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A word from your local Just-Peace Church Pastor: boycotts are a cornerstone of non-violent protest & leverage change when sustained. Today's a launch pad. For some, boycotting isn't possible. The rest of us MUST do our part. Today we start. Tomorrow we continue. Art: Martha Rich

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A new week starts tomorrow. Check in. How are you? How are you really? Where did you see hope this week? We have to look and tell each other about it. I'll put my answer in the comments.

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Oh, hey, Insomnia Club members. Hope you're watching cute cat videos instead of doomscrolling. Your worrying won't fix it. 💜

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"Jesus was a refugee and, according to the White House Valentine, Jesus would be deported." Read Change of Heart here: revlkrm.substack.com/p/a-change-o...

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I woke up with the line, "Pick me up in a truck with that bumper sticker that says “it is no measure of good health to be well adjusted to a sick society”," rummaging around in my head. It's from The Nutritionist by Andrea Gibson. It's a worthy read. Watch here: youtu.be/x3rxp2AWLTM?...

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A necessary poem for today, Lessons in Trying to Save the World, by Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social

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It's the weekend. Check in. How are you? (How are you really?) Where did you see hope this week? Did you look? We have to keep looking and telling each other about it.

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"Love people the way you would love yourself, Jesus says. And that goes for what you put on people's plates, I say." Read about it on this week's Substack. Here's the link: revlkrm.substack.com/p/food-you-w...

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Hey, Bluesky... there's a new episode of Sex Positive God Pod ready for you! Listen on your favorite podcast platform. Here's the Spotify link: open.spotify.com/episode/2OOp...

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Just a friendly reminder: Authoritarian regimes want us to be mad at each other so we won't get mad at them. Let's help direct frustration to the right place to funnel our collective energy in unity and action.

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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

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"To overcome or even slow the momentum of the forces arrayed against us will require our resolve, and an ecosystem of resistance – litigation, activism, organizing, direct action, communications, political pressure, and our voices raised to speak truth to power."

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This. 100%.

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It's Saturday. End of the week. To be clear, plenty of distressing things happened. But there was hope to be found too. Check in. How are you? And where did you see hope this week? Did you look? We have to keep looking and telling each other about it.

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Y'all....this is happening. Rev. Malcolm Himschoot talks with Rev. Nicole Havelka about his trans journey, theology, authoritarianism, and challenging relationship he had with his father at Queering Faith 8, an annual event of UCC Campus Ministry at UIUC, ghosted at Community UCC.

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Do not fall for it. Do not take the bait. This executive order on Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias is about Christian Nationalism, not Christianity. Attempts to establish a State religion are straight out of the authoritarianism playbook. We are not a theocracy. We are a democracy.

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Apparently, I need more than a punching bag and a playlist. Read about The Necessity of Joy in this week's substack. revlkrm.substack.com/p/the-necess...

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If you are looking for some life-affirming resources for your trans, enby, and gender fluid people (or for yourself), Queering Faith 8 with Rev. Malcolm Himschoot (writer, minister, educator, trans man) is Friday. There's a remote option. I will put the Eventbrite in the comments.

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Courage can become contagious.

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It's the first day of Black History Month. Name an African American historical figure (not an Obama or a King) who has had a profoundly positive influence on your thinking. Thanks to my friend Tyler for the idea. I love seeing who you all name. Ok... go!

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The week is over. Take a breath. Check in. How are you? Where did you see hope this week? Did you look? We have to keeping looking and telling each other about it.

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If you've been angry lately, I've got something for you to read. revlkrm.substack.com/p/i-need-a-p...

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Don't preemptively comply.

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Good night. 💜

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Hey... Insomnia Club Members... it's 4:30 in the morning. Take a breath, name 5 things you're grateful for, unclench, then hand the worries over. Set your phone down, rest in the trust that Everlasting Love will not let you go. Ok? OK.

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This is necessary reading. What is happening right now is meant to overwhelm us. But it doesn't have to. Please share with your circles. Community is the antidote to fascism. verfassungsblog.de/the-authorit...

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CUCC Annual Meetings are such a joy. We show our gratitude for one another, we laugh. People ask honest questions and nobody's bitchy. Our meetings are only this good because of committed leaders who prepare, communicate, and invite us to Follow in the Way of Jesus. Thanks, church. Great day!

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The week is over. Take a breath. Check in. How are you? Where did you see hope this week? Did you look? We have to keeping looking and telling each other about it.

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“How do I respond? Do I?” That’s the question I’ve been asked by congregants, colleagues, and friends this week...Regardless of the scale and scope of the initial question, the next question that always follows is, “How do we get thru this?” Read here: revlkrm.substack.com/p/inaugurati...

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This. 100%. Good night, y'all. Get some sleep. We're going to need it.

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“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” - Maya Angelou

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I can't let this day end without this: trans and genderqueer dear ones, you are sacred. You are a delight. You are beloved children of God.

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It's Saturday night. End of the week. Next week will be a lot. Where did you see hope this week? Did you look? Let's keep looking. Let's keep telling one another about it. It's one way we get through.

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A thing happened last month that made me think about kindness, compassion, and how pastors are pastors whether we're leading worship or grocery shopping. Read: When a Stranger is Crying in Your Arms: the practice of compassion and para-social relationships revlkrm.substack.com/p/when-a-str...

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THIS IS HOW THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR WE CAN BECOME THE FUTURE FOR EACH OTHER We just look for ways to show up for one another. What do I have that I can offer? What do you have that you can offer? How can we come together over here, over there, and over there too?

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I decided to list some shoes on Poshmark. Over the course of 10 days, I've gotten over 4300 followers. This is not what literary agents meant when they said, "Grow your platform."

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It's Friday and it's been a hard, hard week. In the midst of it all, where did you see hope? Did you look? We have to keep looking and telling about it.

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Think about your legacy, what you leave behind, and how your life will live on in others. Although this story is on a scripture blog, it will resonate regardless of religion. enterthebible.org/draped-in-love

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New favorite tote bag.

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