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Rev. Tony Lorenzen
@revtony.bsky.social
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I'm a parish minister in Connecticut loving the hell out of the world, resisting tyranny and autocracy, and lighting a candle in the darkness. All opinions are my own and not those of my congregation or denomination.
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#morningcoffee with everyone defending #highereducation from the #ignorantmaga administration. #supportteachers #defendeducation
April 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#morningcoffee with everyone celebrating #Easter. Resurrection is #mystery #transformation #renewal #rebirth
April 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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#morningcoffee with those of you celebrating Christian #holyweek with faith, reason, & spirituality but without fantasy, antisemitism, or ignoring history. Reading the chapter on crucifixion in Elaine Pagels' "Miacles and Wonder." #morningcoffeewithrevtony
April 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#morningcoffee with the new issue of The Christian Century and all of you who think critically and live faithfully.
April 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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With the UU Congregation of Danbury at #handsoffapril5 Danbury.
April 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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#morningcoffee with everyone going to a #handsoffapril5 rally today. #powertothepeople - get #outinthestreets #makeyourvoiceheard #stopfascism
April 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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#morningcoffee w/ chapt 2 of "Miracle and Wonder" by Elaine Pagels focusing on miracle stories. The secret message is: one needs to know the Hebrew Bible stories to have eyes to see and ears to hear. #historicalcriticalmethod #lentenreading #uulent #lent2025 #progressivetheology
A photo of Elaine Pagel's book "Miacles and Wonder" open to the start of chapter 2 "Who is Jesus? Miracles and Mysteries." Book is on a wooden table top in front of a white coffee mug with a red five pointed star and the words "The Gospel is Antifascist" over the book's chapter title are the words "Morning coffee with Rev. Tony" in red letters.
April 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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#morningcoffee with Elaine Pagels & her new #historicaljesus book . Ch. 1 is about the virgin birth. The nativity stories seem written to gloss over Jesus' out of weddlock birth & focus on Jesus being an adopted spiritual son of God. #progressivetheology #lentenreading #uulent #lent2025
A photo of the book "Miracles & Wonder" by Elaine Pagels on a wooden table top next to a white coffee mug with a five pointed red star imprinted with the words "The Gospel is Antifascist". The words " morning coffee with Rev. Tony" are written over the table to the top left of the book.
April 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Enjoying Adam Gopnik's review of Elaine Pagels new book "Miracles & Wonder"in this week's @newyorker.com & having #morningcoffee with #progressivechristians & everyone that appreciates Jesus and rescues his teaching from the #upsidedown helping us #fightchristisnnationalism
A photo of The New Yorker magazine on Wooden table top opened to pages 58-59 and the article "Do You Know Jesus: Why the Gospel stories won't stay dead and buried" by Adam Gopnik which has artwork by Cecilia Carlstedt showing the face of Jesus with the left half resembling a middle eastern dark haired, dark eyed,darker skinned person and the right half resembling a blonde, blue eyed, white person. A white ceramic coffee cup with the logo of The Holy Donut Maine Potato Donuts shop is on the table above the magazine and the words "morning coffee with Rev. Tony" are written in white letters to the left of the cup. There are other photos of underlined sections of the article.
April 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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This cis-hetero person celebrated the #TransDayOfVisibility by joining my congregation for a stand out on Sunday, and lobbying for Equality CT's legislative agenda at the state house in Hartford on Monday. #transrightsarehumanrights #protecttranshealthcare #protecttranskids
April 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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#morningcoffee with @officialbruce and #@billyjoelpage, fans of #theboss and the #pianoman and everyone who studies the soundtrack of history and the #americanexperience as I continue to research my project on the #publictheology of #rocknroll
Photo of Jim Cullen's book "Bridge and Tunnel Boys" featuring cover photos of Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. The book is on a wooden table top next to a white ceramic coffee mug with the logo of The Holy Donut Maine Potato Donuts. Underneath this are the words "morning coffee with Rev. Tony
March 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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#morningcoffee with everyone thinking about moving beyond #scarcity into #abundance through going #beyondpolarization via #hope #morningcoffeewithrevtony
A photo of a gray ceramic coffee mug with an image of a red bird wearing headphones and the letters "nhpr" printed in black on book "Abundance" by Ezra Klien and Derek Thompson open to the inside cover where two paragraphs are unerlined. The words "morning coffee with Rev. Tony" are written under the mug.
