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Edgewater Presbyterian Church
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Bet. EdgewaterPCUSA.org is mad bussin’, highkey slaps. Got dank glowup after almost 130 years in Chicago. Don’t be simpin for a church that ain’t got you. We got you, fam! Pastor Kristin is the GOAT. Presby style is fire. We stan ALL cuz ALL means ALL. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Stanley Hauerwas, critic of both liberal, conservative forms of Christianity, said we should be worried when our versions of Christianity aligns perfectly with our political party

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Theology 101: When your version of Christianity lines up perfectly with your political party — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Theologian Stanley Hauerwas said, “If your version of Christianity always lines up with your political party, you’re not being discipled. You’re being used.”
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November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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The beloved peacefully-reigning Christian queen who was robbed of her nation by American businessmen with collusion by the U.S. military to avoid paying tariffs on sugar

#liliuokalani #hawaii #manifestdestiny #imperialism #pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social

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On this day, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii died in 1917
She died twenty-four years after an illegal, white-led overthrew her government.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The Court gave no reason for turning away the appeal, which keeps the right to same-sex marriage safe for now

#marriageequality #kimdavis #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Explained: Why the Supreme Court rejected marriage equality case
High Court gave no reason for turning away the appeal, which keeps the right to same-sex marriage safe for now.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Just thoughts on the Apostle Andrew

#saintandrew #andrewtheapostle #pcusa #presbyterian #churchofscotland @pcusa.bsky.social
Andrew the first-called apostle — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Andrew is one of the most significant yet perhaps less frequently discussed figures in the Bible.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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#SCOTUS sides with Trump on release of #SNAP funds during government shutdown
Supreme Court sides with Trump; no SNAP funds released
This ruling doesn’t just cut benefits; it shifts the immediate crisis squarely onto mutual aid groups.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Did you know? Our denomination’s membership is more politically diverse than most people think or as it is portrayed in media

#pcusa #presbyterian #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Where are the PCUSA conservatives? Dispelling the myth of a monolithic denomination — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
The truth is, the Presbyterian Church (USA) is not one thing. It is a vast collection of over 8,000 congregations scattered across the entire country, each with its own history, community context, and...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Prayers for the hurricane victims in the Caribbean and the typhoon victims in Philippines and Vietnam
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Prayers for the Archbishop of Washington on his cancer diagnosis
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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So we’re telling grocers that they can’t give discounts to SNAP beneficiaries during the funding crisis

#SNAP #USDA #endhunger #feedamerica #mutualaid

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November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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He has a very complicated legacy. But we have to be truthful about the effects of his decisions

#dickcheney

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November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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While cute, it’s not in theologically correct for Presbyterians. We don’t believe in the #ImmaculateConcepcion, that she is an intervening saint, or a martial saint. We believe she is a saint to be respected for being an example of faithful living and as mother of Jesus
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Someone asked if we have personal relationships with Jesus, why do we need Church? It’s a more common question than you think

#whygotochurch #goingtochurch #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
We believe in both a personal and ecclesiastical relationships with God — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
In the rich tapestry of Christian faith, there are often different but equally passionate voices defining what a healthy spiritual life should look like.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Stop pushing the argument that #SNAP beneficiaries are just a bunch of lazy people who need to get jobs. The official USDA data says otherwise. And there are lots of ways to catch fraud that have successfully thrown people off the system.

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November 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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What is #mutualaid? Who are these people stepping in during the abrupt #SNAP stoppage?

#edgewatermutualaid #lovefridgechicago #evanstoncommunityfridges

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November 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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"O blest communion, fellowship divine,
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!" ~William Walsham How (1864)
#AllSaintsDay
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."
As Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger
The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."
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November 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Assemblies of God churches have repeatedly reinstated ministers and volunteer leaders accused of sexual misconduct, returning them to pulpits and youth groups, an NBC News investigation found.
Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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November 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Semper reformanda

#reformation #reformationday #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Reformation Day: We’re always reforming — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
We are not just criticizing the outside; we are changing ourselves and that influences the world around us.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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If you’re a #Trekkie, you’ve probably dreamed of being sent into space after death. These folks, did, too. But it failed. Hubris

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October 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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We have to do a better job weeding out #badcops, banning them from other forces. We need a registry of bad cops. We need to require #deescalation training, cultural education, #mentalhealth response instruction as part of comprehensive #policereform

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October 31, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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If you’ve been watching Europe, the most popular parties have #Christian in their names even though their members aren’t—like the Jewish Chancellor of Germany. Here’s why.

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October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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We literally destroyed a country from our #nucleartesting — which forced us to take in #Marshallese and #Micronesian immigrants and put them on our welfare system. Were going to do it again when we can test weapons using advanced computer systems now

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October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Just something our Clerk of Session has been thinking about tonight

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #blackchurches @pcusa.bsky.social

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October 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM