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Rev. Val
@revsheseesfar.bsky.social
Pronouns: she/her/savage rebel. Pastor of a fully inclusive UMC Reconciling Ministries church in East TN. 4th or 5th generation (and cradle) Methodist. Straight CIS Ally and Dem. Watch those clobber verses. I tend to clobber back.
All Hallows Eve, All Saints, and All Souls are all wrapped up in our observance of Dia de los Muertos at Union Grove UMC. Inclusivity is not only easy, but it can be lots of fun and highly educational!
#BeUMC #inclusivity #seeallthepeople
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
October 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A devotional to share across generations. Mothers and daughters walking side by side with the women of the Bible. 💜
Available now at books.by/manypathspress

It's a good way to begin to #smashthepatriarchy

#BeUMC #women #BibleStudy #Devotional #WomensVoices
September 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
They were always there. Sixty-one women across Scripture: prophets, apostles, widows, leaders, mothers, daughters. Their stories rise again in Sophia’s Daughters.
Not a footnote, but a voice. Not forgotten, but remembered.

#SophiasDaughters #BibleStudy #Devotional #Women
Books.by/manypathspress
September 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
At the heart of Sophia’s Daughters is a simple conviction: women in scripture were not side notes. They were leaders, visionaries, and witnesses to God’s unfolding story. Their voices matter — and so do ours.

#BeUMC #women
September 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I am so tired of being warned to watch what I say/post on social media, or else they may hold it against me each annual review. Did Jesus avoid criticism? Did Wesley?
#BeUMC #speaktruthtopower Silence is complicity, and I will NOT be complicit!! #freepalestine #HépíngZhànshì
August 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It's Here: Giving Up Bad Lexicology for Life – Volume 1 Is Out Now!

What if the problem isn’t the Bible—but the words we’ve misunderstood? books.by/manypathspre...
#BeUMC #Devotional #Theology #ChristianEducation #StudyGuide
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July 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We’re continuing our series Giving Up Bad Lexicology for Life, and talking about repentance—not as guilt or shame, but as metanoia—a turning of the heart. What if God isn’t asking you to feel worse, but to live differently? What if your turning is really an invitation to grow? #BeUMC
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tomorrow's word du jour: Hamartia
Worship at 11 a.m. ET. In person or online at facebook.com/UnionGroveFriendsvilleTN
July 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sometimes, you just have to embrace your inner rebel. If only clergy wear were this colorful.
#BeUMC
July 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If you're in our area, join us this Sunday for the 3rd installment of our "Giving Up Bad Lexicology for Life" series. In person only.
July 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What if faith isn’t certainty—but connection? This Sunday we explore pistis—faith as loyalty, as the last safe place, as the thread that still holds when belief unravels.

Don't forget to plan on staying for Thomas Talks and homemade peach ice cream after worship!
#Methodist #BeUMC
July 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
On this day when flags fly and some celebrate power, we choose a different path.
No idols. No emperors. No fear. Just the open door of Christ and the fierce love of a people who still believe in freedom, justice, and sanctuary. Drop in. Light a candle. Sit in silence. Pray aloud. #BeUMC #NoKingsDay
June 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
And now, for your listening pleasure ... #BeUMC
June 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's a protest against every system that tries to silence the Spirit. It's a promise that God’s justice can't be stopped by human fear. Let that sink in. God didn’t send down a scroll. God sent a storm. God didn’t appoint a single spokesperson. God lit a fire over every head. And then said GO
#BeUMC
June 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Sharing Pride with our LGBTQIA2S brothers and sisters at Union Grove UMC, Friendsville TN.
#BeUMC #PRIDE
June 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
May 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
And these. My seal is on the images. You may use them freely.
May 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"Rev. Dr. William Barber II did not shout. He did not curse. He did not storm the gates. He simply prayed — and for that, he was deemed dangerous. Because mercy is dangerous."
#BeUMC #incommoding #holyresistance
open.substack.com/pub/revshese...
May 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"I refuse to live in Gilead."
Not as fiction. Not as fate.
I will not hand over this nation, its people, or its future to fear, cruelty, or lies.
I will not surrender truth to propaganda.
I will not let compassion be criminalized. /1
#BEUMC #resist #riseup
March 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
March 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Due to a death in Mr. DeShazo's family, this event has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Please be in prayer for Jason and his grandmother.
#BeUMC
March 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Join us for worship 11 a.m. this Sunday, March 16. Our guest speaker will be Jason DeShazo aka Momma Ashley Rose sharing his story and faith journey. Joining Jason is singer/songwriter Chrissy De Pool. A potluck (carry in) fellowship meal will follow.
#BeUMC
March 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Join us Sunday, March 2, for Love That Transfigures. We'll be live on Facebook at 11 a.m. ET and in-person for those in this area. www.facebook.com/UnionGroveFriendsvilleTN
March 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Second Sunday 1st Annual Mocktail Contest and Chili Cookoff Sunday, March 9, 2:00 pm, at The Bird and The Book in Maryville TN.
February 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM