Quick countryside trip (90 mins out, barns everywhere 🌾). Lunch, new toys, and wild thoughts of moving. But nah—still a city soul.
Bonus: NASCAR cleared traffic + we caught this airship over downtown! 🛸 #ChicagoMoment #RoadtripWin
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Taiwanese American in Chicagoland studying the Hebrew Bible through queer and postcolonial lenses.
Quick countryside trip (90 mins out, barns everywhere 🌾). Lunch, new toys, and wild thoughts of moving. But nah—still a city soul.
Bonus: NASCAR cleared traffic + we caught this airship over downtown! 🛸 #ChicagoMoment #RoadtripWin
I join Eden United Church of Christ, Chicago, today as a member. It's starting about 16:25 of this video.
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I will be joining Eden United Church of Christ (Chicago) tomorrow. If you are interested, you can participate in the service in-person or on Zoom.
www.edenuccchicago.org
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Free Pride Month Devotional that we Compiled to Bless you this Pride Month and Beyond!
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A graphic featuring the transgender pride flag as a torn paper background with horizontal stripes of light blue, pink, and white. Centered bold black text reads: “TRANS YOUTH ARE BELOVED. TRANS YOUTH DESERVE CARE. THIS FIGHT IS NOT OVER.” At the bottom of the graphic, in smaller white text: “The Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ stands with trans youth.” The Coalition’s logo is centered at the top of the image.
The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s cruel ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
We grieve. We rage. We resist.
Trans youth are sacred. This fight is not over.
Read our full statement:
openandaffirming.org/trans-youth-...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #UCC #ONA #SacredResistance
Outfit.
16.06.2025 01:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a tireless civil rights advocate throughout his life, was seen Saturday at the downtown rally with family and Rep. Chuy Garcia.
14.06.2025 21:42 — 👍 129 🔁 29 💬 0 📌 0Lots of efforts to prepare a trip. But, it's worth!
14.06.2025 20:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We've partnered w/ the Alzheimer’s Association to launch two new resources for ONA churches: a Purple Sunday Toolkit (drive.google.com/file/d/1y0hF...) + Clergy Guide (here: drive.google.com/file/d/1i3kN...) Plan a Purple Sunday to show up for LGBTQ+ caregivers
#PurpleSunday #ONAChurch #ENDALZ
religionnews.com/2025/06/05/g... Grief and hope: The theological legacy of Walter Brueggemann - The Presbyterian Outlook
12.06.2025 15:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Nice toolkit.
lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/toolkit
Adam and I paid our respects to life lost during the civil war.
10.06.2025 23:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Rev. Derek Terry wrote & shared this sacred text for the National Trans Visibility March at World Pride in DC. It's a holy reminder: trans lives are sacred. Feel free to share & use it in your own spaces.
#TransVisibility #ONAChurch #FaithfulResistance
New episode!
07.06.2025 04:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This coming Friday, June 6th, at 6:30 pm, there will be a small Taiwanese Christian gathering at our place. PM me if you are interested in coming.
04.06.2025 16:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Tomorrow is #GiveOUTDay—and we need you with us.
Early giving is open, but we’re still far from our goal.
🎯 5,000 donors. Just $10 each.
Show up with love.
Fuel this movement for justice + joy.
🌈 Donate now: www.giveoutday.org/organization...
#ONA #Pride2025
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
04.06.2025 00:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Two books share certain characteristics of each other.
29.05.2025 01:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0姊要不要再來一起錄?
29.05.2025 01:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This old tool saves the day. Now, the SACD player is up and running again!😀
28.05.2025 16:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0《S7E2|願他們合而為一:酷兒的愛、信仰與歸屬 (約翰福音 17)》
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Another new episode. Check it out!
27.05.2025 05:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Our friends are performing at a community bar. Photo credit: Adam.
24.05.2025 20:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I realized that I might have failed quitting Amazon, because I kept asking Adam to purchase products for me. It's harder than I thought.
23.05.2025 21:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I recorded a new episode for Queer Meditation.
22.05.2025 16:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Registration is still just $250 for the 2025 ONA National Gathering! Join us in Kansas City, MO July 9–10 for worship, justice, and community. Featuring Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson!
Register: openandaffirming.networkforgood.com/events/83144...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... The Nooksack 306 lost their tribal membership and their homes
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