Are we willing to sacrifice what we might lose? 

Message by Tony Gapastione from Trinity Presbyterian Church in San Carlos. June 30th, 2019.

Wendy interviews

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Tony MANSPLAINS the BRAVEMAKER film fest. 

https://www.bravemaker.com/filmfest

May 31st, June 1-2, 2019!

It's been a wild week to think about. 

This one is all me. Solo. (Tony).

I just saw AVENGERS End Game last night. No spoilers here but I did have my own personal encounter with someone who seemed to be my personal Thanos for thirty minutes. Why did I let a jerk get the best of me? How can I learn to let go of the toxicity spewed out by others? 

These words that came from the cross, from a humble man being murdered. 

"Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing."

Life Changing. 

Villainizing people is easy but not letting them affect you is not. 

But even villains are complex humans with fears and pains. And most times it's not about you. 

--Tony

Judy Peterson is a force to be reckoned with. She's a storyteller, pastor and a deep thinker who practices what she preaches until the point of no return...And it's safe to say she'd go even farther than whatever point was drawn in the sand if it meant walking with Jesus where he walked.  She's not your typical pastor (and neither was Jesus).  She shares her deep pains, great joys and love of God and scripture in this podcast!

Judy gave me (Tony) permission to share her personal email with Holy Cannoli listeners who wanted to be in touch with her (in kindness).  If you'd like to contact her I'm happy to hear you out [email protected].

Otherwise: 

From the MISSION FRIENDS FOR INCLUSION WEBSITE:

Judy was the campus pastor of my alma mater North Park University from 2006-2018 and shares her journey on this podcast and in detail here:

An Open Letter to My Church, by Pastor Judy Peterson

Clarity is reasonable and ambiguity is harmful. 

Garrett Brown was a church planter, pastor on staff for a church for years and now serves some of the most elite young thinkers in the world. 

A discussion on scripture and Stanford. 

Here's the group he leads: Christian Union

Connect with him on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/GarrettBrown2

Anti-racist educator, writer, and activist ANDRE HENRY joins the HOLY CANNOLI PODCAST. 

Find him on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/theandrehenry/

Dig in, listen and get activated. 

Want to sign up for Andre's HOPE AND HARD PILLS? 

http://www.andrerhenry.com/

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Questions we hate to ask--but--What needs to end? or die? Who needs to be fired? 

Dr. Henry Cloud's book NECESSARY ENDINGS inspired this 10 minute podcast reflection by Tony. 

@tonygapastione