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The end of religious centrism
As of last night I didn’t have anything I wanted to write here. A friend of mine with a far more successful newsletter said she didn’t monetize hers was…
Dec 9, 2019
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My Pleasure
I recently got a number of new subscribers to my newsletter. Welcome! My name is John Thornton Jr. I’m a pastor at a church in Chapel Hill and also a…
Dec 1, 2019
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November 2019
Christians and the Workplace
Why you can't explain what's happening in church right now without capitalism
Nov 10, 2019
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You just never know
This last week I had two tweets that people seemed to connect with. I didn’t really think of them as related or the fact that they both sprang to mind…
Nov 4, 2019
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October 2019
Free to Stay
I’m sorry for slacking off on this newsletter. I’ve had a pretty busy few weeks. Earlier today at Jubilee we continued our practice of paying off one…
Oct 27, 2019
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Anti-Burnout Church
I’ve been hit or miss with this newsletter lately. Apologies. It turns out starting a church is quite the involving task. Even this one is coming to you…
Oct 7, 2019
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September 2019
At the end of the day...
Earlier this morning, Jubilee Baptist Church paid off a credit card debt of one of our members. We did this in worship. We did it as worship. I’m really…
Sep 22, 2019
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The Start of Things
I’ve tried writing things this morning, but I’ve failed. We have our first worship service as Jubilee Baptist in about an hour. All morning I’ve been…
Sep 1, 2019
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August 2019
The Struggle is Real
At Jubilee Baptist, we worship, gather, struggle, and liberate. I get the inherent cheesiness of catchphrases, slogans, and mission statements, but at…
Aug 26, 2019
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The Church of Feasible Miracles
I’ve written previous newsletters about a couple of ministries we plan to start at Jubilee Baptist (jubileebaptist.church). You can read about Workers…
Aug 18, 2019
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Moral Clarity and Political Courage Yet Again
Below is a speech I gave about a year ago in downtown Winston-Salem at a rally protesting the detention and separations of families at the U.S. border…
Aug 11, 2019
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a future that currently doesn’t exist
Earlier today I read the manifesto of the El Paso shooter. I did so because I wanted to understand him. Understanding doesn’t mean empathy or sympathy…
Aug 5, 2019
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