The Jesus games we play
Matthew 10: 29-39 New Ark United Church of Christ, Newark, DE June 21, 2026 Photo of a 3D model of Jesus (like a marble statue) with his right hand covering the right side of his face as in a facepalm gesture, his left hand in a fist against his heart, with a background of blue sky and white clouds. On the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, there is an entire genre of tweets with the phrase “Not Like That!”. The first speaker makes a declaration from one side of an argument, then the second speaker chimes in from the other side with a seemingly contradictory statement that also illustrates the original point, and the first speaker, in utter shock and dismay, declares “Not like that!” It’s especially popular with Christian Twitter. Here are some examples: conservative christians: “THE BIBLE IS CLEAR” the bible: “you shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love them as yourself” conservative christians: “NOT LIKE TH...
