Pastor. Sporadic journalist. Part of the great Twitter diaspora. https://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3lcm3bsxh6k2yPreschool Christmas concerts aren’t really singing, it’s just kids mumbling until the part they know & then SCREAMING the words like Will Ferrell’s SNL voice modulation character anyway it’s pretty cute.06 Dec 2024 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcm3bsxh6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3lbif4oauyc2hWas told growing up to beware situational ethics & the erosion of moral absolutes. But I was told the liberal secularists were the ones to watch out for … [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbif4oauyc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3kjaabhjxpq2bFargo s5 mostly didn’t work for me, but I am an easy mark for unexpected catharsis involving Christian imagery & the end scene, the offering of “the bread of life” that can wash away the sin of the past got me good, especially when stacked against the God & country pseudo-faith of Roy Tillman.18 Jan 2024 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjaabhjxpq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3kchxi7ybxu2fKillers of the Flower Moon 3 1/2 hour running time isn’t brisk. It’s not exciting. It’s not propulsive. You’ll feel how long it is. It’s punishing. it makes you sit in a hostile, stifling, oppressive world & be worn down by the hopelessness. It tries to make you feel how the Osage felt: trapped.24 Oct 2023 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kchxi7ybxu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3kbh4gfkr5q2nThe only sane thing I’ve read this week about Israel & Palestine. It provides a broad historical perspective, recognizes Hamas’s slaughter as an abomination, while also seeing what inevitably led to this. It offers zero easy answers & no heroes. Please set aside time to read it. t.co/3kg69XTnWd https://t.co/3kg69XTnWd11 Oct 2023 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbh4gfkr5q2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3k7ts7unp5z2vHalf the time Google Docs’ predictive text IS what I would say but I find a different way to say it just to slow the AI down a bit. #resist20 Sep 2023 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7ts7unp5z2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3k7hjnofd2j25Rage’s “Sleep Now in the Fire” music video has both aged so much (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Michael Moore), aged barely at all (the rot of late stage capitalism), & … well and then there’s this screenshot:15 Sep 2023 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7hjnofd2j25https://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3k53y6ey2l62jPUBLISHER 1: “So the next book in our beloved children’s series is almost ready, we just need a title.” P2: “our title character has to decide something, right? So maybe, like, Sophie’s Decision?” P1: “terrible suggestion. You’re fired. New guy, you have any ideas?” P3: “well what about …”16 Aug 2023 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3k53y6ey2l62jhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3k2jemh4w7o2dTom Cruise has apparently sworn off any attempts at portraying a sexual being on screen and this is right and good and as it should be.14 Jul 2023 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3k2jemh4w7o2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3jzvqwqmmv724You know that scene in Home Alone where Kevin is at first worried he’s been left by himself, then realizes how great that is? That’s me, just now, thinking about how I only have 20 followers on here.07 Jul 2023 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzvqwqmmv724https://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3jzued2bv7t2cThe Bear making a “streets ahead” Community reference is my love language.06 Jul 2023 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzued2bv7t2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3jzsvcblwls2sIt’s been obvious for awhile now that large swaths of Christianity have a massive sexual abuse problem. The question is why? Here are some of the common causes, as well as some of the solutions, I’ve seen in my time as a journalist & a pastor 🧵06 Jul 2023 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzsvcblwls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joshpease.bsky.social/post/3jzi5vgarj22cEveryone on Twitter be like:01 Jul 2023 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:td4i2v3mopm7a73idw3slcsn/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzi5vgarj22c