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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

We can't say "This isn't us. This isn't who we are," when we see the damage done by MAGA. The only way forward is to acknowledge the truth. This IS Us. We Need To Own It. (TAW040) bit.ly/4AZRN4H

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Is justice people getting what they deserve, or getting what they need? What is Jesus' justice? A discussion with Fr. Joash Thomas. bit.ly/3RtqUUT

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

With Christian Nationalism, abusers & mental health ignorance, how do you find a healthy church? Chatting with Fr. Kenneth Tanner. Trust Your Instinct About the Church - Interview with Fr. Kenneth Tanner (TAW041)

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Can you imagine Jesus demanding sex? Chatting with Sheila Wray Gregoire about what so many Christian men get wrong about sex. bit.ly/3VrssQY

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Want to connect with God? Your purity and piety aren't the key. Your Purity & Piety Will Get You Nowhere (TAW043) bit.ly/4rEWOv0

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The kind of Christianity that promises no suffering is false. Your suffering is sacred. Wisdom from KJ Ramsey. Your Suffering is Sacred (TAW044) bit.ly/4dH1BGE

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It might be good for your spirituality to practice being wrong. Talking with Rev. Matt Tebbe. Let's Normalize Being Wrong (TAW045) bit.ly/4hsTrma

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Deconstruction doesn't have to be devastating. Rethinking your beliefs can be a beautiful thing. Chatting about this with Dr. Bradley Jersak. A More Beautiful Deconstruction (TAW046) bit.ly/4ycfXHv

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Much of modern Christian discipleship leads to very shallow spiritual formation. It doesn't have to be this way. Chatting with Rich Vellodus. Don't Choose Shallow Formation (TAW047) bit.ly/4ylOTFd

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Did you miss this one? How Would Jesus Spend? (TAW063) bit.ly/4iBWvP4

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You can't follow Jesus without having empathy for those around you. Wisdom from Becky Castle Miller. Empathy Is Not A Sin. (TAW048) bit.ly/3SNJPdE

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is so cool! Will be using them for sure.

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The clearest indicator of your conversion is how you handle your wallet. How Would Jesus Spend? (TAW063) bit.ly/4iBWvP4

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We're invited to have childlike faith -- but don't confuse this with childish faith. A chat with Pastor Mandy Smith. Childlike Faith vs. Childish Faith. (TAW052) bit.ly/45RrdMJ

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The clearest indicator of your conversion is how you handle your wallet. How Would Jesus Spend? (TAW063) bit.ly/4iBWvP4

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hello all. I’m needing to trim my social media time. So I’m not going to be posting here. If you want to read more of my reflections about life and the other-centered, co-suffering way of Jesus, find my daily posts on Threads or join my monthly-ish newsletter at www.MarcOptIn.com. Thanks!

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What if the Bible isn't perfect? You'll be OK. God will be, too. A discussion with Zach Hunt What if the Bible isn't perfect? (TAW053) bit.ly/3SGNslv

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

As of 8/15, this is what remains available: 1 ADA room for single or double occupancy, 3 regular rooms for single or double occupancy. 1 spot in a double occupancy room for a woman. All rooms have private bath. Registration closes 10/15. #WritersRetreat #WritersCommunity #WritingLife

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Your creative project needs focus. Escape the distractions of regular life and join me for the Writers Advance. A unique writing retreat designed to help you get busy writing. Space limited! #WritersRetreat #WritersCommunity #WritingLife

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Our question is not whether they are sinning by being gay or trans, but whether we are sinning by excluding them from the Body of Christ." Intrigued? Well, it's a virtual conference, so you can come! Details below. 4/5 #Justice #Jesus #Love

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Most of them have no need or desire to be talked about by Christians at all. What is at issue, and what we will discuss today, is the church’s present and historical position of exclusion. The problem to be solved is whether or not we will fully welcome queer people the table of the LORD... 3/5

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"Exclusion is Injustice: LGBTQ Affirmation and the Beloved Community" Here's an introductory paragraph: "I want to be clear that in this discussion today we are not speaking about LGBTQ people as a problem to solve. They are not a problem. They are not a topic... 2/5 #Justice #Jesus #Love

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I am speaking at an upcoming theological conference. "Jesus, Justice and Your Neighbor." Speakers will be addressing various justice topics. Mine? 1/5 #Justice #Jesus #Love

