JuJu. Chicago. Rapper hands. Pastor heart. Senior Pastor, University Church. Jeopardy aspirant. más: [email protected]
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Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
“It is a broken institution, this empire, and as a Black man I have come to trust its brokenness almost like clockwork. So for me, placing even a sliver of my spirit into this realm is a fool’s game—or worse, idolatry.”
– @PureKwest
christiancentury.org/voices/…
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
“If we need for young people to act as adults, then we really haven’t done anything besides create a space for them to be more like us. And if they have to do all the work to get comfortable inside of our spaces, that’s not equity either.”
– @PureKwest
christiancentury.org/voices/…
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
Congrats to @PureKwest for winning the award of merit for short-form personal reflection at the 2023 @AChurchPress awards. Here is his winning piece, an essay about a high school graduation ceremony inside a jail.
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Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
“We have to stop looking for greatness or trying to be that for others. We have to stop trying to be the next or the first.”
– @PureKwest
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Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
"This is the faith life of many millennials. We might be in the church, but if we can find community at brunch, we might go there instead! We rock with Jesus, and we know Jesus wouldn’t rock with how the church acts sometimes."—@PureKwest, @ChristianCent
christiancentury.org/voices/…
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
With the 42nd Annual Parker Lecture & Awards Ceremony just around the corner, we're looking back at some of our favorite remarks from the past 30+ years of this special event.
Revisit Rev. Julian DeShazier's (@PureKwest) stirring 2019 Parker Lecture here: buff.ly/3wCPXKG
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
Voices columnist @PureKwest pushes back against the pressure on clergy to pursue PhDs.
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Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD
In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in
@Variety
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Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
“From op-eds and talking heads to tweets and TikTok, the space of ideas about ideas about other ideas is as crowded as a pre-COVID elevator.”
– @PureKwest
christiancentury.org/article…
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
Watching Jim Thome hit wiffle balls is a form of meditation.
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
Be careful out there, everyone. I had 2 White Sox tickets in my car and someone broke in and left 4 more.
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
We see you @CP3. 🔥
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
Revered Julian DeShazier (@PureKwest) giving this advice to new @uchicago president, “if the University is doing something *to* the community, consider instead doing it *with* the community.”
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
"Imagine all the prayers across time and space, how the divine ears must perk up when someone has the gumption to set aside requesting what might bring comfort in order to seek what might bring fulfillment." -- @PureKwest #lectionary
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
Our latest episode is out featuring @PureKwest. We talk marathoning, ministry, and knowing when to walk away. futurechristian.podbean.com/…
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
"Bars from his wonderfully complex album To Pimp a Butterfly make two things crystal clear: Kendrick Lamar (or “K-Dot”) was heavily influenced by King David of Israel, and hip-hop’s origins go back farther than the 1970s in the Bronx..." -- @PureKwest #lectionary
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
"the fight didn't start last summer. and the the fight is a fight. it isn't a discussion. ... bring the fight into your budget." @PureKwest's sermon response, like everything else he did tonight, was 🔥 #UCCSynod
Rev. Julian DeShazier | J.Kwest retweeted
"One Day"... 2 of the most detrimental words a person can utter. I've always wondered, when is one day because I've never seen it on the calendar @PureKwest
youtu.be/GNxt6E43bb0
#oneday #putadateonyourgoals #starttoday #verbalkwest #breeveazie #jkwest #lovkwest #demondkross
