frutledge.bsky.social
Episcopal priest, theologian, author of "The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ" and many other books. Wife, grandmother. Working on the fault line between evangelical and progressive. Romans 11:32.
👤 Joined on 14 March 2024
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@frutledge.bsky.socialIf one were looking for a message to bolster one’s Easter spirit I suggest this one given by @frutledge.bsky.social
Show Postfor various reasons, I've been back into Tolkien recently in a big way—I've read him many times but this time am reading (& positively inhaling) "The Battle for Middle Earth" by @frutledge.bsky.social—a captivating revealing of Tolkien's hopeful apocalyptic vision; speaks very much to this moment
Show PostThere is no justice without love. So long as we tolerate hate, including hate directed at ‘haters’, there will be no justice. Hate begets hate. Love alone – God alone – breaks that cycle. And, we are included in that holy work through our participation in the divine nature.
Show Post“In days to come…they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord! (Isaiah 2:2-5, Excerpted)
Show PostTragic? Yes. But let’s go ahead and #forgive them - and us - too.
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