Rev. David McDowell
@dgmcdowell.bsky.social
Pastor @ Fondren Presbyterian Church, JXN | MS. Progressive. Espresso fiend. Contrary kid. Called to love everyone, anyway. Wedded w/ @sarahcanderson.bsky.social.
Me: AI sucks up energy
Also me:
Also me:
August 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Me: AI sucks up energy
Also me:
Also me:
I constantly give away my copy of When Church Stops Working and therefore constantly order new ones and I have never, ever purchased a book so hot off the presses:
August 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I constantly give away my copy of When Church Stops Working and therefore constantly order new ones and I have never, ever purchased a book so hot off the presses:
So funny that you ask. There's a huge Moral Monday being held across the South tomorrow. See you there, or?
August 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So funny that you ask. There's a huge Moral Monday being held across the South tomorrow. See you there, or?
This is my goal. I’ve read a few places that it’s wicked effective at cycling out nitrates and can just handle some tiny fish since I can empty it from the bottom and replace 10% regularly.
July 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is my goal. I’ve read a few places that it’s wicked effective at cycling out nitrates and can just handle some tiny fish since I can empty it from the bottom and replace 10% regularly.
You’ll not find me ever putting more faith in a politician than any one GROUP of people, but when out of towners start speaking the language, I will absolutely applaud… www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
July 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
You’ll not find me ever putting more faith in a politician than any one GROUP of people, but when out of towners start speaking the language, I will absolutely applaud… www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
Some pipe replacement work is happening on a street by my house which provides a perfect opportunity to show why Jackson’s roads are so challenging to repair. Look at that soft clay.
July 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Some pipe replacement work is happening on a street by my house which provides a perfect opportunity to show why Jackson’s roads are so challenging to repair. Look at that soft clay.
Most days, checking my tomato plants for suckers is the last thing I do before heading to the office. My hands end up smelling like sweet tomato fragrance for the first hour of every day.
Idk, I guess what I’m trying to say is God is good.
Idk, I guess what I’m trying to say is God is good.
July 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Most days, checking my tomato plants for suckers is the last thing I do before heading to the office. My hands end up smelling like sweet tomato fragrance for the first hour of every day.
Idk, I guess what I’m trying to say is God is good.
Idk, I guess what I’m trying to say is God is good.
When this got delivered last night, I debated going to bed at 7:00pm like a kid on Christmas Eve. God bless Blanchard’s Coffee. Worth every dime of shipping and one of Richmond’s greatest treasures.
July 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
When this got delivered last night, I debated going to bed at 7:00pm like a kid on Christmas Eve. God bless Blanchard’s Coffee. Worth every dime of shipping and one of Richmond’s greatest treasures.
Look what I found!
July 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Look what I found!
Every city thinks they are special for having chicken bones all over the place, but as always it’s Jackson vs. everybody else:
July 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Every city thinks they are special for having chicken bones all over the place, but as always it’s Jackson vs. everybody else:
This image is inherently anti-fascist.
July 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This image is inherently anti-fascist.
Y'all, I will not cede alligators. They cannot have alligators. Alligators are not fascists. A group of alligators is called a congregation.
They cannot have alligators. Also alligators don't live in the salty bay of San Francisco.
But most importantly, they are not fascist.
They cannot have alligators. Also alligators don't live in the salty bay of San Francisco.
But most importantly, they are not fascist.
July 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Y'all, I will not cede alligators. They cannot have alligators. Alligators are not fascists. A group of alligators is called a congregation.
They cannot have alligators. Also alligators don't live in the salty bay of San Francisco.
But most importantly, they are not fascist.
They cannot have alligators. Also alligators don't live in the salty bay of San Francisco.
But most importantly, they are not fascist.
A bunch of folks obsessed with posting the 10 commandments in public schools are murdering a man tonight.
He couldn't prove that his lethal injection would make him sick or that strapping someone down in a chamber and poisoning them isn't needless suffering.
He couldn't prove that his lethal injection would make him sick or that strapping someone down in a chamber and poisoning them isn't needless suffering.
June 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A bunch of folks obsessed with posting the 10 commandments in public schools are murdering a man tonight.
He couldn't prove that his lethal injection would make him sick or that strapping someone down in a chamber and poisoning them isn't needless suffering.
He couldn't prove that his lethal injection would make him sick or that strapping someone down in a chamber and poisoning them isn't needless suffering.
I'm generally a NYT apologist, but the fact that the arrest of New York City's Comptroller and candidate for mayor is not on the "top flap" of its "paper of record" sure is something...
June 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I'm generally a NYT apologist, but the fact that the arrest of New York City's Comptroller and candidate for mayor is not on the "top flap" of its "paper of record" sure is something...
I am once again asking my denomination to stop telling people not to care about church.
![A screenshot promoting a confirmation curriculum in the PC(USA). It says the following:
"Changing the World" is a confirmation curriculum focused on missional identity.
CHANGING THE WORLD
CONFIRMATION FOR THE MISSIONAL CHURCH
Revised and updated
Mark D. Hinds and the Presbyterian Outlook
[in this space is an illustration of three human hands of different colors, surrounding earth in a circle]
— Available for download now —
Requiring adolescents to join the church by professing their faith is a relic of a church concerned with its own power and survival. The focus is on institutional life rather than the call to discipleship. The Changing the World curriculum prioritizes helping teenagers claim their missional identities and vocations. [this final sentence is printed in bold].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lntchm65ohh5mrnba43pllee/bafkreidzsf33msejc4yn3lcuo6jqbv2ttembroxtcxye5vqynypto3d6ba@jpeg)
June 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I am once again asking my denomination to stop telling people not to care about church.
Always close to God. Two degrees closer to Kevin Bacon.
May 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Always close to God. Two degrees closer to Kevin Bacon.
All this talk about the pope and hot dogs means it’s time to remind everyone that sausage is inherently Protestant.
May 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
All this talk about the pope and hot dogs means it’s time to remind everyone that sausage is inherently Protestant.
People will tell you collecting records is a good idea and those people apparently never move.
May 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
People will tell you collecting records is a good idea and those people apparently never move.