"Take me to yourself, forever and ever. Amen." St augustine's prayer book, the holy hour 🕯️

Actually yeah, as an Episcopalian, the Church of England makes me grateful to be a Catholic

I'm in a cute little coffee shop with a cute mug in a cute outfit. Thriving

Bringing this over here from another app... ⚓ whichtheologianareyou.netlify.app

I want to buy and read one e. l. mascall book soon. Any recommendations? ⚓

Ironic there's no good coffee in the seatac airport

for an assignment i chose to reformulate an old exegesis paper on romans 3:21-31 into a homily. for kicks i checked to see what week of the year this hypothetical homily would be preached (according to the RCL). turns out this reading is paired with romans 1:16-17 (rightfully so) BUT it hasn't been

christians looking for jesus in every war we start, every missile we fire, every conquering despot we crown, and never in the one place jesus promised he could be found: among the poor, the starving, the oppressed.

"so he shall (nzh) many nations" nzh here is either "cause to jump" or "cause to sprinkle" and I think it's hilarious that english translations went with "startle"

"the bible's not gonna translate itself and someone's gotta do it" -my favorite thing to say when people ask what I'm doing when I'm doing translation homework

Turns out I wasn't depressed I just hadn't listened to David Maslanka's Symphony no. 4 in too long

Deleted nova launcher after using it for about 10 years. I was okay with an ad in the app drawer but when they pasted an ad on my homescreen wallpaper?! Why would anyone put up with that

dairy queen app makes me feel like a dog

Have you ever tried to take communion from the common cup while weeping? It's very embarrassing ngl

I think one way we can think about the three pillars of lent are as different expressions of participating in the self-emptying of Christ: in almsgiving we empty ourselves before others; in prayer we empty ourselves before God; in fasting we empty ourselves before ourselves🕯️

To what extent is it appropriate to compare the seasons of the church calendar to the seasons of the year? The timing of Easter is literally based on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, and both are kinds of celebrations of the coming of light. But that comparison only really works with

I think my dad enjoys me living two states away now if only because he has a reason to follow the weather patterns on his apps for a different place. I think it's adorable

Happy Valentine’s Day! A cartoon by Jonathan Rosen. #NewYorkerCartoons

*me, after reading all of proverbs in one sitting for class: ngl all this talk of wine is kinda making me want a drink

We won the medal but Japan won our hearts

Is the last line of the creed the *life* of the world to come or the *life of the world* to come? 🕯️

How come the ash Wednesday liturgy in the BCP doesn't include an invitation to almsgiving during lent? We have "self-examination and repentance... prayer, fasting, and self-denial... reading and meditating on God's holy Word," but no almsgiving? 📕

While getting my haircut my hairdresser mentioned her waxes for eyebrows and nostril hair and my nostrils have gotten pretty unruly recently so I was brave and tried it (first one was free!) and y'all. There is no going back. I feel so fresh and free. Highly recommend

Idk why it took me so long to discover the "only posts" feed (no reposts) but bluesky is much more enjoyable again

Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university 1. Monasticism: Old and New 2. Dams and Salmon 3. Biology of HIV/AIDS 4. Pickleball 5. Music Theory II

Btw add me on storygraph I need more friends :) app.thestorygraph.com/profile/ian_

This has been such an interesting and fun combo to read together

I middle school I fell hard off the band bus because one shoe lace got hooked on the other boot. Was seeing stars but walked to my locker like nothing happened. Got halfway through my lock combo and then fainted in a hallway full of kids (it was the end of the day). Woke up and there was just one

I have the worst hiccups I've had in years and I have to be at the dentist in an hour 😅

There's an essay in my brain that I want to write about When Marnie Was There and the Song of Songs

MT is only that green bc it turns out Missoula absolutely slaps

Very insightful treatment of the Lord's prayer. I had never heard this perspective before but it really makes the best sense of what our Lord taught us to pray.

Really loving my new specs. And I'll get to wear them when Mom takes my graduation pics for seminary this spring 🤓

A) joyeux noel or polar express B) Guillermo del torro's Pinocchio C) elf :/

Merry Christmas! Salvation is created in the midst of the earth. Alleluia!

Guys in the blue hymnal #7 is in 77.77.77 meter and was written by someone born in 1707. Makes you think

Is he prompting ch*tgpt to write posts in his own style? "He was known to have..." etc. sounds like syntax above our president's literacy level

strengthening gifts of the holy spirit: conveyed ✔️ ⚓

Excited to get confirmed tomorrow! (Still not exactly sure what is going on sacramentally in confirmation--what are y'all's thoughts?) ⚓

I've been tasked with contributing to my church's social media and I made a post about the episopal church being protestant and catholic, and I have angry catholics in the comments saying "you are NOT catholic" as well as angry episcopalians saying "we are NOT catholic" 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Here is a French Christmas ad for a supermarket. It has infinitely better look, story, and message. It actually sparks joy in you rather than leaving you depressed, unlike Coca-Cola and McDonald's AI ads.

I could never be a scholar or historian of the ancient world bc I have to google stuff like "what years were the 8th century bc"

I truly think Taylor Swift rigs the top artist category bc there's not a single TS song in my top 100, but there's tons of Ethel Cain, CRJ, Dixie chicks, and fleet foxes

Sister Winter by Sufjan and Sister Winter by Sufjan

For me, the spirit of advent begins on Halloween, so spooky sacred advent music may begin. Fall decorations stay all November. Christmas/winter decorations and music may begin in December and stay until candlemas. (Still work shopping my ideal timeframe for live tree/greenery)

Home for Thanksgiving and no theaters are playing the new knives out :/