Marshall M.Div
@marshman503.bsky.social
Mental Health Advocate // B.A., M. Div // Randolph-Macon College, ‘19 // Union Presbyterian Seminary ‘22 // Inclusively Orthodox Episcopalian // He/Him
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Marshall M.Div
@marshman503.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Hello! My name is Marshall and I am an MLIS student online from here in Raleigh, NC! I also have an M. Div and a BA in religious studies. I’m deeply interested in all things theology but also in all things library! In my spare time, I read cookbooks like novels! Ask me anything you’d like!
I found a way to quote the BCP in my term paper on oral history projects in churches, please clap. We'll see if it makes the final edit but I like it for now. You can take me out of seminary and drop me in a completely different program but you'll never take the seminary training out of me. ⚓
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I found a way to quote the BCP in my term paper on oral history projects in churches, please clap. We'll see if it makes the final edit but I like it for now. You can take me out of seminary and drop me in a completely different program but you'll never take the seminary training out of me. ⚓
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I'm still raising funds! Currently at $50/1500 goal. Help a t4t queerplatonic couple and our two cats afford to move and stay housed! 🏳️⚧️ 🐾
venmo: comradeconrad116
paypal.me/cerl116
(this pic is our cat Blue from shortly after we rescued him from street life a couple years ago as a kitten)
venmo: comradeconrad116
paypal.me/cerl116
(this pic is our cat Blue from shortly after we rescued him from street life a couple years ago as a kitten)
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm still raising funds! Currently at $50/1500 goal. Help a t4t queerplatonic couple and our two cats afford to move and stay housed! 🏳️⚧️ 🐾
venmo: comradeconrad116
paypal.me/cerl116
(this pic is our cat Blue from shortly after we rescued him from street life a couple years ago as a kitten)
venmo: comradeconrad116
paypal.me/cerl116
(this pic is our cat Blue from shortly after we rescued him from street life a couple years ago as a kitten)
Watching Brennan Lee Mulligan eat his Last Meal on Mythical Kitchen and he talks about not conforming and like…honestly yeah. I’ve also worked really hard to conform but to the best of my ability it hasn’t really worked and I do wonder if I’m better off for that or not.
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Watching Brennan Lee Mulligan eat his Last Meal on Mythical Kitchen and he talks about not conforming and like…honestly yeah. I’ve also worked really hard to conform but to the best of my ability it hasn’t really worked and I do wonder if I’m better off for that or not.
Unsure of the validity of the claim so I won’t say which one but supposedly a college a friend teaches at is having ICE recruiters at a career event that is not explicitly announcing that they’ll be there and that’s…that’s a problem.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Unsure of the validity of the claim so I won’t say which one but supposedly a college a friend teaches at is having ICE recruiters at a career event that is not explicitly announcing that they’ll be there and that’s…that’s a problem.
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*believes in the Virgin Birth harder*
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
*believes in the Virgin Birth harder*
This was a wild time in seminary. Definitely need to retake a theology class from an Anglican for sure. ⚓️
“Probably not true”.
I went digging in my old notes and found the profs note that “Virgin Conception: not in Paul and Mark; simple assertion falls into docetism”
I went digging in my old notes and found the profs note that “Virgin Conception: not in Paul and Mark; simple assertion falls into docetism”
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This was a wild time in seminary. Definitely need to retake a theology class from an Anglican for sure. ⚓️
Did I ever tell yall about the literal professor I had in seminary who, among other things, referred to the Virgin Birth as a “myth” within Christianity, something that was deeply considered by our textbook? ⚓️
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Did I ever tell yall about the literal professor I had in seminary who, among other things, referred to the Virgin Birth as a “myth” within Christianity, something that was deeply considered by our textbook? ⚓️
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
So wait…the whole thing was over the ACA subsidies? The things that keep insurance from being like 5k/month??? We just fucking gave that to them?? As a kidney transplant recipient I just know I’m screwed.
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
So wait…the whole thing was over the ACA subsidies? The things that keep insurance from being like 5k/month??? We just fucking gave that to them?? As a kidney transplant recipient I just know I’m screwed.
Are Dems who caved to blame? Absolutely. But we’re not talking nearly enough about the GOP who decided this was worth it…the SNAP cuts, the endless furloughs and lost jobs…all worth it to them because they “won” while the American people lost…idk. I’m gonna go to bed but I’m pissed at all of it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Are Dems who caved to blame? Absolutely. But we’re not talking nearly enough about the GOP who decided this was worth it…the SNAP cuts, the endless furloughs and lost jobs…all worth it to them because they “won” while the American people lost…idk. I’m gonna go to bed but I’m pissed at all of it.
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Scamming any other non-profit would be seen as a shameful act but somehow doing it to a church struggling to help everyone in the midst of a deep national crisis is okay?? What the hell are these people thinking?
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Scamming any other non-profit would be seen as a shameful act but somehow doing it to a church struggling to help everyone in the midst of a deep national crisis is okay?? What the hell are these people thinking?
Reading this book for a class project and I thought I’d just end up skimming it for a better understanding so I could write up a few short sentences about it and connect it with the review I found…I’m now 6 chapters and I’m gripped, terrifyingly so, by the horror Shetterly describes in this book.
