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Nicholas Knisely<p>You can want something to happen, but it’s the means that matter, not the end. Contrast this to Ovid, the poet who wrote flattery paeans of praise to the Emperor Caesar Augustus to try to be returned from Exile on the eastern frontier of the Empire and/or Machiavelli’s interpretation of Ovid. Ovid wrote in his Heroides (II, 85), “Exitus acta probat” or “The outcome justifies the deeds”</p><p>In this week’s Gospel reading, the Ruler of this World, the Devil, tries to convince Jesus to establish his Kingdom by having it granted to him by the Devil’s authority. Jesus rejects that offer, and the meaning of the offer and the way the offer is rejected is the focus of my sermon this week.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can find or view this sermon directly at by following <a href="https://vimeo.com/1063861859" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this link</a>.</p><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/1063861859" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/1063861859</a></p><p><a href="https://entangledstates.org/2025/03/08/we-want-the-same-thing-as-others-but-we-have-a-very-different-path-to-getting-to-them/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://entangledstates.org/2025/03/08/we-want-the-same-thing-as-others-but-we-have-a-very-different-path-to-getting-to-them/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://entangledstates.org/tag/sermon/" target="_blank">#Sermon</a></p>
Nicholas Knisely<p>We don’t recognize, nor did the people of Jesus’ time, that the execution by crucifixion of a relatively unknown man by the governor of a Roman province on trumped up charges was when and how the Universe, the entire Cosmos, was healed.</p><p>I like my epic battles to be big and sweeping – like in the cinema – with lots of special effects… like in Star Wars or in a Marvel Action Movie.&nbsp;</p><p>But it turns out that the most important thing that has happened in the whole story of the Universe happened with out anyone noticing…</p><p>Well… except a few faithful friends and a larger number of women who refused to desert Jesus.</p><p>It’s a deep spiritual truth that God fights for us in this manner, and not in the great cinematographic ways that we want to insist upon.</p><p>Reality is bent by God’s action in small experiences, not grand ones.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can view the sermon directly at <a href="https://vimeo.com/1061596365" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this link</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p><a href="https://entangledstates.org/2025/03/01/with-god-its-the-little-things-the-common-things-that-matter-in-the-end/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://entangledstates.org/2025/03/01/with-god-its-the-little-things-the-common-things-that-matter-in-the-end/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://entangledstates.org/tag/sermon/" target="_blank">#Sermon</a></p>
Nicholas Knisely<p>I am hearing more and more people tell me that Jesus’ call to love our enemies, to turn of the other cheek, to not complain when someone takes your possesions, to do <em>good</em> to those who do evil to you… well, it’s just nonsense. It’s another example of exageration found in the early Christian writings.</p><p>I’d love to tell you that I’m hearing that from serious realpolitik sorts of people, but I’m increasingly hearing it from churchgoers and even from clergy. And sometimes from people who have been formed in the Anglican tradition.&nbsp;</p><p>And to be honest, there are times that I struggle with trusting Jesus’ enough to believe that turning the other cheek when someone does evil will ever bring justice.&nbsp;</p><p>But if you look back in recent history, even just in the last century, you find example after example of people successfully following this teaching and changing the arc of history.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can view the sermon directly by using <a href="https://vimeo.com/1059324861" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this link</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://entangledstates.org/2025/02/22/so-does-this-gospel-teaching-actually-work/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://entangledstates.org/2025/02/22/so-does-this-gospel-teaching-actually-work/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://entangledstates.org/tag/sermon/" target="_blank">#Sermon</a></p>
fyre_festivals<p>New Artist announced for Party.San Metal Openair 2025: 🔥 sermon 🔥</p><p>🎶 Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube and Spotify: <a href="https://fyrefestivals.co" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fyrefestivals.co</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🎟️ Get your Tickets now: <a href="https://prf.hn/l/EJnYMdO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">prf.hn/l/EJnYMdO</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PartySan_Metal_Openair_2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartySan_Metal_Openair_2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fyre_festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fyre_festivals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/livemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicfestivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicfestivals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>playlist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tickets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tickets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/announcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>announcement</span></a></p>
ReverendRef<p><a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> on Luke’s Beatitudes today: “Blessed are the poor, hungry, weeping … Woe to you who are rich, satisfied, and laughing.”<br>Talked about God’s reversals and how if we worked for leveling in God’s name, those reversals would help usher in God’s kingdom.<br>Following service, one parishioner was terribly upset I brought politics into church.<br><a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/GospelJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GospelJustice</span></a> <a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/PriestLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriestLife</span></a> <a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/Episcopal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Episcopal</span></a></p>
Nicholas Knisely<p>In the Gospel this week, Jesus proclaims a promise of economic reversal – those who have will lose what they have and those who do without will be given what they lack. And the way St. Luke presents this message, it’s not a spiritual reversal, it’s a practical tangible one. It’s a promise of revolution that will bring justice to the oppressed and the downtrodden.</p><p>But how do we participate in that work? What should we do?&nbsp;</p><p>I find my answer in the words of the Prophets and the opening phrase of this week’s collect.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can view the sermon directly by following <a href="https://vimeo.com/1057083504" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this link</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p><a href="https://entangledstates.org/2025/02/15/how-do-we-bring-about-the-vision-of-justice-and-equity-that-jesus-proclaims-in-the-gospel/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://entangledstates.org/2025/02/15/how-do-we-bring-about-the-vision-of-justice-and-equity-that-jesus-proclaims-in-the-gospel/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://entangledstates.org/tag/sermon/" target="_blank">#Sermon</a></p>
Kerr Avonsen (she/her)<p>Interesting tidbit from today's sermon about the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant: the amount that the servant owed to the king was about 12 times the entire tax revenue of the whole of Israel at the time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Parable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
earthling<p>‘Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-sermon-that-enraged-donald-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jan/24/bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-sermon-that-enraged-donald-trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a></p>
Tony 💉x8 🇦🇺<p>Internet meme stuff.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bishop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bishop</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a></p>
Rev Robin<p>It is Thursday night, and I still have no idea what to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/preach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preach</span></a> on Sunday (Luke 5:1-11). So many thoughts, so much challenge, and a new family is planning to visit, too. Really hoping that the Spirit gives me some actual answers tomorrow, because my brain is stumped.</p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Religidons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religidons</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a></p>
