John Mc
@philotheogical.bsky.social
Semi retired pastor, therapist, part-time professor. Interests in theology, philosophy (and their intersections). Close reader of Barth, Bonhoeffer, Moltmann, and lately Cone!
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Ms. Rachel kicks ass. A way better celebrity than Ed Sheeran.
September 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Ms. Rachel kicks ass. A way better celebrity than Ed Sheeran.
Excellent new book by Mike Heyes. Mike traces the HX of American fascination with all things ‘devilish,’ and particularly how useful the devil has proven to be politically! Scholarly, accessible.
September 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Excellent new book by Mike Heyes. Mike traces the HX of American fascination with all things ‘devilish,’ and particularly how useful the devil has proven to be politically! Scholarly, accessible.
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Got one of those squirrel-proof bird feeders that spins the critters off- works great for the squirrels (and is really funny!) but doesn’t deter chipmunks who stuff their little jowls w seeds and are too light to trip the spinner!-(
September 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Got one of those squirrel-proof bird feeders that spins the critters off- works great for the squirrels (and is really funny!) but doesn’t deter chipmunks who stuff their little jowls w seeds and are too light to trip the spinner!-(
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September 12, 2026
Saint of the Week St. Ignatius of Antioch
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September 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
We can believe we’ll receive $5,000 if the Republicans hold on to power after midterms (God forbid!) when we receive rebates from the tariffs (that went to big corporations).
September 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
We can believe we’ll receive $5,000 if the Republicans hold on to power after midterms (God forbid!) when we receive rebates from the tariffs (that went to big corporations).
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It’s hard to believe that there are still maga stupidly buying into this demented old man’s delusions.
Trump told reporters today that the war will immediately end when the elections are over because Iran can’t hold on much longer. He also claims gas at that point gas will be under $2.00.
Trump told reporters today that the war will immediately end when the elections are over because Iran can’t hold on much longer. He also claims gas at that point gas will be under $2.00.
September 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
It’s hard to believe that there are still maga stupidly buying into this demented old man’s delusions.
Trump told reporters today that the war will immediately end when the elections are over because Iran can’t hold on much longer. He also claims gas at that point gas will be under $2.00.
Trump told reporters today that the war will immediately end when the elections are over because Iran can’t hold on much longer. He also claims gas at that point gas will be under $2.00.
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Last week, Danbury area residents showed up in huge numbers to draw the line on the brutal ICE tactics being used there - including traumatizing kids at school bus stops.
It's action like this that saves our democracy.
It's action like this that saves our democracy.
September 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Last week, Danbury area residents showed up in huge numbers to draw the line on the brutal ICE tactics being used there - including traumatizing kids at school bus stops.
It's action like this that saves our democracy.
It's action like this that saves our democracy.
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read Sebald's 'Austerlitz' in just a few days, and found myself heartbroken to nearly the point of physical pain. i love his writing so much, but at times he seems to share and confirm my worst hopes for the future
September 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM
read Sebald's 'Austerlitz' in just a few days, and found myself heartbroken to nearly the point of physical pain. i love his writing so much, but at times he seems to share and confirm my worst hopes for the future
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Compassionate God,
we confess that we struggle to embody your goodness in the world and in our own hearts.
Turn our hearts back to you.
Restore our world and reconcile us to one another.
Renew us to live as your holy people, following the way of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
we confess that we struggle to embody your goodness in the world and in our own hearts.
Turn our hearts back to you.
Restore our world and reconcile us to one another.
Renew us to live as your holy people, following the way of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
September 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Compassionate God,
we confess that we struggle to embody your goodness in the world and in our own hearts.
Turn our hearts back to you.
Restore our world and reconcile us to one another.
Renew us to live as your holy people, following the way of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
we confess that we struggle to embody your goodness in the world and in our own hearts.
Turn our hearts back to you.
Restore our world and reconcile us to one another.
Renew us to live as your holy people, following the way of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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When Jesus ate with tax collectors, welcomed prostitutes, forgave sinners and touched lepers he wasn't acting out of character. Jesus was revealing the truth of God.
