Mandy Houk
@bookhugger-mandy.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Napper.
Christian, but not like…that.
Christian, but not like…that.
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Books I wish I’d assigned when I was teaching:
Jane Eyre
My Name is Asher Lev
East of Eden
Fahrenheit 451
Elie Wiesel’s trilogy - Night, Dawn, Day
… and so many more …
Jane Eyre
My Name is Asher Lev
East of Eden
Fahrenheit 451
Elie Wiesel’s trilogy - Night, Dawn, Day
… and so many more …
April 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Books I wish I’d assigned when I was teaching:
Jane Eyre
My Name is Asher Lev
East of Eden
Fahrenheit 451
Elie Wiesel’s trilogy - Night, Dawn, Day
… and so many more …
Jane Eyre
My Name is Asher Lev
East of Eden
Fahrenheit 451
Elie Wiesel’s trilogy - Night, Dawn, Day
… and so many more …
The peaceful sleep of not knowing who Trump is.
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The peaceful sleep of not knowing who Trump is.
“Christianity is not an ethical code. It is a love affair — a spirit-filled way of living aimed at making us professional lovers of God and people.”
- Brennan Manning
- Brennan Manning
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Christianity is not an ethical code. It is a love affair — a spirit-filled way of living aimed at making us professional lovers of God and people.”
- Brennan Manning
- Brennan Manning
My mom (with whom I recently drew new boundaries) has stopped saying “I love you” to me, even when I say it first.
I’m struggling to sort out my feelings….
I’m struggling to sort out my feelings….
February 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My mom (with whom I recently drew new boundaries) has stopped saying “I love you” to me, even when I say it first.
I’m struggling to sort out my feelings….
I’m struggling to sort out my feelings….
When you learn that you have no voice in one place…
Use it somewhere else.
Use it somewhere else.
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When you learn that you have no voice in one place…
Use it somewhere else.
Use it somewhere else.
Hi, my name is Mandy and I compulsively speak out of turn.
February 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hi, my name is Mandy and I compulsively speak out of turn.
Something I’ve noticed now that I’ve set boundaries with some family:
Families that never talk about hard things openly will NEVER stop talking about them passively and sideways. Never.
Families that never talk about hard things openly will NEVER stop talking about them passively and sideways. Never.
February 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Something I’ve noticed now that I’ve set boundaries with some family:
Families that never talk about hard things openly will NEVER stop talking about them passively and sideways. Never.
Families that never talk about hard things openly will NEVER stop talking about them passively and sideways. Never.
My self-care app deserves absolute honesty.
February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My self-care app deserves absolute honesty.
Sunday school reminder:
Protestant/evangelical Christians are the Gentiles.
You know — the unclean, the strangers, the outsiders, the grafted-in vines.
Protestant/evangelical Christians are the Gentiles.
You know — the unclean, the strangers, the outsiders, the grafted-in vines.
February 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Sunday school reminder:
Protestant/evangelical Christians are the Gentiles.
You know — the unclean, the strangers, the outsiders, the grafted-in vines.
Protestant/evangelical Christians are the Gentiles.
You know — the unclean, the strangers, the outsiders, the grafted-in vines.
Quick Sunday school reminder:
The sheep are the ones that feed, clothe, and welcome the needy.
It’s the goats that won’t.
The sheep are the ones that feed, clothe, and welcome the needy.
It’s the goats that won’t.
February 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Quick Sunday school reminder:
The sheep are the ones that feed, clothe, and welcome the needy.
It’s the goats that won’t.
The sheep are the ones that feed, clothe, and welcome the needy.
It’s the goats that won’t.
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict — alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.” — Dorothy Thompson
January 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict — alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.” — Dorothy Thompson
Yes, I am bragging.
I am also eating.
I am also eating.
January 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yes, I am bragging.
I am also eating.
I am also eating.
This is your reminder that freedom of expression includes your freedom to choose the musicians you listen to.
January 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is your reminder that freedom of expression includes your freedom to choose the musicians you listen to.
Reposted by Mandy Houk
I would get fired for showing up to work drunk. We should probably find out which of our Senators are drunk on the job and fire them too.
January 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I would get fired for showing up to work drunk. We should probably find out which of our Senators are drunk on the job and fire them too.
In my house, we call this stretched-out pose “superman-ing.” Anyone else?
January 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In my house, we call this stretched-out pose “superman-ing.” Anyone else?
“Every day should be Caturday.” - Lewis
January 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“Every day should be Caturday.” - Lewis
Reposted by Mandy Houk
"There is, unfortunately, no law of nature that says democracy can’t be brought down & wars can’t be started by a bunch of clowns if they have enough support from people, parties, & institutions who enable them. It’s all just a farce – until the goons & buffoons are in power. That’s where we are."
Navigating the Nonsense and Propaganda of Clownish Authoritarianism
Ignoring what Trump says won’t work. Constant outrage is not a viable strategy either. We must find a more productive way to engage Trump’s dangerous outlandishness
thomaszimmer.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"There is, unfortunately, no law of nature that says democracy can’t be brought down & wars can’t be started by a bunch of clowns if they have enough support from people, parties, & institutions who enable them. It’s all just a farce – until the goons & buffoons are in power. That’s where we are."
“Beauty is to the spirit what food is to the flesh. It fills an emptiness in you which nothing else can fill.”
- Frederick Buechner
- Frederick Buechner
January 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“Beauty is to the spirit what food is to the flesh. It fills an emptiness in you which nothing else can fill.”
- Frederick Buechner
- Frederick Buechner
Reposted by Mandy Houk
If you understand that the correct way to love God is to love your neighbor, you’ll understand that “sinning greatly against the LORD” means to sin greatly against your neighbor.
January 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you understand that the correct way to love God is to love your neighbor, you’ll understand that “sinning greatly against the LORD” means to sin greatly against your neighbor.
The tributes at Carter’s funeral are a beautiful, bittersweet reminder of what’s possible.
January 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The tributes at Carter’s funeral are a beautiful, bittersweet reminder of what’s possible.
I’ve been trying to be funny enough for @pastortrey05.com to follow me since Twitter. It didn’t worked on Threads either. Maybe third time 🦋 will be the charm?
Somebody give me a good joke to throw out here.
Somebody give me a good joke to throw out here.
January 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I’ve been trying to be funny enough for @pastortrey05.com to follow me since Twitter. It didn’t worked on Threads either. Maybe third time 🦋 will be the charm?
Somebody give me a good joke to throw out here.
Somebody give me a good joke to throw out here.