Chasing the wind. Writing about faith, ideas & the complexities of life. Dogs, kids & cooking disasters too. Freelance; formerly @courierjournal @pres-outlook.
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Just had a conversation with our accountant. I swear, I understood maybe 1% of what she said. And that part was "I'm leaving now to go have a massage, so you have until Monday to hunt for those documents."
@lizpalmer1 FYI: Looks like someone has hacked the (inactive) Manual yearbook twitter account.
Front and center in this: Fern Creek Baptist Church in #Louisville. That's Linda Barnes Popham, the church's pastor, raising up the Bible and making the case for women in leadership.
Breaking News: Southern Baptists finalized the expulsion of two churches with female pastors, after a dramatic clash at their annual convention over moves by an ultraconservative wing to reverse what it sees as a liberal drift. nyti.ms/3p2l6TY
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It's official: #PCUSA stated clerk @jherbertnelson will not seek a third term. "I thank God for the best job I’ve ever had with some of the best people I’ve ever worked with.” pcusa.org/news/2023/4/20/j-h… (Photo credit: Rich Copley)
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Listening to @JemarTisby on #GunViolence: It's not just the mass shootings.
”Low income communities, which tend to have disproportionately high numbers of Black and brown folks deal with gun violence almost constantly." courier-journal.com/story/op…
Stunned by this statistic. About 1 in 20 American adults - about 16 million people - own at least one AR-15 rifle. #gunviolence
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Vatican formally repudiates Doctrine of Discovery.
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Progressives in #Kentucky: "We are hate objects for our state's Republican politicians." @perrybaconjr considers whether to leave an increasingly red state.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Powerful words from @teri_atthepaper on the Nashville shooting.
At church, "I should have sat by the side door. Because as our pastor reminds us, 'If you ever see me start running down the center aisle, get down or get out.'
This is how we live."
kentuckylantern.com/2023/03/…
Ohio had 81 victims killed in #DomesticViolence incidents in the fiscal year that ended June 2022 - including 22 children. The youngest: a one-day old baby.
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Wow, this is lovely. Out of love for his wife, a stoic man finds a way to ask for help.
nytimes.com/2023/03/15/us/ca…
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Today, the Presbyteries' Cooperative Committee on Examinations of Candidates issued a statement of apology regarding its use of Judges 19 in the recent exegesis exam. vimeo.com/808054432 #PCUSA
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Under consideration now: application for short term rental at 1478 Cherokee Rd. in #Louisville. Out of state owner. Directly across from Cherokee Park. Little dedicated parking, no sidewalk on the park side. Case #22-CUPPA-0414
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From @maggiesmithpoet: A list of poems that bring joy. maggiesmith.substack.com/p/p… Because, Maggie says, Mary Oliver was right: “Joy is not made to be a crumb.” Feel free to add to the list. #poetry
Ouch. #asburyrevival
#Breaking:
Someone who attended the Asbury University revival on Feb. 18 has measles, Kentucky health officials announced.
Measles is very contagious. Symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose and a rash three to five days after symptom onset.
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Fat Tuesday brings the annual flurry of conversation among ministers of how to make those ashes anyway ("super-fine grind") & what to mix them with. Also: why adding glitter is never a good idea. And how burning palms smells like ... a popular smokeable plant. #AshWednesday2023
Terrific piece from @teri_atthepaper on what she learned at church - love your neighbor, focus on community - and politicians' reluctance to confront gun violence. Support independent journalism.
"I am not anti-gun. I am anti gun-violence, and there is a difference." .@teri_atthepaper kentuckylantern.com/2023/02/…
Additional polling places for Feb. 21 special #election for KY State Senate seat
Atherton High School
Audubon Traditional Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School
Highland Middle School
Seneca High School
Smyrna Elementary School
Southern High School
Watterson Elementary
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