“Mutual trust…demands the willingness…to relinquish control over outcomes, & to live comfortably alongside the uncertainty that trusting others inevitably brings.”—Kathleen McShane & Elan Babchuck, “Picking up the Pieces”
Get some coffee it’s too early to be smart. 🤣
Sorry but Clinton won it twice. But before that, yes, it often voted GOP for president.
I honestly can’t remember who said what I’m about to say. But I remember seeing on some social media post that “Liberals respond to culture; conservatives try to shape culture,” & it’s stuck with me. It’s applicable to so much, even to things like mainline vs evangelical responses to secularization.
Disciples Empowered by the Holy Spirit (April 19, 2026)
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“Practicing hospitality always involves risk & the possibility of failure, but there is greater risk & loss in neglecting hospitality.”—Christine D. Pohl, “Making Room”
“For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”—1 Cor. 15:20-22 CSB bible.com/bible/1713/1...
Disciples formed by Christ (Apr 12, 2026)
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“The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.”
Psalms 145:8-9 NRSVUE
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Maybe this temporary ceasefire will become a permanent ceasefire. Enough blood has been shed.
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Almost Blind Easter 2026
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Jesus' Dying & Dead Body (John 19:31-42)
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St Mark UMC Passion Play 2026 (John ch 18-19)
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Holy Thursday--Connected by Grief & Faith (April 2, 2026)
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Oh we need green energy? Immigration. Stagnating post-industrial societies? Immigration. Housing construction and agriculture? Immigration. Aging population in need of healthcare? Immigration. Insolvent Medicaid and Social Security? Immigration. Declining cultural output? That’s right, immigration
“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD!”
Psalms 113:7-9 NRSVUE
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Things I learned just today, despite going to seminary. 🤣🤷🏻♂️
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I’ll defer to the Court’s wisdom regarding the law. But it’s a gut-punch for LGBTQ+ neighbors that state *cannot ban* conversion therapy, while most of these justices also recently ruled that states *can ban* trans healthcare for minors.
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Rather than enforce the law, the CFTC Chair is greenlighting sports betting in prediction markets — even though it should be up to the states to decide.
Sen. Curtis and I have a new bipartisan bill to ban these illegal contracts & eliminate this backdoor.
Accidentally Proclaiming Jesus as King (March 29, 2026)
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Trump admin saw Russia flush resources down the toilet in Ukraine & started praying the “Lord I see what you’ve done for those people…” prayer. 😤
It’s the biggest story. Dems forced Republicans to the table with a common sense solution. Fund TSA, FEMA, & the Coast Guard, then negotiate over ICE reforms. Trump said “no.” No deals with Democrats.
Just like with the immigration bill in 2024. A disabled GOP in Congress is in Trump’s interest.
I cannot believe sports betting in your pocket has brought us to the point where I can write something basically saying, "If only other sports leagues were as ethical as the NCAA, maybe we'd be in a better place"
No King but Caesar March 22, 2025
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Some of the most reactionary NIMBY communities I know of think of themselves as “rural” have been urban & suburban for decades. Next this city of 150,000 residents will lament the impending loss of its “small town charm.” 🙇🏻♂️
“So let no one boast in human leaders, for everything is yours — whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come — everything is yours, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.”
1 Cor. 3:21-23 CSB
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“The Lord executes acts of righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.”
Psalms 103:6 CSB
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This news hurts. And I know it hurts others far more than it hurts me. There is no movement, church body, organization, or ideology that hasn’t been afflicted by abuse, often perpetrated by the top leaders.
May survivors of sexual abuse find healing & justice.
