Pastor Justin

The height of absurdity is Christians proclaiming ultimate truth while failing to be honest with themselves.

As someone who has officiated dozens of funerals, I highly recommend telling people how you feel about them while they’re still alive.

Christian nationalism demands we prioritize a particular race and religion The teachings of Jesus invite us to love everyone indiscriminately

I have regretted rushing to judgment. I have regretted demonizing people I don’t understand. I have never ever regretted erring on the side of grace.

I’m not a Christian because I believe in Christianity, I’m a Christian because I believe in Christ.

Christian nationalism is what you get when you combine colonialism and the prosperity gospel. It embraces the will of the faithless while rejecting the way of Jesus. It builds itself a kingdom and then calls the sad thing heaven.

The way a whole lot of Christians act you’d think Jesus said go into all the world and prove you’re right about stuff

The thing about celebrity pastors is they tend to be mediocre as celebrities and inaccessible as pastors. Find yourself someone who isn’t too important to hear your story.

It takes courage to admit that your leaders have been lying to you It takes even more courage to admit that you’ve been lying to yourself

Been taking heat for being an interfaith chaplain so let me respond: last night I was called in bc a Catholic couple lost their infant child. No priest was available but I provided prayer and presence and compassion and that was enough bc grief doesn’t care what religion you are.

This morning I made a promise to my congregation that I will never use the pulpit to endorse a political candidate. Separation of church and state is good for the church and good for the state.

Friendly reminder that when you’re in California and you tell Mexicans to go back where they came from you’re actually telling them to stay right where they are

Don’t show off your Christian faith if you won’t show up for the people Jesus loves

There seems to be a growing movement of people who have no real interest in going the way of Jesus, they just claim to be Christian for a hall pass to get away with bigotry and social irresponsibility

Tacking crosses onto shields didn’t justify the crusades Tacking Christianity onto politics doesn’t justify fascism

This morning, while looking out at a congregation lathered in red white and blue attire, I lovingly spoke out against Christian Nationalism. It’s okay to be scared. It’s not okay to be silent.

Christians across time and space agree on effectively nothing so what do people even mean when they say America is a Christian nation? I can’t help wonder if they actually mean America is a white supremacist nation, a misogynistic nation, a homophobic nation by birthright.

Thomas Jefferson enslaved over 600 people and denied the divinity of Christ and his resurrection. But sure, America was founded as a Christian nation. Whatever that means.

Performative piety divorced from justice is detestable to God

A lot of people are saying if Jesus were in America today MAGA would probably have him detained and deported but according to Jesus he has already been detained and deported and continues to be detained and deported with every inhumane arrest of his sisters and brothers.