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Pam Robison

@pamr47.bsky.social

I wear many hats--wife, mother, grandmother...organist, composer, church musician...writer, blogger...minister, spiritual companion... I enjoy interacting with people of varying backgrounds and perspectives--that's how we learn!

18 Followers 9 Following 135 Posts Joined Jan 2025

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3 days ago

War is not a game I enjoy games as much as anyone, although I’m not particularly into role-playing games or violent video games. But games of strategy? Yes, I do enjoy them–sometimes managing to win hand…

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6 days ago

When did we lose our way so badly? I have started and deleted so many posts this week…trying to figure out and then articulate my feelings. There are so many; it’s hard to figure them all out. I think the two primary one…

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1 week ago

War…in Jesus’ name?!? Hell no! I can remember reading about the Crusades when I was growing up–at least a little bit. The story was always phrased as a “holy” war, designed to “take back” the Holy L…

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1 week ago

This is where I stand… I’m going to be very blunt and clear about where I stand currently. I have friends and family who range widely on almost every spectrum you can think of—especially political and religious. For the …

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2 weeks ago

I just don’t understand… I keep trying to make sense of what I see happening in my country…and I can’t. I grew up loving the poem on the Statue of Liberty–about accepting those who were seeking a safe pla…

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2 weeks ago

It wasn’t just “boys being boys”… One of the seemingly major questions at the winter Olympics is consistently the question of who will take home the gold medal in men’s ice hockey. The last time the U.S. men’s team won …

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2 weeks ago

My Olympic moments… Like many of you, I watched the Olympics off and on the last couple of weeks. I don’t watch everything–some of the sports don’t particularly interest me, and others are on at a ti…

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3 weeks ago

Today is Ash Wednesday… For many Christians, today is the beginning of a significant time of reflection. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, 40 days of preparation as we move towards Easter. I did not grow up knowing …

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3 weeks ago

I feel sorry for them… Over the last few years, I have gone through a cycle of emotions–as have many of us. Disbelief…uncertainty…anger…determination. But I think where I have settled at the momen…

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1 month ago

What’s important? I sometimes wake up in the morning, wondering if it really is possible that we are living in two different worlds, inhabiting alternate universes in the same space. I mean, do we even care about th…

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1 month ago

Why has it been so hard to believe them? For years a number of women have been sharing their stories of having been trafficked and sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and others, some of whose names we do not yet know. …

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Who do you serve? Every morning I wake up, wondering if this administration can go any lower—and when I think that is impossible, Trump and his minions find a new low. His latest one was to post a video on his Truth…

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1 month ago

Whataboutism You’ve heard “whataboutism,” even if you’re not familiar with the term. It happens when someone raises a concern about the actions of someone else–a celebrity, a polit…

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1 month ago

They were CHILDREN! Trigger warning – sexual abuse The Epstein files…who’s in them? Who’s not? That seems to be the focus of so many of the news stories. But that is missing a significant point…

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1 month ago

Off the beaten path Those of you who know me well would not be surprised to hear that my son roared with laughter when Charlie and I told him we were going to see “The Toxic Avenger: the Musical.” We knew …

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1 month ago

Legality vs. morality… I’ve been listening to a performance by a comic that my son asked me to. Josh Johnson is not someone I’ve heard of before, even though he started on The Daily Show. When he first starte…

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1 month ago

What are we supporting? Nazi. The word is a trigger. None of us—well, except those who support the Nazi ideology—wants to hear that word used about us. I understand that. What happened under the Nazi regime was horrific. …

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1 month ago

The worst of the worst? When the administration began this current immigration crackdown, they loudly proclaimed that they were going after the worst of those who are here illegally…getting rid of drug dealers, murd…

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1 month ago

What’s our dream? Today is the day that has been set apart in the United States to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Probably many of us will focus on remembering the last lines of the speech he gave in front of the …

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2 months ago

“One of ours…all of yours…” In 1942, Reinhard Heydrich was a high-ranking Nazi officer. He was responsible for the SS intelligence service and the security police–and was a leading architect of the “final solution…

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2 months ago

To my friends who still support Trump… I think I still have some friends who support Trump. If you are willing to read this, I have a few questions for you. They are honest questions–not “gotcha” questions. I really wa…

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2 months ago

Truth is powerful “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.” That’s a quote from George Orwell’s book 1984. When I first read that book, it seemed like complete scienc…

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2 months ago

What have we become?? I woke up this morning to see a post and news story that made me heartsick. This current administration–besides attacking Venezuelan boats that they claim (with no evidence) are full of fenta…

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2 months ago

Following Jesus and MAGA Christianity have nothing in common Over the last few years I have watched as individuals who proudly proclaim they are MAGA also loudly proclaim they are proud Christians. I’ve gulped at times (sometimes a hard gulp!) but I&#8…

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2 months ago

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” If you’re an avid reader, there are some opening lines that stick with you. This one–from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities–is one that has been on my mind recently, esp…

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It’s time It was an ordinary dayin an ordinary worldfilled with people working playing laughing crying…and in a corner of that worlda baby was born. A baby…symbol of hope for the future…tha…

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2 months ago

It’s almost time! – Advent 4 The days have passed quickly. Have we made all the preparations we need to…gotten everything done that we need to? Christmas tree up and decorated? Presents bought and wrapped? Menus planned?…

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2 months ago

Where is the joy this Advent? Usually by this time of the Advent season, I’m filled with joy, enjoying the Christmas carols…the lights…the trees and ornaments. But not this year. This year, I’m really st…

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Are we awake or are we sleeping? – Advent 3 This seems like such a simple question–are we awake or are we sleeping? The answer seems like it should be obvious. But it isn’t. What does being awake really mean…especially toda…

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3 months ago

Do we mean the words we are singing this season? This is the season when we sing about peace on earth…good will to all. It’s the season when we celebrate an innkeeper who found space for a woman about to give birth, when no one else would. It’s t…

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