Barbara Dunlap
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Fighting for girls & women & their sacred selves | Chaos Muppet | UMC Deacon |
AI is biased in many ways. The names for the various iterations are as well.
someone pointed out that as soon as they wanted us to use these things as an expert instead of a personal assistant they switched from giving them female names to male names and I can't unsee it.
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
AI is biased in many ways. The names for the various iterations are as well.
Reposted by Barbara Dunlap
Though only a handful of students go on to pursue music professionally, every one of them leaves their band programs as more well-rounded individuals.
North Texas bands just need 8 minutes to inspire hundreds
Though only a handful of students go on to pursue music professionally, every one of them leaves their band programs as more well-rounded individuals.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Though only a handful of students go on to pursue music professionally, every one of them leaves their band programs as more well-rounded individuals.
A reminder for all of us this week: Many of those yelling the loudest on any give day are just looking for attention and love. Let's all try listening more.
You are a beloved child of God now and always. So is that person being yelled at. And the one doing the yelling.
You are a beloved child of God now and always. So is that person being yelled at. And the one doing the yelling.
September 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A reminder for all of us this week: Many of those yelling the loudest on any give day are just looking for attention and love. Let's all try listening more.
You are a beloved child of God now and always. So is that person being yelled at. And the one doing the yelling.
You are a beloved child of God now and always. So is that person being yelled at. And the one doing the yelling.
"Whimsical Symphony Wednesday Morning"
Sometimes my Spotify Daylist is too good.
Sometimes my Spotify Daylist is too good.
September 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Whimsical Symphony Wednesday Morning"
Sometimes my Spotify Daylist is too good.
Sometimes my Spotify Daylist is too good.
Was once again reminded today that not everyone has heard that they are Beloved children of God. I'm here to tell you or to remind you:
You are Beloved. You are Enough. You are Cherished. You are Worthy.
Yes, you.
Not because of anything you have done or will do. Just because you are.
💜
You are Beloved. You are Enough. You are Cherished. You are Worthy.
Yes, you.
Not because of anything you have done or will do. Just because you are.
💜
September 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Was once again reminded today that not everyone has heard that they are Beloved children of God. I'm here to tell you or to remind you:
You are Beloved. You are Enough. You are Cherished. You are Worthy.
Yes, you.
Not because of anything you have done or will do. Just because you are.
💜
You are Beloved. You are Enough. You are Cherished. You are Worthy.
Yes, you.
Not because of anything you have done or will do. Just because you are.
💜
This is disgusting. Tarrant County already has very low voter turnout, and this will make it even lower. So for my friends in Tarrant County, please be sure you exercise your right to vote in EVERY election. People not caring about local and midterm elections is what brought us this mess.
Tarrant County commissioners cut 100-plus polling sites, reduce early voting locations
Tarrant County commissioners cut 100-plus polling sites, reduce early voting locations
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fortworthreport.org
August 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is disgusting. Tarrant County already has very low voter turnout, and this will make it even lower. So for my friends in Tarrant County, please be sure you exercise your right to vote in EVERY election. People not caring about local and midterm elections is what brought us this mess.
Spoiler free image of me after the season finale of The Gilded Age. (And I’m not even sure who I’m exactly mad at. Other than Julian Fellowes. And HBO because it’ll probably be two or three years before we get more.)
a woman is sitting at a counter with the word no on her hand
Alt: Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec slamming her hands on a counter and saying “No!”
media.tenor.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Spoiler free image of me after the season finale of The Gilded Age. (And I’m not even sure who I’m exactly mad at. Other than Julian Fellowes. And HBO because it’ll probably be two or three years before we get more.)
"Women are the kind of people that people come out of."
Reposted and endorsed by our Sec.of Defense. Calling for women to lose the right to vote.
I will keep asking “What would the world look like if women and girls were seen as children of God with sacred worth?” & working to answer that question.
Reposted and endorsed by our Sec.of Defense. Calling for women to lose the right to vote.
I will keep asking “What would the world look like if women and girls were seen as children of God with sacred worth?” & working to answer that question.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.
n.pr
August 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Women are the kind of people that people come out of."
Reposted and endorsed by our Sec.of Defense. Calling for women to lose the right to vote.
I will keep asking “What would the world look like if women and girls were seen as children of God with sacred worth?” & working to answer that question.
Reposted and endorsed by our Sec.of Defense. Calling for women to lose the right to vote.
I will keep asking “What would the world look like if women and girls were seen as children of God with sacred worth?” & working to answer that question.
Anyone else Google “perimenopause rage” today or is it just me?
August 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Anyone else Google “perimenopause rage” today or is it just me?
Me at the end of tonight’s The Gilded Age. My daughter emerged from her bedroom to see why I screamed.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it
Alt: Michael Scott from The Office screaming “Noooooooooo”
media.tenor.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Me at the end of tonight’s The Gilded Age. My daughter emerged from her bedroom to see why I screamed.
