Alex
@raininthedesert.bsky.social
Episcopalian, postulant, scientist, non-binary, weirdo, into spooky stuff 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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My cat’s name is Montag
Alexlearnstobe.wordpress.com
My cat’s name is Montag
Is that…hope I feel? Watching these election results come in?
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Is that…hope I feel? Watching these election results come in?
Montag is practicing being comfy
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Montag is practicing being comfy
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Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
Judging me harshly after doing cat nonsense and burrowing under the covers
October 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Judging me harshly after doing cat nonsense and burrowing under the covers
Thank you to my Systematics prof for giving us a final exam question where I could reference Polkinghorne and the burial mass, my two favorite things right now ⚓️
September 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thank you to my Systematics prof for giving us a final exam question where I could reference Polkinghorne and the burial mass, my two favorite things right now ⚓️
Did my last readings for Systematic Theology and got a chapter on eschatology by John Polkinghorne. Holy cow that slapped, thank you physicist theologian man for articulating the eschatology that’s been bouncing around my brain since I deconstructed 15 years ago ⚓️
September 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Did my last readings for Systematic Theology and got a chapter on eschatology by John Polkinghorne. Holy cow that slapped, thank you physicist theologian man for articulating the eschatology that’s been bouncing around my brain since I deconstructed 15 years ago ⚓️
Just spent a week in Portland with my CDSP peeps for our intensive this quarter. Dang I love these people, I am so glad I am doing seminary with them ❤️⚓️
September 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Just spent a week in Portland with my CDSP peeps for our intensive this quarter. Dang I love these people, I am so glad I am doing seminary with them ❤️⚓️
Would like to join the Fresno Nightcrawlers and become a pair of giant sentient trousers.
September 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Would like to join the Fresno Nightcrawlers and become a pair of giant sentient trousers.
Trying to do systematic theology while Montag tries to eat 1) my pen and 2) the bookmark in my notebook and tbh little guy this isn’t helping me understand Barth
August 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trying to do systematic theology while Montag tries to eat 1) my pen and 2) the bookmark in my notebook and tbh little guy this isn’t helping me understand Barth
He’s about to do something totally silly when he makes this face
August 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
He’s about to do something totally silly when he makes this face
Said goodbye to this amazing dog, Milo, today. He was a special boy who got my family into therapy dog work. Great job, Milo. I’ll see you on the other side someday.
August 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Said goodbye to this amazing dog, Milo, today. He was a special boy who got my family into therapy dog work. Great job, Milo. I’ll see you on the other side someday.
Really seeing the worms eating at the rind of the world today when I watched the news. (Thanks to Langston Hughes for the words-his poem was what came to mind first)
August 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Really seeing the worms eating at the rind of the world today when I watched the news. (Thanks to Langston Hughes for the words-his poem was what came to mind first)
Athanasius’ orations against the Arians is hilarious, bro is really worked up about it all
July 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Athanasius’ orations against the Arians is hilarious, bro is really worked up about it all
Because I’m on Humira, I qualify to get vaccinated against shingles earlier. Got my first shot today! I had chickenpox as a kid and hell no I do not want shingles!
July 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Because I’m on Humira, I qualify to get vaccinated against shingles earlier. Got my first shot today! I had chickenpox as a kid and hell no I do not want shingles!
Malcom Jamal-Warner and Ozzy in two days? That’s just not right
July 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Malcom Jamal-Warner and Ozzy in two days? That’s just not right
Systematic theology starts tomorrow, I am so intimidated but hope I will be less so by the end
July 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Systematic theology starts tomorrow, I am so intimidated but hope I will be less so by the end
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Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
July 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
That’s right!
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death
July 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
That’s right!
Just got the syllabus for systematics this quarter and chat, I think I might die. Jesus better carry me the next ten weeks or I’m going to drown in reading and assignments ⚓️
July 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Just got the syllabus for systematics this quarter and chat, I think I might die. Jesus better carry me the next ten weeks or I’m going to drown in reading and assignments ⚓️
I met this mushroom today
July 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I met this mushroom today
I am politely asking the weather to stop raining here in Iowa. We have enough to last us a bit, thank you.
July 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I am politely asking the weather to stop raining here in Iowa. We have enough to last us a bit, thank you.
When, God willing and people consenting, I am ordained, I will not be endorsing candidates from the pulpit because holy cow that is not my job what is wrong with you people
July 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
When, God willing and people consenting, I am ordained, I will not be endorsing candidates from the pulpit because holy cow that is not my job what is wrong with you people
Today I had the privilege of presiding over the burial of my Papaw, my Gramma Sue, and her parents on my parents property with a short BCP committal service.
July 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Today I had the privilege of presiding over the burial of my Papaw, my Gramma Sue, and her parents on my parents property with a short BCP committal service.
Okay I know a lot is shit right now but look at my parents’ cat being silly for a sec
July 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Okay I know a lot is shit right now but look at my parents’ cat being silly for a sec