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Matt Nightingale

@mattnightingale.bsky.social
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Alejandro’s husband. Co-pastor of @wearethequest.bsky.social. Founder of @commonsanctuary.bsky.social. Spiritual director. TED talker. All Christian, all gay, all the time. #FaithfullyLGBT #BLM He/him

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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 14h
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I enjoyed this. How many have you seen? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The doctrine of biblical inerrancy was created to control you. Resist it.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m seeing a lot of my fellow white male cisgender liberals getting a little too comfortable using a transphobic slur. Yes, Pete Hegseth is a bumbling idiot. No, you absolutely should not ever say that word, even if you’re quoting him.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some thoughts on the Wild Fig Network's inaugural gathering last week:
commonsanctuary.substack.com
In the Shelter of Each Other
Reflections from the Wild Fig Network’s First National Gathering
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tonight’s contemplative spirituality group for LGBTQ+ folks was so meaningful. Sixteen of us gathered, from seven US states and Australia, to experience God together through music, poetry, and each other’s sharing.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LGBTQ+ Contemplative Spirituality Group tonight at 6:30pm PT. All the info is in the thread below. Would love to have you with us! 🙏🏼❤️🏳️‍🌈
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is 55. It was a full day of traveling and gathering with the Wild Fig community here in Chicago, but my husband drove me to the airport this morning and gave me a beautiful card, I’ve heard from all of my kids, and I was serenaded tonight at dinner. What more could a man need? 🤎
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’m so excited for the Wild Fig National Gathering this week in Chicago. Any of you planning to be there?
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s an allies night. Join us in 90 minutes!
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m always grateful for our Monday night contemplative spirituality group for LGBTQ+ people. Tonight 13 people from the US, Canada, and Australia gathered to listen for the voice of God together through sharing, song, and scripture.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Queer friends! Join us tonight at 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET for a time of fellowship, prayer, and contemplation. Registration info in the thread below.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Small group tonight, but always meaningful. Our contemplative spirituality group for LGBTQ+ folks and our allies has been meeting every two weeks since May 2021, and we welcome friends from all over the US and Canada, and from as far away as Australia and India.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It’s an allies night. Join us?
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted. 
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Eleven of us gathered on Zoom tonight, from California, Ohio, Colorado, and Australia. It’s always good to be together, to support each other, and to listen for the voice of God together.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Lol I’ve heard of five.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Contemplative queers! Join us tonight? 6:30pm PT/7:30pm MT/8:30pm CT/9:30pm ET. We’ll be featuring St. Dolly. 🙏🏼❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💅🏼 More info and reg. link here: commonsanctuary.org/contemplativ...
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join us some Monday night for contemplative spirituality group! We’ve been meeting since 2019, and we’re always happy to make new friends.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It’s an allies night. Join us? 🙏🏼❤️🏳️‍🌈
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Enjoyed @bradleyonishi.bsky.social's conversation on the @straightwhitejc.bsky.social podcast with my congressman, @rephuffman.bsky.social, about the dangers of Christian Nationalism. Especially appreciated the idea of "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will” that Huffman articulated. 1/2
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I guess I thought “Elisabeth Elliot might have been a lesbian” would have attracted a bit more attention.
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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sigh. If only people would stop repressing their sexualities.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Don’t sleep on @wmstell.bsky.social’s bombshell reporting. The evidence suggests that Elisabeth Elliot (widow of Jim and author of “Passion and Purity,” among many other evangelical bona fides) had at least one intimate relationship with another woman. arcmag.org/a-rickety-cl...
arcmag.org
A Rickety Closet | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
I did not know that Virginia Mollenkott would die several months later. But I imagine that she suspected it. And that’s why she told me. I was interviewing Mollenkott for a new history of evangelicali...
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Kirk (the okay one) @wallofbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Hoo boy, the Elliots got mentioned a lot in the churches I knew as a kid.
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Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
👀👀👀
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Mennonite Mom (she/her) ❤️‍🩹🥄💙🌊💙 @mennonitemom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is really a big deal. It really makes you think about life.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In tonight’s LGBTQ+ contemplative spirituality group, I was struck by how many of us are carrying heavy burdens. We come as we are, and sometimes that means we come sad, anxious, or hurt.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Don’t sleep on @wmstell.bsky.social’s bombshell reporting. The evidence suggests that Elisabeth Elliot (widow of Jim and author of “Passion and Purity,” among many other evangelical bona fides) had at least one intimate relationship with another woman. arcmag.org/a-rickety-cl...
arcmag.org
A Rickety Closet | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
I did not know that Virginia Mollenkott would die several months later. But I imagine that she suspected it. And that’s why she told me. I was interviewing Mollenkott for a new history of evangelicali...
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
LGBTQ+ Contemplative Spirituality Group tonight at 6:30pm PT. Would love to see you there. Info + registration links below. 🙏🏼❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Tonight’s contemplative spirituality group for LGBTQ+ folks and our allies was really meaningful. We welcomed 16 people from all over the United States and Canada, including one first-timer who heard about us on Threads! As always, we “come as we are, experience the Divine, and see what happens."
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I’m grateful for the contemplative community that has formed on Zoom on Monday nights over the last 7 years. There’s something really meaningful about the ways we are able - in community - to listen to each other, to the voice of the Spirit, and to our own thoughts and feelings.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Welcome to the world, Aksel Luther! Grandpa and Abuelo are thrilled to finally meet you. And you have the best parents ever! The whole family is so glad you’re here. ❤️
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Tonight’s contemplative spirituality group for LGBTQ+ folks and our allies was rich for me, even though I was exhausted from a long weekend facilitating a retreat.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hey y’all... I'm really trying to consolidate my socials... I just have way too many places I’m trying to post. I’m finding that I’m spending a lot more time on Threads these days, so I’ll keep this account open for a while, but I won’t be posting much, and I think eventually I'll just shut it down.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Mennonite Mom (she/her) ❤️‍🩹🥄💙🌊💙 @mennonitemom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Poetry Pause ⏸️ 💞💔❤️‍🩹💔💞
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Always grateful for my monday night contemplative spirituality community. We “come as we are, experience the Holy, and see what happens.” Tonight we welcomed 11 people from all over the US and Canada, including a new friend from the East Coast.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Queer-only contemplative group tonight. Join us? Registration and info in the thread below. 🙏🏼❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
ICYMI: This summer marks ten years since I came out publicly. I wrote about growing up evangelical, religious trauma, ministry, love, and the ways peace has slowly found me over the past decade.
commonsanctuary.substack.com
Ten Years on This Side of the Closet Door
I waited nearly a decade for my “new life” to begin. Now I’m just living it.
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Brandon @ CrucibleOfThought @crucibleofthought.com · 30/06/2026
Y'all need to read this. It's not terribly long, but it's a friend of mine communicating something really important.
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