"For the children of noise, silence is both unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but it is in this quiet that we discover the voice of Spirit and the truth of our own hearts." 6 Weeks to Build a Habit that Fosters Spiritual & Emotional Maturity, updated! https://bit.ly/4lmLPCw

What does it mean to follow Jesus in a time of political panic, rising Christian supremacy, and creeping fascism? A discussion in response to my book, Walking Otherward. https://bit.ly/3Fmhsfj

What Christians need right now is the Beatitudes. If we took them seriously, it could save the world. A discussion with Dr. Bradley Jersak. https://bit.ly/3GZRoHN

How I became an LGBTQ Affirming pastor. I won't argue with you. I'll just share my journey. https://bit.ly/3I2CBN9

"Any spiritual practice that doesn't allow gracious flexibility for the unpredictability of life is too brittle to survive." 🤩Available now! 🥳 Journaling for Spiritual Growth, 2nd ed. 6 Weeks to Build a Habit that Fosters Maturity, updated! 🎉 https://bit.ly/4lmLPCw

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

Six weeks to grow? I can help. Let's page through my book, Journaling for Spiritual Growth, and see if it's the right match for you. Build a sustainable, life-long journaling practice with me. https://bit.ly/46MZI8U

The next read. This is another that I met in the footnotes so often I decided I ought to read the whole thing.

A morning that actually feels like sabbatical.

Is justice people getting what they deserve, or getting what they need? What is Jesus' justice? The Justice of Jesus (TAW062) https://bit.ly/4l1CT68

“It’s not practical.” I was told, not long ago regarding a significant decision. The word sounded foreign, almost incomprehensible to me, in the context. These lines from Pedro Aruppe helped me see why it seemed so strange. (This is quoted by Ilia Delio in The Unbearable Wholeness of Being, 187)

I'll be presenting, "Exclusion is Injustice: LGBTQ Affirmation and the Beloved Community." Check out the other speakers and topics at the link below. 2/3 #Conference #Justice #Jesus

So excited to be teaching a session at Open Table's upcoming virtual conference, "Jesus, Justice & Your Neighbor." (October 2-4) The range of justice-related topics is important. The speaker line-up is fantastic. I'm thrilled to be part of it. 1/3 #Conference #Justice #Jesus

Hard but true.

Crosses. By Paul Pastor.

I’ve entered my house coat era. #sabbaticaljourney

Do you think maybe God’s love is wider and more welcoming than you can imagine? I think so. My next book, Love’s Wide Embrace, is heading into the next phase of its journey. ARCs going out to the Foreword author and early endorsers. It’s starting to look like a real book! #imadethis #writerslife

If you're a Christian whose spiritual intuition is that God's love must include everyone under the LGBTQ rainbow, or if you're the parent of a queer kid who just wants to understand a path forward, I'd like to offer you my class, A Gospel Path to LGBTQ Affirmation. #GodLovesQueerKids #Pride 4/6

Bellatrix (destroyer of worlds, and judge of all, the 2nd of her name) and I, starting this beautiful day together surveilling the squirrels.

Good morning. Another of Howard Thurman’s prayers, that I join in. My soul needs this today! “I seek this day an active wonder. An active wonder is the desperate need of my mind and spirit. #prayer 1/4

Good morning. A thoughtful prayer from Howard Thurman: “The wisdom of patience I seek this day. Patience in understanding the tendencies of my own Spirit . . . In my disgust over my own failure, I lose patience with myself and bog down in irritation and frustration.

I don’t plan or lead Worship as much as I once did, but it’s incredibly life-giving to me. Excited about the set this weekend. Three voices, harmony forward, acoustic guitar. #SmallChurchPastor #Worship #ProgressiveChristian

I cannot get this SNL sketch out of my head! Saturday Night Live's Prophetic Question: Will We Offer a Safe Place to Land? Would love to hear your thoughts. My new essay -> marcalanschelske.com/snl-question/

Good morning. This is IT right here, everybody. So thrilled to read this release from my colleague and SSU friend, Susan Carson: #Healing #Contemplation #Kenosis 1/3

Good morning. “Father Stephen Freeman, an Eastern Orthodox priest, writes, “If we are to be transformed ‘from one degree of glory to another’ then it is towards the ‘glory’ of the crucified, self-emptying Christ that we are being transformed. . .

Good morning. “Little by little, or vast area by vast area, my life must be transmuted in the life of God. As this happens, I come into the meaning of true freedom and the burdens that I seemed unable to bear are floated in the current of the life and love of God.” 1/2 #theosis #discipleship

Good morning. “Discipline means effort at times, self-control, a certain mastery of self, or of the situation. But the discipline of trust is a putting down, an easing up, a releasing of tension, an intense relaxation of spirit.”

I'm serious. The Christian Church in America needs an emergency Sermon on the Mount exposure therapy.

My journal reminds me that a year ago today, I released Walking Otherward into the world. Strange to think about it out there, living its own independent life.

Good morning. Hannah Reichel offers this interpretation of Paul’s body life theology in the face of rising authoritarianism. “Diversity of opinion is unruly but unruliness is a powerful resource in an age where everyone is meant to go along. It produces disruptions new insights… 1/3