Rebekah Eklund

Sermon: Lead us not into the temptation of violence What would it do to us if we stopped and prayed the Lord’s Prayer morning, noon, and night? Would we be more willing to share our bread and forgive our debtors? Would we be reminded that all who ta…

Sermon: Lead us not into the temptation of violence revdocgeek.com/2026/02/26/s...

Running your war from a private club for millionaires — ahead of a $1 million-a-plate dinner — is a choice.

Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the biggest gamble of his administration

Lord have mercy. What fearful news to wake up to. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Precisely why we drafted this on behalf of @modernlanguage.bsky.social. Ed tech providers (like Canvas) need to take the lead in cutting this off at the knees. Professional organizations and our institutions can’t do it themselves. cc @annamillsoer.bsky.social www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Congressional Republicans have moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a premier destination for outdoors lovers in remote northeastern Minnesot...

The Boundary Waters is the most peaceful place I've ever been; it's so beautiful and deserves to be protected. apnews.com/article/boun...

Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet.

Elaheh Mohammadi, a journalist in Tehran: “Hard days have passed and everyone is stunned; a whole country is in mourning, a whole country is holding back tears, a whole country has a lump in its throat.”
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Also, this is Rev. Ingrid Rasmussen, who I interviewed for one of my stories.

Shortly before she was arrested, while kneeling and praying, she looked up and saw me walking by. She shouted after me, smiling: “I recognize you!”

Turns out, that’s an important thing out there. bsky.app/profile/jack...

Ex-Maryland judge tear-gassed by 'unhinged' Border Patrol in Minnesota A retired Maryland immigration judge visiting family in Minneapolis saw up close the chaotic aftermath of the ICE shooting death of Alex Pretti.

Ex-Maryland judge tear-gassed by ‘unhinged’ Border Patrol in Minnesota

Screenshot of a Positive.News article titled “Mass UK study debunks Covid vaccine myth.” Below the headline is a photo of a masked healthcare worker administering a vaccine injection into the upper arm of a masked young man seated in a clinic. Words by Robin Eveleigh, January 19, 2026.

"Mass UK study debunks COVID vaccine myth."

"A landmark study of nearly 14 million children in England has revealed that the Covid infection carries a higher risk of heart complications than the vaccination"

Source: archive.md/PanVG

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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment The full segment aired on the GlobalTV app in Canada. Someone sent me a link to a recorded version. Let's see if we can figure out whether Bari Weiss' decision to spike it was editorial or political.

www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

Today is the ONLY day the public can comment.

Demand a PUBLIC HEARING.

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the CFPB would eviscerate longstanding fair lending and consumer protections in three dangerous ways:

It wasn't long ago that women were forced to have a male co-signer to get a credit card or a home loan.

Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.

Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...

'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.

“The people whose rights are being violated don’t have a lot of power, and the people responsible for the pollution are huge mega corporations with a lot of power…And they’ve been getting away with this for decades now.”

When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home (Published 2021)

Cows and cellos (and the answer to the quiz at the end of the NYT World newsletter): www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/a...

How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...

NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.

In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.

In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...

The dramatic back-lighting felt appropriate for a (brilliant) panel on Phil Ziegler's book The Devil Revisited (the backlit scholars are John Barclay and Susannah Ticciati) #AARSBL2025

Practicing Lament- Wipf and Stock Publishers In a faith focused on resurrection hope, patient endurance, and victory in Christ, is there any room for pain, doubt, and anger? In Scripture, lament is the ...

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That is amazing, and if it was a Greek manuscript couch I'd be figuring out if it would fit in my apartment

A tweet from Roy Doorenspleet (@DoorenspleetR) reads: “Someone told me if 400,000 papers documenting the harms of COVID won’t convince anyone, then 500,000 won’t either. This is a sad situation.” He links to the LitCovid database and notes there are currently 472,000 publications. A LitCovid preview card with an illustrated virus icon appears below. The tweet timestamp shows November 13, 2025, with 17.9K views.

Almost 500k studies showing COVID causes lasting damage… if that doesn’t convince anyone, nothing will.

Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...

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Doing Theology for the Church- Wipf and Stock Publishers Doing Theology for the Church honors the life of Klyne R. Snodgrass and his four decades of service as professor of New Testament at North Park Theological S...

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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.

“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”

Absoutely maddening that one rich guy in New York can do this to Baltimore. Also: watch the whole video...don't stop before the bathtub

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Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do

If the administration would like to help Nigerian Christians, they should reinstitute foreign aid, not attack Nigeria: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...

ICE isn’t going after the worst of the worst. This morning, they took a preschool teacher without a warrant IN FRONT OF CHILDREN in my district.

#ice #chicago

Viral Infections and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis | Journal of the American Heart Association

Study: Viral Infections and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Published: 29 October 2025

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...