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James Ross Kelly lives in Northern California next to the Sacramento River. Mr. Kelly was a long-time resident of Southern Oregon where he grew up. And the Fires We Talked About published by Uncollected Press in 2020 is Mr. Kelly’s first book of fiction. In 2024 Mr. Kelly published his third book, "Above Neil Rock," a memoir.

A Black Pastor Received a Horrifyingly Racist Letter When He Announced He Was Leaving the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention | RELEVANT


Pastor Dwight McKissic of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas has a long history of fiercely opposing strains of white nationalism that have poisoned the Southern Baptist Convention.

Source: A Black Pastor Received a Horrifyingly Racist Letter When He Announced He Was Leaving the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention | RELEVANT

Acts of the Apostles–Chapter One:1-9


1I produced an earlier treatise, O Theophilus, concerning everything Jesus initiated, both as a practice and as a teaching, 2Until the day when he was taken above, having issued instructions through a Holy Spirit to the Apostles he had chosen, 3To whom, after he had suffered, he showed himself alive by many irrefutable proofs, being seen by them over a period of forty days and telling them things about the Kingdom of God; 4And, meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but rather to “Await the promise of the Father, which you heard from me: 5Because John indeed baptized of water; but you will be baptized in a Spirit, the Holy one, not many days hereafter.” 6So, then, coming together they questioned him, saying, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom of Israel at this time?” 7He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority, 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea and Samaria, even to the end of the earth.” 9And saying these things, as they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud took him from their eyes.

The New Testament: A Translation (p. 220). Yale University Press. Kindle Edition.

‘Not one dead remains in the grave’–St. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM


“O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice. Christ is risen, and life reigns. Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave. For Christ, being risen from the dead, is become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. To Him be glory and dominion unto ages of ages. Amen.” – St. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM’s PASCHAL HOMILY

The Rev. William Barber II to headline interfaith inauguration prayer service


(RNS) — Patti LaBelle and Josh Groban will offer musical performances.

Source: The Rev. William Barber II to headline interfaith inauguration prayer service

Column: A Catholic pastor speaks out about Trump. Some parishioners walk out. – Chicago Tribune


Priest’s struggle with speaking out reflects the struggle many Americans have faced during Donald Trump’s tenure.

Source: Column: A Catholic pastor speaks out about Trump. Some parishioners walk out. – Chicago Tribune

Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (April 21, 2014): The Parousia and the Omega Point


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“Christian faith . . . by the very fact that it is rooted in the idea of the Incarnation, has always based a large part of its tenants on the tangible values of the World and of Matter . . . [This connection is so intimately] linked with the essence of Christian dogma that, like a living bud, it needed only a sign, a ray of light, to cause it to break into flower. To clarify our ideas let us consider a single case, one which sums of everything. We continue from force of habit to think of the Parousia, whereby the Kingdom of God is to be consummated on Earth, as an event of a purely catastrophic nature — that is to say, liable to come about at any moment in history, irrespective of any definitive state of Mankind. This is one way of looking at the matter. But why…

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Top 10 Stories of 2020 | The Roys Report


The Roys Report top 10 stories of 2020 reveal scandal after scandal continuing to rock the evangelical community.

Source: Top 10 Stories of 2020 | The Roys Report