My thoughts on this 9/11 song performed by the choir of Lutheran Church of Honolulu today #elca #peace #lutheran #advent #pcusa @elcalutherans.bsky.social @pcusa.bsky.social

The #DREAMAct was reintroduced by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Our congregations support it because it is the right thing to do #matthew25

A young Patsy Takemoto couldn’t go to medical school because too many women applied. So she went to law school and ended up changing the law: #TitleIX As U.S. Rep. #PatsyMink, she became the first woman of color and Asian American woman in Congress. #Sainthood expresses itself in so many ways

The insidious oligopolies taking over #netflix #warnerbros #discovery #merger Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

Community defense, mutual aid, and supporting one another is our only hope left.

Happy St. Nicholas Day #annefrank #christmas #saintnicholas #saintnick

Semper reformanda. Always reforming. That’s what the #ChurchofScotland did by issuing its first #BookofConfessions. Here are the reasons why they did it #westminsterconfession #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #reformedtheology @pcusa.bsky.social

The holiday season is not all hope and joy for some. Please be aware that your friends and family may be suffering quietly #bluechristmas #christmastimesadness #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

These are the 19 countries we’ve completely stopped applications processing for #immigration and #refugee status. These people spent years, even a decade, following procedures. Theyre also people Trump called “garbage” people recently Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #somaliamericans #somalia @pcusa.bsky.social

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Christian groups were the first to step in to bring #Hmong people into their communities after they fled #Laos and #Vietnam. They were used by the U.S. military to wage a secret war in Laos. #hmongnewyear Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

The theological definition of #hope is very different what you’re thinking #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

On #WorldAIDSDay, we remember the estimated 45 million people lost to HIV/AIDS related deaths since the epidemic began—all races, genders, straight and LGBTQ, many, many, many babies and children. It is a solemnity on our official @pcusa.bsky.social liturgical calendar #pcusa #chicagopresbytery

Do you know #CarlosBulosan the #FilipinoAmerican poet? He wrote about the fragility of freedom—especially for #immigrants #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

#faith #freedom #carlosbulosan #immigrants #handsoffchicago #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social

Happy #Andermas Today is #SaintAndrewsDay In the Presbyterian and Reformed tradition, we don’t pray to him. Rather, he is someone we can emulate in virtue. He was the first apostle called to follow Jesus. In the Gospels, he is always bringing someone to Jesus #pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social

The best sermons and homilies are from #WeeklyWorldNews #apocalypse #endtimes #advent #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

An explanation of the #lectionary and the Year A readings for this new church year #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

DHS demanded on social media, "Remigration now." It's another word for #ethniccleansing #remigration #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #handsoffchicago #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social

Time for Lectionary Year A. It focuses on the Gospel of Matthew. The semi-continuous Old Testament readings focus on major Genesis narratives, the covenant with Moses, and the establishment of Israel in the Promised Land. The New Testament readings are from Romans, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians

#NewOrleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says that being in the country illegally is a civil issue—not a criminal one—and they will not enforce civil law, "Our support is to make sure #undocumented persons are not going to get hurt, and that our community is not in danger”

Help out Nepalese Aid this year with a brand new toy #nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago

You don’t have to wait for #GivingTuesday to donate. We’ve listed some of the ways we’re using our building—for different non-profits and even groups of other faith or no-faith traditions

Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington who died on this day in 1987 while in office was pivotal for #LGBTQ Chicagoans

On this day in 1987, Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington died in office

Explaining why taking down their statues and renaming places and things are so hurtful to them #foundingfathers #confederate #christiannationalism #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

I am so happy that the Bryn Mawr Care residents felt comfortable to join us and decorate @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social for Advent and Christmas

Just in time for #ChristtheKing Sunday!

Christ is king. But which crown does He wear. Certainly not a bejeweled gold imperial crown. It was the crown with which He died. It was fashioned by his jailers of twisted dried branches with thorns. It was a crown forcing him into humility. Yet, He reigns #pcusa #christtheking

Classic xenophobia and scapegoating outsiders. From every dictatorship’s playbook

Did you know? The Feast of #ChristtheKing was created as a protest of #Christiannationalism way back after World War I #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #nokings #handsoffchicago @pcusa.bsky.social

The Burning Bush Brewery is our very own Presbyterian brewery in Chicago! @govpritzker.illinois.gov presented the pope with beer from Burning Bush #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #popeleoxiv @pcusa.bsky.social

Charlotte deserves our solidarity #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #handsoffchicago #charlotte #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

Let’s talk about #mentalhealth and the toxic claims in some cultures that getting help and medication is a sign of weakness #anxiety #depression

If you thought this was settled law, think again. They are pushing buttons because they think this Supreme Court is willing to overturn precedents #tencommandments #publicschools #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #freedomfromreligion @pcusa.bsky.social

Blackhawk Presbytery is out. Illinois Prairie Presbytery is in #indigenous #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #illinoisprairiepresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

Sermon on Luke 21:5-19 #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Anni Brink version of The Magnificat

Stanley Hauerwas, critic of both liberal, conservative forms of Christianity, said we should be worried when our versions of Christianity aligns perfectly with our political party www.edgewaterpcusa.org/home/theology-101-when-your-version-of-christianity-lines-up-perfectly-with-your-political-party