Ann Ahrens 🇺🇦
@aahrens430.bsky.social
Chaplain, PhD Christian Worship
Author: Suffering, Soul Care & Community: The Place of Lament in Corporate Worship. (Wipf & Stock, 2023), musician, teacher.
I enjoy nature, birds, music, poetry.
Author: Suffering, Soul Care & Community: The Place of Lament in Corporate Worship. (Wipf & Stock, 2023), musician, teacher.
I enjoy nature, birds, music, poetry.
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Ann Ahrens 🇺🇦
@aahrens430.bsky.social
· Apr 23
“Let me
keep my mind on what matters,
which is my work,
which is mostly standing still and learning to be
astonished.”
-Mary Oliver “Messenger”
keep my mind on what matters,
which is my work,
which is mostly standing still and learning to be
astonished.”
-Mary Oliver “Messenger”
Why on earth would you fire a gun multiple times at a moving car? This is not Law and Order or NCIS, for crying out loud. These are real, scared humans.
Martin Rascon, a U.S. citizen, shares his harrowing, lawless encounter with ICE: “It felt like we were going to be attacked for no apparent reason.”
ICE is terrorizing our neighbors and communities. It’s long past time for accountability and meaningful reforms.
ICE is terrorizing our neighbors and communities. It’s long past time for accountability and meaningful reforms.
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Why on earth would you fire a gun multiple times at a moving car? This is not Law and Order or NCIS, for crying out loud. These are real, scared humans.
This movie left me speechless. I hope it wins all the awards. Bravo to these opticians for their contribution.
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This movie left me speechless. I hope it wins all the awards. Bravo to these opticians for their contribution.
Yikes.
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Yikes.
The word I can't get past is "again." Toxic manhood at its finest.
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The word I can't get past is "again." Toxic manhood at its finest.
Happy birthday, Ben! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Happy birthday, Ben! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
More of this. Every day and all day long.
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
More of this. Every day and all day long.
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From the start, it has appeared these are grown men playing a 5-yr old game of cops and robbers. The masks are the outgrowth of shame. Shame over past or potential acts of violence against those they deem less-than. They should listen to their own hearts.
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
From the start, it has appeared these are grown men playing a 5-yr old game of cops and robbers. The masks are the outgrowth of shame. Shame over past or potential acts of violence against those they deem less-than. They should listen to their own hearts.
Follow the money. It's all that matters to folks like Trump.
4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Follow the money. It's all that matters to folks like Trump.
Inviting either of the Clintons, let alone BOTH the Clintons, to testify is an invitation to get your head handed to you on a platter.
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Inviting either of the Clintons, let alone BOTH the Clintons, to testify is an invitation to get your head handed to you on a platter.
We do! We're up to 62 degrees today. Then back to normal temps in the 40's tomorrow. Seems like Spring is trying to spring!
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
We do! We're up to 62 degrees today. Then back to normal temps in the 40's tomorrow. Seems like Spring is trying to spring!
“We were neither protesting nor resisting. This was an embodiment of possibility and openness — that people can gather for peace, joy, and hope to build a different sort of community, a better world.”
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
“We were neither protesting nor resisting. This was an embodiment of possibility and openness — that people can gather for peace, joy, and hope to build a different sort of community, a better world.”
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
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what we're cutting:
health care
food stamps
preschool
environmental protections
international aid
scientific research
what we're buying:
health care
food stamps
preschool
environmental protections
international aid
scientific research
what we're buying:
Purchasing and converting these warehouse detention camps will cost the U.S. government billions of dollars. So far ICE has purchased at least half a dozen warehouses at a cost of $70-$110 million each. It'll cost billions more to refit them into detention camps, and hire staff.
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
what we're cutting:
health care
food stamps
preschool
environmental protections
international aid
scientific research
what we're buying:
health care
food stamps
preschool
environmental protections
international aid
scientific research
what we're buying:
Aw!! Poor baby. So glad you came along at just the right time. 💛
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Aw!! Poor baby. So glad you came along at just the right time. 💛
Beautiful! That’s quite a swing in temps for you. Enjoy the sunshine!
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Beautiful! That’s quite a swing in temps for you. Enjoy the sunshine!
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Beautifully written. I stand in solidarity with you.
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Beautifully written. I stand in solidarity with you.
Many failures on many levels.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Many failures on many levels.
Another question is, did the hospital release him like that w/no clothing and at least a pair of socks? I'm a hospital chaplain and deal with these kinds of cases regularly. Most hospitals can provide clothes. Where was social work/case management? Big, big questions here. . .
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Another question is, did the hospital release him like that w/no clothing and at least a pair of socks? I'm a hospital chaplain and deal with these kinds of cases regularly. Most hospitals can provide clothes. Where was social work/case management? Big, big questions here. . .
At this point, I'll take even a glimmer in these troubled times.
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
At this point, I'll take even a glimmer in these troubled times.
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Late Afternoon Light. 7°C. A Barn Owl up early.
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Late Afternoon Light. 7°C. A Barn Owl up early.
Magnificent, James. Twilight on the Wolds.
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Magnificent, James. Twilight on the Wolds.
I noticed a Brown Thrasher mimicking the other day and was mesmerized. Didn't know they did that. What would we do without birds, truly?
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I noticed a Brown Thrasher mimicking the other day and was mesmerized. Didn't know they did that. What would we do without birds, truly?
Oh, wonderful! Couldn't tell what kind of bird it was. I love Mockingbirds, too. And you describe them perfectly - brash and beautiful. The way they imitate other songbirds never ceases to amaze.
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Oh, wonderful! Couldn't tell what kind of bird it was. I love Mockingbirds, too. And you describe them perfectly - brash and beautiful. The way they imitate other songbirds never ceases to amaze.