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Rev. David McDowell

@dgmcdowell.bsky.social

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Pastor @ Fondren Presbyterian Church, JXN | MS. Progressive. Espresso fiend. Contrary kid. Called to love everyone, anyway. Wedded w/ @sarahcanderson.bsky.social.

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Jul 13

Who wouldn't you want saving you? Who would embarrass you if you had to tell your friends that they picked you up on the side of the road, battered and bruised, and took you to safety? Who would you feel awkward thanking for saving your life?

That's your neighbor. Love them.

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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 3d

that we, surely trusting in thy defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries;

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · 5d

Popping my head back into this to CONGRATULATE rva on the incredible return of Francine the Lowe’s Cat. I watched and prayed from afar and am so glad she was found.

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 30

Absolutely using three different streaming services for hours and hours sucks energy at a rate equivalent to chatting with GPT or making AI art.

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 30

Streaming services?

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 30

Me: AI sucks up energy
Also me:

Two computers and a TV are all streaming different college football games. One of the computers sits next to the TV, up on a shelf full of vinyl records. The computer in the foreground is rose colored. It he walls are seafoam green. There are windows in the background. The floor is wood with a crepe rug on the left side.

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky

A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 22

Welp, I'm logged into a proxy because bsky has stopped allowing people with Mississippi IP addresses from using its service. Tough. I guess this marks the end of my regular time here. Probably for the best, even if that wasn't the intended purpose.

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 22

I purposely haven't featured screenshots or quotes of people who have gotten MANY reposts for saying truly awful things. I know that means you are free to imagine who I am talking about and create the circumstances in your head. I'm not going to argue with you in defense of the person you imagine.

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 22

We don’t know what was edited, what might go in the next op ed, or what else will be learned, but it is only counterproductive to trash talk someone who is in the midst of changing their mind towards a more ethical worldview.

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 22

I mean, is she not on the way to that, though? Back to my original point…she’s working on it and not much of the discourse is interested in encouraging people who are advocating for the same thing…

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 22

In the article, the person admits they think some people who don’t deserve Medicaid are receiving Medicaid, among other problematic things. But they argue that it must exist despite its “problems” and they aren’t trying to convince ME we need Medicaid.

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doloresquintana is irritated by 2025 @doloresquintana.bsky.social · Aug 21

It was never about criminals and it was never going to stop with people that they could actually manufacture charges against. It won't stop with immigrants either.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Aug 21

BREAKING: The Trump administration says it's reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations.

Trump administration reviewing all 55M people with US visas for potential deportable violations

The Trump administration says it’s reviewing all the more than 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations.

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

Gah! Sorry for not putting alt-text on the second image: it says Printed in USA. Columbia, South Carolina 19 August 2025.

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

I constantly give away my copy of When Church Stops Working and therefore constantly order new ones and I have never, ever purchased a book so hot off the presses:

When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation by Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand. The title is situated alongside the end of an empty, brown wooden pew.

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

So we're back to using the word "disability" as a derogatory term, then?

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

Some of y'all simply cannot accept having someone you don't like on your side and that's a personal problem because you don't like a lot of people.

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

Instead of trash talking the people who write op-eds like this, I wish folks would understand that this is an effort to walk back former bad opinions, which is good! It is also definitionally a persuasive essay -- certain concessions are made for the sake of persuasion! That's high school English.

Opinion | I’m a Conservative. My Disabled Son Needs Medicaid to Live.

www.nytimes.com

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

I have never impulse purchased something so quickly.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 21

it is genuinely maddening to see pundits and reporters say things like “well trump has an advantage on crime” while the public consistently says “we think this guy sucks on crime”

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Aug 21

Trump and Stephen Miller's military occupations are UNPOPULAR.

Pew: 56% don't trust Trump to manage law enforcement
Reuters: Only 42% approve his handling of crime
WaPo: 79% of DCers oppose invasion

On the pod, @monicapotts.bsky.social and I urge Dems to engage:
newrepublic.com/article/1993...

Stephen Miller Erupts in Manic Fascist Rant—and Reveals a Big Weakness

As Miller unleashes a wild tirade about Trump’s D.C. takeover, a sharp observer of his military occupations explains how he’s ominously consolidating power right before our eyes—and how Dems must figh...

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 20

Interested if any ministry folks are willing to admit a hot take that changed during their seminary studies. Here's one of mine:

I used to eye-roll at athletes who thanked God after games because I don't believe God chose the outcome, but now I recognize how gifts need to be acknowledged as gifts!

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's a good thing the Trump administration is so laser-focused on reducing all of the violent crime in...

Oh never mind.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Aug 20

“Federal prosecutors in D.C. have been instructed not to seek felony charges against people who are carrying rifles or shotguns in [DC], regardless of the strength of the evidence, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and an email reviewed by [WaPo].” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Pirro’s office won’t pursue gun charges over carrying rifles, shotguns

A statement from Pirro on Tuesday said D.C.’s blanket prohibition on carrying shotguns or rifles “is clearly a violation of the Supreme Court’s holdings.”

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'm always amazed at how we all carry search engines in our pockets and yet I still hear people bemoaning in public about things they think don't exist that totally do exist. If you're aware of an issue worth organizing over, you are most certainly not the first.

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 19

My bigger concern is when there are suddenly no more recall reports at all!

Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 19

In college, I had an experience where we drew black lines clean through multiple parts of our lease and when the time came for landlords to make unfair demands, we pointed to the permanent marker. He was shocked because he never went back and looked after accepting.

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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social · Aug 19

If this is a rental, please share the deets for when my time comes for extended rest!