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This is a profound thread. During years when American worship hymn books changed a certain section from “Patriotism” to “Citizenship” what else was going on?
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is a profound thread. During years when American worship hymn books changed a certain section from “Patriotism” to “Citizenship” what else was going on?
Reading Secrets is shortlisted by Kittredge Cherry’s Q Spirit:
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Q Spirit News, Dec 2025: Top 22 LGBTQ Christian books of 2025, new queer-church history podcast, gay centurion
Email from JesusInLove.org Hot trends for the year's best LGBTQ Christian books, podcast reveals how a queer church faced AIDS, Jesus heals a gay centurion's boyfriend, lesbian Advent, possible trans
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December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Reading Secrets is shortlisted by Kittredge Cherry’s Q Spirit:
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🙏🏾 We are holding those in the path of Hurricane Melissa in our prayers.
O God, as storms rage and threaten, we pray for the power of your presence with the people of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and all across the Caribbean who are in the path of Hurricane Melissa...
O God, as storms rage and threaten, we pray for the power of your presence with the people of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and all across the Caribbean who are in the path of Hurricane Melissa...
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🙏🏾 We are holding those in the path of Hurricane Melissa in our prayers.
O God, as storms rage and threaten, we pray for the power of your presence with the people of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and all across the Caribbean who are in the path of Hurricane Melissa...
O God, as storms rage and threaten, we pray for the power of your presence with the people of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and all across the Caribbean who are in the path of Hurricane Melissa...
I played in Guys and Dolls in high school. Guess what? I was a doll.
“The protection we need is the same protection all people need: affordable communities, proper wages, decent housing, universal healthcare, bodily autonomy ….”
“The protection we need is the same protection all people need: affordable communities, proper wages, decent housing, universal healthcare, bodily autonomy ….”
I wrote a little essay about “designer vaginas” and the celeb-ification of transness
transwrites.world/who-are-the-...
transwrites.world/who-are-the-...
Who are the dolls which must be protected? - Trans Writes
Ari Drennen, journalist and LGBTQ+ director at Media Matters, tweeted the above on 14/10/25. There are three ways I can think of to analyse her comments:
transwrites.world
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I played in Guys and Dolls in high school. Guess what? I was a doll.
“The protection we need is the same protection all people need: affordable communities, proper wages, decent housing, universal healthcare, bodily autonomy ….”
“The protection we need is the same protection all people need: affordable communities, proper wages, decent housing, universal healthcare, bodily autonomy ….”
I’m putting this well-written book into the next class I teach. It’s great! I bought the hardback.
Oh, & the ebook of ON REPENTANCE AND REPAIR is still only $2.99 on all platforms! This is the time!
It applies an ancient moral framework for accountability for harm to not only healing the harm we cause in our own lives (we're all people, we all *do*) but to institutional, systemic, national harm:
It applies an ancient moral framework for accountability for harm to not only healing the harm we cause in our own lives (we're all people, we all *do*) but to institutional, systemic, national harm:
On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg: 9780807013311 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Winner NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS in Contemporary Jewish Life & Practice Myra H. Kraft Memorial Award A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm—from personal...
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September 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I’m putting this well-written book into the next class I teach. It’s great! I bought the hardback.
My review of a book I wouldn’t actually recommend.
Good pastors who are good writers are rare. Either too relational to do the solo work of writing, or too good at hearing themselves talk to carry on an interesting dialogue with a reader.
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
Good pastors who are good writers are rare. Either too relational to do the solo work of writing, or too good at hearing themselves talk to carry on an interesting dialogue with a reader.
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
By the light of fireflies: A Review of A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn't a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another
I was drawn into reading this book by the people Sam D. Kim is speaking to. Those who have deep spiritual longings, who are not all about church. Those who are in church, who know they have deep spiri...
www.maverickindependentreview.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My review of a book I wouldn’t actually recommend.
Good pastors who are good writers are rare. Either too relational to do the solo work of writing, or too good at hearing themselves talk to carry on an interesting dialogue with a reader.
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
Good pastors who are good writers are rare. Either too relational to do the solo work of writing, or too good at hearing themselves talk to carry on an interesting dialogue with a reader.
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
Trans people in the news today… not the ones you think. Trans people of faith!
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/05/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/05/o...
Letter: What scripture says about being transgender
"I am both transgender and a clergy person, living out faith and identity with authenticity."
www.bangordailynews.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Trans people in the news today… not the ones you think. Trans people of faith!
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/05/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/05/o...
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New book: A transgender minister reflects on the fundamentalist faith of his closeted gay father who died of AIDS in the theopoetic memoir “Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture” by Malcolm Himschoot @liftupvalleys.bsky.social. #faithfullyLGBT
www.amazon.com/dp/196351114...
www.amazon.com/dp/196351114...
Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture
Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture [Himschoot, Malcolm] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture
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August 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
New book: A transgender minister reflects on the fundamentalist faith of his closeted gay father who died of AIDS in the theopoetic memoir “Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture” by Malcolm Himschoot @liftupvalleys.bsky.social. #faithfullyLGBT
www.amazon.com/dp/196351114...
www.amazon.com/dp/196351114...
My book listed among New LGBTQ Christian Books in 2025, from our friends at Q Spirit:
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2025 brings new LGBTQ Christian books - Q Spirit
New LGBTQ Christian books are being published in 2025, including theology, Bible, history, biography, memoir, church life and spirituality by diverse authors. Here are summaries of books released so f...
