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#UnitedMethodist pastor and coauthor of the “Mission Possible” series. Serving the local church and consulting after almost a decade as an Arkansas UMC district superintendent and staff member www.BlakeBradford.org www.amazon.com/author/blakebradford
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Lt Chekov and Nurse Chapel on an away mission in the catio

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OPINION: Trump’s administration has, in shocking fashion, marshaled government resources and used their bully pulpit to attack individual faith leaders and major religious institutions.

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MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying he’s following “major crisis” of “mass deportations;” takes on Vance saying “The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”

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It’s not checkers vs chess. It’s certainly not 3-d chess. It’s going to be Hungry Hungry Hippos.

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Chekov is busy watching Arkansawyers fail miserably at driving in the snow.

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Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco to Chinese Parents. In his 20s, he was denied re-entry to the U.S. on the basis of the Chinese Exclusion Act. His legal case set the precedent for birthright citizenship, something Donald Trump has pledged to attack when in office. #Velshi

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Jimmy Carter was right about climate change. He was right about the Mideast conflict and apartheid in Israel and South Africa and the ongoing plagues of poverty and racism. It was he not Reagan who freed our hostages in Iran. A true man of God, he died beloved, which not many presidents do or will.

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Advent/Christmas graphic design by @ultravioletkiwi.bsky.social

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Polio cases in US states, before and after introduction of the polio vaccine graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...

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Being a Gen X progressive Christian means I live in a paradox of abhorring violence and the whole heretic hunter nonsense but I also can’t resist a solid meme. Anywho, happy Feast of Saint Nicholas.

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Every Thanksgiving I’m reminded how thankful I am to be from a family of eaters and nappers and not holiday morning 10k runners

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Cold day, warm cat.

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7 AM, Monday 11/25: Woke up Read WaPo front page article on Elon and his "DOGE" plans Remembered purges of intellectuals & gov workers in Communist Russia & China Threw paper across room Screamed something unbecoming a theologian

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Project 2025 is apparently going to start by taking us back to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.

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I forgot I painted this. Make what you will of it; cats say ‘No’ to many things they don’t agree with. Gouache (I think) and color pencil #cats #kidlitart

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"this is fine" British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r

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Catio

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Since this place apparently has the juice, as the kids say these days, I thought I'd create a United Methodist Starter Pack. Let me know who I need to add and feel free to share. #UnitedMethodist #UMC #BeUMC go.bsky.app/Uahe73C

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A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant. I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester. Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/

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"Our baptismal vows call us “to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves.” We therefore reject rhetoric, policies, and actions that demean or discriminate against any of God's children...” #UMC

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Rev Maynard and I showing off our childhood bibles at our church preschool’s chapel

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Prepare your 2025 church officers for the new year with Mission Possible 3 and Mission Possible for the Small Church - simplify and right-size your leadership, governance structure, and ministries www.amazon.com/author/blake...

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I heard I was supposed to post cats and books.

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This quote from Rev Cremer has been making the rounds in clergy circles, and I used it last Sunday in a post-election sermon as part of our #DoUntoOthers campaign and series

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