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Stephen Schmidt
@stephenschmidtokc.bsky.social
coffeehouse theologian, deconstructing post-evangelical, and wannabe mystic. Book-lover, foodie and old fogey. he/him
#ChristianPersecution #AntiChristianBias Disciples of Christ pastor William Barber arrested in Capitol for praying. Huh. Wonder why all those other pastors got away with it just fine in the past?
www.newsweek.com/capitol-police-arrest-william-barber-christian-pastor-2065492
Capitol police arrest pastor during prayer protest
Rev. William Barber was praying against severe budget cuts feared to jeopardize programs including Medicaid and Social Security.
www.newsweek.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Meditating this morning on that famous quote from Micah 6:8. Justice, kindness, and an intimate walk with God (personal spirituality). Isn't that just a simple definition for a good life?
March 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Wow. Watching the current “president” come unglued in the Oval Office with Ukrainian president on live tv. He is not mentally stable, talking about World War III.
25th Amendment time?
February 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One of the objects of the boycott is simply to let corporations know that we are paying attention, and we do care. #DEI
February 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
January 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Okay, NOW it’s Christmas.
#NutmegLogs
December 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Y'all. This has actually kept me awake last night thinking about this. When the press is intimidated by power, it can no longer speak truth to it -- or to us.
Plus, I've been getting texts from MSNBC asking if as a Dem I still watch/trust it. What is up with this?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/b...
ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump
The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Just covers. Post why it was meaningful to you in the first comment.
Book 12
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM
In the spirit of encouraging literacy and conversation, I'm joining the game...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 5, 2024 at 3:57 PM
November 22, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Funny how you can discover something sooo good that’s been sitting on your bookshelf for 10 years. Reading this with a group and loving it so much. Maybe I wasn’t ready for it 10 yrs ago?
November 20, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Had to unfollow CNN. Didn’t want to recreate another channel of doom scrolling.
This is a fresh chance at curating something else.
November 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
So, for those of us/you who are on FB, how does this work? Do you double-post? Post unique stuff in each place? I never really used X/Twitter, so I'm adjusting to looking flipping between apps....
November 16, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Just bought 2 Christmas CDs. Jake doesn't understand it. He only buys digital music and movies. Any of my old-timer friends still prefer (& collect) hard media? Or do I just have a "collecting" obsession -- like an actual library of books and music?
November 15, 2024 at 1:28 AM