@pastorretired.bsky.social
Over 35 years of church, pastoral work. Finally almost retired. LGBTQ+ ally. Faithfully blue since 1974.
G’mornin from the trail. You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. - Paulo Coelho
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
G’mornin from the trail. You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. - Paulo Coelho
It’s Sunday morning. Please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
It’s Sunday morning. Please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
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Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen.
Help us move the needle!
Help us move the needle!
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen.
Help us move the needle!
Help us move the needle!
Tomorrow is Sunday. Make plans today and please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Tomorrow is Sunday. Make plans today and please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
Fallen lichen on the trail…
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fallen lichen on the trail…
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see!
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Boneclouds (2006), Blood of Man (2009), In The Ever (2008), In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Boneclouds (2006), Blood of Man (2009), In The Ever (2008), In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see!
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Boneclouds (2006), Blood of Man (2009), In The Ever (2008), In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Boneclouds (2006), Blood of Man (2009), In The Ever (2008), In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see!
January and December photos of my 2025 Tree.
January and December photos of my 2025 Tree.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see!
January and December photos of my 2025 Tree.
January and December photos of my 2025 Tree.
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see! #BlackAndWhiteWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see! #BlackAndWhiteWednesday
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I KNOW this is going to sound really out there, but hear me out:
Maybe he should have been fired when he planned top secret ops over a popular iPhone app, breaching every national security protocol, and accidentally including a journalist in the group.
I’m just sayin….
Maybe he should have been fired when he planned top secret ops over a popular iPhone app, breaching every national security protocol, and accidentally including a journalist in the group.
I’m just sayin….
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I KNOW this is going to sound really out there, but hear me out:
Maybe he should have been fired when he planned top secret ops over a popular iPhone app, breaching every national security protocol, and accidentally including a journalist in the group.
I’m just sayin….
Maybe he should have been fired when he planned top secret ops over a popular iPhone app, breaching every national security protocol, and accidentally including a journalist in the group.
I’m just sayin….
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Just a reminder before Giving Tuesday
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Just a reminder before Giving Tuesday
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see!
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Essential Paul Simon [Disc 1] (1988) by @PaulSimonMusic and O.C.M.S. (2004) & Tennessee Pusher (2008) by @crowmedicine
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Essential Paul Simon [Disc 1] (1988) by @PaulSimonMusic and O.C.M.S. (2004) & Tennessee Pusher (2008) by @crowmedicine
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open and look for something good today. There is a lot to see!
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Essential Paul Simon [Disc 1] (1988) by @PaulSimonMusic and O.C.M.S. (2004) & Tennessee Pusher (2008) by @crowmedicine
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Essential Paul Simon [Disc 1] (1988) by @PaulSimonMusic and O.C.M.S. (2004) & Tennessee Pusher (2008) by @crowmedicine
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President Obama served food at soup kitchens on Thanksgiving.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
President Obama served food at soup kitchens on Thanksgiving.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
The orange felon shares staged propaganda photos of himself with troops from 2019 on Thanksgiving because he’s a 5-time draft dodging traitor lying criminal.
How far we’ve fallen.
It’s Sunday morning. Please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It’s Sunday morning. Please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
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Tomorrow is Sunday. Make plans today and please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Tomorrow is Sunday. Make plans today and please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Between Us (2011) by @peterbadams
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Between Us (2011) by @peterbadams
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Between Us (2011) by @peterbadams
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Between Us (2011) by @peterbadams
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
#BlackAndWhiteWednesday
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Harvest [remastered] 1972 by @NeilYoung and Ohio [Disc 1&2] (2003) by Over The Rhine
#BlackAndWhiteWednesday
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Harvest [remastered] 1972 by @NeilYoung and Ohio [Disc 1&2] (2003) by Over The Rhine
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
#BlackAndWhiteWednesday
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Harvest [remastered] 1972 by @NeilYoung and Ohio [Disc 1&2] (2003) by Over The Rhine
#BlackAndWhiteWednesday
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: Harvest [remastered] 1972 by @NeilYoung and Ohio [Disc 1&2] (2003) by Over The Rhine
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Ash & Clay (2013) by @MilkCartonKids and Alligator (2005), Boxer (2007) - High Violet (2010) & Laugh Track (2023) by @thenational
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Ash & Clay (2013) by @MilkCartonKids and Alligator (2005), Boxer (2007) - High Violet (2010) & Laugh Track (2023) by @thenational
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Ash & Clay (2013) by @MilkCartonKids and Alligator (2005), Boxer (2007) - High Violet (2010) & Laugh Track (2023) by @thenational
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes: The Ash & Clay (2013) by @MilkCartonKids and Alligator (2005), Boxer (2007) - High Violet (2010) & Laugh Track (2023) by @thenational
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New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes:In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings — Self Titled Album (2012) and Cleopatra (2016) Automatic (2025) by @thelumineers
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes:In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings — Self Titled Album (2012) and Cleopatra (2016) Automatic (2025) by @thelumineers
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
G’mornin from the trail. “You notice. And noticing, you live.” - John Graves
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes:In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings — Self Titled Album (2012) and Cleopatra (2016) Automatic (2025) by @thelumineers
Accompanying me on my walk today is music that includes:In The Flood (2010) by @MasonJennings — Self Titled Album (2012) and Cleopatra (2016) Automatic (2025) by @thelumineers
Tomorrow is Sunday. Make plans today and please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Tomorrow is Sunday. Make plans today and please remember that you really don’t have to worship where you’re not welcome.
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open today. Who knows what you might miss if you’re not looking?
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
G’mornin from the trail. Keep your eyes open today. Who knows what you might miss if you’re not looking?