Patrick Scriven
@patrickscriven.bsky.social
I'm a husband who married well, a father of three amazing girls, and a seminary educated lay person working professionally in the UMC.
I wonder how super Catholic JD “Just Dance” Vance will spin this?
Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ vote and new national campaign to support migrants are the group’s first responses to the Trump administration’s crackdown.
wapo.st
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I wonder how super Catholic JD “Just Dance” Vance will spin this?
The costs of MAGA are staggering.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The costs of MAGA are staggering.
How does this ‘Make America Great Again’ in any way?
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
How does this ‘Make America Great Again’ in any way?
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, social media timelines quickly filled with speculation, partisanship, and outrage. Here are my thoughts on how our digital habits distort our witness and lead to bad results. www.pnwumc.org/a-wicked-pro...
September 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, social media timelines quickly filled with speculation, partisanship, and outrage. Here are my thoughts on how our digital habits distort our witness and lead to bad results. www.pnwumc.org/a-wicked-pro...
Progressive? Independent? Libertarian? Person of faith (non-Christian) or reasonable Christian? All can find reasons to be disturbed by this.
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The Christian nationalist pastor with ties to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
YouTube video by CNN
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August 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Progressive? Independent? Libertarian? Person of faith (non-Christian) or reasonable Christian? All can find reasons to be disturbed by this.
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Good things still happen. Enjoy this gift article of one such thing. wapo.st/4m81PJf
15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free.
The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Good things still happen. Enjoy this gift article of one such thing. wapo.st/4m81PJf
18,500 children, with bombs made in and policy supported by the U.S. wapo.st/3IRLZn6
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
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July 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
18,500 children, with bombs made in and policy supported by the U.S. wapo.st/3IRLZn6
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A word from our Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church College of Bishops. #LA #losangeles #peacefulprotests
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Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops decry militarized presence targeting immigrants
In the face of a glorified militarized presence and false narrative perpetuated about our immigrant siblings, specifically in the Los Angeles area, the five active…
vimeo.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A word from our Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church College of Bishops. #LA #losangeles #peacefulprotests
vimeo.com/1092982359
vimeo.com/1092982359
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AI isn’t the only tool we rely on too much.
What if the problem isn’t the pastor—but the model?
It’s time to co-create again. #UMC #AI #discipleship
👉 Read: www.pnwumc.org/rethinking-t...
What if the problem isn’t the pastor—but the model?
It’s time to co-create again. #UMC #AI #discipleship
👉 Read: www.pnwumc.org/rethinking-t...
May 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
AI isn’t the only tool we rely on too much.
What if the problem isn’t the pastor—but the model?
It’s time to co-create again. #UMC #AI #discipleship
👉 Read: www.pnwumc.org/rethinking-t...
What if the problem isn’t the pastor—but the model?
It’s time to co-create again. #UMC #AI #discipleship
👉 Read: www.pnwumc.org/rethinking-t...
Just when you think we might have seen the bottom. Can you get lower than quickly deporting a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer without their medication or the ability to contact their doctors? It shouldn’t matter, but the child was also a U.S. citizen.
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Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
wapo.st
April 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Just when you think we might have seen the bottom. Can you get lower than quickly deporting a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer without their medication or the ability to contact their doctors? It shouldn’t matter, but the child was also a U.S. citizen.
wapo.st/4iDFVux
wapo.st/4iDFVux
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Before creation care was cool, Wesley UMC in Yakima was leading the way. Starting with a single recycling box years ago, they now process over 883,000 pounds of recyclables a year, powers its ministry with solar, and brings people together—one can, one cup of compost, one connection at a time.
April 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Before creation care was cool, Wesley UMC in Yakima was leading the way. Starting with a single recycling box years ago, they now process over 883,000 pounds of recyclables a year, powers its ministry with solar, and brings people together—one can, one cup of compost, one connection at a time.
Oopsies!
Watch: Vance drops Ohio State football's national championship trophy during White House visit
YouTube video by CBS News
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April 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Oopsies!
An interesting consideration of the theological trajectory of MLK Jr.’s preaching over his final years.
American hell
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr.’s confidence in the politics of progressivism dimmed. Judgment became his...
www.christiancentury.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
An interesting consideration of the theological trajectory of MLK Jr.’s preaching over his final years.
How many people and small businesses need to go bankrupt before Trump‘s tariffs make us all richer?
April 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
How many people and small businesses need to go bankrupt before Trump‘s tariffs make us all richer?
Apparently, not everything is for sale. #goWI #goawayElon
Wisconsin supreme court race: liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate
Liberal judge says victory is against ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy’ after defeating Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Apparently, not everything is for sale. #goWI #goawayElon
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Drawing on personal experience, scripture, and the powerful words of Martin Niemöller, Patrick Scriven reflects on the troubling case of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University student detained under unclear circumstances, and the questions it raises about due process, free speech, & Christian witness.
When does our silence become complicity? | Greater Northwest Area | News
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April 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Drawing on personal experience, scripture, and the powerful words of Martin Niemöller, Patrick Scriven reflects on the troubling case of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University student detained under unclear circumstances, and the questions it raises about due process, free speech, & Christian witness.
There is a lot of terrible shit going on in the world. Don’t forget to stop and take in some of the good.
March 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There is a lot of terrible shit going on in the world. Don’t forget to stop and take in some of the good.
AI may kill us all ala Terminator, but it is also doing amazing things in some people's hands.
A.I. Saved His Life by Discovering New Uses for Old Drugs (Gift Article)
Scientists are using machine learning to find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
AI may kill us all ala Terminator, but it is also doing amazing things in some people's hands.
(1 of 2) The frustration, anger and sadness many feel about the USA right now is both reasonable and understandable. Posts like this are partly responsible for the situation we find ourselves in.
March 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
(1 of 2) The frustration, anger and sadness many feel about the USA right now is both reasonable and understandable. Posts like this are partly responsible for the situation we find ourselves in.
The opposite of good is …
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article)
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The opposite of good is …
As a Tesla owner, I get this.
As Musk tears through Washington, some Tesla owners feel buyer’s remorse
For many D.C.-area owners, the car has gone from progressive icon to badge of shame.
wapo.st
February 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
As a Tesla owner, I get this.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
It’s a shame there isn’t a way to prevent this. Oh wait, there is?
Texas measles outbreak nears 100 cases, raising concerns about undetected spread
Health officials say a measles outbreak in West Texas is growing because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections.
www.cbsnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s a shame there isn’t a way to prevent this. Oh wait, there is?