Christian. Husband. Father. Feminist, increasingly socialist, always anti-fascist. Antipodean immigrant in UK. Cinephile. Jack-of-all email marketing trades. Board game & RPG enthusiast. Stroke survivor.
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![Luke 9:46-56, with words of Jesus [highlighted] and (personal notes) written on the side.
Luke 9:46-56
"An argument arose among them concerning which one of them was the greatest. But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side and said to them, [“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the least among all of you is the greatest.”](Care for the children, orphan and widow. Welcome the immigrant.)
John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow with us.” But Jesus said to him, [“Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”](Just because they're not your flavour of Christian doesn't mean they're not faithful and used for good)
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to prepare for his arrival, but they did not receive him because his face was set toward Jerusalem. When his disciples James and John saw this, they said, [“Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” But he turned and rebuked them. Then they went on to another village."](That's not very turn the other cheek, is it?)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:py42pb67yhy4t5iw7hg3nvhd/bafkreieu26tzsgzid5jkhofig5yx5ira4fi6xx6qhdmwetxorxvifw3fva)
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Christian. Husband. Father. Feminist, increasingly socialist, always anti-fascist. Antipodean immigrant in UK. Cinephile. Jack-of-all email marketing trades. Board game & RPG enthusiast. Stroke survivor.