Edgewater Presbyterian Church
@edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social
Bet. EdgewaterPCUSA.org is mad bussin’, highkey slaps. Got dank glowup after almost 130 years in Chicago. Don’t be simpin for a church that ain’t got you. We got you, fam! Pastor Kristin is the GOAT. Presby style is fire. We stan ALL cuz ALL means ALL. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
From the hymn #AbidewithMe
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
From the hymn #AbidewithMe
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
His confirmed last words: “Don’t touch her! Are you okay?”
He was defending a targeted victim of ICE as she was being shoved into the street
#alexpretti #alexjeffreypretti #nokings
He was defending a targeted victim of ICE as she was being shoved into the street
#alexpretti #alexjeffreypretti #nokings
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
His confirmed last words: “Don’t touch her! Are you okay?”
He was defending a targeted victim of ICE as she was being shoved into the street
#alexpretti #alexjeffreypretti #nokings
He was defending a targeted victim of ICE as she was being shoved into the street
#alexpretti #alexjeffreypretti #nokings
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#Chicago #AlexPretti vigil on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 S. Damen Ave.
#nokings #handsoffchicago
#nokings #handsoffchicago
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
#Chicago #AlexPretti vigil on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 S. Damen Ave.
#nokings #handsoffchicago
#nokings #handsoffchicago
For many, it’s hard to see beyond the dark shrouds at the moment
#alexpretti #reneegood #nokings #iceraids #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #mariannecope #catholicsaint
#alexpretti #reneegood #nokings #iceraids #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #mariannecope #catholicsaint
The state, the nurse, and the luminous darkness — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Today, we are thinking of Minneapolis, of Renee Good, and now Alex Pretti, whose lives are lost to the violence of the state.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
For many, it’s hard to see beyond the dark shrouds at the moment
#alexpretti #reneegood #nokings #iceraids #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #mariannecope #catholicsaint
#alexpretti #reneegood #nokings #iceraids #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #mariannecope #catholicsaint
Our statement on #AlexPretti
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #nokings #alexjeffreypretti #reneegood #reneenicolegood @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #nokings #alexjeffreypretti #reneegood #reneenicolegood @pcusa.bsky.social
On the death of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, we pray for his repose, demand accountability — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
The role of the bystander has become a modern form of bearing witness. When individuals like Pretti use their voices and their cameras to advocate against unfair treatment, they are engaging in a deep...
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Did you know? We’re building nine new U.S. military bases in the #Philippines despite opposition of people in those areas
#colonization #militarization #indigenous #greenland #venezuela #iran
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
#colonization #militarization #indigenous #greenland #venezuela #iran
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
January 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Did you know? We’re building nine new U.S. military bases in the #Philippines despite opposition of people in those areas
#colonization #militarization #indigenous #greenland #venezuela #iran
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
#colonization #militarization #indigenous #greenland #venezuela #iran
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
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Jesus and #Buddha would’ve gotten along
Buddha and Jesus would’ve gotten along — Gerald Fariñas y Cacáy
One of my favorite professors gave me a piece of advice that stayed with me: He told me never to raise a word against Buddhism until I had actually read and understood its Scripture. I took that chall...
