Charissa Howe

Walked into a restaurant tonight and immediately another woman exclaimed, “Your pants are FABULOUS!”

She’s right. I love these pants. I look very cute tonight.
More importantly— let’s all be like that for each other all the time. When someone is/looks/does something fabulous, shout out about it!

I'm especially looking at you, men. It's largely women leading the fight against DV/IPV, but the powers out there clearly don't care to stop and listen to female voices. We need you to be out there publicly and have our back.

If you would like information on how to support a local organization that is working to prevent domestic violence and provide anti-violence education in our communities, please let me know. As non-profits and community services agencies are losing funding, every minute and every dollar matter.

The more we as a culture believe the lies about IPV and how people deserve to be treated in their own homes, the more people are at risk of violence in what should be the safest place in the world for them.

"You shouldn't have done anything to provoke him." (Or as the pastor I sought council from in 2001 said, "You really should just work harder to be a better wife.")

This is dangerous. This is appalling. This is the patriarchy at its most condescending and violent.

If you've ever been the victim of intimate partner violence, you've heard this BS before. It's been used to shame you, gaslight you, and make you lose hope.

"What happens at home should stay at home."

"It's a personal issue, don't make it public."

"It's not really as bad as you think it is."

Let me be clear -- he said that crime will never be 100% erradicated because women are reporting things that happen at home that shouldn't be counted as crime.

An average of 3 women die every day in the US at the hand of a partner. This usually happens in their home. About 75% of these incidents occur when the woman is trying to leave, after many other incidents Trump has just chalked up as "a little fight with the wife" and claimed is not a real crime.

This is another shameful attempt to diminish the voices of victims -- especially women. And this is very, very dangerous.

Then, admitting that the crime isn't 0, this man actually said, "Things that take place in the home, they call crime. You know, they'll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime scene. So now I can't claim 100%,"

Yesterday, President Trump was bragging about how dramatically he's reduced crime. He gave no real statistics or citations at all -- just claimed to a cheering crowd that things were bad and now they aren't because he's so good at what he does.

Letter board that says, “When a foreigner resides among you…love them as yourself. Leviticus 19:33-34”

July’s letter board. #letterboard #july #loveeachother #scripture #bibleverse

Checking in from Pittsburgh

#NoKings Pittsburgh

favorite sign here in Pittsburgh... doing it Pittsburgh style!

Holy punks and sacred spaces: Rethinking where we can find God - The Presbyterian Outlook A punk club, a fire circle: God’s presence extends beyond church walls, revealing belonging and love in unexpected communities.

Holy punks and sacred spaces: Rethinking where we can find God

Charissa Howe calls on churches to look for God's action in their community, even in unexpected places.

@revdrcch.bsky.social 🤘

Holy punks and sacred spaces: Rethinking where we can find God - The Presbyterian Outlook A punk club, a fire circle: God’s presence extends beyond church walls, revealing belonging and love in unexpected communities.

Holy punks and sacred spaces: Rethinking where we can find God

Charissa Howe calls on churches to look for God's action in their community, even in unexpected places.

@revdrcch.bsky.social 🤘

Holy punks and sacred spaces: Rethinking where we can find God - The Presbyterian Outlook A punk club, a fire circle: God’s presence extends beyond church walls, revealing belonging and love in unexpected communities.

Another piece I wrote was published in the @presoutlook.bsky.social this morning. Enjoy! I definitely had fun writing it! pres-outlook.org/2025/05/punk...

Pink flower in front of green leaves.

Pink flower in front of green leaves.

When the world is on fire, take time to appreciate creation’s small acts of beautiful resistance. Today I’m enjoying the first bloom in my new yard! #spring #flowers #beautyisresistance #smallthings

Promo graphic for event

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Don’t miss out on Cocktails & Cuisine on May 16th! Get your tickets now and support Crisis Center North in our mission to help survivors of domestic violence. Your presence makes a difference! 🎟️ Get your tickets and learn more at: crisiscenternorth.org/events

Old houses are fun 😆. #oldhouse #remodeling #mordor #theplotthickens

Picture of a wicker table with coffee and a computer.

Sitting on the deck at the new house feels like being on vacation. Y’all know how I feel about a good porch and this place has more than one solid porch option. #porch #deck #morningcoffee #workfromhome

This is what corruption looks like.

Curses on the heads of those who carpet over perfectly good hardwood.

I think it’s because creatures are a connection to God that I lean on when humans are effing awful.

Cruelty is now policy, so mercy is now subversion.

Harry the gorilla from the pittsburgh zoo

Harry the gorilla from the pittsburgh zoo

Wept when I saw the news today that Harry the silverback died this week. The world is so upside down and shaky lately that the loss of one of my favorite creatures to visit is too much. See you on the other side, friend. #gorilla #lowlandgorilla #pittsburgh #pittsburghzoo

Girls Rachel Platten · I Am Rachel Platten · Song · 2024

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Blessed Are the Merciful The Porter's Gate · Neighbor Songs · Song · 2019

Have mercy.

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