There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.

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What if we just cleared Congress of all the abusers and sex pests this week

what is stopping us

who cares what party they are in

Minnesota bishop calls Trump’s comments about Pope Leo inappropriate and disrespectful Trump posted comments on social media calling Leo weak on crime and accused him of catering to the radical left.

A Minnesota bishop is calling on President Donald Trump to apologize after he lashed out at Pope Leo and later shared an image appearing to depict himself as Jesus Christ.

Sophie and Colin Hortman reflect on grief, legacy as state looks to memorialize their parents Legislators are proposing a suite of memorials this session to remember Melissa and Mark Hortman, who were shot and killed in their home last June.

Melissa and Mark Hortman were dedicated to serving others and were proud parents who loved their family and our state. Thank you to Sophie and Colin for sharing their story—and to all working to honor their legacy.

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Enneagram, Your Money and You (Edison) Do you feel stuck? Do you feel like you are always making the same mistakes? Have you lived your life and wondered why you are the way you are? What have your finances got to do with your personality?...

In teaching another session of The Enneagram, Your Money and You starting April 30. It a MPLS Community Ed class, but you don’t need to be a resident!

Love to see you there!

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Photo of a canoe in the Boundary Waters. The waters are so still that the sky is reflected on the surface.

The threat to the Boundary Waters isn’t just about Minnesota — the legislative gymnastics being thrust upon us to allow copper-nickel mining in this watershed would mean no public lands are ever truly protected.

We would be opening Pandora’s box… for what? The profits of a foreign mining company?

Alice Augusta Ball found the cure for leprosy at 23.

She died in a mysterious lab accident at 24.

Arthur Dean stole her research, stole it and renamed it from "The Ball Method" to "The Dean Method."

It took 90 years before her original research papers were found and she got the credit due to her.

Today is Palm Sunday when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, the power of service over the power of kings. He came by the East gate, inverting Roman might that came from the West. Palm fronds = victory of peace. Onlookers cried Hosanna, “Save us”. This is the USA … #NoKings

For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.

A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman. n.pr/3PZGlTn

Poem for NO KINGS DAY:

This kingdom needs no king.
Its laws are inscribed in the palm
of the hand that holds a soup pot.
Ideology dissolves into a tear.
The revolution is to breathe.
The radical act is to be present.
Nourish the earth with your secret joy.
Be an anarchist for love.

-Alfred Lamotte

So let me get this straight: We can’t find the budget to pay our actual TSA agents, but we’ve got plenty of cash to bus in ICE agents with zero experience to do their jobs?

Efficiency at its finest. What a slap in the face to the people who actually know what they’re doing.

Influential health leader Dr. Michael Osterholm to address 'public health in crisis' at Roslien Distinguished Lecture on April 15 | Luther College The Roslien Distinguished Lecture will start at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall.

The truth is that public health policy affects everyone.

My upcoming lecture, “Public Health in Crisis: What This Means to You”, will focus on the current status of public health around the world.

📅The lecture is free & open to the public on 4/15 at @luthercollege.bsky.social.

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Right now, the Administration is more focused on making it harder for Americans to vote than on bringing down costs.

Their priorities are completely backwards.

The “SAVE America Act” would hand your private voter data over directly to the federal government.

Weird way to ‘secure’ our elections but a great way to consolidate power.

My Thought for the Day today on BBC Radio Scotland - on what it means to not have “agency” in America’s actions, and how in Minnesota people are reclaiming it through solidarity with vulnerable neighbours and getting round the table with their foes. Press play to hear, text below.

Always enough money for another war in the Middle East but never enough money to help people here at home.

Meet Neely Draughon of Off the Square Catering Today we’d like to introduce you to Neely Draughon. Neely, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?I am a lifelong Memphian and a Rhodes Colleg...

Check out this great article about my friend Neely. If you're in the Memphis area, I highly recommend Off the Square Catering for your celebrations! memphisvoyager.com/interview/me...

Grateful for the USA Women’s Hockey Team’s lesson to all women: We don’t have to accept the crumbs when we are an afterthought. Women everywhere: take note.

𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧.

It can produce obedience.

But it can’t produce love.

The Christian season of Lent begins this week. Lent is the 40 days leading to Easter. I continue to ponder the question I wrote about here. Ash Wednesday devotional: Do you want to be made well? | UMC.org share.google/jP746dEvQ3Sq...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Border czar credits ‘significant cooperation’ for end of ICE surge, but sheriffs say policies haven’t changed Hennepin County says it still will only notify immigration officials if they produce a judicial warrant.

Hennepin County, which has one of Minnesota's largest jails, says it still will only notify immigration officials if they produce a judicial warrant.

Minnesota Much of the world has been focused on Minnesota because of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Operation Metro Surge. What gives me hope is the many ways neighbors are caring for nei…

Minnesota is still occupied, but neighbors are helping neighbors.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

2025 in Books Inspired by all the end of the year posts, I offer my “bests” in books. Thanks to audiobooks, I read or listened to 55 books this year. Included are links to books at bookshop.org, if y…

I read some great books this year. What do you recommend? redheadedrev.org/2025/12/29/2...

Christmas The Journey of Advent ends with Christmas. We have sought hope, peace, joy, and love this Advent, and now we celebrate the birth of Jesus. So long ago Joseph and Mary traveled to the city of Bethle…

Merry Christmas!
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Advent 4: Love The magi, or wise men, observed a star in the East (Matthew 2:1-12). They interpreted it as a fulfilling of prophecy that the King of the Jews had been born.  Unfortunately, they went to King …

Love's pure light is coming. redheadedrev.org/2025/12/23/a...

Advent 3: JOY In the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, we read the story of Jesus’ mother, Mary (1:26-56). Mary’s faithfulness and joy is a powerful witness.  Yet, the angel’s message must have bee…

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