Cassie E. Brown
@ozarkmisfit.bsky.social
Writer & Tea drinker | Poetry, prose, essays, SFF and literary | www.ozarkmisfit.com |Absolutely all opinions are my own not my employer’s.
I affirm this and I am so tired of being told I am insufficient as a progressive or feminist or whatever because I don’t pant for the blood of those who do wrong. I want a just and holy world and no amount of violence buys that.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I affirm this and I am so tired of being told I am insufficient as a progressive or feminist or whatever because I don’t pant for the blood of those who do wrong. I want a just and holy world and no amount of violence buys that.
I have to go with “something else.” I agree with @frdavid.bsky.social that we profess faith in things seen and unseen. But in this case, I think it’s perhaps more accurate to call them “things known and unknown.” What does God use as messengers, protectors, portents, and warriors? I have no clue.
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I have to go with “something else.” I agree with @frdavid.bsky.social that we profess faith in things seen and unseen. But in this case, I think it’s perhaps more accurate to call them “things known and unknown.” What does God use as messengers, protectors, portents, and warriors? I have no clue.
I understand so completely how strong this human sentiment runs. It isn’t the teachings of Jesus though. It’s a different thing. They mock “progressive love-Jesus” as easy and soft. Really? Loving your enemy as you love your child is easy? That’s life on hard mode.
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I understand so completely how strong this human sentiment runs. It isn’t the teachings of Jesus though. It’s a different thing. They mock “progressive love-Jesus” as easy and soft. Really? Loving your enemy as you love your child is easy? That’s life on hard mode.
… good Lord deliver us.
Lololololol
Lololololol
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
… good Lord deliver us.
Lololololol
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(scribbles in notebook)… ending future prayers with BET…lowkey genius??
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
(scribbles in notebook)… ending future prayers with BET…lowkey genius??
Who hurt you, Diocese?
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Who hurt you, Diocese?
There is no ethical use case of AI for duplicating human labor due to its incredibly devastating environmental impacts and social costs. Also, hey folks, it really, really sucks. The Episcopal Church has no business dancing with this Devil.
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There is no ethical use case of AI for duplicating human labor due to its incredibly devastating environmental impacts and social costs. Also, hey folks, it really, really sucks. The Episcopal Church has no business dancing with this Devil.
Interesting article. (Apart from getting annoyed IMMEDIATELY by the journalist referring to Somerset as Appalachia because “KENTUCKY! ACCENTS!!” When Pulaski County is not so Appalachia as it is plateau.) I wish I could be more surprised.
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Interesting article. (Apart from getting annoyed IMMEDIATELY by the journalist referring to Somerset as Appalachia because “KENTUCKY! ACCENTS!!” When Pulaski County is not so Appalachia as it is plateau.) I wish I could be more surprised.
My ex-Mormon, Episcopal-adjacent partner cannot “get into” the “non spontaneous” rote prayers of the prayer book. Misses spontaneous prayer. (Yes. Those wacky LDS. So known for their wild spontaneity.) But seriously. We all pray how we have been taught in different ways. I learned biblical beauty.
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My ex-Mormon, Episcopal-adjacent partner cannot “get into” the “non spontaneous” rote prayers of the prayer book. Misses spontaneous prayer. (Yes. Those wacky LDS. So known for their wild spontaneity.) But seriously. We all pray how we have been taught in different ways. I learned biblical beauty.
Love: hell
Joy: death
Peace: Heaven
Hope: judgment
Joy: death
Peace: Heaven
Hope: judgment
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Love: hell
Joy: death
Peace: Heaven
Hope: judgment
Joy: death
Peace: Heaven
Hope: judgment
What? The Cathedral was not Instagram ready enough?
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What? The Cathedral was not Instagram ready enough?
(Also seriously, bury my ass in my grave I have stood on since I was 18 and say the Lord’s Prayer there, and if anyone remembers me at my graveside, know peace because that hill is beautiful and I trusted God.)
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
(Also seriously, bury my ass in my grave I have stood on since I was 18 and say the Lord’s Prayer there, and if anyone remembers me at my graveside, know peace because that hill is beautiful and I trusted God.)
I don’t love avoiding the “f” word. And as a personal yells-at-clouds thing, I prefer pallbearer to casket bearer because let’s not. And yet the living facing a dead body and the loss of a loved one are suffering. It’s scary. It’s hard. It’s lonely. I do not like euphemism, but I get pain.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I don’t love avoiding the “f” word. And as a personal yells-at-clouds thing, I prefer pallbearer to casket bearer because let’s not. And yet the living facing a dead body and the loss of a loved one are suffering. It’s scary. It’s hard. It’s lonely. I do not like euphemism, but I get pain.
While that’s pretty [expletive] metal, and I appreciate and applaud the sentiment… you, my brother in Christ, will not be there in a meaningful sense. Perhaps allow the God of the living and a service of the living their space?
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
While that’s pretty [expletive] metal, and I appreciate and applaud the sentiment… you, my brother in Christ, will not be there in a meaningful sense. Perhaps allow the God of the living and a service of the living their space?
These are not mutually exclusive things.
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
These are not mutually exclusive things.
I just listened to the episode on GAFCON! My first ATN episode. So helpful!
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I just listened to the episode on GAFCON! My first ATN episode. So helpful!
The stare I gave her.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The stare I gave her.
The fact is I feel well loved in my church. And I love my church home. With all our idiosyncrasies and foibles, it’s still a loving and kind place full of grace.
But my parents mocked church as a place people compared clothing on Sundays as I was raised atheist… don’t live into that, please? 🙏 ⚓️
But my parents mocked church as a place people compared clothing on Sundays as I was raised atheist… don’t live into that, please? 🙏 ⚓️
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The fact is I feel well loved in my church. And I love my church home. With all our idiosyncrasies and foibles, it’s still a loving and kind place full of grace.
But my parents mocked church as a place people compared clothing on Sundays as I was raised atheist… don’t live into that, please? 🙏 ⚓️
But my parents mocked church as a place people compared clothing on Sundays as I was raised atheist… don’t live into that, please? 🙏 ⚓️
Meanwhile, I got to chat with a young family exploring us as a potential church home. A queer mom, lovely husband, and two adorable little girls. They were seeking welcome, safety, and acceptance… maybe mildly goth fashion shouldn’t be your focus today? ⚓️
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Meanwhile, I got to chat with a young family exploring us as a potential church home. A queer mom, lovely husband, and two adorable little girls. They were seeking welcome, safety, and acceptance… maybe mildly goth fashion shouldn’t be your focus today? ⚓️