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Jade Maria Hughes ☦︎ (@jademariahughes) The Prayer Rope I once heard a Metropolitan say that his spiritual father told him, “Never fall asleep without your prayer rope.” Since the day I heard those words, I’ve kept mine wrapped around my...

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Looks like the red and purple line are now enforcing the bus fare at IndyGo
Took them long enough
I use these lines a lot, and there are few folk who ride free causing drama
Less drama on the bus is always a good thing

Yeah, I may not be doing the violence, but I'm connected by name to those who do

"The resident alien who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God."
We Christians know better, but aren't doing better. Notice how I said "we?"

This is text, so I feel the need to clarify: I am saddened when Christians in and out of my tradition side with power & do great violence in the name of Jesus especially with immigrants who are trying to find a better life, and eat. Verses get cherry picked in & out of the Pentateuch & ignoring this

looks like something out of the 1920s, and it is disgusting and evil, and I wonder about so called Christians who support something like this--especially when they like to pull from the Pentateuch to justify their harshness but ignore those other passages calling for mercy and love to the other 🤦

It’s my favorite album! Of course, my favorite song being St Anthony 😊❤️

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

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“I’m sorry, I thought you wanted the truth. Perhaps you were expecting jelly and ice cream.”

-Death, “Carpe Jugulum”-

The look, “And I’ll do it again!” 😂

I’m really enjoying The Witch series in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.
Nanny Ogg’s hatred and violence towards magpies reminds me of how I watched my great grandmother quarrel with a bluejay when I lived in her house. We also called her Granny Grump 😂

This is a good point. Check with your library. Through my library card on the hoopla app, I can have access to NYT and WSJ online.

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learned this hard way after 2024 started going down the toilet for me beginning in January

“What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government—apart, say, from the average voter?”
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Accurate LOL

“Cry havoc! And let slip the Clan Mac Feegle!”

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Mood

Moos

I want this to happen 😂

Library haul…

For real!

T&T Clark are reputable academic publishers, and they were invaluable during my time in seminary.
I had to get T&T Clark books from the seminary library, or do an interlibrary loan.
They’re expensive, and worth it, but more than I had.

Bless this person for their generosity.

Keep the friends who loan you or give you books.

Had a friend give me a few books (files) for my kindle, and this one stood out and overwhelmed me.

(Not naming names because I don’t want to embarrass them)

“All the glittery stuff are toys, and toys can lead you astray.”

“Why do you go away? So you can come back.”

“The only hat worth wearing was the one you made yourself.”

“The sun set, which is every day magic.”

Just finished Hat Full of Sky, and gleaned these gems. Bless STP ❤️

“Stories get things done.”

“The world is unfair, child. Be glad you have friends.”

“Stars is easy. People is hard.”

“Change the story, change the world.”

“Things aren’t important, people are.”

This makes me happy

I don’t know how everyone’s holiday went, but yesterday was quite peaceful hanging with my mom and brother at the community center in the Masonic Home in Franklin, IN.

Fancy and good😊