Rev. Bryan Berghoef
@pubtheologian.bsky.social
Believes in humans... despite everything. UCC Pastor, Michigander, justice seeker, aspiring contemplative, pilgrimage leader. Author, Pub Theology: Beer, Conversation, and God. 🍺
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"Let all guests who arrive be received as Christ." ~Rule of St. Benedict
"There is a particular kind of hunger that money cannot feed. It grows not in the stomach, but in the hollow chambers of a person who has mistaken accumulation for nourishment. We live in a country that worships this hunger..." reformedjournal.com/2025/11/08/t...
The Garden and the Empire: on gilded halls and golden toilets - Reformed Journal
What if accumulating unimaginable wealth is not a sign of success at all, but a symptom of profound inner emptiness? The billionaire’s crisis is not just moral. It’s spiritual.
reformedjournal.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"There is a particular kind of hunger that money cannot feed. It grows not in the stomach, but in the hollow chambers of a person who has mistaken accumulation for nourishment. We live in a country that worships this hunger..." reformedjournal.com/2025/11/08/t...
The government has been shutdown for a total of 128 days ever.
Trump has been president for 75 of those days.
Trump has been president for 75 of those days.
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The government has been shutdown for a total of 128 days ever.
Trump has been president for 75 of those days.
Trump has been president for 75 of those days.
Interested in joining me to walk the Camino in Spain next summer with Shalem Institute? We have a free info session tomorrow night! Weds, 5:30pm.
Link to register for the Zoom session here:
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Link to register for the Zoom session here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Interested in joining me to walk the Camino in Spain next summer with Shalem Institute? We have a free info session tomorrow night! Weds, 5:30pm.
Link to register for the Zoom session here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Link to register for the Zoom session here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
“Beware the demagogues who would declare a trade war against our allies while cynically waving the American flag.” ~Ronald Reagan
"Tariffs cause markets to shrink and collapse, businesses to shut down, and millions of people to lose their jobs.” Also, Ronald Reagan
"Tariffs cause markets to shrink and collapse, businesses to shut down, and millions of people to lose their jobs.” Also, Ronald Reagan
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Beware the demagogues who would declare a trade war against our allies while cynically waving the American flag.” ~Ronald Reagan
"Tariffs cause markets to shrink and collapse, businesses to shut down, and millions of people to lose their jobs.” Also, Ronald Reagan
"Tariffs cause markets to shrink and collapse, businesses to shut down, and millions of people to lose their jobs.” Also, Ronald Reagan
Bingo.
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
October 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Bingo.
Interested in joining me to walk the Camino in Spain next summer? We have a free informational session Saturday morning at 10am ET on Zoom: shalem.org/programs/on-...
September 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Interested in joining me to walk the Camino in Spain next summer? We have a free informational session Saturday morning at 10am ET on Zoom: shalem.org/programs/on-...
What could go wrong?
Hegseth: "You should not pay for an earnest mistake for your entire career. That's why today, at my direction, we're making changes to the retention of adverse information on personnel records."
September 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What could go wrong?
Translation: "No one is saying..."
Trump to the UN: "Everyone says I should get the Nobel Peace Prize."
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Translation: "No one is saying..."
Huuuuge if true.
While you were sleeping …
Trump ended 12 more wars, got Europe to give us $48 trillion, and has gotten extremely good vibes from Putin that he will end the war soon.
Trump ended 12 more wars, got Europe to give us $48 trillion, and has gotten extremely good vibes from Putin that he will end the war soon.
September 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Huuuuge if true.
Looking for an exit from the (over)reactivity loop.
September 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Looking for an exit from the (over)reactivity loop.
I'm sorry, what?
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I'm sorry, what?
Waiting for the retractions from elected officials who rushed to blame the left for the murder of CK, now that the killer turned out to be a white, gun-loving, conservative male. 🦗🦗🦗
September 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Waiting for the retractions from elected officials who rushed to blame the left for the murder of CK, now that the killer turned out to be a white, gun-loving, conservative male. 🦗🦗🦗
You don't get to decry a lack of empathy when the person you idolized literally despised the concept.
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
You don't get to decry a lack of empathy when the person you idolized literally despised the concept.
Agree.
Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Agree.
Guns should never be used on other human beings, and violence should never be the path to solving our political disagreements. Prayers for Charlie Kirk, and for all who mourn the loss of a loved one at the hands of a gun. We can and must do better, starting now.
September 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Guns should never be used on other human beings, and violence should never be the path to solving our political disagreements. Prayers for Charlie Kirk, and for all who mourn the loss of a loved one at the hands of a gun. We can and must do better, starting now.
Look out for your communities and your neighbors. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening. Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America. ~J.B. Prizker
September 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Look out for your communities and your neighbors. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening. Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America. ~J.B. Prizker
Leningrad vibes.
August 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Leningrad vibes.
"What President Trump is doing is unprecedented and unwarranted. It is illegal, it is unconstitutional. It is un-American.” @govpritzker.illinois.gov
August 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"What President Trump is doing is unprecedented and unwarranted. It is illegal, it is unconstitutional. It is un-American.” @govpritzker.illinois.gov
Not interested in living in a police state. Or an autocratic one. Or fascist. Honestly amazed at how silent my conservative friends are about all this.
August 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Not interested in living in a police state. Or an autocratic one. Or fascist. Honestly amazed at how silent my conservative friends are about all this.
Just learned that James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family has died. What is your take on his legacy?
August 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Just learned that James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family has died. What is your take on his legacy?
Turns out that sometimes when a flight is at one o'clock, they mean 1AM. I learned that about nine hours too late. #missedflight ✈️
July 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Turns out that sometimes when a flight is at one o'clock, they mean 1AM. I learned that about nine hours too late. #missedflight ✈️
You can bomb the world to pieces, but you cannot bomb the world to peace.
~Brian Zahnd
~Brian Zahnd
June 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You can bomb the world to pieces, but you cannot bomb the world to peace.
~Brian Zahnd
~Brian Zahnd
In honor of the summer solstice, my travel plans require me to be up for 25 straight hours. 🌞😴
June 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In honor of the summer solstice, my travel plans require me to be up for 25 straight hours. 🌞😴
Waiting for a flight to Madrid. Feels like a good time to leave the country.
June 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Waiting for a flight to Madrid. Feels like a good time to leave the country.