John MacIver Gage

Felt cute, might resist later.

Or now. Now is good. #Resist now AND later.

“This shit sucks, and it sucks having to explain why it sucks and it sucks that assholes will argue it doesn’t suck.”

Can I get an amen?

Thanks to @peteski.bsky.social for the image and capturing the feeling

“Too much drinking the Kool-Aid and believing it’s communion”

Repost from IG @scottthepainter

To our #trans and #non-binary siblings: Your God-given human dignity cannot be taken away by executive order.

#translivesmatter #enby #gendernonconforming #blacktranslivesmatter #transkids #genderexpansive #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

"I want to be part of a people who sees the darkness, knows it's real, and then lights a candle anyway." - Sarah Bessey

The people
who walked in
the unblinking glare
of artificial light
have found relief
in the Dark;
those who live
in a land of constant
over-exposure—
them has the Holy
embraced with cool
and soothing darkness.

–Isaiah 92, reimagined

Special Sunday lunch ala David: amazing crunchy moist fried chicken seasoned with a sage-parsley salt, sautéed Brussels sprouts, and celeriac mash with a whole bunch of crispy fried sage leaves, and a fresh cranberry-orange relish good enough to eat as a salad!

“Who’s a beacon of light in these bleak, unrelentingly times? Is it you? Is it you?”
[🎨@alisolomain]

It’s hard work, isn’t it pastors? No wonder dogs sleep so much (and so soundly)!

David’s self-imposed—and delicious—dessert project for the day, a traditional French dessert, a Mont Blanc: a meringue base piled with whipped cream and sweetened chestnut paste. It was extra good with some homemade raspberry jam on the side, as recommended.

A Tiny Prayer (for the continuing education of our country about #Thanksgiving)
by Rev. @revmicahb.bsky.social

A Prayer for #ChosenFamily by Devon Spier

A reminder in this holiday season when family expectations… and tensions… can run high: Healthy boundaries “are the distance at which I can love you & me simultaneously.”
- Prentis Hemphill

May the peace of Christ reign in your heart, if not at your table.

Prayers for a happier #Thanksgiving

For food and drink & friendship, we offer thanks.
May our table be blessed; our gratitude deepened our compassion widened;
& our lives ordered in generous & unselfish ways; for our sake & the sake of the world. Amen.

#HappyThanksgiving

May their journeys be swift & uneventful. May they be met with warm & open hearts at journey’s end & in time, return home in safety once more. Amen

#Thankgiving #Travel #Prayer

We pray for the safety of all who travel in this holiday season, whether by car or plane, train, bus, or boat, & for all who shepherd them along the way. Keep their hearts & minds free from anxiety at every step.

YouTube video by supergaydetroit Betty Butterfield - UCC

Dunno why this popped into my head but here it is. “‘Jesus hisself would love this Church. They got one of every kind of sinner ever was in here.’ And I begin to point ‘em all out. I don’t think they appreciated that.” Thank you, Miss Betty Butterfield, wherever you are.

youtu.be/Gfve6bqg03A?...

Well, SOMEone’s enjoying the brand new sofa!

Rough, dark sketch of a “circular firing squad,” a group of people in a circle aiming guns at each other

If we don’t start distinguishing between who is an enemy and who is an imperfect ally.
we aren’t going to survive.

[🎨 “The Meeting,” Jeff Del Nero, 2017]

Young child reaches toward the viewer to give them a cookie

No act of love is ever wasted.

No matter how small.
No matter how fleeting.
No matter how random.
No matter how hopeless.
No matter how unrecognized.
No matter how unappreciated.

Don’t be discouraged. Go ahead and put one more feather on the scale on the side of love today.

When we say “Love your neighbor,” it’s less about smiling at strangers and more about resisting dehumanization and protecting the vulnerable among us.

[by ohhappydani.com ]

The eyes

Reminds me of the pelican in the reredos in the chapel at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

A Call to Courage: Standing Boldly with Our Trans Siblings on Transgender Day of Remembrance/Resilience - UCC Open and Affirming Coalition by: Rev. Derek Terry, Program Director- Open and Affirming Coalition

“A Call to Courage: Standing Boldly with Our Trans Siblings on Transgender Day of Remembrance/Resilience” by coalition program director @revderekterry.bsky.social #translivesmatter #transdayofremembrance #TDOR openandaffirming.org/a-call-to-co...

“Mourn the dead & fight like hell for the living”

IG@thefoxfisher gives these words from organizer “Mother” Jones new life on #TDOR. We remember too many #transgender persons, especially #transwomen of color, killed by violence, abuse, & neglect. #SayTheirNames & may their joy be for a memorial.

Dad, doomscrolling: "<sigh> This world is so messed up."
Child, standing at his knee: "Dad?"
Dad: "I'm so sorry, bud."
Dad puts a hand on his child's shoulder.
Dad: "Come on... Let's go do something good."
Child, excitedly "Yeah!"
Dad & child walk away holding hands."

Thanks to www.lunarbaboon.com

Snuggle buddy reporting for duty

Tonight’s Dinner Ala David: Chiles rellenos with mole coloradito, stuffed with beef and sweet potatoes. Yum!

Can’t recommend Cole Arthur Riley highly enough, particularly “Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human.”

Help me remember that even if there is more to worry about in life right now, it does not mean that there is less to love in life right now.

So protect every inch of our joy, Lord.

And if you could help me stop reading sh*t on the internet, that might really help too.

Amen

by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Dear God,

There’s so much to fear right now that I’m sort of losing track of what to worry about most.

So I’m gonna need some help focusing.

Show me what is MINE to do.

Then grant me the strength to do it, and the humility to rest knowing it is enough.
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