Vickie Willis
@vwwillis.bsky.social
An ordinary US citizen. ♦️ Retired HR professional.♦️ Southerner. ♦️Striving to follow Jesus on the way of love ♦️Here to learn by following and listening to diverse voices.
At the Life Through a Jesus Lens conference in October, speakers will help us reflect on how
do we lead (Greg Jones/ Belmont Univ. Pres), how do we do justice ( @druhart.bsky.social ), how do we look at morality (ethicist David Gushee), and how do we do congregational life though a Jesus lens?
do we lead (Greg Jones/ Belmont Univ. Pres), how do we do justice ( @druhart.bsky.social ), how do we look at morality (ethicist David Gushee), and how do we do congregational life though a Jesus lens?
October 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
At the Life Through a Jesus Lens conference in October, speakers will help us reflect on how
do we lead (Greg Jones/ Belmont Univ. Pres), how do we do justice ( @druhart.bsky.social ), how do we look at morality (ethicist David Gushee), and how do we do congregational life though a Jesus lens?
do we lead (Greg Jones/ Belmont Univ. Pres), how do we do justice ( @druhart.bsky.social ), how do we look at morality (ethicist David Gushee), and how do we do congregational life though a Jesus lens?
Americanized Christianity today often harms those whom Jesus loved and called us to love. Have you been concerned about how the Christian faith has been redirected from its primary calling to follow Jesus on the way of Love? Consider attending this upcoming Nashville conference.@druhart.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Americanized Christianity today often harms those whom Jesus loved and called us to love. Have you been concerned about how the Christian faith has been redirected from its primary calling to follow Jesus on the way of Love? Consider attending this upcoming Nashville conference.@druhart.bsky.social
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Not all ideas are equally valid, and not all beliefs are equally true. There is reality and there is fantasy.
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The lunatics are now in charge – Baptist News Global
If you consider yourself “pro-life,” take a stand on the side life for those already born and not just embryos in a womb.
baptistnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Not all ideas are equally valid, and not all beliefs are equally true. There is reality and there is fantasy.
baptistnews.com/article/the-...
baptistnews.com/article/the-...
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee immigrant student bill losing momentum tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/18/s...
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee immigrant student bill losing momentum • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee’s bill restricting education for undocumented immigrant students could be dead for the year, foiling a challenge to Plyler v. Doe.
tennesseelookout.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee immigrant student bill losing momentum tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/18/s...
(1/ )The TN Senate passed a bill that will bar children without legal status from TN public schools. The bill goes before the House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee on Monday April 14. TENNESSEANS: write subcommittee members today! wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Committ...
@tnimmigrant.bsky.social
@tnimmigrant.bsky.social
Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee - TN General Assembly
wapp.capitol.tn.gov
April 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
(1/ )The TN Senate passed a bill that will bar children without legal status from TN public schools. The bill goes before the House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee on Monday April 14. TENNESSEANS: write subcommittee members today! wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Committ...
@tnimmigrant.bsky.social
@tnimmigrant.bsky.social
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Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.”
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?
March 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.”
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?
Nashville friends. If you're warm tonight, consider giving to this org. Open Table Nashville seeks to help fellow Nashvillians who aren't. And if you don't like to purchase from Amazon, I will post a direct giving link below. www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...
Check out my list on Amazon
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February 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Nashville friends. If you're warm tonight, consider giving to this org. Open Table Nashville seeks to help fellow Nashvillians who aren't. And if you don't like to purchase from Amazon, I will post a direct giving link below. www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...
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Remember "VALUES VOTERS"?
One of Trump/Musk's first targets is USAID, the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Vulnerable people will needlessly die b/c of this, yet not one word from Trump's prominent white Christian supporters.
Tells you everything you need to know about their real values.
One of Trump/Musk's first targets is USAID, the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Vulnerable people will needlessly die b/c of this, yet not one word from Trump's prominent white Christian supporters.
Tells you everything you need to know about their real values.
Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID
Musk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday morning on social media.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Remember "VALUES VOTERS"?
One of Trump/Musk's first targets is USAID, the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Vulnerable people will needlessly die b/c of this, yet not one word from Trump's prominent white Christian supporters.
Tells you everything you need to know about their real values.
