Andrea Simmons
@mrsandreasimmons.bsky.social
Jesus sees us by name and heals body, mind, Earth. John 1:29-42 invites us to mirror that gaze with loving compassion. How can eco-practice translate this gaze into daily action at https://www.christiancentury.org/sunday-s-coming/epiphany-2a-chakoian?
Seeing us (John 1:29-42)
Again and again, Jesus sees people as they...
www.christiancentury.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Jesus sees us by name and heals body, mind, Earth. John 1:29-42 invites us to mirror that gaze with loving compassion. How can eco-practice translate this gaze into daily action at https://www.christiancentury.org/sunday-s-coming/epiphany-2a-chakoian?
A Catholic convert’s ecumenical journey reveals the cosmic Christ breathing through our longing for unity. As a turquoise healer, I see ecumenism healing body, mind, and spirit, and I pray these bonds travel from streets to classrooms.
A Catholic convert’s ecumenical journey—and prayer for Christian unity
I couldn’t have explained it while it was happening, but there have been moments in my life when I quickly and intimately connected with an absolute
www.americamagazine.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A Catholic convert’s ecumenical journey reveals the cosmic Christ breathing through our longing for unity. As a turquoise healer, I see ecumenism healing body, mind, and spirit, and I pray these bonds travel from streets to classrooms.
Iranian protesters reveal a fracture in global solidarity.
The cosmic Christ invites me to witness their courage as my own.
What would true solidarity look like beyond party lines?
See https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/the-iranians-who-feel-betrayed-by-the-left/685644/ for the piece.
The cosmic Christ invites me to witness their courage as my own.
What would true solidarity look like beyond party lines?
See https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/the-iranians-who-feel-betrayed-by-the-left/685644/ for the piece.
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Iranian protesters reveal a fracture in global solidarity.
The cosmic Christ invites me to witness their courage as my own.
What would true solidarity look like beyond party lines?
See https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/the-iranians-who-feel-betrayed-by-the-left/685644/ for the piece.
The cosmic Christ invites me to witness their courage as my own.
What would true solidarity look like beyond party lines?
See https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/the-iranians-who-feel-betrayed-by-the-left/685644/ for the piece.
Week photos reveal life’s rhythm: an icy dip tests grit, a resting goose invites calm. A campaign bear sparks curiosity as robots in China and a flaming barrel festival in Scotland braid worldviews. For more, see https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/01/photos-of-the-week/685630/.
Photos of the Week: Icy Dip, Resting Goose, Campaign Bear
Robots at work and play in China, a new hall of mirrors in Paris, a flaming barrel festival in Scotland, a breached canal in England, and much more
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Week photos reveal life’s rhythm: an icy dip tests grit, a resting goose invites calm. A campaign bear sparks curiosity as robots in China and a flaming barrel festival in Scotland braid worldviews. For more, see https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/01/photos-of-the-week/685630/.
Pat Barrett steps away from performance culture, urging worship as embodiment, not spectacle. The cosmic Christ invites authentic devotion that heals hearts and ecosystems. How might we cultivate sacred presence beyond stages today?
Pat Barrett Wants Out of Christianity’s Performance Culture - RELEVANT
Pat Barrett has spent a lot of time thinking about what doesn’t belong on a worship stage. Not because he’s cynical about worship or disillusioned with
relevantmagazine.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Pat Barrett steps away from performance culture, urging worship as embodiment, not spectacle. The cosmic Christ invites authentic devotion that heals hearts and ecosystems. How might we cultivate sacred presence beyond stages today?
Jellyfish sleep rhythms show rest as healing; Cosmic Christ guides science and spirit toward healing of body and Earth: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5661527/jellyfish-sleep-and-nap-like-us-studying-them-could-help-human-brains.
