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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 7h

The death penalty is contrary to the teachings and example of Christ

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 28/09/2026

On all but two civil issues (marriage equality and abortion) the Pope is *far* more liberal than Adam Hamilton.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 28/09/2026

Yesterday, I took minutes at our called annual conference. Today, I preached twice, taught Sunday School, and led a two-hour "Generosity Roundtable" in advance of our upcoming capital campaign. So if you need me I'll be staring at the wall for awhile

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Woo hoo! Saturday night! Oh, wait. I’m a priest. Goodnight!

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 26/09/2026

In no particular order... my9games.net/en

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 25/09/2026

Absolutely tore through John Green's new novel, "Hollywood, Ending." Best fiction I've read since "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 25/09/2026

I suppose every epoch feels consequential, but “this technology will either make your life bliss or destroy humanity, so I guess we will find out together” seems pretty unique but this is the only time I have ever lived so it’s hard to say

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 24/09/2026

So I'm in the driver's seat for a big capital campaign (not my first, but my biggest as senior pastor). And it is SO MUCH WORK but also PEOPLE ARE SO GENEROUS and the church IS GOING TO BE OK as long as we are willing to ask people to continue to TAKE THEIR FAITH SERIOSLY (ok sorry no more caps)

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 23/09/2026

When I tell you that this generous, thoughtful man is as good as they come, I mean it. And Kansas knows it.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026

Legion Of Terra-Cotta Mouseketeers Found Beneath Disney World theonion.com/legion-of-terra-cotta-…

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 22/09/2026

I rarely purchase books on the day they come out--so much to read, so little time!--but I bought Hollywood, Ending by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social today, and I can't put it down.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 22/09/2026

There’s a new Game Changer and MARIA BAMFORD IS IN IT so anyway see you in ninety minutes

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 18/09/2026

I did an analysis of all the sermons I have written since 2013. I've written *a million* words. I feel bad sometimes that I've only written one actual book since I became a pastor, but the truth is, I've written the equivalent of 12-16 books. That makes me feel better. (It also makes me tired.)

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 18/09/2026

Politics aside, Adam Hamilton is such a good dude. Truly, one of the most solid Christians I've ever met.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 17/09/2026

That Wendell Berry and Annie Dillard have died in such rapid succession makes me wonder who is going to remind us to pay attention to life.

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Lance Presley @glpresley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As a @unitedmethodist.bsky.social, hearing #AdamHamilton of all people being called a radical leftist is the most surreal, ridiculous thing I could imagine. It's like saying oatmeal is spicy.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 17/09/2026

Defunctland on YouTube is so, so good.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 16/09/2026

I don't follow modern pop music as closely as I used to, but I do appreciate the ability of artists--like Macklemore--to support the causes they believe in . . . because I support the ability of *everyone* to support the causes they believe in. This is what it means to have (a) faith.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 15/09/2026

*Four* women were nominated as Best Supporting Actress in the Pitt, in case you wondered whether women carry that show or not. (They do)

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Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

All five stories atop the NYT homepage right now are AI-related

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 14/09/2026

When Walt Disney released Fantasia, he was slammed by critics for "dragging down" classical music . . . . . . while he was bringing classical music to a popular audience. I'm just saying, you can't do *anything* without a chorus of critics. If they are not operating in good faith, ignore them.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 10/09/2026

All right, that was some old school Ted Lasso.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 05/09/2026

I know this is a bold prediction with two minutes left, but I think Tennessee might just win this game.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 04/09/2026

As a preacher and writer, I think about this clip at least twice a week: www.youtube.com/shorts/-9rAO...

youtube.com

Weird Al On Why He Doesn't Make As Many Parodies Now | Billboard Cover #Shorts

YouTube video by Billboard

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 02/09/2026

Wife and kid are under the weather, so I made a recipe we love which is titled "The Best Chicken Soup in the Universe." And, dear reader, it is.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As somebody who grew up during the era in which there was a massive public push to reduce teen pregnancy, it’s absolutely wild to me to see people on Fox News now complaining that not enough teens are getting pregnant.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nick Offerman was -- is -- a fervent admirer of Wendell Berry, and was able to spend time with him. He wrote about their relationship in 2023. www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...

outsideonline.com

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Rev. Dr. Rob Lee @roblee4.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection.” — Wendell Berry Rest in peace and rise in glory.

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Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 30/08/2026

Church member sent me this tonight. Find church members who send you things like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruw0...

youtube.com

Dolly Parton - What's Up? ft. Linda Perry

YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 30/08/2026

This is pretty remarkable. Yes, billionaires, blah blah blah. But this person has given away 26 billion--and without strings. I love this: "Yield is named after a belief in adding value by giving up control." That will preach. yieldgiving.com

yieldgiving.com

Yield Giving

Established by MacKenzie Scott to share a financial fortune created through the effort of countless people, Yield is named after a belief in adding value…

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I think a really important thing to emphasize about Dolly’s generosity is that she was still rich. I’m not saying that as a criticism. I’m saying she’s proof that she gave so much money towards so much, and it didn’t impact her ability to live a glamorous, glitzy life most people only dream of.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 30/08/2026

One of those sermon-writing weeks where I cut just as much as I left in. I wonder how long my "Stuff I Cut from my Sermons" book would be. It would definitely be so incriminating that I would only allow it to be published posthumously.

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Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I think another lesson to take from the loss of both Dolly and Tim Curry is that neither of them took themselves seriously but they took the work dead serious that's the most important thing pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.

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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly broke me in early to her raucous self deprecating sense of humor when we began steel magnolias rehearsals i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours? Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it! i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 26/08/2026

Worth a listen if you didn't jump on the bandwagon when it first aired. We've been jamming to St. Dolly all afternoon. www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I recommend to you this podcast series about Dolly Parton by Jad Abumrad (creator of Radio Lab). You may ask: how did a MacArthur Award winning pub radio guy meet Dolly? Because she personally funded his father's vaccine research, that's how. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...

wnycstudios.org

Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 24/08/2026

I’m a paid subscriber to @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s substack. In this moment, where the actions of the Supreme Court are so routinely consequential to the workings of everyday American life, it should be required reading.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 24/08/2026

This is a niche @dropout.tv / @gamechanger.dropout.tv post, but I’m rewatching One Year Later. And it’s an absolute *masterpiece*

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 22/08/2026

I had a big church event this morning, and I keep thinking it is Sunday. I'm going to be off for a week, at least.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 22/08/2026

Big day tomorrow. Hoping for some sleep.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is quite a letter…

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 15/08/2026

Today I learned that Jason Mewes has been in recovery for sixteen years and is apparently a very good husband and dad. As a fan of Kevin Smith’s cinematic universe, this makes me very happy.

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Dalton Rushing @daltonrushing.com · 14/08/2026

Today was one of those uneventful, good days. I like those days.

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