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“This is the biography written by MacDonald's son, Greville, and it contains many facts and precious letters from the life and marriage of our favourite Scottish author.”
- JL Jack

Thank you @sheilagregoire.bsky.social!

Republicans Are Playing Politics For Pedophiles. Our newest. open.substack.com/pub/christia...

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Sen. Hudson, Rep. Seitz Celebrate Signing of SB 81, Trey’s Law Two lawmakers recently celebrated the signing of a bill that holds the power to protect victims of child sex abuse.

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I’m sitting in grief and heartbreak for the victims.

May you experience more healing from being believed, and as your abusers are exposed.

The shame has always belonged to Michael Tait and his enablers.

Ugh. Often warn against it.

Love doing name researching, too. Get the WHOLE story!

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Rich Villodas pointed out on Substack this week that the season of Lent lasts 40 days, but the season of Easter (Eastertide) lasts 50. The celebration is longer than the preparation. The feast is longer than the fast. @richvillodas.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/richvill...

Oh @karenswallowprior.bsky.social eggs are the self protection you carry when out for a run?

And then, when they can’t sustain the flight, the mother “bears them aloft.” The mother eagle coaxes the fledglings out of the nest and makes them take a risk they aren’t entirely ready for. She also swoops in to rescue them as they fall.

What an image of God. Teacher. Mother. Rescuer. 3/3

Making as a Spiritual Practice with Makoto Fujimura Podcast Episode · Trinity Forum Conversations · 04/08/2025 · 42m

This conversation with @iamfujimura.bsky.social got me thinking about how we need to pay attention to beauty & goodness & love & truth right now, not as an escape or alternative to attending to the dehumanizing forces all around, but as a reason to hold onto hope and to engage those very forces.

Idaho autistic teen has died after police shooting, family says Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic teen with cerebral palsy, was shot nine times​ by Pocatello police officers in Idaho.

“Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic teen with cerebral palsy shot nine times by Pocatello police officers”

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Until someone has taken meaningful responsibility for the harm they've caused—such as apologizing, making amends, or changing their behavior—they should not be welcomed back into positions of influence or trust. /5

Opinion | The Donald Trump Leap of Faith Angels for sale. Only $1,000.

Paula White -- Trump's chief spiritual adviser -- is offering access to angels (and a Waterford Crystal Cross), for the low, low prices of $1,000.

America needs to nail 95 theses to the megachurch door. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

Home - Hope’s Companion Helping churches become healing communities for survivors of sexual abuse and other significant trauma Training for pastors and churches We provide training to pastors, churches, ministry leaders, and...

“We provide training to churches, church leaders, and other partners in trauma-informed/trauma-responsive ministry.”

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Flannery O’Connor’s Artworks Finally See the Light (Gift Article) The darkly comic Southern novelist kept a quiet practice in the visual arts. For the centenary of her birth, her paintings are finally getting an audience — and updating her legacy.

This feels right: Flannery O’Connor’s oil paintings were crammed into a storage unit behind Cook Out, the drive-through fast-food restaurant
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A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

UPDATE: Measles cases in the U.S. have reached 286, surpassing all of 2024

Amy Griffin: Some Warriors Weep We all carry stories. Some smooth over the past, making things easier to bear. Others—the truer ones—break us open. Amy Griffin knows what it’s like to hold a secret so tightly, it starts to define yo...

“So what happens when the person who spends all their time championing others realizes they need to tell their own story?”

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1868 Magnolia steamboat explosion became Cincinnati's forgotten tragedy On March 18, 1868, the steamboat Magnolia exploded near Cincinnati, killing dozens of people. Yet, the tragedy is a forgotten historic footnote.

“Of the estimated 2,300 on board, as many as 1,800 died – more than the 1,517 who died on the R.M.S. Titanic.”

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Protect, protect, protect

Jury finds former North Texas pastor liable for $124M in damages to sexual assault accuser "People are fed up with pastors who pray in tongues and prey upon children,” said attorney Brian Butcher.

GREAT!!

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102K views · 20K reactions | A super mom with no arms uses her feet to sew clothing for her children. I was curious about her so I did some digging and came across an article from July 17th, 1954 in ... A super mom with no arms uses her feet to sew clothing for her children. I was curious about her so I did some digging and came across an article from July 17th, 1954 in an Australian magazine...

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Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church [Diane Langberg] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church

We seem to understand and fight against the consequences of the fall. We battle all but one, “and he shall rule over you.” That one we have baptized and as a result have reaped a harvest of divisions, arguments, condemnation, and disdain. (Ch. 7) www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Po...