Michelle Voss
@profmvoss.bsky.social
Scholar, theologian, parent of trans teen, #UCCan clergy. Looking to connect with other scholars, activists, and interfaith leaders with critical perspectives on building community.
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Michelle Voss
@profmvoss.bsky.social
· Nov 17
We can direct our lives toward right relationship.
We can discover our place as one strand in the web of life.
We can grow in wisdom and compassion.
We can recognize all people as kin.
We can accept our mortality and finitude...as a challenge to make our lives and choices matter.
—Song of Faith
We can discover our place as one strand in the web of life.
We can grow in wisdom and compassion.
We can recognize all people as kin.
We can accept our mortality and finitude...as a challenge to make our lives and choices matter.
—Song of Faith
Reposted by Michelle Voss
Precisely this.
The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Precisely this.
Moral denunciations have limited efficacy without organizing. What can your community do? How can it intervene or resist to prevent harm?
From this side of the border, I wonder: what will be Canada's role?
organizingmythoughts.org/collective-s...
From this side of the border, I wonder: what will be Canada's role?
organizingmythoughts.org/collective-s...
Collective Survival, Adaptation and Direct Action
Defiance must be woven into the fabric of our daily lives, rather than simply proclaimed at marches or on social media.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 26, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Moral denunciations have limited efficacy without organizing. What can your community do? How can it intervene or resist to prevent harm?
From this side of the border, I wonder: what will be Canada's role?
organizingmythoughts.org/collective-s...
From this side of the border, I wonder: what will be Canada's role?
organizingmythoughts.org/collective-s...
The Peace Train initiative calls Canada once again to become a global leader in peacebuilding. They arrive in Ottawa tomorrow with their petition. "to establish and fund a Centre ... focused on research, ... conflict resolution, diplomacy, and peace operations."
www.sarita.net/peacetrainca...
www.sarita.net/peacetrainca...
Peace Train Canada
www.sarita.net
November 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
The Peace Train initiative calls Canada once again to become a global leader in peacebuilding. They arrive in Ottawa tomorrow with their petition. "to establish and fund a Centre ... focused on research, ... conflict resolution, diplomacy, and peace operations."
www.sarita.net/peacetrainca...
www.sarita.net/peacetrainca...
We can direct our lives toward right relationship.
We can discover our place as one strand in the web of life.
We can grow in wisdom and compassion.
We can recognize all people as kin.
We can accept our mortality and finitude...as a challenge to make our lives and choices matter.
—Song of Faith
We can discover our place as one strand in the web of life.
We can grow in wisdom and compassion.
We can recognize all people as kin.
We can accept our mortality and finitude...as a challenge to make our lives and choices matter.
—Song of Faith
November 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM
We can direct our lives toward right relationship.
We can discover our place as one strand in the web of life.
We can grow in wisdom and compassion.
We can recognize all people as kin.
We can accept our mortality and finitude...as a challenge to make our lives and choices matter.
—Song of Faith
We can discover our place as one strand in the web of life.
We can grow in wisdom and compassion.
We can recognize all people as kin.
We can accept our mortality and finitude...as a challenge to make our lives and choices matter.
—Song of Faith
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." MLK
This tree reminds me of a tuning fork resonating with the light.
This tree reminds me of a tuning fork resonating with the light.
November 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." MLK
This tree reminds me of a tuning fork resonating with the light.
This tree reminds me of a tuning fork resonating with the light.