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Bet. EdgewaterPCUSA.org is mad bussin’, highkey slaps. Got dank glowup after almost 130 years in Chicago. Don’t be simpin for a church that ain’t got you. We got you, fam! Pastor Kristin is the GOAT. Presby style is fire. We stan ALL cuz ALL means ALL. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 10h

The beloved peacefully-reigning Christian queen who was robbed of her nation by American businessmen with collusion by the U.S. military to avoid paying tariffs on sugar

#liliuokalani #hawaii #manifestdestiny #imperialism #pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social

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On this day, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii died in 1917

She died twenty-four years after an illegal, white-led overthrew her government.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 1d

The Court gave no reason for turning away the appeal, which keeps the right to same-sex marriage safe for now

#marriageequality #kimdavis #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Explained: Why the Supreme Court rejected marriage equality case

High Court gave no reason for turning away the appeal, which keeps the right to same-sex marriage safe for now.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 2d

Just thoughts on the Apostle Andrew

#saintandrew #andrewtheapostle #pcusa #presbyterian #churchofscotland @pcusa.bsky.social

Andrew the first-called apostle — Edgewater Presbyterian Church

Andrew is one of the most significant yet perhaps less frequently discussed figures in the Bible.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 3d

Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 4d

#SCOTUS sides with Trump on release of #SNAP funds during government shutdown

Supreme Court sides with Trump; no SNAP funds released

This ruling doesn’t just cut benefits; it shifts the immediate crisis squarely onto mutual aid groups.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 4d

Did you know? Our denomination’s membership is more politically diverse than most people think or as it is portrayed in media

#pcusa #presbyterian #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Where are the PCUSA conservatives? Dispelling the myth of a monolithic denomination — Edgewater Presbyterian Church

The truth is, the Presbyterian Church (USA) is not one thing. It is a vast collection of over 8,000 congregations scattered across the entire country, each with its own history, community context, and...

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 6d

Prayers for the hurricane victims in the Caribbean and the typhoon victims in Philippines and Vietnam

Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 6d

Prayers for the Archbishop of Washington on his cancer diagnosis

Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 7d

So we’re telling grocers that they can’t give discounts to SNAP beneficiaries during the funding crisis

#SNAP #USDA #endhunger #feedamerica #mutualaid

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 7d

He has a very complicated legacy. But we have to be truthful about the effects of his decisions

#dickcheney

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 8d

While cute, it’s not in theologically correct for Presbyterians. We don’t believe in the #ImmaculateConcepcion, that she is an intervening saint, or a martial saint. We believe she is a saint to be respected for being an example of faithful living and as mother of Jesus

Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 9d

Someone asked if we have personal relationships with Jesus, why do we need Church? It’s a more common question than you think

#whygotochurch #goingtochurch #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

We believe in both a personal and ecclesiastical relationships with God — Edgewater Presbyterian Church

In the rich tapestry of Christian faith, there are often different but equally passionate voices defining what a healthy spiritual life should look like.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 9d

Stop pushing the argument that #SNAP beneficiaries are just a bunch of lazy people who need to get jobs. The official USDA data says otherwise. And there are lots of ways to catch fraud that have successfully thrown people off the system.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 10d

What is #mutualaid? Who are these people stepping in during the abrupt #SNAP stoppage?

#edgewatermutualaid #lovefridgechicago #evanstoncommunityfridges

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Kenneth Kovacs @kenkovacs.bsky.social · 10d

"O blest communion, fellowship divine,
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!" ~William Walsham How (1864)
#AllSaintsDay

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NPR @npr.org · 10d

The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."

As Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger

The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 10d

Assemblies of God churches have repeatedly reinstated ministers and volunteer leaders accused of sexual misconduct, returning them to pulpits and youth groups, an NBC News investigation found.

Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children

NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 11d

Semper reformanda

#reformation #reformationday #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Reformation Day: We’re always reforming — Edgewater Presbyterian Church

We are not just criticizing the outside; we are changing ourselves and that influences the world around us.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 12d

If you’re a #Trekkie, you’ve probably dreamed of being sent into space after death. These folks, did, too. But it failed. Hubris

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 12d

We have to do a better job weeding out #badcops, banning them from other forces. We need a registry of bad cops. We need to require #deescalation training, cultural education, #mentalhealth response instruction as part of comprehensive #policereform

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 12d

If you’ve been watching Europe, the most popular parties have #Christian in their names even though their members aren’t—like the Jewish Chancellor of Germany. Here’s why.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 12d

We literally destroyed a country from our #nucleartesting — which forced us to take in #Marshallese and #Micronesian immigrants and put them on our welfare system. Were going to do it again when we can test weapons using advanced computer systems now

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 15d

Just something our Clerk of Session has been thinking about tonight

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #blackchurches @pcusa.bsky.social

Read: www.geraldfarinas.com/home/reflecting-on-the-white-bias-of-ordination-exams

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 16d

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