March 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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So, I got a new phone from @murena-com.bsky.social Looks more like an iphone interface but it's #degoogled and runs an #opensource #operatingsystem called /e/OS. Waiting for my number to port over.
March 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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#morningcoffee with all of you saying #byebyebezos and #abandoningamazon #kickingkindle habit and saying #adiosaudible as you move to ereaders such as #boox and #kobo and audio playforms like #libro.fm while you #boycottbezos & enjoy #morningcoffeewithrevtony
A photo of an Onyx Boox ereader on a wooden table top open to the display of the cover page of a booklet titled "Grounded, Resilient, & Responible: Organizing in Authoritarian Times published by the Unitarian Universalist Association's Side with Love campaign. Above the device to the right is a white ceramic coffee mug  printed with a red five pointed star and the words "The Gospel is Antifascist" in black letters.  Above the device to the left are the words "Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony" in white letters written over the table top. A screen shot of an apps folder on an android phone showing icons for muzio player, libro.fm, podcast addict, and boox assistant
March 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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#morningcoffee with everyone working to defend the #humanrights of #immigrants and #refugees especially the #undocumented . It's hard living in #theupsidedown where #compassion and #empathy are scorned, but keep #loveatthecenter and #keepfigting. #morningcoffeewithrevtony
A photo of the April 2025 issue of The Christian Century is on a wooden table top opened to page 14 and the article "Faith-based groups challenge Trump orders in two court cases" by Jack Jenkins of the Religious News Service. To the right of the hradline is a dark blue and red ceramic coffee mug with  a yellow heart drawn in fingerpaint encircling the printed words "Choose Love." The words Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony are written in dark blue letters under the mug and next to the headline. Other images are the cover of the magazine, an illustration of prisoners' datwings of the statue of liberty and pull quotes and underlined passages from the article elsewhere in the magazine.
March 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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#idesofmarch #morningcoffee with everyone sending #idesofmarchpostcards to the #orangeemperor #felonpotus today. Send the postcard and get out in the streets. #fightfascism #resisttyranny #morningcoffeewithrevtony
A photo of a post card titled Donald Trump: You Work for Us. On a wooden tabletop below a white ceramic coffee mug  printed with a red five pointed star and the words "The Gospel is Antifascist" in black letters.  The words "Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony" in red letters are written above the The Gospel is Antifascist.
March 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#morningcoffee with all who are working "to bring the #coalitionofcobscience together " in these difficult days. Reading "American Hell" by Isaac S. Villegas in the April 2025 The Christian Century #loveoverhate #fighthepower #resisttyranny
A photo of the April 2025 issuecof The Christian Century opened to pagr 72 and the article "American Hell" by Isaac S. Villegas. To the top of the page is a white ceramic coffee mug with images from Winnie the Pooh around the rim.The words Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony are written in red letters under the article headline. Other images are the coverv of the magazine, an illustration of the statue of liberty' torch against a stormy sky, and pull quotes and underlined passages from the article.
March 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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#morningcoffe with all you willing to act on principle, make #goodtrouble and #fightfascism . Time to #raiseyourvoice #getupstandup and #takeittothestreet . #donotobeyinadvance #morningcoffeewithrevtony
March 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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#morningcoffee with everyone feeling under the weather. It's a #chickensoup day here. The paradox: #restisresistance and no sick days when #fightingfascism #morningcoffewithrevtony
Photo of a white ceramic coffee mug  printed with a red five pointed star and the words "The Gospel is Antifascist" in black letters on a wooden table top in front of a box of tissues and alongside a bottlevof ibuprofen, a cough drop, and a squeeze bottle of nasal mist. The words Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony in white outlined blue letters are written over the table below the mug.