Rev Robin<p>This Sunday the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NarrativeLectionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NarrativeLectionary</span></a> scripture is Luke 5:1-11, the call of Simon Peter. The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> isn't written yet, but I think I'll <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/preach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preach</span></a> about how following Jesus often means that you have to leave your comfort zone, and also a fair bit of your wealth.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Livid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Livid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/demands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/apology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apology</span></a> over <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bishop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bishop</span></a>'s 'nasty' <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NationalPrayerService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPrayerService</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a>. </p><p>He called Bishop <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MariannEdgarBudde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariannEdgarBudde</span></a>’s sermon “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nasty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasty</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tone</span></a>," said she wasn’t good at her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/claimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claimed</span></a> that “she and her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> owe the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/apology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apology</span></a>.” </p><p><a href="https://www.advocate.com/news/trump-demands-apology-bishop-sermon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advocate.com/news/trump-demand</span><span class="invisible">s-apology-bishop-sermon</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Trump’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/angry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>angry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/response" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>response</span></a> to a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/viral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> should <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/worry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worry</span></a> all <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christians</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bishop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bishop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MariannEdgarBudde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariannEdgarBudde</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> reflect the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>values</span></a> held by a majority of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christians</span></a> — a fact that Trump’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/divisive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>divisive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> seeks to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/obscure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obscure</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-bishop-budde-sermon-truth-social-rcna188764" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/trump-bishop-budde-sermon-truth-social-rcna188764</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pastor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pastor</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Powerful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Powerful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Plea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plea</span></a> For '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mercy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercy</span></a>' Drew <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>'s Ire — And <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Faith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leaders</span></a> Have Something To Say. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bishop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bishop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MariannEdgarBudde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariannEdgarBudde</span></a> spoke directly to Trump while delivering an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/impassioned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impassioned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> sharing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/concern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concern</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrant</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a>. Two <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leaders</span></a> weigh in. </p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-faith-leaders-experts_l_6791332ae4b0835f2b833a90" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/donald-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-faith-leaders-experts_l_6791332ae4b0835f2b833a90</span></a></p>
Dr. Michael Blume<p>Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕?</p><p>Die Predigt der anglikanischen Bischöfin Mariann Edgar Budde zur Amtseinsetzung von Donald Trump verhagelte dem feindseligen Dualisten die messianische Inszenierung.</p><p>Hier die Predigt mit Deutung &amp; Einladung zum Dialog, sowie mit dem Text auf Englisch und in deutscher Übersetzung in den Drukos. <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Budde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budde</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Inauguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inauguration</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> <a href="https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/kirchen-und-religionen-gegen-die-thymokratie-die-predigt-von-bischoefin-budde-via-donald-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-</span><span class="invisible">glaubens/kirchen-und-religionen-gegen-die-thymokratie-die-predigt-von-bischoefin-budde-via-donald-trump/</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>randahl</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bishop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bishop</span></a> preaches <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to his face to be merciful.<br>Absolute thruth. Not of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orwellian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orwellian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TruthSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TruthSocial</span></a> kind.</p><p>Same here, Randahl.</p><p>I was looking for this Video cut, thanks for providing it.</p><p>I've more to say on this, but need to find the time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a></p>
Janet<p>And this my friends is the art of preaching, a fine tradition that clearly lives and she has something positive to say about where we are in the world:<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bishop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bishop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WomenOfFaith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenOfFaith</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5270031/bishop-confronts-trump-during-sermon-at-inaugural-prayer-service" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-52700</span><span class="invisible">31/bishop-confronts-trump-during-sermon-at-inaugural-prayer-service</span></a></p>
Michel Lind :fedora: :debian:<p>Thank you Bishop Budde for that brave sermon beseeching the new President to protect the vulnerable. May you be protected from abuses for your courage and that the social media platform, for once, are up to the task this time</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI4h4zbkNMU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=mI4h4zbkNM</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Inauguration2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inauguration2025</span></a> <br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> <br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Denis 🌏<p>If you're open to such things as sermons, I thought this was exceptional, and was a glimmer of light for me on a very dark day for so many of us.</p><p>This is Rev. Leah Atkinson Bilinski's sermon yesterday, MLKJr-day eve, at Fauntleroy UCC church in West Seattle.</p><p>[Yes, it's a pretty lily-white, (upper) middle-class, very liberal congregation. But still. I think Rev Leah delivered a powerful message on the work ahead and the journey. Particularly the end. Might not be what you would expect.]</p><p>(My sister is a member of the church and I've been to several services there when I'm in town visiting her)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/AWNj-uxAVAg?feature=shared&amp;t=2300" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/live/AWNj-uxAVAg?f</span><span class="invisible">eature=shared&amp;t=2300</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCC</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MLKDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MLKDay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a></p>
Tim Mocarski<p>"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible."</p><p>George Burns</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quoteoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quoteoftheday</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/preaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preaching</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BeingHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeingHuman</span></a></p>