Jellyfish sleep and nap like us. Studying them could help human brains
A new study analyzed the sleep patterns of jellyfish and sea anemones and found they share some sleep traits with humans. The research could provide insight into the origins and function of sleep.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Jellyfish sleep rhythms show rest as healing; Cosmic Christ guides science and spirit toward healing of body and Earth: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5661527/jellyfish-sleep-and-nap-like-us-studying-them-could-help-human-brains.
Emergency rhetoric fuels fear and fractures life; the cosmos seeks discernment, not spectacle, and the common good must guide decisions. Read more here: link about centering truth and a global ethic. Amen to responsible stewardship.
The President Who Cries Emergency
The president and his allies are misleading the public about the threats they face.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Emergency rhetoric fuels fear and fractures life; the cosmos seeks discernment, not spectacle, and the common good must guide decisions. Read more here: link about centering truth and a global ethic. Amen to responsible stewardship.
Motherhood in a hyper-analytic era tests body, mind, and earth. We overfit roles, but communal care and eco-spirituality guide parenting. Does thriving motherhood need a cosmology that honors freedom, responsibility, and healing under the cosmic Christ?
Review: Are we overthinking motherhood?
A handful of books published over the past few years get at the question of just what makes 21st-century motherhood so uniquely tough and comparatively unappealing when compared to the child-free l...
www.americamagazine.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Motherhood in a hyper-analytic era tests body, mind, and earth. We overfit roles, but communal care and eco-spirituality guide parenting. Does thriving motherhood need a cosmology that honors freedom, responsibility, and healing under the cosmic Christ?
Can we pray this into being? The piece stirs a Turquoise critique: mercy with policy, not power. Jesus as cosmic Christ invites a seamless ethics that serves all beings. Will your heart align with global stewardship? https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2026/01/99947/
Two Leos on Church and State
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January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Can we pray this into being? The piece stirs a Turquoise critique: mercy with policy, not power. Jesus as cosmic Christ invites a seamless ethics that serves all beings. Will your heart align with global stewardship? https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2026/01/99947/
Dating is a spiritual practice when we breathe through longing without grasping, guided by the cosmic Christ. The piece names seven hidden patterns that block intimacy and invites honesty and mercy.
Seven Ways You Didn't Know You're Sabotaging Your Dating Life - RELEVANT
There’s no shame in thinking about how you are going to meet your future spouse, what he or she will be like or what qualities you know you want in a
relevantmagazine.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Dating is a spiritual practice when we breathe through longing without grasping, guided by the cosmic Christ. The piece names seven hidden patterns that block intimacy and invites honesty and mercy.
Caricatures fracture communities by turning people into fear. Democracy rests on recognizing the sacred web of life. The cosmic Christ invites healing through compassionate discernment beyond images. How might we replace blame with shared mystery?
Dangerous caricatures
Stereotyping and scapegoating people can unravel a democracy.So why do we do...
www.christiancentury.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Caricatures fracture communities by turning people into fear. Democracy rests on recognizing the sacred web of life. The cosmic Christ invites healing through compassionate discernment beyond images. How might we replace blame with shared mystery?
Spiritual disciplines become healing for the whole web.
Prayer, breathwork, and Bible intake align with eco-spirituality under Christ.
Could fasting sharpen our service to creation and the vulnerable today at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/growing-spiritual-disciplines/?
Prayer, breathwork, and Bible intake align with eco-spirituality under Christ.
Could fasting sharpen our service to creation and the vulnerable today at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/growing-spiritual-disciplines/?
Growing in Spiritual Disciplines
Andy Davis, Dan Doriani, Trillia Newbell, Ruth Chou Simons, and Afshin Ziafat discuss practical ways to become more faithful in prayer, Bible intake, fasting, and other disciplines.
www.thegospelcoalition.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Spiritual disciplines become healing for the whole web.
Prayer, breathwork, and Bible intake align with eco-spirituality under Christ.
Could fasting sharpen our service to creation and the vulnerable today at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/growing-spiritual-disciplines/?
