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jamesofangus.bsky.social
United Methodist sick of lukewarm Christianity. Social-Democrat, romantic, writer
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Someone really needs to make a comprehensive boycott list for the companies and people who are part and parcel to the Musk regime. Has anybody done that?

A few weeks ago I was honored to receive as a gift a beautiful icon from the Ukrainian artists Oleksandr Klymenko and Sofia Atlantova, who "write" Orthodox icons on the discarded lids of ammunition boxes from the war in Ukraine. Slava Ukraini.

The purpose of the gospel is not to offer young men meaning and direction. It's much more than that. It's a truth meant for all people.

Lunacy

Stars are so fascinating to me. God knew what he was doing when He made them.

this makes me paranoid that the evangelicals' pre-millenial interpretation of revelation is right. I know its just an AI video but man. Our president advocating for genocide in the holy land and bragging it will result in golden idols of himself and a false peacefulness.... 🕯

One thing I’m seeing *a lot* more is this attempt, I think largely by people on the left, to try to keep Christians who oppose Christian nationalism and Christofascism from being able to decouple those movements from Christianity. This is… frustrating.

Everybody, let's remember the economic blackout this Friday. Let's hit them where it hurts! No buying anywhere for 24 hours.

It's the love of money that's the root of all evil. (1 Timothy) So don't love your money. Don't love your good looks or your musical talent or your intellect. Or your original soup recipe🕯 Love God in yourself, in creation, and in others.

To be clear, “Protests are useless” and “there is no point” commenters / trolls will be muted, repeated instigators will be blocked. 0 tolerance for bike shedding and concern trolling.

Because of recent payments i literally have almost no money and am desperately asking for some mutual aid. Venmo- @strong-girl1598

Oligarchy is the least moral form of governance. At least outright monarchy is honest about itself and doesn't try to kid you into believing your voice matters.

I am officially off Twitter for good. Elon Musk is a despicable man, and I don't want to contribute to his political war machine any further.

The administration's appeasement of Russia will lead to similar tyranny if we don't stand up for what's right. In Russia, gay people are hunted down and beaten by gangs of men. This doesn't matter to America anymore.

I want to help my local Methodist and Episcopal churches grow somehow. #tec #anglican #UMC

I want to help get this going. Repost, like, share.

I'm struggling right now with trusting in God. I am feeling like He doesn't care or listen to me. #tec #prayer

Loyalty to political figures is often portrayed as fruit of the spirit in the American church. ⚓️🕯

Rest in Peace Sam Nordquist 🕯 TRIGGER WARNING for torture and murder of a trans man. This is the dispicable reality of what the dehumanization of trans people causes. JUSTICE FOR SAM 🏳️‍⚧️

Will you be my Felontine?

I don't like when people call women "hoes" or "bitches." There's no male equivalent; it's misogynistic.

I'll be honest. I like being on a site where there's a basic standard of human decency.

Happy Valentine's Day to all with and without Valentines.

Something to remember. As a person devoted to Julian my entire Christian life, this is a refrain I return to. I remind people that the corollary is “But things may actually suck really bad right now - continue to fight.” ⚓️

Please pray for my sister in law who is going into labor. My first nephew is about to be born! 🕯️

This spring break I might just take a road trip down to the Gulf of Mexico and do some sightseeing. The Gulf of Mexico sure is pretty this time of year. There's a lot of good seafood restaurants that serve fish fresh from the Gulf of Mexico.

MAGA then: We can't have pure democracy; that's just mob rule! MAGA now: The people elected us by a large margin, so therefore laws don't apply to us.

Sharing because we must stand together. Don't Ever Cross the Picket Line. ✊️

I'm not a football guy, so could someone explain to me why MAGA is mad about the Superbowl? @figmaster520.bsky.social

I miss my pets.

I fully expect Christians themselves to be targeted by this “anti-Christian bias” task force—the wrong kind of Christians who don’t support the agenda of right-wing Christian supremacy.

I'm writing a paper on Megachurches and corruption within them. I need interviews from people who've dealt with that kind of thing. Any recommendations? #tec

I can't stress enough how Orwellian the term "sin of empathy" is. War is peace. Slavery is freedom. Isaiah 5:20 comes to mind. ⚓✝️⚓

I've seen how you can poast—now let's get some long form resistance! ⚓️

There's nothing I can know that will make God any less of a mystery. There's nothing I can believe that will make the gospel any less absurd and wonderful. There's nothing I can say that God has not already heard a billion times. I need to learn not to be afraid of prayer. 🕯