What we’re up to in the next few weeks. We meet this coming Saturday! Also, all women are invited to Ntosake on Nov 11, and everyone is invited to MCU’s gala on Nov 13! Please let us know if you’ll be attending!

What’s up in the next couple weeks! How can we pray for and with you? And what is God calling you to, and how can we partner with you to make that happen?

Hi all! A lot going on in the next couple weeks. Also wanted to make sure you know that if you’re against gerrymandering, you can sign up for training for the next few Saturdays (including tomorrow!) to collect petition signatures. Hope to see you there! Also, how can we pray for and with you?

What we’re up to in the next couple weeks. How can we pray for and with you? Also, in terms of actions, there are some important petitions being circulated for you to sign and/or collect signatures for!

So about those biblical texts that Paul supposedly wrote that are against women in church and other leadership…it matters who’s speaking/writing, their perspective, and their context. The Bible and our interactions with it become so much more rich when we don’t need them to fit into little boxes!

What we’re up to in the next couple weeks. In our daily Bible reading, 1st and 2nd Timothy give us an opportunity to think about letters written in Paul’s name but not by him and what that means for our faith. Also, how can we pray for and with you this week? www.smp.org/dynamicmedia...

There’s been a lot going on recently, not only for TPA, but also in our broader community, state, and world at large. In the midst of it all, we know we can call on God and each other. How can we pray for and with you this week?

Sometimes we’ve heard about power as a bad thing (and we’ve seen many instances of power being used in the service of Empire). Richard Rohr talks about what happens when we see power as a gift from God: cac.org/daily-medita... #FBCO #FaithBasedCommunityOrganizing #PowerOfGod #PowerOfLove

We’re reading through more of the Pauline/deutero-Pauline letters next week and will be using our voices with many other people to let #MOLEG know that legislators should represent us, not cherry-pick us to represent their interests and ideologies! Join us at MCU on Tues and the MO Capitol on Wed!

A lot going on next week! If you’re not okay with Gov Kehoe’s plan to illegally gerrymander Missouri, please come to the MCU meeting on Tues the 8th at 6:30 and come to the Capitol with us on Wed the 9th at noon to make your voice heard! And gather with us on Sat the 13th to be in community!

This week into next at TPA. There is some heavy stuff going on with gerrymandering. While Jesus was political (not partisan) and regularly stood up for humanity, especially the marginalized, which set him against the Roman Empire. We, too, must stand against Empire for the love of God and humanity!

What’s coming up! This Friday at 5:30pm: the redistricting that’s currently being called for is unconstitutional and authoritarian, and we must do what we can to prevent it from happening. And the next day, the 23rd at 12:30, join us at our gathering as we remind ourselves why we work for justice!

The next couple weeks at TPA. About Ntosake: if you’re a StL-area woman community changemaker, this is a great group of women to connect with! Also, if you’re not happy with the direction the nation is going in, it’s imperative that you find a justice community - MCU is a great one to be a part of!

What we're up to this week and next. Bookmark the MCU Events & Actions page to stay up-to-date on our justice work with MCU - there are always new things being added! mcustlouis.org/mcu-actions-... #YesOnProp24

It’s St. Mary Magdalene’s feast day. In honor of that, here’s an amazing sermon about her by Diana Butler Bass. Mary the Tower! dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/mary-the-t... #MaryMagdalene #StMaryMagdalene #MaryTheTower

What’s going on at TPA this week? Plenty of opportunities to do justice with MCU’s Prop 24/TDD campaign in terms of canvassing and phone banking - please let Rev. Rebecca know if you’re interested, then we have our regular gathering on Saturday, 12:30

Wow, it’s been a week with the Disciples’ General Assembly, and we’re finishing out with TDD canvassing and phone banking (tonight, 5pm, at Beyond Housing!). I remember feeling bored in the summer. Also FYI: keep up with MCU on social media or check www.mcustlouis.org/mcu-actions-...

Fr. Richard Rohr has some thoughts to consider on #LiberationTheology. You know, if I’d encountered liberation theologies (including feminist, womanist, Black, mujerista, minjung, and Dalit theologies) when growing up, maybe I wouldn’t have left the church a couple times. 🤷‍♀️ cac.org/daily-medita...

May your Pride Sunday be blessed! We’re here at #PrideFestStL near Marker and 14th - come by, say hi, grab a fan, button, bookmark, and paint a prayer rock! #ImagoDEI!!!

You know, it may be summer, but there’s still plenty going on! Here’s what we’re up to! Daily #Bible reading (of course!), canvassing and a Town Hall meeting with #MCU and #BeyondHousing, our regular gathering, #Ntosake, and #PrideFestStL! Hope to see you soon!

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

And womanist theology, which is theology done by and that is attentive to the particular needs of Black women and is ultimately focused on the dignity and liberation of all humanity: www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity...

And some Black theologians to read: www.shoparrayed.com/blogs/news/b...

May our Juneteenth help us to embrace true freedom and liberation for all, and as part of that, may we better hear the voices of Black people speaking up for what beloved community, and may we all more robustly act to implement what we’re hearing! religionnews.com/2025/06/18/j...

Today’s brief sermon. If we could pick one thing for people to understand about the Bible, this would be it! The Bible is an important part of a conversation before people wrote down these stories and has continued after. Theology is one big multi-faceted conversation about God!