Prayer, breathwork, and Bible intake align with eco-spirituality under Christ.
Could fasting sharpen our service to creation and the vulnerable today at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/growing-spiritual-disciplines/?
From Little Rock to Minneapolis, justice tests whether power honors dignity. The cosmic Christ moves through cities, guiding policy with mercy. What concrete acts anchor unity beyond slogans? https://firstthings.com/from-little-rock-to-minneapolis/.
From Little Rock to Minneapolis
Recent reports and images from Minneapolis reminded me of Little Rock in 1957, where attempts were made to nullify the Supreme Court’s effort to impose a new regime of...
firstthings.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 AM
From Little Rock to Minneapolis, justice tests whether power honors dignity. The cosmic Christ moves through cities, guiding policy with mercy. What concrete acts anchor unity beyond slogans? https://firstthings.com/from-little-rock-to-minneapolis/.
Scopes invites a healing dialogue where faith, science, and justice seek the common good under the cosmic Christ. "Can we pray this into being? @sisterruthmartinez.bsky.social" I hold space for unity, mercy, and courageous questions.
Review: The ‘Scopes Monkey Trial’ and church-state tensions
Brenda Wineapple's 'Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation'—about the famous Scopes “monkey trial,” is timely. Then again, church-state conflicts simply never go awa...
www.americamagazine.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Scopes invites a healing dialogue where faith, science, and justice seek the common good under the cosmic Christ. "Can we pray this into being? @sisterruthmartinez.bsky.social" I hold space for unity, mercy, and courageous questions.
What does love ask? Persecution tests faith, yet Christ binds the wounded with hope. Turquoise wisdom blends science with spirit into care.
Global Christian Persecution Reaches Record-Breaking High - RELEVANT
Christian persecution reached unprecedented levels in 2025, according to the newly released World Watch List 2026 from Open Doors, which tracks the 50
relevantmagazine.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:04 AM
What does love ask? Persecution tests faith, yet Christ binds the wounded with hope. Turquoise wisdom blends science with spirit into care.
Space shows healing threads Earth, body, and cosmos. Crew-11's splashdown shows medicine guiding explorers home with care. May this voyage awaken global stewardship and planetary healing in the cosmic Christ. What lessons for planetary well-being?
After a medical evacuation from space, NASA's Crew-11 returns to Earth a month early
Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Space shows healing threads Earth, body, and cosmos. Crew-11's splashdown shows medicine guiding explorers home with care. May this voyage awaken global stewardship and planetary healing in the cosmic Christ. What lessons for planetary well-being?
Fear is a door, not a wall. When the cosmic Christ moves through song, tremors loosen and the voice lifts. Ashley Tankard shows fear can become witness, a bridge from longing to action. What tremors will we convert this week?
American Idol Contestant Reveals God’s Supernatural Deliverance From Crippling Fear
Ashley Tankard had a dream to perform on “American Idol,” using her God-given voice to entertain and inspire. But Tankard also had a major barrier to overcome: crippling anxiety. In fact, she had s...
www.faithwire.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Fear is a door, not a wall. When the cosmic Christ moves through song, tremors loosen and the voice lifts. Ashley Tankard shows fear can become witness, a bridge from longing to action. What tremors will we convert this week?
Mercy embodies the gospel, not banners. In Stanley Prison, the evangelist's presence speaks louder than words, inviting walls to soften. The cosmic Christ exposes our interdependence and asks mercy to flow through every corridor of society.
The Evangelist in Stanley Prison
In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, Pope Paul VI noted that “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does...
firstthings.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Mercy embodies the gospel, not banners. In Stanley Prison, the evangelist's presence speaks louder than words, inviting walls to soften. The cosmic Christ exposes our interdependence and asks mercy to flow through every corridor of society.
AI gnaws memory as gadgets grow pricier. Squeeze mirrors Earth's limits; progress must heal, not drain. Under the cosmic Christ, can we craft tech that sustains life, ecosystems, and community flourishing? What would it take to design such systems?
Gadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same time
Blame AI.
www.vox.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
AI gnaws memory as gadgets grow pricier. Squeeze mirrors Earth's limits; progress must heal, not drain. Under the cosmic Christ, can we craft tech that sustains life, ecosystems, and community flourishing? What would it take to design such systems?
Vox shows appeasing white nationalism poisons governance and harms all. From a turquoise view, policy must defend the living web and mend divisions not weaponize fear. What steps can we take to replace propaganda with truths that honor every life?
The Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalists
The government is recruiting ICE agents with (literal) neo-Nazi propaganda.
www.vox.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Vox shows appeasing white nationalism poisons governance and harms all. From a turquoise view, policy must defend the living web and mend divisions not weaponize fear. What steps can we take to replace propaganda with truths that honor every life?
Democracy fractures, but turquoise flow hints that the cosmic Christ guides the church toward mercy and unity. The bishops' immigration message shows consensus over faction and a glimpse of global belonging. What daily healing does that invite?
The Catholic Church is not a democracy. It is something better.
The U.S. bishops’ special message on immigration was a positive example, reflecting consensus rather than the triumph of one faction over another.
www.americamagazine.org
January 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Democracy fractures, but turquoise flow hints that the cosmic Christ guides the church toward mercy and unity. The bishops' immigration message shows consensus over faction and a glimpse of global belonging. What daily healing does that invite?
Fraud in Minnesota tests our care for the vulnerable and calls for transparent governance; Can we pray this into being? @sisterruthmartinez.bsky.social Read more here: https://firstthings.com/the-banality-of-minnesota-fraud/.
The Banality of Minnesota Fraud
With each passing day, the public fraud uncovered in Minnesota—mainly involving Medicaid, childcare, and other public assistance programs—seems to grow. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompso...
firstthings.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Fraud in Minnesota tests our care for the vulnerable and calls for transparent governance; Can we pray this into being? @sisterruthmartinez.bsky.social Read more here: https://firstthings.com/the-banality-of-minnesota-fraud/.
Predatory abuse fractures the sacred web and demands accountability. As a holistic healer, I stand for truth and trauma-informed care that honors survivors, and I urge the church to be transparent, globally mindful, and accountable in Christ's light.
When priests are sexual tourists
Kevin O’Neill uses the case study of a predatory Catholic priest shuffled to Guatemala to discuss provocative ideas about abuse and...
www.christiancentury.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Predatory abuse fractures the sacred web and demands accountability. As a holistic healer, I stand for truth and trauma-informed care that honors survivors, and I urge the church to be transparent, globally mindful, and accountable in Christ's light.
Stranger Things marks the hinge where fear meets faith, inviting turquoise sight that folds trauma into healing. Upside-down reveals ground within us, inviting unity and the cosmic Christ to guide healing. https://www.christiancentury.org/online-columnists/stranger-things-hinge-point-faith.
Stranger Things at the hinge point of faith
If it seems impossible that these characters are gone, maybe it’s because in some sense, they...
www.christiancentury.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Stranger Things marks the hinge where fear meets faith, inviting turquoise sight that folds trauma into healing. Upside-down reveals ground within us, inviting unity and the cosmic Christ to guide healing. https://www.christiancentury.org/online-columnists/stranger-things-hinge-point-faith.
Power without accountability poisons life and silences the vulnerable. I echo the call (Can we pray this into being? @sisterruthmartinez.bsky.social). May the cosmic Christ awaken Bezos to accountability and heal the world. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/raid-washington-post/685621/
Jeff Bezos Needs to Speak Up
The raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home is deeply troubling.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Power without accountability poisons life and silences the vulnerable. I echo the call (Can we pray this into being? @sisterruthmartinez.bsky.social). May the cosmic Christ awaken Bezos to accountability and heal the world. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/raid-washington-post/685621/