Chris Lantz
@umpirechris65.bsky.social
Dad to 3
Husband to Andrea
United Methodist pastor
High school sports official
Husband to Andrea
United Methodist pastor
High school sports official
If an adult has sex with a 15 year old, it is rape and that adult should go to jail. End of story. No further nuance needed.
The fact that there are some out there that want to debate that point is maddening…
The fact that there are some out there that want to debate that point is maddening…
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If an adult has sex with a 15 year old, it is rape and that adult should go to jail. End of story. No further nuance needed.
The fact that there are some out there that want to debate that point is maddening…
The fact that there are some out there that want to debate that point is maddening…
Long live baseball
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Long live baseball
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Hope is not a sentimental optimism that things will somehow work out; hope is the subversive conviction that injustice and death will not have the final word and acting on that belief. Hope is not passive waiting it’s active persistence. Hope prays, peacefully protests, weeps, and keeps showing up.
October 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hope is not a sentimental optimism that things will somehow work out; hope is the subversive conviction that injustice and death will not have the final word and acting on that belief. Hope is not passive waiting it’s active persistence. Hope prays, peacefully protests, weeps, and keeps showing up.
Bob ROOOOOHRMAN
Chicagoland will always recognize one and only one king: the king of automobiles
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Bob ROOOOOHRMAN
I am almost always supportive of the officials but I loathe the way this game has been officiated tonight. #bears #commanders
October 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I am almost always supportive of the officials but I loathe the way this game has been officiated tonight. #bears #commanders
Jonathon Vilma is much more optimistic about the Bears than I am right now…
September 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Jonathon Vilma is much more optimistic about the Bears than I am right now…
Why can’t my favorite football teams win anything this season?
September 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Why can’t my favorite football teams win anything this season?
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
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Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
...
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy
August 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
...
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
It doesn't. have. to. be. this. way.
...
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy
Onion continues to blur the line between satire and reality!
August 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Onion continues to blur the line between satire and reality!
The Onion is, once again, cutting it awfully close!
August 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Onion is, once again, cutting it awfully close!
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The percentage of U.S. churches with attendance of 100 or fewer increased from 45% in 2000 to 70% in 2020. Lovett Weems discusses relevant data, the distinctive calling of very small congregations, and ways they can embrace a more positive future.
5 Ways Forward for Very Small Congregations - Lewis Center for Church Leadership
The percentage of U.S. churches with attendance of 100 or fewer increased from 45 percent in 2000 to 70 percent in 2020. Lovett H. Weems Jr. shares relevant data while also considering the distinctive calling of very small congregations and ways they can embrace a more positive future. The Religious Workforce Project of the
ow.ly
August 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The percentage of U.S. churches with attendance of 100 or fewer increased from 45% in 2000 to 70% in 2020. Lovett Weems discusses relevant data, the distinctive calling of very small congregations, and ways they can embrace a more positive future.
I co-sign on this
August 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I co-sign on this
Salvation without salvation for the poor and vulnerable means nothing.
Justice without justice for the poor and vulnerable is hollow and meaningless.
As our government abandons the poor and vulnerable, we must speak up and actively resist evil, injustice, and oppression wherever it presents.
Justice without justice for the poor and vulnerable is hollow and meaningless.
As our government abandons the poor and vulnerable, we must speak up and actively resist evil, injustice, and oppression wherever it presents.
July 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Salvation without salvation for the poor and vulnerable means nothing.
Justice without justice for the poor and vulnerable is hollow and meaningless.
As our government abandons the poor and vulnerable, we must speak up and actively resist evil, injustice, and oppression wherever it presents.
Justice without justice for the poor and vulnerable is hollow and meaningless.
As our government abandons the poor and vulnerable, we must speak up and actively resist evil, injustice, and oppression wherever it presents.
Reposted by Chris Lantz
Nothing wrong with expecting people to pick themselves up by their bootstraps, until you realize that some people have no boots.
July 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Nothing wrong with expecting people to pick themselves up by their bootstraps, until you realize that some people have no boots.
“It is easy to hear Christ, east to praise the gospel, easy to applaud the preacher; but to endure unto the end is peculiar to the sheep who hear the Shepherd’s voice.”
-St. Augustine of Hippo
-St. Augustine of Hippo
June 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“It is easy to hear Christ, east to praise the gospel, easy to applaud the preacher; but to endure unto the end is peculiar to the sheep who hear the Shepherd’s voice.”
-St. Augustine of Hippo
-St. Augustine of Hippo
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Whenever a politician claims that God is on their side, all they are doing is reducing God to a mere tool of manipulation in order to get people on their side.
It is blasphemy. It is using God’s name in vain.
Christians should be the loudest ones opposing such behavior rather than cheering it on.
It is blasphemy. It is using God’s name in vain.
Christians should be the loudest ones opposing such behavior rather than cheering it on.
May 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Whenever a politician claims that God is on their side, all they are doing is reducing God to a mere tool of manipulation in order to get people on their side.
It is blasphemy. It is using God’s name in vain.
Christians should be the loudest ones opposing such behavior rather than cheering it on.
It is blasphemy. It is using God’s name in vain.
Christians should be the loudest ones opposing such behavior rather than cheering it on.
The planet keeps fighting back…
Before screwworms were eradicated in the U.S., every cut, every scratch, every navel of a newborn calf threatened to turn fatal. Now the parasites are heading back toward us. @sarahzhang.bsky.social reports:
The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming
After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The planet keeps fighting back…
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AL Central is suddenly a very serious division. 3 teams have a .600-plus winning percentage, another has the Pope’s blessing
May 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
AL Central is suddenly a very serious division. 3 teams have a .600-plus winning percentage, another has the Pope’s blessing
Reposted by Chris Lantz
The fine stitching in his papal vestments spells out the entire starting lineup of the 1985 bears
May 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The fine stitching in his papal vestments spells out the entire starting lineup of the 1985 bears
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Chicago Pope is the novelty social media account the world just realized it needs
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Chicago Pope is the novelty social media account the world just realized it needs