Since there’s convo about clergy shortages, one thing I’d add is that many clergy have some kind of geographical limitation in the form of a spouse’s job, elder care, or other familial necessity like access to good resources for a special needs kid. ⚓️

Every time I’m in Ballhalla, I fall in love a little more. A great version of Lift Every Voice and Sing for Juneteenth, Alysia Montaño hitting the GSV drum… after the Giants’ shenanigans, it’s good to be here.

USA! USA! USA!

My occasional public service announcement: You can get an over-the-air antenna for your television for, like, twenty bucks at Best Buy/equivalent and pick up local network channels so you don't have to stream everything.

One of the wildest things about Belle Burden's book STRANGERS was her talking about getting a special key to a beach on Martha's Vineyard in her divorce.

A Freeman scoring on Juneteenth

GOOOLLLLLL

The World Cup has taught me about Erling Haaland, and I’m just glad we’re in an era where that man plays soccer rather than looting and pillaging monasteries off the coast of the British Isles.

LOL at the Giants players who protested Pride Night and are now pretending to just be smol Christian beans now that the DOJ has opened an inquiry.

I’m currently doing a deep-dive on Christian formation with children, and it’s making me a little sad about the philosophy that I grew up under which was very obedience based. ⚓️

we’re all trying to find the organization that started this

Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint

Been trying to figure out why I'm so obsessed with this story. I think it's because it symbolizes how this administration disregards expertise, whether that's scientists, historians, engineers, public health officials, electricians, plumbers, everybody. It's all about the grift.

Sunday is our congregation’s Pride service, and I’m preaching and coming out as bisexual in my sermon (not a secret but also not something I’ve publicly talked about from the pulpit). Anyway! I’m nervous and would covet your prayers. ⚓️

We saw DISCLOSURE DAY last night, and, wow, was it clunky! Also didn’t realize how grating it is to my ear to hear God referred to solely and liberally with masculine pronouns. ⚓️

Who was it said in response to “The Sun never sets on the British Empire” with “..because even God doesn’t trust them in the dark”

me at kickoff of every world cup game: oh this is nice to put on in the background, maybe the team with cool jerseys will win me 90 minutes later, literally every time:

Fascinating to be in a time when certain leaders (Mamdani, etc.) are actually DOING things instead of just talking and talking around and around doing things. It's a good reminder that we actually can do stuff!

Last night I had a dream that I was trying to convince my husband that we should purchase a llama and that it would absolutely fit in our small SF apartment with our dog…

Yes, I’m an advocate for Safe Streets because *I* want to be safe when I’m outside of a car, but also this is a justice issue!

Lindisfarne, 793 CE.

Found a gift link to @grantbrisbee.bsky.social’s article from the other day on the Giants and pride night. This is just excellent writing. www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...

Hi! Don't make me tap the "This is Marcionism" sign! ⚓

This is what the American World Cup should’ve been the whole time, a celebration of our diasporas, a chance for all these countries from around the world to feel at home here because there’s a bit of their home already here

My childhood basically taught me not to have strong preferences so I’ll eat pretty much any widely enjoyed food.

Instagram really wants to show me pictures of Ariana Grande’s sternum poking out, and I just do not need to see that.

The thing about the whole Bargatze thing that hits too close to home is how there can be people you know who seem generally cool and reasonable and friendly and then you find out that they're on Team Fascism. And it never fails to feel like a punch in the gut.

This is fine.gif except we're under water instead of on fire.

Not a good feeling to be paying my quarterly taxes when it doesn't feel like it's even going to the "bread" part of "bread and circuses."

oh yeah, in terms of good news- I haven't seen anyone talking about this??? In short- worst case scenario of 4C warming by 2100 is no longer possible, new worst-case is 2.8C now DOES NOT MEAN we just relax- the only way we got here is through hard work- but it means THE HARD WORK IS WORKING

Going to work “but what you did was wrong at Subway” into my lexicon.

Quarterly tax payment friends, your payment is due tomorrow!

This feels like it’s deliberately trolling @dieworkwear.bsky.social.

I don’t know what it says about my mental health that I’m spending a lot of internet time on the British Pilgrimage Trust website these days.

the entire point of life is to be kind and weird btw

Interesting because a blue check on here was saying that not liking the UFC fights and referring to them as tacky meant that liberals weren’t in touch with the working class.

First “Summer Sunday” of only two services, but we had two baptisms and a churchwide cook-out afterwards. A really good Sunday but not any less energy required than normal! ⚓️

What you wish you could be doing in New York right now is what you could be doing when It happens. HAVE A PLAN.

You know, the dumb thing about the Giants/Pride night situation is that they didn’t even really have the courage of their convictions. C’mon and write Leviticus 18:22 or Romans 1:26-27 on there. Don’t hide your homophobia behind stuff about a rainbow.

Can you pass out from irony alone?

The main story of the World Cup is Lawrence, Kansas and Algeria, but I’m also extremely here for the Scots going down the Boston Cop Slide while playing the bagpipes.

This sucks. Last year, our church outing game happened to be the big Pride game and we had so much fun hanging out with drag queens, etc.

Me, feeling hope for the first time in years: Maybe…maybe sports really CAN bring us together!

After many weeks of…not, I’m in a really good mood today? What is even happening?!

My parents in Tennessee are already there. 🥵

I’m not really a soccer/football person, but I do love the stories around big events and I’m loving how Lawrence, Kansas has thoroughly embraced the Algerian team.

simple fact is, every billionaire that exists does so because they have stolen en masse from the rest of us they are antithetical to humanity

It’s my day off, and I followed up my workout with a matcha latte and a kalbijjim croissant, so I’m having a great day so far.