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Reading this book for a class project and I thought I’d just end up skimming it for a better understanding so I could write up a few short sentences about it and connect it with the review I found…I’m now 6 chapters and I’m gripped, terrifyingly so, by the horror Shetterly describes in this book.
Anyone know what to do when someone says NYC will now “fall to Sharia law” because of a new mayor?? Like I just ignored the comment but it’s…troublesome to hear that’s something actual people think and believe.
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Anyone know what to do when someone says NYC will now “fall to Sharia law” because of a new mayor?? Like I just ignored the comment but it’s…troublesome to hear that’s something actual people think and believe.
Sometimes I flip open “Loves Redeeming Work: An Anglican Quest For Holiness” to a random page for some meditation before a long day. This passage from Jeremy Taylor’s “Holy Living” was what I saw today and I thought I would share it. It helped me feel better about my recent church attendance. ⚓️
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sometimes I flip open “Loves Redeeming Work: An Anglican Quest For Holiness” to a random page for some meditation before a long day. This passage from Jeremy Taylor’s “Holy Living” was what I saw today and I thought I would share it. It helped me feel better about my recent church attendance. ⚓️
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November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join us Wednesday @ 4pm ET / 1pm PT!
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
We're teaming up with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's @uabookbans.bsky.social to discuss how faith communities and librarians can come together to advocate for the right to read.
Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/how-faith-...
None of the NC articles I saw said this and I'm glad someone did. As someone who adores food and restaurants and cooking, releasing this list without any acknowledgement of the crisis this country is facing is to spit in the face of what food ought to be about: people.
Ending this story with mention of the "looming hunger crisis" is 🔥🔥🔥
The stars are out! Prematurely.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
None of the NC articles I saw said this and I'm glad someone did. As someone who adores food and restaurants and cooking, releasing this list without any acknowledgement of the crisis this country is facing is to spit in the face of what food ought to be about: people.
Blessed All Saints' Day (observed) to everyone! I haven't made it to church in almost a month due to work and everything else (something I'm working on, I promise) but I pray that you all have a wonderful Sunday. To paraphrase Tertullian, when you pray I only ask that you pray for me, a sinner. ⚓
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Blessed All Saints' Day (observed) to everyone! I haven't made it to church in almost a month due to work and everything else (something I'm working on, I promise) but I pray that you all have a wonderful Sunday. To paraphrase Tertullian, when you pray I only ask that you pray for me, a sinner. ⚓
From Pusey: "Faith forgets things outward in His unseen Presence. What is precious to the soul is its Redeemer’s Presence, and its union with Him. It acknowledges, yet is not anxious about, the presence of the visible symbols. It pierces beyond the veil. It sees Him who is invisible." ⚓
Not how I would personally describe myself (I’m more of a Puseyite tractarian if anything) but a fun little thing to learn I agree with Temple! ⚓️
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
From Pusey: "Faith forgets things outward in His unseen Presence. What is precious to the soul is its Redeemer’s Presence, and its union with Him. It acknowledges, yet is not anxious about, the presence of the visible symbols. It pierces beyond the veil. It sees Him who is invisible." ⚓
Not how I would personally describe myself (I’m more of a Puseyite tractarian if anything) but a fun little thing to learn I agree with Temple! ⚓️
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not how I would personally describe myself (I’m more of a Puseyite tractarian if anything) but a fun little thing to learn I agree with Temple! ⚓️
Discussed this with one of my few friends tonight but like: how do adults make friends? Like I’m frankly too young to have church friends at my parish (at least w/o significant effort into starting up a 20-30s group within the parish) and people at bars make me uncomfortable. How do yall do it?
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Discussed this with one of my few friends tonight but like: how do adults make friends? Like I’m frankly too young to have church friends at my parish (at least w/o significant effort into starting up a 20-30s group within the parish) and people at bars make me uncomfortable. How do yall do it?
Today’s been a rough one. Working 8+ hours on Halloween is…not my favorite.
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Today’s been a rough one. Working 8+ hours on Halloween is…not my favorite.
A slightly extended version of this thread for those who wish to read it. Not the most thorough treatment of the subject but just some thoughts.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A slightly extended version of this thread for those who wish to read it. Not the most thorough treatment of the subject but just some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/wordsand...
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To preface this; I’m fine and discussed this with my therapist today so I’m okay.
Nick Mangold’s passing really kinda screwed me up and made me realize how lucky I was to last as long as I did on dialysis. Like 2 years on dialysis is a LONG time from a life expectancy view
Nick Mangold’s passing really kinda screwed me up and made me realize how lucky I was to last as long as I did on dialysis. Like 2 years on dialysis is a LONG time from a life expectancy view
October 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
To preface this; I’m fine and discussed this with my therapist today so I’m okay.
Nick Mangold’s passing really kinda screwed me up and made me realize how lucky I was to last as long as I did on dialysis. Like 2 years on dialysis is a LONG time from a life expectancy view
Nick Mangold’s passing really kinda screwed me up and made me realize how lucky I was to last as long as I did on dialysis. Like 2 years on dialysis is a LONG time from a life expectancy view
Every news story I read makes me wonder about future historians asking the question: When did the US government and its people cross the Rubicon?
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Every news story I read makes me wonder about future historians asking the question: When did the US government and its people cross the Rubicon?