L Bollenbach
@lmboll95.bsky.social
Writer, preacher, wine maker and lover of the outdoors, cats and most humans (husband included).
We’re seeing Israel continue to kill people in Palestine indiscriminately; no more, demand an end to the blockade!
No more support for war crimes! End the conflict in Gaza!
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No more support for war crimes! End the conflict in Gaza!
act.sojo.net/page/86280/p...
[Petition] End the conflict in Gaza!
We’re seeing Israel continue to kill people in Palestine indiscriminately; no more, demand an end to the occupation!
We’re seeing Israel continue to kill people in Palestine indiscriminately; no mor...
act.sojo.net
August 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We’re seeing Israel continue to kill people in Palestine indiscriminately; no more, demand an end to the blockade!
No more support for war crimes! End the conflict in Gaza!
act.sojo.net/page/86280/p...
No more support for war crimes! End the conflict in Gaza!
act.sojo.net/page/86280/p...
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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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The Trump administration has halted $1 billion in funding for mental health services for children, claiming that the programs, which were established under a bipartisan law aimed at curbing gun violence in schools, are no longer in “the best interest of the federal government.”
May 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Trump administration has halted $1 billion in funding for mental health services for children, claiming that the programs, which were established under a bipartisan law aimed at curbing gun violence in schools, are no longer in “the best interest of the federal government.”
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Happy Caturday everybody!
Get out there and touch some grass and do some snail impersonations.🐈.
Get out there and touch some grass and do some snail impersonations.🐈.
April 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Happy Caturday everybody!
Get out there and touch some grass and do some snail impersonations.🐈.
Get out there and touch some grass and do some snail impersonations.🐈.
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"When one is inside the tomb, it is hard to tell how long you have been in or when the stone might be rolled away. The tomb of dehumanization, distortion, and domination is holding many of us now." (2018)
Life Inside a Tomb
Jesus rose in three days but some forms of resurrection seem to take longer.
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April 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"When one is inside the tomb, it is hard to tell how long you have been in or when the stone might be rolled away. The tomb of dehumanization, distortion, and domination is holding many of us now." (2018)
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Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
February 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
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"To be led by the spirit of a loving God means that when we see fear and pain and need around us, we head toward it and enter into it freely, risking ourselves to bring hope and healing into the world." (2016)
Love Is Risky. But Fear Is Worse.
Love means bringing light to the world’s dark and scary corners, healing to people who are hurting, and hope to those who feel a sense of despair creeping close.
buff.ly
February 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"To be led by the spirit of a loving God means that when we see fear and pain and need around us, we head toward it and enter into it freely, risking ourselves to bring hope and healing into the world." (2016)
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This is the way.
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is the way.
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While we will continue to keep our account up on the platform and our work there will remain available, we will no longer post new content, and we will direct our followers on X to engage with us elsewhere.
We're Leaving X
Musk’s takeover of Twitter made it harder and harder to articulate the biblical call to social justice on the platform.
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February 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
While we will continue to keep our account up on the platform and our work there will remain available, we will no longer post new content, and we will direct our followers on X to engage with us elsewhere.
I read a description of prayer as “standing naked before God.” Think about that. God sees us, hears us, knows us, loves us just as we are. No human being on earth has the authority to affect our identity with the stroke of a pen. We stand naked before God in prayer, unconditionally loved.
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I read a description of prayer as “standing naked before God.” Think about that. God sees us, hears us, knows us, loves us just as we are. No human being on earth has the authority to affect our identity with the stroke of a pen. We stand naked before God in prayer, unconditionally loved.
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NPR Exclusive: The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.
Bishop Mariann Budde tells NPR 'I won't apologize' for sermon addressing Trump
The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
NPR Exclusive: The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.
Each morning I give thanks that my favorite oak is still here. So much is in danger of being toppled: old oaks and even democracy. I do what I can to defend this oak as the woods are destroyed, urging the developer to recognize what will be lost if such a strong, old tree is carelessly uprooted.
January 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Each morning I give thanks that my favorite oak is still here. So much is in danger of being toppled: old oaks and even democracy. I do what I can to defend this oak as the woods are destroyed, urging the developer to recognize what will be lost if such a strong, old tree is carelessly uprooted.
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President Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land" but there's still another step -- and a legal fight -- ahead.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear
To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the National Archivist who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.
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January 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
President Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land" but there's still another step -- and a legal fight -- ahead.
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The first Trump administration tried to scale back who gets food benefits, and allies aim to try again. Food pantries say they're already busier than ever.
Food pantries are bracing for more demand if the Trump administration cuts food aid
The first Trump administration tried to scale back who gets food benefits, and allies aim to try again. Food pantries say they're already busier than ever.
www.npr.org
January 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The first Trump administration tried to scale back who gets food benefits, and allies aim to try again. Food pantries say they're already busier than ever.