SkepticalPriest
@dproffitt.bsky.social
Kansas refugee. A dissident and resisting the empire every day. Episcopal priest- the same Church as Bishop Budde.
“It is preferable to stand tall in a mud puddle than lick boots in the parlor “- WEB Du Bois
July 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
“It is preferable to stand tall in a mud puddle than lick boots in the parlor “- WEB Du Bois
‘Zeno is our friend but truth is an even greater friend.’
June 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
‘Zeno is our friend but truth is an even greater friend.’
Why, then, do you wonder that good men are shaken in order that they may grow strong? No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossingit tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
June 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Why, then, do you wonder that good men are shaken in order that they may grow strong? No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossingit tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.
States will never be happy until rulers become philosophers or philosophers become rulers- Plato, The Republic
June 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
States will never be happy until rulers become philosophers or philosophers become rulers- Plato, The Republic
Watch carefully or you'll have to watch it twice. As I had to...
Getting ‘carried away’ 😂😂😂
April 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Go James, go!!
Texas State Rep. James Talarico just announced his campaign for U.S. Senate raised more than $27 million in the first quarter of 2026 — the largest amount ever raised by a U.S. Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year.
April 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Go James, go!!
Let’s go Kansas!!
April 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Let’s go Kansas!!
“I don’t want to end up having simply visited this world.”- Mary Oliver
March 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
“I don’t want to end up having simply visited this world.”- Mary Oliver
Please listen and share. God have mercy.
Raw America (@rawstory)
NEW FOOTAGE: A leaked video secretly recorded inside an ICE detention facility reveals women living in shocking and desperate conditions.
The video shows used underwear, moldy food, broken shoes, and...
substack.com
March 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Please listen and share. God have mercy.
“The neon consciousness of much modern psychology and spirituality will always leave us in soul poverty.”- John O’Donohue
March 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
“The neon consciousness of much modern psychology and spirituality will always leave us in soul poverty.”- John O’Donohue
My biggest blessing in this life is that I discovered my anam cara (soul friend). She brings to me, each day, the eternal song of love and I have discovered the truth that we didn't find love, love found us.
March 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
My biggest blessing in this life is that I discovered my anam cara (soul friend). She brings to me, each day, the eternal song of love and I have discovered the truth that we didn't find love, love found us.
It took many years of silence, solitude and contemplation but I now see before me (and others) the narrow road leading toward deep love and self-giving and the wider road most take: the shiny path of the banal.
March 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
It took many years of silence, solitude and contemplation but I now see before me (and others) the narrow road leading toward deep love and self-giving and the wider road most take: the shiny path of the banal.
Much of our world is lonely and full of despair. We are created to experience the loving presence of God, not the idolatry of fundamentalism. Where can such presence be found? This saying is true and since so many rail against it God cannot be found: “the hand of the stranger is the hand of God.”
March 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Much of our world is lonely and full of despair. We are created to experience the loving presence of God, not the idolatry of fundamentalism. Where can such presence be found? This saying is true and since so many rail against it God cannot be found: “the hand of the stranger is the hand of God.”
Brian reminds us that war is a world where the baptized do not belong.
Brian Zahnd (@brianzahnd)
The world of war is a world to which the baptized do not belong. And for its first three centuries the church knew this.
It only changed when Caesar invited the church to have a seat at the table of ...
substack.com
March 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Brian reminds us that war is a world where the baptized do not belong.
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Alex is now one of the countless martyrs of empire through the centuries, including Jesus.
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Alex is now one of the countless martyrs of empire through the centuries, including Jesus.
We don’t need Caesar’s sword as the Ring of Power, for Jesus has already given the church two powers—the power of forgiveness (the keys of the kingdom) and the power of the Holy Spirit.
One Ring to Rule Them All
More Apropos Than Ever
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM
We don’t need Caesar’s sword as the Ring of Power, for Jesus has already given the church two powers—the power of forgiveness (the keys of the kingdom) and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Reposted by SkepticalPriest
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
“Waiting for Christianity to arrive on the shores of America.”
A war budget of 1.5 trillion dollars (proposed for 2027) is $4,322 for every man, woman, and child in America.
Mars is a voracious god.
(Artwork: “The Face of War,” Salvador Dalí, 1941)
Mars is a voracious god.
(Artwork: “The Face of War,” Salvador Dalí, 1941)
January 10, 2026 at 12:47 AM
“Waiting for Christianity to arrive on the shores of America.”
“Christianity the way it is preached is nothing but a way to torment people, and it’s only getting worse…” Asle from Septology by Jon Fosse.
December 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“Christianity the way it is preached is nothing but a way to torment people, and it’s only getting worse…” Asle from Septology by Jon Fosse.
