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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Please enjoy this interview about Wes Crawford's important new book "One Nation Over God"

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Wes Crawford - "One Nation over God"

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did You Know? Homelessness has increased in Monmouth County by approx. 40% over the past two years. Freehold Area Open Door is here to help! www.faopendoor.org

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Freehold CROP Hunger Walk takes place on Sunday October 18. 25% of all proceeds are given to Freehold Area Open Door or to The Emergency Housing and Advocacy Program to help us to fight hunger and homelessness right here at home! Learn more at: events.crophungerwalk.org/chw/event/fr...

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Freehold CROP Hunger Walk

We are losing the battle against world hunger. Hunger is the cause of half of all children’s deaths. 13.7% of U.S. households experience food insecurity. One in eleven people in the world go to bed hu...

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Join us at Foodstock on October 17! Foodstock, a partner of Freehold Area Open Door, is a grassroots community effort formed to assist with the needs of our less fortunate community members who are struggling to put food on their tables. Learn how you can help at: foodstocknj.org/yes/

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Sign Up to Help with Foodstock Thank you so much for volunteering with Foodstock! This organization has no paid employees; it is run by 100% volunteers so we are very happy to have any help you can gi...

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Did You Know? Food insecurity in New Jersey has increased by about 18% since pre-COVID levels. Freehold Area Open Door can help!

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Ben Daniel for his book “Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World“ youtu.be/hHyg0_oGTVc

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Ben Daniel - "Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World"

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Many thanks to A+ Products for co-sponsoring the Grand Reopening of Freehold Area Open Door - this Saturday, May 30! Join us from 1-4 PM at 80 Throckmorton in Freehold. www.aplusproducts.net Learn more about Open Door's Food Pantry, Advocacy, and Education programs at www.faopendoor.org

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Less than two weeks to go until the Grand Reopening Celebration for Freehold Area Open Door - our local food pantry and advocate for those in need! You can support us by participating in our Double Your Donation program. www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Please enjoy this interview about “Black Prophetic Patriotism: Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr.’s Message, Ministry, and Legacy”

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“Black Prophetic Patriotism: Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr.’s Message, Ministry, and Legacy”

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Writers of color - don't miss out on the next Publishing in Color conference: online April 27 - May 1. The conferences foster relationships between spiritual writers of color and representatives of the publishing industry. Scholarships available! www.publishingincolor.com/events/confe...

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Conference Landing Page

Publishing in Color cultivates genuine connections between creators and industry leaders. In this supportive space, you'll find colleagues who lift each other up, rather than tear each other down.

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Click here to Double Your Donation! www.paypal.com/donate/?host... Freehold Area Open Door is a 501(c)(3)

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Lillian Daniel for her new book "Defrocked: Good News from a Bad Pastor for a Better Church"

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Lillian Daniel - "Defrocked: Good News from a Bad Pastor for a Better Church"

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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How to Heal Our Divides @hthod.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Angie Wright for her new book “Loving My Enemies & Other Outlandish Pursuits“

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Angie Wright - “Loving My Enemies & Other Outlandish Pursuits“

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Jan Rivero for her new book "From Trauma to Trust: A Spiritual Journey"

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Jan Rivero - "From Trauma to Trust: A Spiritual Journey"

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

What Pete Hegseth’s Spiritual Mentor Wants for America Pastor-theologian Douglas Wilson advocates theocracy, the restriction of the franchise from women and nonbelievers, and much else—and he is closer than ever to real power.

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What Pete Hegseth’s Spiritual Mentor Wants for America

Pastor-theologian Douglas Wilson advocates theocracy, the restriction of the franchise from women and nonbelievers, and much else—and he is closer than ever to real power.

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The new Annual Report for Freehold Area Open Door is now available. #BeTheOne to help those in need in our community!

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2025 Annual Report : simplebooklet.com

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Amar D. Peterman for his new book “Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local“

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Amar D. Peterman - "Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local"

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Karynthia Glasper Phillips for her new book “Press Pause: Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life“

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Karynthia Glasper Phillips - “Press Pause: Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life“

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Karynthia Glasper Phillips for her new book “Press Pause: Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life“

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Karynthia Glasper Phillips - “Press Pause: Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life“

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Faith & Justice Book Group @fjbg.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Rev. Terri Hord Owens for her great new book "Staying at the Table: Being the Church We Say We Are”

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Terri Hord Owens - "Staying at the Table: Being the Church We Say We Are”

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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How to Heal Our Divides @hthod.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Cody Sanders for his new book edition “⁠A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition⁠“

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Cody Sanders – “A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition“

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Kathleen Long Bostrom for her new book “See What God Made!: A Creation Story Lift-the-Flap Book”

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Kathleen Long Bostrom - “See What God Made!: A Creation Story Lift-the-Flap Book”

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Please enjoy this interview with the incredible Marilyn McEntyre for her new book “Start with a Word: On the Craft and Adventure of Writing”

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Marilyn McEntyre - “Start with a Word: On the Craft and Adventure of Writing”

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Excellent advice from Mark Schaefer! businessesgrow.com/2026/02/09/m...

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Please enjoy this book interview with L. Daniel Hawk for his book “Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice“

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L. Daniel Hawk – “Undoing Manifest Destiny“

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Payoffs From “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart” by Brian D. McLaren

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Payoffs – How to Heal Our Divides

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Which charity should you donate to? From “Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices About Giving Back” by William Macaskill

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Which charity should you donate to? – How to Heal Our Divides

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Please enjoy this wonderful essay about Frederick Buechner by Sophfronia Scott. And I too loved that presentation by Barbara Brown Taylor!

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— January '26 — Frederick Buechner

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This is an excellent piece to read. 'Fascism, the U.S. government document explained, “is government by the few and for the few. The objective is seizure and control of the economic, political, social, and cultural life of the state.”' open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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January 9, 2026

Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Please enjoy this interview with Dr. Randall Balmer about his books “Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right” and “Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice“.

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Book interview with Dr. Randall Balmer for "Bad Faith" and "Saving Faith"

YouTube video by Faith and Justice Book Group

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Find Your Next Calling @fync.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Something each of us is meant to do From “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“ by Kathy Izard

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something each of us is meant to do – Find Your Next Calling

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

What if winning is not the only measure of your worth? From “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers” by A. W. Regets

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What if winning is not the only measure of your worth? – Faith & Justice Book Group

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Indigenous governments From “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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Indigenous governments – How to Heal Our Divides

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Brian Allain @brianallain.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation "...it’s important to get the story of Heritage correct, because it is also the story of the modern right as a whole. Heritage ... was always in the business of telling lies on behalf of its wealthy supporters."

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The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation

Its descent into conspiracy-mongering and blatant bigotry was utterly predictable

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