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Rev. Jeff Lukens 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
@revjefflukens.bsky.social
United Church of Christ Pastor. Progressive Christian. LGBTQ+ affirming. He/Him/His.

A Love Your Neighbor kind of Christian, not the Storm the Capitol kind.

Skeets are my own & do not necessarily represent my employer.

https://linktr.ee/revjefflukens
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Just in case you need a reminder. Queer folx are beloved children of God just as they understand themselves to be. Full stop.

Being queer is NOT a sin, but homophobia is.

Link in bio for resources
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Here in Minneapolis, hundreds of clergy from all over the country have been deployed into the streets to participate in ICE/DHS watch.

The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.

This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
January 22, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister. n.pr/3Zlfzq4
Trump says he's pursuing Greenland after perceived Nobel Peace Prize snub
"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister.
n.pr
January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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To recap: the two major parties refuse to rein in the reign of a demented sociopathic king who daily is marching us into both World War III and the next Civil War simultaneously because a Black president once made fun of him and also the Special Boy wasn't given the Shiny Golden Medal he covets
January 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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I've harped on congressional war powers for a long time and we do need to fix all that, but threatening to invade Greenland while ranting at Norway about the Nobel Peace Prize and imposing trade sanctions on NATO is more the kind of thing you can only fix by not having a literally insane president.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
This is a real post from the department of labor. So much wrong with it, but the use of Scouting America in it goes against the charter. We are an apolitical org. And also, “a scout is loyal” is from the Scout Law and is not from Norman Rockwell. 🤦‍♂️
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This is disgusting.
A recent Department of Labor post uses a slogan similar to the Nazi propaganda slogan "One People, One Empire, One Leader”
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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WREXHAM DUMP PREMIER LEAGUE NOTTINGHAM FOREST OUT OF THE FA CUP 🐲

ARTHUR OKONKWO IS THE SHOOTOUT HERO, SAVING TWICE, AND THE RED DRAGONS BEAT PREMIER LEAGUE OPPOSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 26 YEARS 💥
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
UP THE TOWN! #wrexham
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
My wife has been working really hard to create some cool resources to share from @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social Center for Continuing Education.
After you have rung in the new year and the celebrations are done, you may find yourself writing out a New Year’s #resolution list. We have put together a spiritual resolution list for adults and a separate one for children and youth. Learn more at buff.ly/6Xix6OG.
Spiritual Resolutions — Yale Youth Ministry Institute
Happy New Year! Over the years it has become a popular tradition to make resolutions when January rolls around. The most popular resolutions are typically centered on health and fitness, finances,…
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January 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I just realized that I am solidly mid-career now. I’ve been in ministry for 20 years (15 years ordained) and have about 20 more until retirement.

Yet, I still sometimes feel like I am just starting and don’t have any clue what I’m doing. 🤷‍♂️ I guess that helps me not be an arrogant a-hole
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
We did what now????
January 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
There is no bigger scam than Target’s “spend X and get a $Y gift card”

They actually charge you for the gift card, so it’s not a free gift card
January 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM
81 years old and still going strong!
January 1, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Want to know why most clergy would rather do a hundred funerals than one wedding? There’s a viral post over on threads from a photographer complaining about the rules a church put in place to maintain the sacredness of the ceremony and place.
December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Time for my annual complaint to SiriusXM because they turn off the Christmas Music on the 3rd day of Christmas - some of us would like to listen all season long - until January 6!
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I hope KCMO, Missouri, and the Royals are able to find a way to keep Baseball on the MO side of the River…
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Dec 23
Under the deal, the team would play in a new stadium in Kansas in 2031. Missouri officials say they're disappointed, ready to respond if deal falls through.
It's official: The Kansas City Chiefs are moving from Missouri to Wyandotte County, Kansas
A major tax incentives package approved Monday by Kansas lawmakers will help the Chiefs build a new $3 billion domed stadium.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Pure fanaticism, just objectively bad policy especially while building all these new data centers. But also an opportunity for Democrats to say loudly, over and over again, that Trump and Republicans are making everything more expensive. Higher electricity costs impact everything.
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Me, me, me…🙄
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Dec 23
President Trump has announced the Navy will begin building a new fleet of warships. And, a federal judge has ruled the deportations of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador were illegal. n.pr/4965AJD
Trump's plans for warship fleet. And, deported Venezuelans must receive due process
President Trump has announced the Navy will begin building a new fleet of warships. And, a federal judge has ruled the deportations of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador were illegal.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I am like never on Threads… went on there and posted the same thing I posted here and well, it seems to have gotten some views:
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Epstein files are about to drop, so expect them to flood the news with stupid and stupider shit over the next few days.
December 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM