Rev. Knitter
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Pastor. Social Worker in training. Mom to three. Knitter. Taker of long walks on the rim of the Mississippi River Gorge.
Afternoon in a Minneapolis park: are at a fine dining establishment; listened to the roar of a waterfall and live music; and enjoyed the happiness and giggles of a local Ethiopian church children’s group. And if that’s the sort of “violence” that keeps Stephen Miller from visiting, I’m all for it.
Stephen Miller: "We have communities all across this nation that 20 years ago, before the era of open borders, were completely peaceful, completely stable. Look at a place like Minneapolis. Post mass migration they're unsafe, they're violent, you cannot use the public parks."
July 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Afternoon in a Minneapolis park: are at a fine dining establishment; listened to the roar of a waterfall and live music; and enjoyed the happiness and giggles of a local Ethiopian church children’s group. And if that’s the sort of “violence” that keeps Stephen Miller from visiting, I’m all for it.
Not only is this insanely insensitive: it’s also a prime example of taking the Lord’s name in vain. Yikes.
Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery
May 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Not only is this insanely insensitive: it’s also a prime example of taking the Lord’s name in vain. Yikes.
In the world of female clergy, we are familiar with this phenomenon: mediocre white men who apply for jobs they’re not qualified for just because. Which is why this made me snort-laugh
They've got my vote.
"I am writing to apply for the position of Pope. I recently received my Bachelor of Arts, or 'artium baccalaureus,' from Dartmouth College, with a major concentration in Theatre Studies and a minor concentration in Computer Science."
May 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In the world of female clergy, we are familiar with this phenomenon: mediocre white men who apply for jobs they’re not qualified for just because. Which is why this made me snort-laugh
Holy Week is feeling pretty heavy to me this year (stories about a leader being targeted by an oppressive government feeling a little too on the nose, etc.) So taking a minute to LoL at this was therapeutic and also spiritually refreshing.
"DON'T take his class if you care about your GPA!!! Treats everything like pass/fail. Only cares about you if you're failing the class, so good luck getting that A- up to an A."
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Selected Negative Teaching Evaluations of Jesus Christ
“Very inconvenient class! Always holds lectures on top of mountains, in middle of the Sea of Galilee—but never close to the main campus.” “Inconsis...
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April 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Holy Week is feeling pretty heavy to me this year (stories about a leader being targeted by an oppressive government feeling a little too on the nose, etc.) So taking a minute to LoL at this was therapeutic and also spiritually refreshing.
Going to sleep tonight feeling oddly peaceful (given the state of the world) because the people in my Thursday evening social work class on community organizing give me hope.
April 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Going to sleep tonight feeling oddly peaceful (given the state of the world) because the people in my Thursday evening social work class on community organizing give me hope.
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Be the cheesehead you want to see in the world.
April 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Be the cheesehead you want to see in the world.
For those of you who don’t live in Minnesota, Prince was not being metaphorical about that whole “sometimes it snows in April” business. 2 inches and still falling in the Twin Cities tonight.
April 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For those of you who don’t live in Minnesota, Prince was not being metaphorical about that whole “sometimes it snows in April” business. 2 inches and still falling in the Twin Cities tonight.
Memorial service for my college choir director today; ended with a hymn arrangement that's a tone poem describing the saints eternally singing in the presence of the triune God: the idea death means we completely surrounded and held in that beautiful space. "Through the church, the song goes on..."
March 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Memorial service for my college choir director today; ended with a hymn arrangement that's a tone poem describing the saints eternally singing in the presence of the triune God: the idea death means we completely surrounded and held in that beautiful space. "Through the church, the song goes on..."
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living with a 13 year old is like living with a 7 year old and a 21 year old who take shifts being your kid
March 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
living with a 13 year old is like living with a 7 year old and a 21 year old who take shifts being your kid
Great review of Disciples of White Jesus from Presbyterian Outlook. My church, Oak Grove Presbyterian in Bloomington, MN, will be the first PCUSA congregation hosting her on April 30! We'd love for you to join us!
