Bad theology is one of the most destructive forces on the planet. Good theologians are needed now more than ever. #churchstr

I’m hopeful and firmly believe that Christian / Muslim relations will only grow stronger throughout the rest my lifetime. Too many Christians are waking up to all of the Jewish Zionist propaganda we’ve been fed by boomers our whole life. The reality is that Muslims love and respect Jesus immensely and there is so much more common ground in our beliefs and how we view the world than most Christians realize. If I was a Muslim, I’d be real hesitant about interacting with any “savior complex” Christians. That’s not my goal at all and I don’t expect to be warmly received by every Muslim I encounter. Yet if my life experience is any indicator, most Muslims will typically respond with the kind of disproportionate hospitality that they always do. Last night was a perfect example. I threw out to Nostr last week that I wanted to learn Arabic and would love some initial guidance to make the journey as effective as possible. My brother @Yusuf al-Texani didn’t know me at all but took two hours between 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM in Morocco to do just that. Told me up front before we met that he didn’t want any payment. Zapped him 10k sats anyways (which is nothing for two hours of 1:1 language tutoring) and immediately he said he did not need that much. Authentic generosity at its finest. Every religion has their psychopaths and extremists, including Christians and definitely including Jewish supremacists. It just takes different forms. So when we see poor Gazans throw a homemade bomb at an IOF tank that is unacceptable. But when Jewish and Christian leaders systematically live stream a genocide for two years that is acceptable because of Oct 7? Make it make sense. Love my Muslim brothers and sisters and sincerely hope this calling is a part of my life for all of my days.

Dumb question but is there a recommended central #hub for discovering and tracking your #nostr apps?

One of the clearest signs of how soft we’ve become as a society: Total strangers frequently feel the need to tell my kids, right in front of me, to stop doing something because it’s not “safe”. This happens to me all the time with my boys when they’re jumping off stuff at parks, climbing trees, wrestling with each other, etc. Young, old, men, women, it doesn’t matter. Often I don’t even think people realize what they are doing, it’s just so ingrained to avoid any semblance of danger or any possibility of risk. Got so much as a Dad that I don’t understand or am not great at, but one thing I do know is that I will do everything I can to instill courage, resilience and anti-fragility into these kids. Takes a lot of intentionality in this bubble wrap culture though.

Glad to be on here. Want to positively contribute to decentralized networks like Nostr, rather than passively hoping others protect our sovereignty. #introductions