One of Trump/Musk's first targets is USAID, the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Vulnerable people will needlessly die b/c of this, yet not one word from Trump's prominent white Christian supporters.
Tells you everything you need to know about their real values.
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Today, President Trump issued a concerning executive order impacting religious freedom and funding for public schools. Here’s my statement 🧵(1/8) bjconline.org/bjc-statemen...
BJC opposes President Trump’s executive order purporting to divert public money to private religious schools
BJC adamantly opposes this executive order, which purports to divert taxpayer funds away from public schools and other federally funded programs to private schools, including to private religious scho...
bjconline.org
January 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Today, President Trump issued a concerning executive order impacting religious freedom and funding for public schools. Here’s my statement 🧵(1/8) bjconline.org/bjc-statemen...
My family was in the grocery business. I guess it's in my blood to care about people getting fed. The TN gov announced he will not renew Summer EBT which provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families w/ school-aged kids. Ask Gov Lee to renew for 2025. secure.everyaction.com/CnfiXa2vsEiy...
Summer EBT for Children in 2025 and Beyond!
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January 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
My family was in the grocery business. I guess it's in my blood to care about people getting fed. The TN gov announced he will not renew Summer EBT which provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families w/ school-aged kids. Ask Gov Lee to renew for 2025. secure.everyaction.com/CnfiXa2vsEiy...
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Stephen Reeves, Fellowship Southwest's Executive Director, shares his concerns re: Trump's executive orders.
"So many asylum seekers have fled hostile governments and violence. I would hate for them to realize the US is not the safe refuge we have claimed to be."
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"So many asylum seekers have fled hostile governments and violence. I would hate for them to realize the US is not the safe refuge we have claimed to be."
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Trump Administration Immigration Concerns: A Conversation with Fellowship Southwest’s Stephen Reeves
On this side of the border, for the last week or so, our partners have received goodbye messages from Department of Homeland Security officials they had worked closely with for years who were resignin...
goodfaithmedia.org
January 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Stephen Reeves, Fellowship Southwest's Executive Director, shares his concerns re: Trump's executive orders.
"So many asylum seekers have fled hostile governments and violence. I would hate for them to realize the US is not the safe refuge we have claimed to be."
goodfaithmedia.org/trump-admini...
"So many asylum seekers have fled hostile governments and violence. I would hate for them to realize the US is not the safe refuge we have claimed to be."
goodfaithmedia.org/trump-admini...
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Bp Mariann Budde, the real person (who is also a friend of mine) is NOT on Bluesky.
Yesterday's faker is back. They are harvesting your data because you want to follow the bishop. They used the same pics & reversed her name in the handle.
Report & block, please.
@mariannbuddeedgar.bsky.social
Yesterday's faker is back. They are harvesting your data because you want to follow the bishop. They used the same pics & reversed her name in the handle.
Report & block, please.
@mariannbuddeedgar.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Bp Mariann Budde, the real person (who is also a friend of mine) is NOT on Bluesky.
Yesterday's faker is back. They are harvesting your data because you want to follow the bishop. They used the same pics & reversed her name in the handle.
Report & block, please.
@mariannbuddeedgar.bsky.social
Yesterday's faker is back. They are harvesting your data because you want to follow the bishop. They used the same pics & reversed her name in the handle.
Report & block, please.
@mariannbuddeedgar.bsky.social
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We’ve fought this war already. It’s what the American Revolution was about. It’s what the First Amendment is about. Church and state must remain separate. We should not have even the appearance of the church colluding with the state to bless a president
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Trump at the National Cathedral: We’ve already fought this war
What did Donald Trump think would happen when he showed up at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday morning for the traditional interfaith prayer service attached to most presidential inaugurations si...
baptistnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
We’ve fought this war already. It’s what the American Revolution was about. It’s what the First Amendment is about. Church and state must remain separate. We should not have even the appearance of the church colluding with the state to bless a president
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
I'm a BlueSky newbie. If I value someone's post and want to share it, should I repost or quote post!it? Is one way considered to be more respectful than the other?
November 13, 2024 at 2:23 AM
I'm a BlueSky newbie. If I value someone's post and want to share it, should I repost or quote post!it? Is one way considered to be more respectful than the other?