What we’re up to in the next couple weeks at TPA - MCU, Pride, and TPA gatherings. Hope to see you there! #PrideMonth #PrideFest #ImagoDEI #MCU

TPA’s June 14 scholarship meditation: The Queer Bible Commentary and the book of Acts. Our question for the day: what do peace, and fullness of life for all people look like to you? And what do these things look like in the context of life in faith community? #PrideMonth #QueerTheology

Talking about systemic failure and hope when it hits close to home - yes, we fight fascism, but also yes, we work on changing systems that fail, and systemic healing after disasters. The tornado that hit north city is laying bare the need for all this! www.stlpr.org/government-p...

What we’re up to for the next couple weeks. We meet this Saturday at 12:30pm! Also, the UCC ONA people are generously sharing a Pride Month devotional! Here it is: d2dgo7ivtbkyn1.cloudfront.net/images/opena...

Blessed Pride Month! As a CC(DOC) faith community, the chalice is a core symbol of our identity. This chalice, by Rev. Kalie Hargrove, and used with permission from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Decatur, Georgia, symbolizes our commitments to the DOC and LGBTQIA+ inclusivity.

Also, if you’re of a mind to tomorrow, MCU is doing a Ntosake StL fundraiser at the Brentwood BreadCo from 4-8, so feel free to stop on by, have something tasty, and support that! And if you’re ordering online, make sure to use the code FUND4U when you order!

What’s going on this week and next at Think+Pray+Act! We’re continuing to read the Gospel of John (the not-synoptic Gospel!). Also, it’s Pride Month, and we enthusiastically celebrate that God made you YOU, and welcome you in the fullness of your gender and sexual identity!

A lot going on in the near future! We start with our response to the tornado that hit North City so hard. Please visit www.actionstl.org/tornado to offer or receive assistance. This Friday, the #CLFO at @edenseminary.bsky.social is holding a workshop on reproductive justice in Missouri from 12-4pm

What we’re up to in the next few weeks. We’ll also be helping with storm recovery efforts in the StL area; stay tuned for more info!

As a new faith community of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), their Pentecost offering benefits us and other Disciples new church starts! We are honored that we can be a voice and share in the vision of what 21st-century congregations can be! newchurchministry.org/building-con...

What’s up with Think+Pray+Act in May! We’ll be reading the Bible, gathering as TPA, with Ntosake, MCU, the Mid-America Region, and @edenseminary.bsky.social’s CLFO! Hope to see you! #DBR3Y #NtosakeStL #TPA #MCU #Mid-AmericaDisciples #CLFO

Next week we continue reading the Gospel of Luke. How does your understanding of who wrote biblical texts change how you read and interpret them? #DBR3Y #GospelOfLuke #Bible #NewTestament #BiblicalInterpretation

Another great upcoming opportunity through the Mid-America Disciples - either $25 in-person in Jeff City or free online. And if you go in person, this meets the Region’s requirements for Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation training! There’s a registration deadline of May 1, fyi!

As taking thoughtful, prayerful action is one of our core values, Friday’s seminar is core to who we are as faith community. Can you make it on Friday at 12:30 to this one? We can’t be who God is calling us to be as a community without becoming educated in community organizing!

A lot of interesting stuff going on in the next month or so! Put it on your calendar - hope to see you there! #DBR3Y #StL #StLouis #fbco #ChristianNationalism #Ntosake #BaptizingAmerica

This week we finish reading the Gospel of Mark and begin reading the Gospel of Luke. What has been your experience of hearing the different voices of the Gospel writers? #DBR3Y

Tomorrow, Holy Saturday, there are many protests going on in the StL and St Charles areas. We are reminded that before resurrection is the mourning. In protest we can express our grief at what we have lost as we dare to hope for resurrection!

There are many things coming up as we encounter Holy Week! We continue reading through the Bible in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 11, which brings us to Palm Sunday. It may seem jarring to have a seemingly happy event followed by such awful betrayal, but what if Palm Sunday is a protest, not a party?

What we’re up to this week (and the rest of this month). We finish reading the Gospel of Matthew and begin reading the Gospel of Mark, the first of the four gospels to be written. What do you know about the Gospels? What would you like to learn about them?

Can you believe it’s April already? Here’s what we’re up to this month: reading the Bible, the Unsettling Lent devotional, gathering, and learning about asking other people for what we need (an important community organizing skill!). Hope to see you!

Today at 12:30! Hope to see you there!

Reading this book in preparation for our Saturday gathering where we’ll be talking and doing an activity about the Lord’s Prayer. What has been your experience with it? Also, I love that a historical Jesus scholar wrote a whole book about the Lord’s Prayer! Hope to see you Saturday!

What’s up next week: we’re reading the Unsettling #Lent devotional, daily #Bible readings, gathering next Saturday in the Compton Heights CC library, and the week after the workshop at the Center for Lived Faith and Organizing about #reproductiverights which is free for you - contact us 4 deets!

Our reading schedule for Unsettling Lent this week. If you want a print copy and don’t have one, please let us know! #Lent

This week in #DBR3Y we finish our time in the Apocrypha, wrapping up 4 Maccabees, and beginning our time in the New Testament with the Gospel of Matthew. What has been your experience, knowledge, and understanding of the New Testament, and what bearing has it had on your faith journey?