Robert Wallace
@rewallace.bsky.social
(He/his) Spent 20 years as a full-time undergrad professor, teaching biblical studies, but since 2018, I’ve been a senior pastor in McLean, VA.
I care about justice issues, equality, reconciliation, pedagogy, and a host of other things
I care about justice issues, equality, reconciliation, pedagogy, and a host of other things
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Robert Wallace
@rewallace.bsky.social
· Mar 24
Happy Book Release Day to all who celebrate (and I'd love it if celebrations were widespread). While the book can be found at Amazon and B&N, right now, it's cheaper at the publisher!
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We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
May 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
Duh. It’s OBVIOUSLY not a golden calf in Exod 32 or 1 Kgs 13. It’s much more analogous to Daniel 3
May 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Duh. It’s OBVIOUSLY not a golden calf in Exod 32 or 1 Kgs 13. It’s much more analogous to Daniel 3
Thinking this morning about how at my first full time university, our LMS was an install of moodle shaped by an IT dept (and @shorterpearson.com ) to be what we needed. I think we’d be better off with that, instead of one, for profit , one size fits all LMS and tell profs to adapt.
May 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Thinking this morning about how at my first full time university, our LMS was an install of moodle shaped by an IT dept (and @shorterpearson.com ) to be what we needed. I think we’d be better off with that, instead of one, for profit , one size fits all LMS and tell profs to adapt.
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This amazing image really captures the Tennessee fight and it's all over the internet. I am reposting it to encourage people to credit photographer Nicole Hester and the Tennessean.
May 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
This amazing image really captures the Tennessee fight and it's all over the internet. I am reposting it to encourage people to credit photographer Nicole Hester and the Tennessean.
This is the actual last step in the writing process
May 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
This is the actual last step in the writing process
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We have friends everywhere.
May 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
We have friends everywhere.
My son had a Star Wars celebration yesterday and invited several of his friends over. One is transitioning and I could tell was uncomfortable when I walked in from church in my “work” clothes (suit and tie).
May 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
My son had a Star Wars celebration yesterday and invited several of his friends over. One is transitioning and I could tell was uncomfortable when I walked in from church in my “work” clothes (suit and tie).
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This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance…
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It’s ‘one fell swoop’
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It’s ‘one fell swoop’
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
April 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance…
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It’s ‘one fell swoop’
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It’s ‘one fell swoop’
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
A dear friend and former student (thanks to Hannah Curtis) invited me on her podcast to talk about my ministry. She has long been a fan, and it's always nice to hang out with people that think you're awesome...it's good for the spirit.
open.substack.com/pub/laurengr...
open.substack.com/pub/laurengr...
April 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
A dear friend and former student (thanks to Hannah Curtis) invited me on her podcast to talk about my ministry. She has long been a fan, and it's always nice to hang out with people that think you're awesome...it's good for the spirit.
open.substack.com/pub/laurengr...
open.substack.com/pub/laurengr...
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okay, when you’ve lost the former director of Mossad, maybe it’s well past time to rethink your policy decisions
The former director of Mossad, Tamir Pardo, went on a tour of the West Bank to examine settler violence. He said it made him "ashamed to be Jewish" and that "it reminded me of the events that happened in the last century against Jews." 13tv.co.il/item/news/po...
תמיר פרדו ביו"ש: "מתבייש להיות יהודי; 7.10 הבא יגיע מפה" | חדשות 13
בלעדי: ראש המוסד לשעבר סייר בנקודות ביהודה ושומרון שבהן הכה הטרור היהודי באחרונה. הוא פגש משפחות פלסטיניות שחוו ביזה ואלימות פיזית ומינית - ואמר: "מה שראיתי הזכיר את האירועים שקרו במאה הקודמת נגד יהוד...
13tv.co.il
April 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
okay, when you’ve lost the former director of Mossad, maybe it’s well past time to rethink your policy decisions
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Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️
April 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️
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It's a shame that "defend your culture" always means "hate strangers different from you" and never "enact anti-pollution laws so that you can go fishing with your grandkids the way your grandpa taught you."
April 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
It's a shame that "defend your culture" always means "hate strangers different from you" and never "enact anti-pollution laws so that you can go fishing with your grandkids the way your grandpa taught you."