www.geraldfarinas.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Jesus and #Buddha would’ve gotten along
A lament for the Bears’ post-season—without using NFL-speak
We almost made it.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Apart from the moral costs, $3T is a lot to pay for land owned by others and whose inhabitants want to remain as Danish nationals
#greenland #denmark #nomorewars #nokings
#greenland #denmark #nomorewars #nokings
$3 trillion cost to establish the U.S. Territory of Greenland
That’s the cost of invasion, resulting payments to Denmark in a peace treaty, annualized subsidy costs Demark pays the province to sustain themselves, among other things.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Apart from the moral costs, $3T is a lot to pay for land owned by others and whose inhabitants want to remain as Danish nationals
#greenland #denmark #nomorewars #nokings
#greenland #denmark #nomorewars #nokings
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on this day in 1929. He is remembered at Westminster Abbey with a statue above the Great West Door—one of ten 20th-century Christian martyrs that were dedicated in 1998 by the Church and Queen Elizabeth II
#mlk #mlkday #nokings #handsoffchicago
#mlk #mlkday #nokings #handsoffchicago
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on this day in 1929. He is remembered at Westminster Abbey with a statue above the Great West Door—one of ten 20th-century Christian martyrs that were dedicated in 1998 by the Church and Queen Elizabeth II
#mlk #mlkday #nokings #handsoffchicago
#mlk #mlkday #nokings #handsoffchicago
These are the scholars whose work is being used to argue for women priests in the #RomanCatholic Church. Their work was used in our own #PCUSA denomination to allow women as ministers
@pcusa.bsky.social #women #womencanlead #womenpriests
@pcusa.bsky.social #women #womencanlead #womenpriests
Remember the scholars who proved women held pastoral roles in early Church — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Scholars like Rosemary Radford Ruether and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza proved that women pastors are actually part of a long, often hidden history of the early Church.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 AM
These are the scholars whose work is being used to argue for women priests in the #RomanCatholic Church. Their work was used in our own #PCUSA denomination to allow women as ministers
@pcusa.bsky.social #women #womencanlead #womenpriests
@pcusa.bsky.social #women #womencanlead #womenpriests
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January 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM
One bill would have allowed employers to not pay workers when they’re in training, education, or in-services. Another would have deducted the cost of childcare benefits from wages
@unitehere.org #1u #workersrights #fairwage #wagetheft #unionstrong
@unitehere.org #1u #workersrights #fairwage #wagetheft #unionstrong
House Democrats just defeated anti-labor bill; GOP cancels other two
Despite a Republican majority, Democrats destroyed three bills meant to weaken employee protections.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
One bill would have allowed employers to not pay workers when they’re in training, education, or in-services. Another would have deducted the cost of childcare benefits from wages
@unitehere.org #1u #workersrights #fairwage #wagetheft #unionstrong
@unitehere.org #1u #workersrights #fairwage #wagetheft #unionstrong
#RickGarcia proved you can be an openly LGBTQ leader and be directed by strong Christian values
Rick Garcia, LGBTQ advocate who led Equality Illinois, dies
Rick Garcia, a legendary pioneer for LGBTQ civil rights and a fierce advocate for inclusive faith, has died at 66. From the halls of Springfield to the steps of the Cathedral, Rick spent decades fight...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
#RickGarcia proved you can be an openly LGBTQ leader and be directed by strong Christian values
Even if you’re not Christian, this one might be interesting because it’s about the ideas of an early Christian sect that believed in 365 planes of existence after death
#irenaeus #theology #basilidians #pcusa
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#irenaeus #theology #basilidians #pcusa
@pcusa.bsky.social
The early presbyter Irenaeus vs. those pesky Basilidian heresies — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
I recently stumbled across a group called the Basilidians while reading a novel called "In the Name of the Worm" by Mitchell LüthI.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Even if you’re not Christian, this one might be interesting because it’s about the ideas of an early Christian sect that believed in 365 planes of existence after death
#irenaeus #theology #basilidians #pcusa
@pcusa.bsky.social
#irenaeus #theology #basilidians #pcusa
@pcusa.bsky.social
From the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #reneenicolegood #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #reneenicolegood #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
A statement in memory of Renee Nicole Good
The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness has released a statement on the death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Presbyterian woman whose fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...
pcusa.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
From the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #reneenicolegood #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #reneenicolegood #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
#ReneeNicoleGood was one of us—including as a missionary in Northern Ireland where Catholics and Protestants are still learning to live in peace
#pcusa #pca #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #pca #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
Presbyterians learn of Renee Nicole Good’s connections, work within denomination — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Rev. Jihyun Oh, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the PCUSA, expressed the "heartbreak and outrage" felt across the Church. In a formal call for accountability, the Stated Clerk reminded us ...
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
January 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
#ReneeNicoleGood was one of us—including as a missionary in Northern Ireland where Catholics and Protestants are still learning to live in peace
#pcusa #pca #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #pca #reneegood @pcusa.bsky.social