March 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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#morningcoffee with all #prisonersofconscience and #politicalprisoners, and those seeking their release. Learn about Mahmoud Khalil a legal resident detained by ICE for taking part in pro-Palestinian protests #freemahmoudkhalil #freepalestine #resisttyranny
A photo montage. Top left a screenshot of a New York Times headline that says "Immigration Authorities Arrest Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia: Mahmoud Khalil, who recently completed a graduate program at Columbia, has legal permanent residency, his lawyer said." Bottom left a a screenshot of a New York Times photo of Mahmoud Khalil, a darker skinned man with black curly hair wearing a yellow coat and holding a microphone with the caption "Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student, was a fixture at the campus's Pro-Palestinian protests." Right side is a photo of dark blue and red ceramic coffee mug with  a yellow heart drawn in fingerpaint encircling the printed words "Choose Love" on a wooden table top. The words Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony in white letters are written over the table below the mug.
March 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#morningcoffee with everyone doing #publictheology. Reading "Good Wells and Safe Streets: Public Places are Vital to Our Health" by Norm Van Eeden Petersman in the new issue of Comment:Public Theology for the #commongood.
A photo of the cover of the Spring 2025 issue of Comment magazine with a painting of a woman and the theme word Privacy. To its left is a white ceramic coffee mug  printed with a red five pointed star and the words "The Gospel is Antifascist" in black letters.  The words "Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony" in white letters are written above the magazine cover. Other photos are pull quotes from the article.
March 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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#morningcoffee with everyone who loves cooking and good meals with good friends. Planning the menu for my Azorean Dinner, an event I host annually as a congregational fundraising auction prize. We only create the Beloved Community from a place of joy #morningcoffeewithrevtony #cookingislove
A photo of a page from the book Azorean Cooking by Maria Lawton opened to a cod recipe. To the left of the book are two white cetamic coffee mugs on a side table. The words "Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony" are written in English and Portuguese under the photo in red letters.
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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#morningcoffee with our undocumented neighbors & all of you who treat them with dignity and respect, support them and their families, and fight for justice on their behalf. Great organizing meeting last night. #morningcoffeewithrevtony #nohumanisillegal #immigrationjustice
A photo of a piece of paper on a wooden table top. Printed on the paper is an agenda for an Interfaith Immigrant Detention Ministry organizing meeting. On the paper is a white ceramic coffee mug  printed with a red five pointed star and the words "The Gospel is Antifascist" in black letters.  The words Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony in red letters are imposed over the photo to the bottom of the paper and mug.
March 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#morningcoffee with the presence of The Holt & all who have a morning spiritual practice. Catching up on some back issues of Presence magazine. These photos are nuggets from my look through the Dec. 2024 issue. #morningcoffeewithrevtony #morningprayer #spuritualpractice #spiritoflife #holyground
A photo of the Dec. 2024 issue of Presence magazine lies on a wooden table top next to a gray ceramic coffe cup with an image of a pink bird wearing headphones and the letters nhpr printed to the left of the bird. The words Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony written in pink letters are imposed over the photo to the top left of the magazine. This is followed by more photos of pull quotes and images from the magazine.
March 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#morningcoffee with all of you looking for #hope this morning. Hope isn't optimism or wishing for ponies, it's an attitude, a spiritual orientation, "a practice like tai chi or gardening." And like all such things only really thrives in a community of practice. I'll practice with you. #resisttyranny
A photo of the book "Let This Radicalize You" by Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba lies on a wooden table top, open to page 176 where quotes about hope are underlined. The open book is laying over a back issue of Plough magazine, the cover is a wood print image of gathering storm clouds with the words "Hope in Apocalypse" written in white letters. Holding down the left side of the open book is a dark blue and red ceramic coffee mug with  a yellow heart drawn in fingerpaint encircling the printed words "Choose Love."  The words Morning Coffee with Rev. Tony in white letters are imposed over the photo to the left of the book. Photos of the book cover and various pages with highlighted text are also posted.
March 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM