Kris Wise
@wisekris.bsky.social
aspiring #UMC Deacon
@UCF.bsky.social '09 #ChargeOn
@CandlerTheology.bsky.social '24
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We visited a ward for expecting mothers, where the women ushered roommate Tinashe Mawondo to the nearby hospital at the Old Mutare Mission Center. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We visited a ward for expecting mothers, where the women ushered roommate Tinashe Mawondo to the nearby hospital at the Old Mutare Mission Center. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...
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I'm sharing in this 🧵 anecdotes and takeaways from our time out there, along with photos taken by Andrew Nelles....
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm sharing in this 🧵 anecdotes and takeaways from our time out there, along with photos taken by Andrew Nelles....
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For more on our coverage of this landmark restructuring in the denomination, known as regionalization, see our coverage from last week on that news. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...
Post-splintering, UMC ratifies restructuring, gives autonomy to non-US churches
Plan to give regional autonomy to United Methodists outside U.S. passes, a historic win following splintering sparked by disputes over LGBTQ+ rights.
www.tennessean.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
For more on our coverage of this landmark restructuring in the denomination, known as regionalization, see our coverage from last week on that news. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...
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You can find the full story plus the video and gallery at The Tennessean (👇). This project was produced in partnership with @pulitzercenter.org. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...
A liberated Zimbabwe church after UMC splintering points to historic shift across Africa
An expecting mothers' ward, high school, and college for students from across Africa. What the UMC in Zimbabwe says about turning point on continent.
www.tennessean.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
You can find the full story plus the video and gallery at The Tennessean (👇). This project was produced in partnership with @pulitzercenter.org. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...
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Andrew Nelles and I recently set out for Zimbabwe to learn how United Methodists were recovering from a splintering in the UMC amid a restructuring in the denomination. Along the way, we also learned the story of the church’s legacy of liberation in a post-apartheid nation.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Andrew Nelles and I recently set out for Zimbabwe to learn how United Methodists were recovering from a splintering in the UMC amid a restructuring in the denomination. Along the way, we also learned the story of the church’s legacy of liberation in a post-apartheid nation.
We need more creative prophets like Terence and faithful people to support them and act!
Atlanta faith leader Terence Lester is sitting atop a fridge for 42 hours, spotlighting the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP to stave off hunger.
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
Sitting atop fridge to protest SNAP cuts, faith leader models Jesus' 'proximity' to the poor
(RNS) — Nonprofit leader Terence Lester is sitting on a fridge for 42 hours to raise awareness of the 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
religionnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We need more creative prophets like Terence and faithful people to support them and act!
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Atlanta faith leader Terence Lester is sitting atop a fridge for 42 hours, spotlighting the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP to stave off hunger.
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
Sitting atop fridge to protest SNAP cuts, faith leader models Jesus' 'proximity' to the poor
(RNS) — Nonprofit leader Terence Lester is sitting on a fridge for 42 hours to raise awareness of the 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
religionnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Atlanta faith leader Terence Lester is sitting atop a fridge for 42 hours, spotlighting the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP to stave off hunger.
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
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This makes 1000% sense to me.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This makes 1000% sense to me.
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Starbucks employees have long fought against consistently unpredictable schedules, short staffing, low pay, and unfair labor practices.
Today, @sbworkersunited.org is striking to demand progress in stalled negotiations.
Solidarity✊🏽
Today, @sbworkersunited.org is striking to demand progress in stalled negotiations.
Solidarity✊🏽
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Starbucks employees have long fought against consistently unpredictable schedules, short staffing, low pay, and unfair labor practices.
Today, @sbworkersunited.org is striking to demand progress in stalled negotiations.
Solidarity✊🏽
Today, @sbworkersunited.org is striking to demand progress in stalled negotiations.
Solidarity✊🏽
👀 a possible Hybrid General Conference.
I've been saying we need to update the BoD with hybrid conference provisions AND create a dedicated commission for a possible Hybrid conference!
Folks have rolled their eyes at this but now it's happening and we aren't prepared.
I've been saying we need to update the BoD with hybrid conference provisions AND create a dedicated commission for a possible Hybrid conference!
Folks have rolled their eyes at this but now it's happening and we aren't prepared.
Organizers of The United Methodist Church’s top legislative meeting have set the total number of delegates, who for the first time will mostly come from outside the U.S.
www.umnews.org/en/news/gc20...
www.umnews.org/en/news/gc20...
GC2028 delegate count marks historic shift | UMNews.org
Organizers of The United Methodist Church’s top legislative meeting have set the total number of delegates, who for the first time will mostly come from outside the U.S.
www.umnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
👀 a possible Hybrid General Conference.
I've been saying we need to update the BoD with hybrid conference provisions AND create a dedicated commission for a possible Hybrid conference!
Folks have rolled their eyes at this but now it's happening and we aren't prepared.
I've been saying we need to update the BoD with hybrid conference provisions AND create a dedicated commission for a possible Hybrid conference!
Folks have rolled their eyes at this but now it's happening and we aren't prepared.
Helping my kid with their homework and we finally stumbled on THE Ultimate QUESTION of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Helping my kid with their homework and we finally stumbled on THE Ultimate QUESTION of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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Love when a new @theandrehenry.bsky.social project drops.
Project Confrontation: How a Band of Black Churches Desegregated America’s Most Racist City
A new field guide from Andre Henry and CSA’s Racial Justice Institute helps Christians move from conviction to strategy—turning love into justice through faithful, nonviolent action rooted in the way ...
christiansforsocialaction.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love when a new @theandrehenry.bsky.social project drops.
Not the Onion. This really happened.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Not the Onion. This really happened.
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Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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I think this is the question Democrats are gonna get over and over: if you just handed over your main demand in the end, why cause a painful shutdown at all?
Governing is more than politics, but wild to see this group of Dems arguably toss the whole party under the bus, *politically* speaking.
Governing is more than politics, but wild to see this group of Dems arguably toss the whole party under the bus, *politically* speaking.
How do you make this your central demand for 40 days and then just let it go
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I think this is the question Democrats are gonna get over and over: if you just handed over your main demand in the end, why cause a painful shutdown at all?
Governing is more than politics, but wild to see this group of Dems arguably toss the whole party under the bus, *politically* speaking.
Governing is more than politics, but wild to see this group of Dems arguably toss the whole party under the bus, *politically* speaking.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If I had a senator who cared about their constituents I'd be lighting up their phones. Unfortunately Florida has all Republicans. If you've got even one democrat senator make a call for those of us who are hopelessly un-represented.
You can pull up 5calls.org enter your zipcode & get a walk through with phone numbers to call & a script! It took me less than FOUR MINUTES to call my Senators!
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If I had a senator who cared about their constituents I'd be lighting up their phones. Unfortunately Florida has all Republicans. If you've got even one democrat senator make a call for those of us who are hopelessly un-represented.
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As the world’s largest climate gathering opens in the Amazon on Nov. 10, the World Council of Churches says this location creates an unprecedented “kairos moment” — a decisive time demanding response.
WCC calls COP30 a "kairos moment" for climate transformation
As the world's largest climate gathering opens in the Amazon on 10 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) says this location creates an unprecedented "kairos moment" - a decisive time…
oikoumene.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
As the world’s largest climate gathering opens in the Amazon on Nov. 10, the World Council of Churches says this location creates an unprecedented “kairos moment” — a decisive time demanding response.
#UnitedMethodist once again resisting evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves.
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#UnitedMethodist once again resisting evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves.
#UMC
#UMC
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Here's what America has become. Don't look away.
We have choosen to create hell on earth and ignore the impacts or in some cases celebrate them.
We must end these gross and morally bankrupt attacks on human beings. No one deserves this treatment. People need to be held accountable, top to bottom
We have choosen to create hell on earth and ignore the impacts or in some cases celebrate them.
We must end these gross and morally bankrupt attacks on human beings. No one deserves this treatment. People need to be held accountable, top to bottom
WARNING: The violence and cruelty is hard to watch, but impossible for families to endure.
This is a sickening example of Trump and ICE's blatant disregard for humanity as they terrorize our families and communities.
It is shameful, cruel, and it must end.
This is a sickening example of Trump and ICE's blatant disregard for humanity as they terrorize our families and communities.
It is shameful, cruel, and it must end.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Here's what America has become. Don't look away.
We have choosen to create hell on earth and ignore the impacts or in some cases celebrate them.
We must end these gross and morally bankrupt attacks on human beings. No one deserves this treatment. People need to be held accountable, top to bottom
We have choosen to create hell on earth and ignore the impacts or in some cases celebrate them.
We must end these gross and morally bankrupt attacks on human beings. No one deserves this treatment. People need to be held accountable, top to bottom
Not even my 10yo would do something like this. This administration is not well and it's not just the president it's the whole administration.
I honestly thought this was a spoof. It is not. This is the most childish, disrespectful nonsense. On the official White House page!! This is 10-year-old-level petulance.
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
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We're Democrats in the House and Senate. We love DEI, transgender for everyone, healthcare for illegals and shutting down the government! We couldn't care less if our military gets paid or Americans' ...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Not even my 10yo would do something like this. This administration is not well and it's not just the president it's the whole administration.
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Does this help or hurt the figet against TB? This sounds like a good thing... Is it?
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
@hankgreen.bsky.social
Does this help or hurt the figet against TB? This sounds like a good thing... Is it?
There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities. n.pr/49BWN3Z
AI steps in to detect the world's deadliest infectious disease
There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hey
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
@hankgreen.bsky.social
Does this help or hurt the figet against TB? This sounds like a good thing... Is it?
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
@hankgreen.bsky.social
Does this help or hurt the figet against TB? This sounds like a good thing... Is it?