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David Johnston

@dljohnston.bsky.social

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Anglican priest (TEC) in WV. Host of https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsNecessary . College ministry enthusiast. Charles Wesley hymn appreciater. Wife guy to @colleener.bsky.social Inclusive orthodoxy. Birding. (he/him)

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · Jan 10

My goal for 2025 is to hit 175 birds in my home county: Cabell, West Virginia. 200 is my stretch goal. I shall document my progress here

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 52m

How quickly would the thurifer be accused of putting a chemical irritant or smoking fentanyl in it?

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 18h

I'm fortunate that this spot, a downtown riverfront park, is 2 blocks from my church. I can check it about everyday. Some days there's not much, other days there are fun things like American pipit, scoters, loons, American avocets. 2 months ago I found like 4th state record laughing gull there

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 18h

Oh Brian Zahnd, lol

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 18h

I went out for a while yesterday but today just checked the riverfront park for a bit. Had these two female/1st year blue winged teal among the usual Canada geese and mallards

A photo of two female or first year male blue winged teal

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 23h

Wholesome and godly

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

@cigaretteliker.bsky.social lives!

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

Potatoarchy

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

This question is outside of my expertise

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

Preach.

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

Woke Augustinian Coalition rise up!

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

Crushed to discover that the pope is in the Bible right after the table of contents

Picture of the cover of the Holy Bible: New American Bible Revised Edition, which is a translation produced by the Roman Catholic Church.

Picture of the inside of the Bible with the end of a table of contents on one page and an essay on the Succession of Popes on the next

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

I like this song in which the singer’s faith is so rocked he’s willing to go back to Ohio. Talk about desperation! youtu.be/2GChA1VbRJ0

Mercy, Wash Over Me

YouTube video by Westbound Train - Topic

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome! The ⚓️ was a convention on Twitter to designate episcopal/anglican. I do not know its origin

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

lol, yes

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

I was asked yesterday what the band collar meant, so yeah, not readily apparent in my context

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

F.R.O.G. - Fully Rely On God 😇

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 1d

*googles inflatable gnat costume*

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Aaron Harrison @aaronmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Somehow, the OG biblical Antifa leader Moses returned with a fresh frog plague.

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome! ⚓️

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 2d

haaaa. Happy to pass the mitre. You want it?

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 2d

While I am still so thankful to have had @helenking.bsky.social and @praxeas.bsky.social on to have a great convo about the next ABC, it is disheartening to see a certain ignorant 20something yr old YouTuber say “The ABC is basically the pope of Anglicanism” and rack up 68k+ views with that slop ⚓️

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 2d

AI will never achieve creatio ex nihilo

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 3d

WV has subsequently made laws preventing teachers from striking 🙃

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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 3d

It is. But the city of Hurricane, West Virginia is pronounce ”HURR uh cun”

David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 3d

Hurricane

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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