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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I finally closed my account on X- it’s just too toxic. Would love to pick up some more followers here on Bluesky. Follow me if you have a passion for ‘the least of these’ and like thoughtful Christian dialogue.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jesus told his followers not to judge - not to be judgmental people - but instead, to love our neighbors as ourselves. How are American Christians doing on that? Serious question.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“God doesn’t show you the staircase, He shows you the next step.” Sim Nwogugu

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jesus told his followers not to judge - not to be judgmental people - but instead, to love our neighbors as ourselves. How are American Christians doing on that? Serious question.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“For a culture that holds tolerance in such high esteem, we do a lot of excommunicating. All of us with our tiny gavels. Jesus said ‘judge not that you be not judged.’” Marty Solomon

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Let this sink in: “What is important is faith expressing itself in love.” Gal 5:6

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

People of good faith can work with people of good will even though they have differing beliefs. We need not be opponents. We can be partners in areas of common interest.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The inability of Christians to ‘agree to disagree’ on secondary issues has divided the Church in ways that have hobbled the gospel message. There are some 40k different denominations globally. Each began with a disagreement. Our lack of unity has deeply hurt our witness.Yet Jesus called us to unity.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Christian missions make two mistakes: they prioritize the Great Commission over the Great Commandment-or-vice versa. By themselves, each lacks power but done together they change the world. When you show people the love of Christ you draw them to the cross of Christ.The good news must be lived out.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. But some people have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions.” 1 Tim 1:5-6

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

“God wants his people to become like Christ, for Cristlikeness is the will of God for the people of God.” John Stott

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I wrote a leadership book for Christians at a time when leadership failures and scandals in business, politics and, tragically, in ministry have been alarming. If you are a Christian leader in the marketplace or in ministry, this is a book for you. Your leadership matters to God!

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Thankfulness is a soil in which pride does not easily grow.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish. Psalm 9

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

At the end of his life, John Stott was asked “what is God’s purpose for his people?” His answer was profound: “God wants his people to become like Christ. For Christlikeness is the will of God for the people of God.” When you see those claiming the name of Christ, look first at their character.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

“God wants his people to become like Christ, for Cristlikeness is the will of God for the people of God.” John Stott

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Jesus never asked us to wage war on our culture, He called us instead to demonstrate His great love to our culture. Politics is not the language of love.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

“The tomb is not a blind alley, it is a thoroughfare. It closes upon the twilight, but opens upon the dawn.” Victor Hugo

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Kansas tried to require proof of citizenship in 2013: The result was that 30 cases of undocumented voters were prevented- but 31,000 legitimate citizens were prevented from voting. This is why the SAVE act is harmful. Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

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Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

“Any notion that salvation is just forgiveness or that Christians can have justification without sanctification is as far from the NT teaching as heaven is from hell.” Ron Sider

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Jesus’ disciples wanted him to make Israel great again. They wanted a political and military solution. But Jesus embraced a revolution based on radical love and inclusion for all people. He called his followers to be ambassadors of his great love and his gospel of forgiveness.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

When helping the poor and the vulnerable it’s easy to give them a hand-out, but it takes time and effort to give them a hand-up. A hand-out leaves them in poverty. A hand-up leads them out of poverty and toward a better future. The long hard way is the better way.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

How should we apply this teaching of Jesus to immigrants? “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.” Mt 7:12

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

One temptation that ensnares many Christians is the ‘sin of certainty’. When we are certain that our interpretation of scripture is 100% correct and everyone else is wrong,we become legalists like the Pharisees-we exclude thise who disagree. Jesus was all about grace and he invited all to the cross.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, late in time behold him come, offspring of the Virgin's womb: veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th'incarnate Deity, pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel. Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King"

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

“If you’ve ever encountered true fundamentalists, you know why. When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God.” David French

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed…”Rom 1:16-17

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

What if we actually demonstrated God’s love for the world instead of just talking about it? If we truly love God, we will express it by loving our neighbors, and when we truly love our neighbors, it expresses our love for God.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Seen any of these lately in our politics?

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Check out the new 2025 edition of The Hole In Our Gospel - named Christian Book of the Year when it was released. And, if you want me crawling around in your brain for a few hours you can get the audio version, read by your truly!

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Jesus never asked us to say ‘the sinners prayer.’ He asked us, to live sacrificially, to help the poor and the vulnerable, to stand up for justice, to live lives of integrity and to share the good news. He asked us to take up our cross and follow him. And he told us it would be costly.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

When Saul became Paul he transformed from an angry, judgmental-and even violent Pharisee persecuting his ‘enemies’, to a kind and loving evangelist inviting those who were lost to embrace Jesus. We have too many ‘Sauls’ in the Evangelical movement today.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

This was Jesus’ mission-ours too: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.’

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

“Generosity tills the soil of our soul.” Pastor Prentice Park

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

“The Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.” Isaiah 30

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The Church and politics? “For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection…But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. He will not help you. Instead, he will disgrace you.” Isaiah 30

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

When the church seeks to change the world through political power, it does not change the world, it becomes the world. As Stanley Hauerwas famously says, “The first task of the church is to make the world the world.”

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

We’re not called to battle for Christ like soldiers-we’re called to be ambassadors of His great love to a watching world with a special concern for the most vulnerable. Compassion, not judgment. Kindness, not anger. Humility, not arrogance.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Reagan reflecting on the America that was a shining city on a hill in 1989.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

As Christians, we can be so consumed with the sins of those we disagree with that we fail to see our own sins of judgment, anger and choice not to love our perceived enemies. This is why Jesus warned us about removing the ‘log’ from our own eye before seeing the speck in theirs.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

What the Bible doesn’t say: “The fruit of the Spirit is anger, judgement, division, arrogance, insult, scorn, coarseness, cynicism and cruelty.”

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

From my pastor yesterday: “We need to replace our lip service with life service.”

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

It’s estimated that 8 out of 10 immigrants at risk of deportation in this country are Christians. So why are so many Evangelicals cheering as ICE agents brutally round them up, pull them away from jobs and family, throw them in unmarked vans and send them off to be deported? Jesus wept.

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Here is a thought that should give us perspective: God replaces the entire human race every 100 years or so. The question is what our current generation will do with our 100 years to honor our creator and make our world a better place.

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