catching up with digital age & all it offers you irt shopping, connection, education, etc. at the same time that politics is going extremely online.
You've just decided you can trust it. You like it even. You've found folks who share your views & you're not isolated anymore. & then, like that, your experience of it is threatened--maybe you can't trust it after all? Especially if it's suggested that "they" are controlling it.
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2 Nov
This adds perspective & I want to highlight something else about the affect of digital campaign on rural voters
B/c of lag time btwn these communities & suburbs, cities, reliable internet & culture of digital age is at a different stage of development. Here's what I mean:
It's only been 2-3 years that our local elementary school has taken communication online. As PTA, we debated about whether enough parents & guardians were comfortable enough w/ it for it to be main source of communication.
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2 Nov
I live in & come from places like Levant & I have a couple thoughts--not about the election so much as to whether Trump's approach actually helps give voice to these communities' concerns or further alienates them from the rest of the country.
(For context: I grew up in swPA outside of Pittsburgh & currently live in swVA. My husband has pastored in both regions & our friends & relatives tend to be very pro-Trump.)
From purely annectdotal standpoint, I have seen intensification of Trump support from 2016 to 2020. The common explanation is that he gives voice to their concerns. Also, I think he pays attention to them & validates them which is just, if not, more important.
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27 Oct
Feeling another thread on conservative evangelical inside baseball
Last week, I offered up a few thoughts on John Piper's article calling for evangelicals to consider the effect of toxic character, including:

1) Piper's position is entirely consistent if you know his metanarrative
2) Everyone else is acting true to form, too.
(As in previous threads, these are just my observations. They are not statements about morality or goodness. Don't make them more than they are.)
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