While visiting my mom today, the song playing over the speakers in the common area of this MEMORY CARE FACILITY was, "Forget You," by CeeLo Green. I can’t figure if that’s bad taste or right on the nose.
April 26, 2026 at 6:54 PM
While visiting my mom today, the song playing over the speakers in the common area of this MEMORY CARE FACILITY was, "Forget You," by CeeLo Green. I can’t figure if that’s bad taste or right on the nose.
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My favorite art history genre is "Judith beheading Holofernes"
April 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My favorite art history genre is "Judith beheading Holofernes"
I am proud to announce that Good Faith Media has agreed to publish my next book: “Speaking of Israel and Palestine: A Primer for American Christians.”
It has only just entered the queue for publication so it will be a bit before it’s out. Watch this space.
It has only just entered the queue for publication so it will be a bit before it’s out. Watch this space.
April 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I am proud to announce that Good Faith Media has agreed to publish my next book: “Speaking of Israel and Palestine: A Primer for American Christians.”
It has only just entered the queue for publication so it will be a bit before it’s out. Watch this space.
It has only just entered the queue for publication so it will be a bit before it’s out. Watch this space.
In the absence of external victories or obvious progress, often broad coalition groups look for internal victories, which is how those groups break up and lose ground.
April 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
In the absence of external victories or obvious progress, often broad coalition groups look for internal victories, which is how those groups break up and lose ground.
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Me reading The Art of War: this was considered revolutionary? Surely armies knew to have enough supplies and food before going to war!
Me today: oh.
Me today: oh.
April 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Me reading The Art of War: this was considered revolutionary? Surely armies knew to have enough supplies and food before going to war!
Me today: oh.
Me today: oh.
Sure. Times are tough. But we will be able to tell our grandchildren that we were alive when “pope-splaining” was invented.
April 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Sure. Times are tough. But we will be able to tell our grandchildren that we were alive when “pope-splaining” was invented.
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Someone just told me that The Princess Bride is "overrated" and long story short it's perfectly acceptable to remove toxic people from your life.
April 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Someone just told me that The Princess Bride is "overrated" and long story short it's perfectly acceptable to remove toxic people from your life.
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Pro-tip for the Swalwell campaign staff now maligning the women accusing their boss of sexual misconduct: it's not worth it. There will be other campaigns and other candidates but there will never be another time that you won't regret behaving this way towards survivors.
April 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Pro-tip for the Swalwell campaign staff now maligning the women accusing their boss of sexual misconduct: it's not worth it. There will be other campaigns and other candidates but there will never be another time that you won't regret behaving this way towards survivors.
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I'm struck by the number of modes of transit these astronauts will experience today.
1. Slicing through the Earth's atmosphere in a spaceship
2. An inflatable raft
3. A rope swing
4. Helicopter
5 Aircraft carrier
6. Airplane.
7. Van.
1. Slicing through the Earth's atmosphere in a spaceship
2. An inflatable raft
3. A rope swing
4. Helicopter
5 Aircraft carrier
6. Airplane.
7. Van.
April 11, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I'm struck by the number of modes of transit these astronauts will experience today.
1. Slicing through the Earth's atmosphere in a spaceship
2. An inflatable raft
3. A rope swing
4. Helicopter
5 Aircraft carrier
6. Airplane.
7. Van.
1. Slicing through the Earth's atmosphere in a spaceship
2. An inflatable raft
3. A rope swing
4. Helicopter
5 Aircraft carrier
6. Airplane.
7. Van.
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I hope that the return of Integrity is a trend that continues.
April 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I hope that the return of Integrity is a trend that continues.
“Italian Beef” is a Temu Cheesesteak
WE NEED BAD IRRELEVANT TAKES IMMEDIATELY
FLOOD THE TIMELINE
FLOOD THE TIMELINE
April 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
“Italian Beef” is a Temu Cheesesteak
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My escape from [wildly gestures at everything] is Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. I’m approaching the end again, and it’s so beautiful how PTerry left Discworld better than he found it. Goblins have rights. Dwarves have gender. Humans have (some) understanding. It’s a model that gives me hope.
April 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
My escape from [wildly gestures at everything] is Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. I’m approaching the end again, and it’s so beautiful how PTerry left Discworld better than he found it. Goblins have rights. Dwarves have gender. Humans have (some) understanding. It’s a model that gives me hope.