September 10, 2026 at 7:55 AM
When Jesus ate with tax collectors, welcomed prostitutes, forgave sinners and touched lepers he wasn't acting out of character. Jesus was revealing the truth of God.
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A good and needed statement, and it's refreshing to hear a direct challenge to "the public." Often "the public" is treated as this innocent body that must be placated at all costs, but "the public" (usually meaning "white people" when invoked by politicians) need to repent too.
"We call on political leaders of every party to condemn this intimidation and violence without qualification, and on the public to reject the politics of blame."
Quakers in Britain statement following intimidation and violence in Dover and Portsmouth: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers in Britain statement following intimidation and violence in Dover and Portsmouth: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers in Britain statement following intimidation and violence in Dover and Portsmouth
Quakers are calling on political leaders of every party to condemn the intimidation and violence seen in Dover and Portsmouth this weekend.
www.quaker.org.uk
September 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A good and needed statement, and it's refreshing to hear a direct challenge to "the public." Often "the public" is treated as this innocent body that must be placated at all costs, but "the public" (usually meaning "white people" when invoked by politicians) need to repent too.
Vocab lesson of the day. Came across ‘minished’ in the 1928 BCP Psalter (Ps. 12:1). Modern trans have ‘vanished.’ But ‘minished’ has the sense of being reduced to near nothing. “The faithful are minished from among the children of men.” 🧏♂️
September 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Vocab lesson of the day. Came across ‘minished’ in the 1928 BCP Psalter (Ps. 12:1). Modern trans have ‘vanished.’ But ‘minished’ has the sense of being reduced to near nothing. “The faithful are minished from among the children of men.” 🧏♂️
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In 1947 10yr old Richard Allen of San Francisco spent a week at the movies
September 3, 2026 at 8:47 AM
In 1947 10yr old Richard Allen of San Francisco spent a week at the movies
When DJT was elected I said to my spouse: “From now on every decision will only be bad.”
September 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
When DJT was elected I said to my spouse: “From now on every decision will only be bad.”
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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis renewed his call for Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, following the resignation earlier this week of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,” Tillis stated.
“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,” Tillis stated.
Tillis renews calls for Hegseth's ouster
“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,” the outgoing two-term North Carolina Republican wrote on X.
www.politico.com
September 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis renewed his call for Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, following the resignation earlier this week of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,” Tillis stated.
“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,” Tillis stated.
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“We need a revival of the spirit of the prophets where people of faith demand justice in their government and in their churches,” he said.
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Two pastors detained, a student dead: Haitians in Ohio turn to faith amid fear of ICE
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — ‘All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband, Joubert Adrien, was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also...
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September 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
“We need a revival of the spirit of the prophets where people of faith demand justice in their government and in their churches,” he said.
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We travlers,walking to the sun, can't see
Ahead,bt looking back the very light
That blinded us shows us the way we came,
Along which blessings now appear,risen
As if fr sightlessness to sight, & we,
By blessings brightly lit,keep going toward
The blessed light that yet to us is dark.
—Wendell Berry
Ahead,bt looking back the very light
That blinded us shows us the way we came,
Along which blessings now appear,risen
As if fr sightlessness to sight, & we,
By blessings brightly lit,keep going toward
The blessed light that yet to us is dark.
—Wendell Berry
September 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We travlers,walking to the sun, can't see
Ahead,bt looking back the very light
That blinded us shows us the way we came,
Along which blessings now appear,risen
As if fr sightlessness to sight, & we,
By blessings brightly lit,keep going toward
The blessed light that yet to us is dark.
—Wendell Berry
Ahead,bt looking back the very light
That blinded us shows us the way we came,
Along which blessings now appear,risen
As if fr sightlessness to sight, & we,
By blessings brightly lit,keep going toward
The blessed light that yet to us is dark.
—Wendell Berry
I dedicate my afternoon to reading the essays and poetry of Wendell Berry (+).
September 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I dedicate my afternoon to reading the essays and poetry of Wendell Berry (+).