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More hopeful than optimistic. PCUSA Pastor.

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The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church The defining problem driving people out is ... just how American life works in the 21st century.

“Work, in this community, is judged not by the money it generates but by the people it serves. In a workist culture that believes dignity is grounded in accomplishment, simply reclaiming this alternative form of dignity becomes a radical act.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

09.03.2026 11:39 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Opinion | James Talarico Is a Christian X-Ray

“This miserable political moment …will end when our politicians — especially Christian politicians — forsake cruelty for compassion and realize that we shall know Christians in politics not by their stridency and ideology, but by their integrity and love.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/o...

08.03.2026 12:48 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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How Talarico Won Texas Democrats With Love, Luck and a Little Restraint

“If your heart is breaking as you watch what’s happening to our beloved country, it means you still have a heart.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/u...

08.03.2026 01:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I suggest a law that requires all legislators (or presidents) who vote for war are required to send one of their adult children or grandchildren into harm’s way.

07.03.2026 23:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida A Florida handyman who was sentenced to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump.

apnews.com/article/capi...

07.03.2026 23:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

07.03.2026 19:01 👍 21005 🔁 6971 💬 560 📌 253
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Raskin: Based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists?

Noem: What happened was an absolute tragedy.

Raskin: Were they domestic terrorists?

Noem: My condolences to their families

Raskin: You lied about them.

04.03.2026 16:15 👍 21475 🔁 6391 💬 1068 📌 474
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As Israel Pounds Lebanon, Thousands of Syrians There Flee Back Home

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/w...

04.03.2026 18:40 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Telling the Truth I wanted a more positive name for this post, so I’m calling it Telling the Truth. But after spending the day with other Presbytery leaders and hearing about assorted lies we have known and lo…

achurchforstarvingartists.blog/2026/03/03/t...

04.03.2026 01:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Defends Calling Pretti and Good Domestic Terrorists

Would someone please impeach this ridiculous person?
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

03.03.2026 20:52 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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The ‘Crazy’ Plot to Release the Epstein Files How an unlikely duo of lawmakers partnered with victims to try to hold the powerful accountable

“Nearly everyone I spoke with for this story told me that their public efforts to get the files released have made them fear for their safety.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

28.02.2026 18:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When Do We Speak Out as Followers of Jesus? And When Do We Keep It to Ourselves? From the Instagram Account of Sadie Gannett January 2026 The best place to make a difference “is right inside our four walls” said Jesus never. Actually that’s a Sadie Gannett quote fro…

achurchforstarvingartists.blog/2026/02/23/w...

23.02.2026 16:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’

"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending *** As of the end of January, there have been no convictions."

21.02.2026 20:05 👍 6898 🔁 2572 💬 7 📌 163

I love Rep Crockett but this is a weird post. The degree for ordination in most denominations is a Masters Degree in Divinity. Not a church-state thing. Not a church-state thing to have a preacher in the family or speak authentically about one’s faith, whether you’re Jewish, Muslim, whatever.

22.02.2026 19:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ICE protesters turn their attention to private prison company in North Carolina The company wants to hold people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a closed private prison in Eastern North Carolina.

We do not want your private ICE prisons in North Carolina!

No where.

Not now.

Not ever!

We won't back down and we won't give up!

#NCPOL
#Pinks

www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...

18.02.2026 17:05 👍 3701 🔁 1108 💬 10 📌 59
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“Your Career Is Just One-Eighth of Your Life” “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” Annie Dillard Is it actually true that our career is just one-eighth of our lives? It is according to this article in The Atlantic fro…

achurchforstarvingartists.blog/2026/02/18/y...

18.02.2026 15:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@jamestalarico.bsky.social: I’m proud to endorse my friend, Gina Hinojosa, for Governor of Texas. I’ve seen her courage, her integrity, and her passion up close. Together we’ve fought to deliver for working families.

Texans deserve a fighter like @ginafortexas.bsky.social in the Governor’s Mansion.

16.02.2026 17:51 👍 81 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 3

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

—FDR, 1937

16.02.2026 19:01 👍 10247 🔁 3291 💬 171 📌 106

Call!

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Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department

Please all your Senators to demand that Jeremy Carl never be confirmed to serve in the US State Department or any other role representing the US. He is -clearly from his own words- an antisemitic, racist person totally ignorant of our history and our reality.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

16.02.2026 13:14 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Opinion | One Last Chat With David Brooks

Thank you David Brooks. “I also believe in epistemological modesty,”. It’s essential for navigating in this divided and twisted world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...

14.02.2026 13:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Narrator: "He lost the popular vote in 2016 by about 2.9 million votes."

13.02.2026 18:54 👍 2864 🔁 727 💬 132 📌 26

I don’t care who leads “the medal count.” #Olympics

12.02.2026 16:03 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...

11.02.2026 19:12 👍 3768 🔁 1394 💬 733 📌 1659
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UT Austin students on why they’re voting for James Talarico 👏

11.02.2026 17:14 👍 192 🔁 43 💬 2 📌 1
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Opinion | Donald Trump, Pagan King

“Christianity took the Jewish God, who cared for the weak and knew the difference between good and evil, and made his message universal. It taught that all humans are God’s creation. Even more than that: the weak are closer to God than the rich and the powerful.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...

11.02.2026 16:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
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Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."

10.02.2026 21:00 👍 5903 🔁 1887 💬 120 📌 198
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

10.02.2026 20:57 👍 32354 🔁 7758 💬 492 📌 649
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The Christian Influencers Protecting Their Peace When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?

The problem with Christians who preach this is that it’s not what Jesus taught. “Refer only vaguely to the events in Minnesota, insert a warning about succumbing to peer pressure and emotional manipulation, and advise women to focus on their families.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

10.02.2026 22:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?

People

09.02.2026 18:46 👍 10309 🔁 4579 💬 830 📌 238