Disciples of White Jesus
Angela Denker explores the radicalization of young White men in America and the role of right-wing Christianity, while also highlighting those who promote a more compassionate path. — Amy Pagliarella
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Angela Denker explores the radicalization of young White men in America and the role of right-wing Christianity, while also highlighting those who promote a more compassionate path. — Amy Pagliarella
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@angeladenker.bsky.social
#BookSky
Disciples of White Jesus - The Presbyterian Outlook
"Disciples of White Jesus" examines young White men's radicalization, right-wing Christianity's role, and those offering a better path.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Great review of Disciples of White Jesus from Presbyterian Outlook. My church, Oak Grove Presbyterian in Bloomington, MN, will be the first PCUSA congregation hosting her on April 30! We'd love for you to join us!
Being a student and parent at the same time sometimes looks like: interrupting your work on an essay for your social work ethics class to spend 15 minutes talking to your college student about her essay on section of the Talmud for her Gender and Judaism class.
March 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Being a student and parent at the same time sometimes looks like: interrupting your work on an essay for your social work ethics class to spend 15 minutes talking to your college student about her essay on section of the Talmud for her Gender and Judaism class.
The denomination I started ministry in is falling apart. This congregation trained me to be a pastor. Though I'm at a point where I advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion over a middle way, they taught me so much about being gracious and making the circle wider. reformedjournal.com/2025/03/22/r...
Reservations - Reformed Journal
Although we played by the rules and didn’t do anything wrong, there is no longer a place for us in the Christian Reformed Church.
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March 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The denomination I started ministry in is falling apart. This congregation trained me to be a pastor. Though I'm at a point where I advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion over a middle way, they taught me so much about being gracious and making the circle wider. reformedjournal.com/2025/03/22/r...
As someone w theological training and a BA in medieval studies, gotta say this quote is some really f-ed up theology: “The magazine’s name is a riff on the first woman in the Bible: “Eve screwed the world: and this is a new Eve who will save the world.”
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What Evie Magazine, a ‘Conservative Cosmo,’ Thinks Women Want
The Evie reader can work. She can be a mom. It’s her choice. It’s just not feminism.
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March 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
As someone w theological training and a BA in medieval studies, gotta say this quote is some really f-ed up theology: “The magazine’s name is a riff on the first woman in the Bible: “Eve screwed the world: and this is a new Eve who will save the world.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/s...
I don't know how you're doing, but as for me, the governmental apocalypse we’re living through is stressing me out too much; so today I’m not listening to podcasts about politics and switching to podcasts about menopause instead because, as a perimenopausal woman, that’s somehow more calming.
March 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I don't know how you're doing, but as for me, the governmental apocalypse we’re living through is stressing me out too much; so today I’m not listening to podcasts about politics and switching to podcasts about menopause instead because, as a perimenopausal woman, that’s somehow more calming.
Not to downplay how disgusting Trump and Vance's behavior is, but the hero of the moment is Zelensky. We're going to need a whole lot more of that kind of bravery to push back against this bullying.
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Not to downplay how disgusting Trump and Vance's behavior is, but the hero of the moment is Zelensky. We're going to need a whole lot more of that kind of bravery to push back against this bullying.
I’ve heard lately that life in the dumpster fire that is America is a marathon, not a sprint.
But, I think relay is better. I’ve just had 5 weeks where a so many folks have carried things for me while I attend to some extended family care.
A relay, friends. And I’m glad we’re doing it together.
But, I think relay is better. I’ve just had 5 weeks where a so many folks have carried things for me while I attend to some extended family care.
A relay, friends. And I’m glad we’re doing it together.
February 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I’ve heard lately that life in the dumpster fire that is America is a marathon, not a sprint.
But, I think relay is better. I’ve just had 5 weeks where a so many folks have carried things for me while I attend to some extended family care.
