“Believers know the body of Christ, if they neglect not to be the body of Christ.” — St. Augustine, on the Eucharist
Ryan Egli
@ryanegli.bsky.social
Pastor at City Line Church. Presbyterian of the lowest order. DMin at Missio Seminary. Interests: Philly, fantasy/sci-fi books, missiology, theology, church history, shibas, and Christian higher ed.
If you read yesterday’s post on CT, please read this one, too. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
Correcting the Record
Responses to my recent Christianity Today post
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@kkdumez.bsky.social putting into eloquent words what I've been sensing the last couple issues of Christianity Today.
Which way, Christianity Today?
Catching up on changes over at evangelicalism's flagship magazine
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I’ve posted multiple times on here photos of Flash. Sadly, in the last couple days he got very very sick and we had to say goodbye to him earlier today. He was a beautiful Shiba and faithful friend. I miss him already.
So, a few months ago I made a Bible trivia app called Bible Buff for the iPhone. That was fun. It was a creative project that works another side of my brain. You can find it on iOS App Store.
My sermon this Sunday includes me complaining about DocuSign, an illustration from Charlton Heston, input from John Calvin, and a pastoral encouragement to avoid self-condemnation. So, all in all, a pretty normal sermon for me.
I created an iPhone app! The app is called Bible Buff. It's just a fun Bible Trivia thing. For those of you who grew up on sword drills deep in the evangelical sub-culture this app is for you. So, it's free with a couple of fun paid add-ons so check it out. apps.apple.com/app/bible-bu...
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Last night I watched the final episode of season 2 of The Pitt and finished reading Theo of Golden. Goodness, my soul was full. I can't recommend both of them enough!
I'm an ordained minister actively serving a local church and this is not good.
NPR@npr.org · last yr.Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.
In the studio photo,for this blue social media feeds. :)
They forgot to grease the historical markers!
The whole country outside of Kansas City should be saying…
a man wearing a green shirt and a black jacket says go birds
ALT: a man wearing a green shirt and a black jacket says go birds
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As an #Eagles fan, I can’t believe I have to listen to Tom Brady call this game. But even he can’t spoil it for me today! Go Birds! Fly Eagles Fly!
College student told me I was spittin’ fire in today’s sermon. Maybe the best compliment I’ve ever I gotten. At least I think it was a compliment. I’m old.
Spending New Years Eve at a Penn State bar in State College watching Penn State play while drinking a Yuengling. Can’t get more PA than this!
My brother hooked his NES up to a 130 inch projection screen. A night of Tecmo Super Bowl and QB #Eagles for the win!
It would be an awful thing to live in a world that is always experiencing winter, but never Christmas.
Whenever we work from home Flash likes to hang out at our feet most of the day. #flashfridays #shiba #shibainu #dogs #dogsofbluesky
"For insofar as the church is conformed to the world, and the two communities appear to the onlooker to be merely two versions of the same thing, the church is contradicting its true identity." John Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount, 1978. Page 17
@frutledge.bsky.social following me and liking some of my posts is really encouraging to me! Her writings and sermons have long fed my soul and continually point me to Jesus.
My pastoral encouragement this Advent/Christmas season: take some time and serve the hungry, bless the refuge who moved onto your block, or spend time with an outsider - someone hurting that drives you crazy, or maybe be kind to someone having a bad day behind the store checkout counter, 1/2
Flash giving me the side eye. "Why can't you just let me sleep human?" #flashfridays #shiba #shibainu #dogs #dogsofbluesky
I just stopped myself and deleted a snarky post that wasn't needed.
a man is standing in front of a sign that says ' usted leadership for a stronger america '
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In 1972, 90% of all Americans claimed a Christian affiliation. In 2022, it was 64%. 73% of Americans were white Christians. Now, it's 47% 16% were non-white Christians. Now, it's 17%. All the drop in Christianity is a decline in white Christianity.
As a pastor I hate writing sermons on Saturdays. I'm just in a better place when it is wrapped by Friday. Thanksgiving falling on a Thursday always makes that a little hard, so I'm sitting here trying to write a sermon, but getting distracted by #Bluesky.
