John Thornton Jr.Really SomebodyIn 2022, I got 10 homeless people $5,000 no-strings-attached. This is Carlos’s story.Apr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023
John Thornton Jr.Sermon: The Force of GentlenessLuke 22:24–30: A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, “The kings…Apr 14, 2019Apr 14, 2019
John Thornton Jr.Sermon: The Opposite of the Opposite of FailureLuke 9:28–36: Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray…Mar 3, 2019Mar 3, 2019
John Thornton Jr.Things I’ve WrittenThis is an ongoing list of works of mine outside of this Medium page.Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
John Thornton Jr.Optimism, Cynicism, and Hope in Ministry — Part 2This is the second part of a three part series on optimism, cynicism, and hope in ministry. Read the first part on optimism here.Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
John Thornton Jr.Optimism, Cynicism, and Hope in Ministry - Part 1This is the first part of a three part series on optimism, cynicism, and hope in ministry.Jan 18, 2019Jan 18, 2019
John Thornton Jr.Lent with the Youth — StressedDuring our 2018 retreat, I asked the youth in attendance to describe their lives in three words. We then put words that had a strong group…Feb 22, 20181Feb 22, 20181
John Thornton Jr.Old Habits Die HardJust before Christmas I read Borrow: The American Way of Debt by Louis Hyman. It’s a great book that I highly recommend. What’s was…Jan 31, 2018Jan 31, 2018
John Thornton Jr.Racism and the Church — The Problem of LazinessIn the Fall of 2016, I taught a Wednesday night class at First Baptist Greensboro on Racism and the Church. For each class I wrote a…Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
John Thornton Jr.When do we all want the same thing?Everyone I know is concerned with poverty. In a country with approximately 40 million people living below the poverty line, it’s hard not…Jan 16, 2018Jan 16, 2018