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

- Tanner, Kenneth. Vulnerable God: How Jesus Upends our Assumptions About God and Shows us How to be Human. Baker Books. 2026. Advanced Reader edition. 38-39. 8/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We rejoice that he took on himself our actual circumstances and contingencies in a fallen world to heal all that afflicts life with death, light with false darkness, sacred darkness with false light, joy with grief, wellness with pain, goodness with evil.” 7/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Life is a cross, and human responses to hardship, oppression, and the brokenness of creation are part of what it means for God to be human and part of what it means that we humans participate by grace in the divine image. 6/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Jesus has skin in the game of being human. And not everything we label sin is sin; some of it is just the outworkings of being desperately human in a chaotic, alarming world. 5/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We can be hurt by betrayals, made angry about injustice, and so many things Jesus is without doing harm to our communion with God or each other. 4/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Jesus shows us that humans can be an amalgam of trust and uncertainty. We can be anxious about suffering, mournful and brooding about the state of the world and our sometimes-desperate life in it. 3/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In his unique person, he reveals aspects of human life we sometimes wrongly consider transgressive — anxiety, feelings of abandonment, struggles with uncertainty, strong emotions like anger and sorrow — as capable of sinlessness. 2/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Good morning. Incredibly encouraging, these words from Kenneth Tanner. “We need not hide ourselves from him as the humans that we are. Jesus shows us the way to be human as God is human. 1/8 #Incarnation #Jesus

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What to do with the racist past of our home? (Oregon's past as white-only and how Christians can repair). A chat with Sarah Sanderson. Knowing the Past to Make a Better Future (TAW054) bit.ly/4wnnVvk

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The arms of the crucified are open—a sign of a space in God's self and an invitation for the "enemy" to come in.” Volf, Miroslav. Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1996. 127. 4/5 #forgiveness #theology

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The goal of the cross is the dwelling of human beings "in the Spirit," "in Christ," and "in God." Forgiveness is therefore not the culmination of Christ's relation to the offending other; it is a passage leading to embrace. 3/5 #forgiveness #theology

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“The cross is the giving up of God’s self in order not to give up on humanity: it is the consequence of God's desire to break the power of human enmity without violence and receive human beings into divine communion. 2/5 #forgiveness #theology

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Good morning. More morning reflection with Miroslav Volf, a Croat formed in the bloody sectarian violence of the collapse of Yugoslavia. He offers one of the most credible and healthy theologies of forgiveness I’ve come across. A sample: 1/5 #forgiveness #theology

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Volf, Miroslav. Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1996. 125. #forgiveness #theology 4/4

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is no mere cathartic discharge of pent up aggression before the Almighty who ought to care. Much more significantly, by placing unattended rage before God we place both our unjust enemy and our own vengeful self face-to-face with a God who loves and does justice.” Whew. #forgiveness 3/4

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“For the followers of the crucified Messiah, the main message of the imprecatory Psalms is this: rage belongs before God — not in the reflectively managed and manicured form of a confession, but as a pre-reflective outburst from the depths of the soul. #forgiveness #theology 2/4

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Good morning. Miroslav Volf, a theologian formed in the location of profound cruelty and violence, is blowing my mind this morning: #forgiveness #theology 1/4

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hey Church, the folks with the most credibility to guide right now are the ones you're least inclined to listen to! A discussion with Jenai Auman. When the Marginalized Are Our Prophets (TAW056) bit.ly/4wkIWqH

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Wisdom for the church from someone the church cast out. Incredible conversation with musician Jennifer Knapp. A Better Place Than Here (TAW055) bit.ly/45f6jqx

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Some Christian leaders are telling you empathy is a sin or a temptation. That's because they want to control who you feel for. A discussion with Felicia Murrell. bit.ly/3WSdaSZ

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

- Tanner, Kenneth. Vulnerable God: How Jesus Upends our Assumptions About God and Shows us How to be Human. Baker Books. 2026. Advanced Reader edition. 30. 4/4 #theology #gospel #love

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Marc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If it has not all become well, then it is not the end, because the end revealed by this fragile God of clay and breath is the best end imaginable: God in forever union with us and all that in love he makes.” Wow. Amen and amen. 3/4 #theology #gospel #love

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