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August 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My book listed among New LGBTQ Christian Books in 2025, from our friends at Q Spirit:
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I have the same pet peeve @boldroastrev.bsky.social
It would yell at people who add an s on the end of the book of Revelation
What would your pedantry bot be, friends?
July 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I have the same pet peeve @boldroastrev.bsky.social
One author here reviewing another author’s book.
Because he too is a pastor, I hope that author’s people are reading @annelamott.bsky.social from whom he got the inspiration for his title!
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
Because he too is a pastor, I hope that author’s people are reading @annelamott.bsky.social from whom he got the inspiration for his title!
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
By the light of fireflies: A Review of A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn't a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another
I was drawn into reading this book by the people Sam D. Kim is speaking to. Those who have deep spiritual longings, who are not all about church. Those who are in church, who know they have deep spiri...
www.maverickindependentreview.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One author here reviewing another author’s book.
Because he too is a pastor, I hope that author’s people are reading @annelamott.bsky.social from whom he got the inspiration for his title!
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
Because he too is a pastor, I hope that author’s people are reading @annelamott.bsky.social from whom he got the inspiration for his title!
www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/by-the-...
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I just sent this out.
The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment.
It is a choice not to heed them.
Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.
The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment.
It is a choice not to heed them.
Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.
to Jews, on the Gaza famine
an open letter: we have been commanded
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I just sent this out.
The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment.
It is a choice not to heed them.
Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.
The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment.
It is a choice not to heed them.
Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.
“Let the world see what I have seen.” - Mamie Till
July 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“Let the world see what I have seen.” - Mamie Till
Reviews are coming in for my book Reading Secrets - A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture.
This is not one of them. But it could be adjacent.
This is not one of them. But it could be adjacent.
July 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Reviews are coming in for my book Reading Secrets - A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture.
This is not one of them. But it could be adjacent.
This is not one of them. But it could be adjacent.
Thank you @charlotteclymer.bsky.social
This bit will feature in my next confirmation class for adults!
This bit will feature in my next confirmation class for adults!
July 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thank you @charlotteclymer.bsky.social
This bit will feature in my next confirmation class for adults!
This bit will feature in my next confirmation class for adults!
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A diverse group — faith leaders, college students, grandmothers, retired lawyers and professors — has been showing up at immigration courts across the nation to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by masked ICE officials.
Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways
A diverse group of volunteers from faith leaders to grandmothers to retired lawyers have been escorting people to immigration courts across the country.
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July 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A diverse group — faith leaders, college students, grandmothers, retired lawyers and professors — has been showing up at immigration courts across the nation to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by masked ICE officials.
I feel fully caught up now watching this. Sadder. Wiser.
Josh Johnson, comedian speaking what’s true about humankind. Loss of trust does not “just go away.”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5M1...
Josh Johnson, comedian speaking what’s true about humankind. Loss of trust does not “just go away.”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5M1...
Trump VS MAGA? The Epstein Crashout Explained
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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July 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I feel fully caught up now watching this. Sadder. Wiser.
Josh Johnson, comedian speaking what’s true about humankind. Loss of trust does not “just go away.”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5M1...
Josh Johnson, comedian speaking what’s true about humankind. Loss of trust does not “just go away.”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5M1...
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His theology of suffering & mine are not the same -- that's OK. Regardless, this is the work -- to go to the depths of your heart and pain and come out with more love (optional: and more divine connection.)
There are a lot of theologies and ways to get there; they don't all have to look the same.
There are a lot of theologies and ways to get there; they don't all have to look the same.
when i think of Colbert, i think of an interview he gave to GQ when he first took over The Late Show, and had this to say about losing his father and brothers in a plane crash. www.gq.com/story/stephe...
July 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
His theology of suffering & mine are not the same -- that's OK. Regardless, this is the work -- to go to the depths of your heart and pain and come out with more love (optional: and more divine connection.)
There are a lot of theologies and ways to get there; they don't all have to look the same.
There are a lot of theologies and ways to get there; they don't all have to look the same.
Half of Bangor Pride Month is yet to come! My book launch is on the calendar, June 24th. I am amazed by the love and community that organizers are putting into this, and grateful that courage is contagious.
www.bangorpride.com/pride-events
www.bangorpride.com/pride-events
Pride Calendar | Bangor Pride
www.bangorpride.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Half of Bangor Pride Month is yet to come! My book launch is on the calendar, June 24th. I am amazed by the love and community that organizers are putting into this, and grateful that courage is contagious.
www.bangorpride.com/pride-events
www.bangorpride.com/pride-events
At a reading last night for Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture, I met another poet who did their thing including fierce reclaiming of body and performing theology as an art! @aurelialeepoetry on Insta
May 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
At a reading last night for Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture, I met another poet who did their thing including fierce reclaiming of body and performing theology as an art! @aurelialeepoetry on Insta
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NEW:
All Texas public elementary or secondary schools “must display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.”
Bring on the lawsuits!!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
All Texas public elementary or secondary schools “must display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.”
Bring on the lawsuits!!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Texas bill requiring Ten Commandments in public schools headed to governor's desk
Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the legislation. The state's requirement of a Ten Commandments display follows similar laws in Louisiana and Arkansas.
www.nbcnews.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW:
All Texas public elementary or secondary schools “must display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.”
Bring on the lawsuits!!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
All Texas public elementary or secondary schools “must display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.”
Bring on the lawsuits!!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...