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”
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February 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
You’re very welcome, James.
I wonder what Mr. Herriot would think about the current state of our world? Thank goodness for the peace of the countryside.
I wonder what Mr. Herriot would think about the current state of our world? Thank goodness for the peace of the countryside.
February 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
You’re very welcome, James.
I wonder what Mr. Herriot would think about the current state of our world? Thank goodness for the peace of the countryside.
I wonder what Mr. Herriot would think about the current state of our world? Thank goodness for the peace of the countryside.
Utterly heartless. It makes you wonder what happened to them that they have chosen to be callous and vindictive. I just can't understand it.
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Utterly heartless. It makes you wonder what happened to them that they have chosen to be callous and vindictive. I just can't understand it.
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Snow In North Yorkshire. 1°C at Sutton Bank. Crows 🐦⬛
February 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Snow In North Yorkshire. 1°C at Sutton Bank. Crows 🐦⬛
Utter contempt for any human life not their own. No one will ever convince me this madness is necessary. Never ever.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Utter contempt for any human life not their own. No one will ever convince me this madness is necessary. Never ever.
Lovely photo of Askum at the edge of the waters under that brilliant sky. I’m cheering him on. Such a good boy.
February 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Lovely photo of Askum at the edge of the waters under that brilliant sky. I’m cheering him on. Such a good boy.
“There are things you can’t reach. But you can reach out to them, and all day long.”
-Mary Oliver, from “Where Does the Temple Begin, Where Does it End?”
-Mary Oliver, from “Where Does the Temple Begin, Where Does it End?”
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
“There are things you can’t reach. But you can reach out to them, and all day long.”
-Mary Oliver, from “Where Does the Temple Begin, Where Does it End?”
-Mary Oliver, from “Where Does the Temple Begin, Where Does it End?”
That is the most reprehensible behavior. When I heard they ate lunch and then arrested the employees in Minneapolis, my blood was boiling.
February 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
That is the most reprehensible behavior. When I heard they ate lunch and then arrested the employees in Minneapolis, my blood was boiling.
Beautiful! Dirty window, and all! A happy Friday to you.
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Beautiful! Dirty window, and all! A happy Friday to you.
Wonderful, James! I adore the scenes from Sutton Bank on The Yorkshire Vet. How nice to see it in the snow. Hope you’re bundled up! Praying for your family this week. 🙏🏼
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Wonderful, James! I adore the scenes from Sutton Bank on The Yorkshire Vet. How nice to see it in the snow. Hope you’re bundled up! Praying for your family this week. 🙏🏼
Oh, no! Only 6 miles away. That is scary. I hope and pray it will not come to fruition. No one needs or wants that kind of terror.
February 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Oh, no! Only 6 miles away. That is scary. I hope and pray it will not come to fruition. No one needs or wants that kind of terror.
Bondi kept deflecting by asking why other AG's didn't do something.
No, Ms. Bondi. YOU do something. That should be your answer to the other AG's who didn't. As a woman, as an attorney, as a human. YOU do something.
Excellent post by @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
No, Ms. Bondi. YOU do something. That should be your answer to the other AG's who didn't. As a woman, as an attorney, as a human. YOU do something.
Excellent post by @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father)
Dear Ms Bondi,
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Bondi kept deflecting by asking why other AG's didn't do something.
No, Ms. Bondi. YOU do something. That should be your answer to the other AG's who didn't. As a woman, as an attorney, as a human. YOU do something.
Excellent post by @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
No, Ms. Bondi. YOU do something. That should be your answer to the other AG's who didn't. As a woman, as an attorney, as a human. YOU do something.
Excellent post by @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
Exhibit #5,462 to prove Trump, Miller, Noem, et. al, care nothing about regular folk. (gift link below)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Exhibit #5,462 to prove Trump, Miller, Noem, et. al, care nothing about regular folk. (gift link below)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
Bravo, Oakwood! That list of concerns proves Trump, Miller, and their lackeys care nothing for cities and states. They only care about their deprived, immoral mission to ethnically cleanse the country.
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Bravo, Oakwood! That list of concerns proves Trump, Miller, and their lackeys care nothing for cities and states. They only care about their deprived, immoral mission to ethnically cleanse the country.
Glad you pointed it out. I almost missed it.
February 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Glad you pointed it out. I almost missed it.
Wow. Thanks for sharing this. She’s absolutely right - it’s not only a political issue, it’s a moral one, and more so.
February 12, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Wow. Thanks for sharing this. She’s absolutely right - it’s not only a political issue, it’s a moral one, and more so.
This thread from a Minneapolis lawyer working to save immigrants from Trump’s immoral policies is important, especially this part:
People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy.
But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.
27/
But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.
27/
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
This thread from a Minneapolis lawyer working to save immigrants from Trump’s immoral policies is important, especially this part:
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"I believe he was pardoned."
AG Bondi's response to whether or not a Jan 6th rioter who yelled "Kill 'em!" at Capitol Hill police now works for her.
The contempt by this administration for the law and basic human decency is nauseating.
AG Bondi's response to whether or not a Jan 6th rioter who yelled "Kill 'em!" at Capitol Hill police now works for her.
The contempt by this administration for the law and basic human decency is nauseating.
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
"I believe he was pardoned."
AG Bondi's response to whether or not a Jan 6th rioter who yelled "Kill 'em!" at Capitol Hill police now works for her.
The contempt by this administration for the law and basic human decency is nauseating.
AG Bondi's response to whether or not a Jan 6th rioter who yelled "Kill 'em!" at Capitol Hill police now works for her.
The contempt by this administration for the law and basic human decency is nauseating.
"Can you help us start again with a new kind of spirit. . . " 😭
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"Can you help us start again with a new kind of spirit. . . " 😭
Good morning! I’m just waiting for a mysterious figure to emerge from that mist. How neat!
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Good morning! I’m just waiting for a mysterious figure to emerge from that mist. How neat!
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!