Ashley
@ashleybc.bsky.social
Jesus follower, sometimes writer, professionally: musician and educator, lover of dogs, egalitarian/progressive-ish/feminist.
Sometimes when I read the Old Testament, I wonder if God was heartbroken because he had to make all of these rules for us.
September 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Sometimes when I read the Old Testament, I wonder if God was heartbroken because he had to make all of these rules for us.
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About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
It feels like, in general, people are quite entitled lately and have very little thought as to how their actions affect the people around them. It makes me not want to go in public, which is why I was completely over everything back in May.
September 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It feels like, in general, people are quite entitled lately and have very little thought as to how their actions affect the people around them. It makes me not want to go in public, which is why I was completely over everything back in May.
Book 25: Christians in the Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer.
September 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Book 25: Christians in the Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer.
I swear my dog only likes to go outside to let out howling barks at whatever moves.
September 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I swear my dog only likes to go outside to let out howling barks at whatever moves.
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Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
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Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
In his new album, Trombone Shorty pays tribute to his hometown of New Orleans
Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
n.pr
August 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
24 books read so far this year!
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
24 books read so far this year!
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yes, cats are in an education crisis. but YOU tell him to get up and go to school. he refuses.
August 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
yes, cats are in an education crisis. but YOU tell him to get up and go to school. he refuses.
Can get my books up to 15 if I skip no more days between now and the start of school. Go me!
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Can get my books up to 15 if I skip no more days between now and the start of school. Go me!
Books read for the summer, 13. Not too bad.
August 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Books read for the summer, 13. Not too bad.
I have never felt so anxious going into a school year as I feel going into the start of this year.
August 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I have never felt so anxious going into a school year as I feel going into the start of this year.
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A Christianity rooted in patriarchy will always define women first and foremost by their relationship to men.
A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will always see women first and foremost as fellow human beings created in God's image.
May we understand the difference.
A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will always see women first and foremost as fellow human beings created in God's image.
May we understand the difference.
August 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A Christianity rooted in patriarchy will always define women first and foremost by their relationship to men.
A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will always see women first and foremost as fellow human beings created in God's image.
May we understand the difference.
A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will always see women first and foremost as fellow human beings created in God's image.
May we understand the difference.
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I need one of those cones they give your dog after a trip to the vet so they can’t bite themselves but just like a really big one to stop me from playing on my phone
August 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I need one of those cones they give your dog after a trip to the vet so they can’t bite themselves but just like a really big one to stop me from playing on my phone
At the wind up of it, it has largely been impossible to recreate what was happening on Christian Twitter. I sometimes miss that, but all good things must end. :)
August 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
At the wind up of it, it has largely been impossible to recreate what was happening on Christian Twitter. I sometimes miss that, but all good things must end. :)
I rejoined Threads and engagement there is great, but their algorithm is WOOF, it amplifies, but it pushes outrage like crazy. It's disheartening. But I get way more engagement there than I do here.
August 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I rejoined Threads and engagement there is great, but their algorithm is WOOF, it amplifies, but it pushes outrage like crazy. It's disheartening. But I get way more engagement there than I do here.
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on substack alternatives, we currently use Beehiiv. There's also Ghost.
wait can you send out newsletters through it?
August 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
on substack alternatives, we currently use Beehiiv. There's also Ghost.
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Thou shalt not starve children.
August 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thou shalt not starve children.
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The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine the EPA's climate change regulations for power plants and cars.
Trump's EPA wants to eliminate regulation for greenhouse gases
The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine the EPA's climate change regulations for power plants and cars.
n.pr
July 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine the EPA's climate change regulations for power plants and cars.
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Apparently warning systems to alert people about imminent weather events is considered far left stuff that must be destroyed?
It's just so stupid and dangerous. Nonsensical.
It's just so stupid and dangerous. Nonsensical.
July 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Apparently warning systems to alert people about imminent weather events is considered far left stuff that must be destroyed?
It's just so stupid and dangerous. Nonsensical.
It's just so stupid and dangerous. Nonsensical.
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the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
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“Oh my goodness gracious… Republicans can’t win with this number in the midterms…”
Trump doing worse on inflation with independents than even Biden did
(This is why they are stealing seats in Texas)
Trump doing worse on inflation with independents than even Biden did
(This is why they are stealing seats in Texas)
July 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“Oh my goodness gracious… Republicans can’t win with this number in the midterms…”
Trump doing worse on inflation with independents than even Biden did
(This is why they are stealing seats in Texas)
Trump doing worse on inflation with independents than even Biden did
(This is why they are stealing seats in Texas)
Glad to see the guy who was rude to the girl at the restaurant over her TikTok was fired. So many retail and restaurant workers are so rude now, they act very rude and put out to be there, like you’re inconveniencing them by paying for their services.
July 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Glad to see the guy who was rude to the girl at the restaurant over her TikTok was fired. So many retail and restaurant workers are so rude now, they act very rude and put out to be there, like you’re inconveniencing them by paying for their services.
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SCUBA is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
What you may not know is that Tuba is also an acronym for Terrible Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
What you may not know is that Tuba is also an acronym for Terrible Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
July 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
SCUBA is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
What you may not know is that Tuba is also an acronym for Terrible Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
What you may not know is that Tuba is also an acronym for Terrible Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
I am about this close to deactivating my Facebook forever. It’s been about 5 years since I moved away from my hometown and zero people have traveled to visit me in that time.
July 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I am about this close to deactivating my Facebook forever. It’s been about 5 years since I moved away from my hometown and zero people have traveled to visit me in that time.