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Eric Folkerth

@ericfolkerth.bsky.social

Minister, musician, writer, activist from Dallas. Social media oversharer. Blessed beyond reason. (He, Him) Progressive Christian. My "disclaimer" applies on BlueSky. (See linktree) All the links here: https://linktr.ee/ericfolkerth

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ericfolkerth on Instagram: "CD are in!We’ll be mailing the preorders of “Unfinished Business” later today!(Thanks for your patience…)There are low price bundle…" CD are in!We’ll be mailing the preorders of “Unfinished Business” later today!(Thanks for your patience…)There are low price bundles for this and my previous CDs available @ ericfolkerth.comIf CDs aren’t your thing, I hope you’ll listen to the album on your favorite platform today.Find it everywhere you listen.View all comments

CDs ARE IN!!
We’ll be mailing the preorders of “Unfinished Business” later today!

There are low price bundles for this and previous CDs available @ ericfolkerth.com

If CDs aren’t your thing, listen on your favorite platform today.
Find it everywhere you listen.

www.instagram.com/p/DQeuZnEDjCF/

31.10.2025 16:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I kept meaning to post "I can't believe it's almost October..."

So now: "I can't believe it's almost November."

30.10.2025 14:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When Ted Cruz and others tried to spin Satureday's marches by claiming networks aired old footage, Politifacts dug in.

And, guess what they found?

Remember: EVERY ACCUSATION IS CONFESSION.

21.10.2025 02:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Tears of Espada My Own "Lowest Life Moment," and What It Might Teach Us Now

This essay means a lot to me.
It's taken 2 months to finish.

It processed my own PTSD from our #UMC history...
But turned into a "what can we learn for TODAY?"

A story I haven't shared much, until now.
A conclusion that could be helpful to you all.

open.substack.com/pub/whenefta...

13.10.2025 13:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Faith Over Fear: On Prayer, Immigration, and Moral Courage My Appearance on "The Good God" Project with my friend, Rev. George Mason

Thanks to George Mason, & “The Good God” Podcast, for inviting me in for a timely conversation about our faith and the issue of immigration.

I hope it’s helpful to be reminded that some of us as faith leaders really do stand with up in times like this…EF

open.substack.com/pub/whenefta...

09.10.2025 13:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Do tell me again about those emasculated lib men....I'll wait.

08.10.2025 02:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Story Of Miguel's Death What It Should Teach Us In This Moment

open.substack.com/pub/whenefta...

04.10.2025 21:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Unfinished Business, by Eric Folkerth 16 track album

I hear some other artist releases today?

Well, check me out, still.
And, sure listen to that other album too.

ericfolkerth.bandcamp.com/album/unfini...

#bandcampfriday #singersongwriter #dallas #folkmusic #unfinishedbusiness #indieartist #musiciansky #musicsky #promosky #originalmusic

03.10.2025 13:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hey Friend

Hope you’ll check out my surprise album: “UNFINISHED BUSINESS”
Find it where ever you listen to music.

02.10.2025 13:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Unfinished Business by Eric Folkerth Stream and Save Unfinished Business - Distributed by DistroKid

It’s out!

“UNFINISHED BUSINESS,” my new new surprise album, is out for you to hear now.

Find it where ever you listen to music.
I hope you’ll listen, download, or buy a CD today!
Direct link to your favorite platorm at the link.

distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

01.10.2025 15:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wilonsky: Searching for hope and humanity amid so much hate tearing at Dallas I saw it as soon as I walked out of the office Tuesday evening – a sticker affixed to a traffic-light pole at Harwood and Jackson streets behind The Dallas...

I came back to the office after Rosh Hashanah services Tuesday. I then saw this sticker on a light pole outside our office; then another Wednesday at the back door. @ericfolkerth.bsky.social then shared with me another near Lake Cliff Park. So I wrote this.

www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...

25.09.2025 19:48 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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Friends:
It's been a horrible day in Dallas.
I've been on the phone non-stop with church members, clergy friends, local activists & reporters.
CLEAR is the group that sponsors our Monday Morning prayer vigils at the ICE field office, where today's shooting took place.
Here is our official statement.

24.09.2025 20:05 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Super excited to announce a suprise album, coming from me soon.

Details in the pics...EF

17.09.2025 15:41 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The ruling. I hadn’t seen it before your post.

11.09.2025 01:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Boom!!!

11.09.2025 01:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Shocking

10.09.2025 00:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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#stephenmiller is coming for the Hippies?

My message to him.

#peeweegerman #weirdstephen #oldhippies #donaldtrump

22.08.2025 14:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Join us live for Coffee on the Porch at 9:30 CT.

Our weekly livestream on Spirituality, Politics, Music, and Life.

Find us here today:

open.substack.com/live-stream/...

19.08.2025 13:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ahead of our Leadership Retreat tomorrow, tweaked a map I made when I first came to KPUMC.
During the pandemic, it was despressing to look at.

But now, it's remarkable to meditate/pray over.
What diversity of race, economics, cultures, orientations!
What an amazing place to do ministry.

15.08.2025 18:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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As a pastor, over on FB, I often ask this question and see what response it gets.

It’s a Methodist tradtion.

My reach here on Blsky seems smaller. But I thought I’d offer a space where anybody who wants to can answer the question: “How is your soul?”

How are you, in these troubling times?

15.08.2025 14:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A new essay from me..
wheneftalks.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

08.08.2025 14:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Texas "Redistricting" And ICE's Accountability The Connection Between The Two

Today, outside Dallas ICE, I connect the redistricting scam & the need to keep ICE accountable.

3 North Texas house members who demand answers are affected by the re-draw.
Be clear: This is about silencing questions.

Texans need divided, accountable government.

open.substack.com/pub/whenefta...

04.08.2025 21:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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02.08.2025 13:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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At the heart of my new essay is a suggestion that our capitalist desire to hoard is a spiritual sickness that Jesus' parable tells us something about.
check it out:

wheneftalks.substack.com/p/hoarders-b...

01.08.2025 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Billy Joel The New Documentary Drives Me to Wax About My Long Love For His Music

Hope you'll check out my #billyjoel essay...thoughts on the doc, and his musical legacy.

wheneftalks.substack.com/p/billy-joel

31.07.2025 03:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One of the points I made in my essay on the doc is that he regulary draws fans who weren't even BORN when Stormfront came out...yet they know all the songs, OLDER than Stormfront....

31.07.2025 03:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lawd do not watch the Billy Joel documentary with a musician if a certain age. Have to keep pausing the tv for another story or insight or sung bit of a song.

29.07.2025 04:14 — 👍 27    🔁 2    💬 7    📌 0

That might have been me and my wife, too.

31.07.2025 03:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

.....and became even more legenday, after that.

31.07.2025 03:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

100% agree

31.07.2025 03:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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