A relay, friends. And I’m glad we’re doing it together.
But, I think relay is better. I’ve just had 5 weeks where a so many folks have carried things for me while I attend to some extended family care.
A relay, friends. And I’m glad we’re doing it together.
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There's a Crisis of Masculinity in this country and the only way to solve it is to let me act like a cross between a baby and a movie villain
February 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
There's a Crisis of Masculinity in this country and the only way to solve it is to let me act like a cross between a baby and a movie villain
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Young men + radicalization. Might be something we should be paying close attention to at all levels of media and govt.
Young men + radicalization. Might be something we should be paying close attention to at all levels of media and govt.
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts — The Wall Street Journal
Employee has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics
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February 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Young men + radicalization. Might be something we should be paying close attention to at all levels of media and govt.
Young men + radicalization. Might be something we should be paying close attention to at all levels of media and govt.
What hymns are hitting differently?
Mine: “God of Grace and God of Glory” I guess it makes sense that it sounds prescient right now since it was written in 1930 by an author who I suspect was concerned about the rise of fascism.
“Grant us courage, grant us wisdom for the facing of this hour”
Mine: “God of Grace and God of Glory” I guess it makes sense that it sounds prescient right now since it was written in 1930 by an author who I suspect was concerned about the rise of fascism.
“Grant us courage, grant us wisdom for the facing of this hour”
February 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What hymns are hitting differently?
Mine: “God of Grace and God of Glory” I guess it makes sense that it sounds prescient right now since it was written in 1930 by an author who I suspect was concerned about the rise of fascism.
“Grant us courage, grant us wisdom for the facing of this hour”
Mine: “God of Grace and God of Glory” I guess it makes sense that it sounds prescient right now since it was written in 1930 by an author who I suspect was concerned about the rise of fascism.
“Grant us courage, grant us wisdom for the facing of this hour”
What I wore for my first day back at social work school this semester. (Was I perhaps posturing a little bit to let people know which kind of Christian I am? Yes, I’ll totally own it. I was.)
January 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
What I wore for my first day back at social work school this semester. (Was I perhaps posturing a little bit to let people know which kind of Christian I am? Yes, I’ll totally own it. I was.)
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This constant disruption of sweeping executive orders every day since the inauguration is a very calculated move by members of the incoming federal government. Specifically meant to throw the people in the United States into a fear-based trauma response. 1/2
January 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This constant disruption of sweeping executive orders every day since the inauguration is a very calculated move by members of the incoming federal government. Specifically meant to throw the people in the United States into a fear-based trauma response. 1/2
The truth I need this week came from a preschooler at my church, throwing her arms out wide and singing her heart out tonight. “My God is so big!” Amen. God is bigger than everything that gets thrown at us, with arms open wide in welcome. Nothing and no one can separate us from that love.
January 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The truth I need this week came from a preschooler at my church, throwing her arms out wide and singing her heart out tonight. “My God is so big!” Amen. God is bigger than everything that gets thrown at us, with arms open wide in welcome. Nothing and no one can separate us from that love.
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you would not believe how quickly the ope insinuates itself into your lexicon. after eight years in minnesota i ope constantly, i ope with abandon, i ope about every minor mishap in my day to day life
January 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
you would not believe how quickly the ope insinuates itself into your lexicon. after eight years in minnesota i ope constantly, i ope with abandon, i ope about every minor mishap in my day to day life
Just got a text from my college kid saying that her biology prof told them that it appears panel reviews of NSF grants are on pause. Buh-bye research, academic jobs, and solid education for STEM. Tell me again how this makes America great?
Stupid-evil is so destructive.
Stupid-evil is so destructive.
January 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Just got a text from my college kid saying that her biology prof told them that it appears panel reviews of NSF grants are on pause. Buh-bye research, academic jobs, and solid education for STEM. Tell me again how this makes America great?
Stupid-evil is so destructive.
Stupid-evil is so destructive.