A few years ago, I started noticing people calling sweatshirts “sweaters.” The new thing is calling tortillas “burrito shells” or “tortilla shells.” As if we didn’t have enough going on in the world!
June 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A few years ago, I started noticing people calling sweatshirts “sweaters.” The new thing is calling tortillas “burrito shells” or “tortilla shells.” As if we didn’t have enough going on in the world!
The Gilded Age really has me out here rooting for a robber baron.
June 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Gilded Age really has me out here rooting for a robber baron.
Curious what other UMC people think. I don’t like the new mission. It feels like it doesn’t push enough. It could be inward focused. I miss the “transformation of the world” part. Where is working for justice? Where is resisting evil and oppression? This is lukewarm.
BREAKING NEWS: United Methodist bishops, in collaboration with other church leaders, have made public a new vision statement for The United Methodist Church that has been years in the making. www.umnews.org/en/news/bish...
Bishops unveil vision for United Methodist Church | UMNews.org
United Methodist bishops — in collaboration with the Connectional Table — have adopted a vision that says United Methodists “love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously.”
www.umnews.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Curious what other UMC people think. I don’t like the new mission. It feels like it doesn’t push enough. It could be inward focused. I miss the “transformation of the world” part. Where is working for justice? Where is resisting evil and oppression? This is lukewarm.
500 tabs is the max you can have open on Safari on your iPhone. Ask me how I know.
April 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
500 tabs is the max you can have open on Safari on your iPhone. Ask me how I know.
What do Saved By the Bell, The Santa Clause, and Fred Rogers all have in common?
They are all part of my sermon tomorrow.
They are all part of my sermon tomorrow.
three men are standing next to each other and a man in a suit is holding a bottle of beer .
Alt: Scene from 90s TV show Saved by the Bell: Two teenage boys, Zach Morris (blonde) and AC Slater (brunette) stand in a high school with their principal Mr Belding. Zach turns to the camera, makes the T sign with his hands and says “Time Out” while the other two freeze.
media.tenor.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What do Saved By the Bell, The Santa Clause, and Fred Rogers all have in common?
They are all part of my sermon tomorrow.
They are all part of my sermon tomorrow.
48% of Texas births are to patients on Medicaid. If they actually cared about babies and pregnancy, they would not move this funding to religious-run anti-abortion programs that deal in lies and manipulation.
Texas House votes to redirect $70 million from Medicaid to crisis pregnancy program
Watch budget day in the House: Texas lawmakers take up $337 billion spending plan
Among hundreds of amendments are ones that focus on school vouchers, the attorney general’s office and the lottery commission.
www.texastribune.org
April 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
48% of Texas births are to patients on Medicaid. If they actually cared about babies and pregnancy, they would not move this funding to religious-run anti-abortion programs that deal in lies and manipulation.
Reposted by Barbara Dunlap
I don’t know who needs to hear this but menstrual bleeding for 20+ days is not “normal” or “fine” no matter how old the patient is or how recently they reached menarche.
April 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but menstrual bleeding for 20+ days is not “normal” or “fine” no matter how old the patient is or how recently they reached menarche.
Reposted by Barbara Dunlap
Guess it’s that time of year again since I’m seeing Christian clergy ask.
No, do not have a Seder on Maundy Thursday. Do not try to add Passover elements to your Communion service.
Jesus was Jewish, but we are not. And we’ve been asked over and over not to do this. 1/3
No, do not have a Seder on Maundy Thursday. Do not try to add Passover elements to your Communion service.
Jesus was Jewish, but we are not. And we’ve been asked over and over not to do this. 1/3
March 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Guess it’s that time of year again since I’m seeing Christian clergy ask.
No, do not have a Seder on Maundy Thursday. Do not try to add Passover elements to your Communion service.
Jesus was Jewish, but we are not. And we’ve been asked over and over not to do this. 1/3
No, do not have a Seder on Maundy Thursday. Do not try to add Passover elements to your Communion service.
Jesus was Jewish, but we are not. And we’ve been asked over and over not to do this. 1/3
Reposted by Barbara Dunlap
Sojourner Truth. Anna Howard Shaw. Mary McLeod Bethune. Fanny Crosby. Frances Willard. Ida B Wells. Throughout history, Methodist women have helped drive the charge for justice and equality and set the foundation for a more fair and just world. #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #UMC
United Women in Faith Celebrates Women’s History Month, Honors Founding Mothers | United Women in Faith
From Sojourner Truth and Reverend Anna Howard Shaw, to Mary McLeod Bethune, to Fanny Crosby, Methodist women have set the foundation for a more fair and just world.
uwfaith.org
March 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Sojourner Truth. Anna Howard Shaw. Mary McLeod Bethune. Fanny Crosby. Frances Willard. Ida B Wells. Throughout history, Methodist women have helped drive the charge for justice and equality and set the foundation for a more fair and just world. #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #UMC
Was just at the grocery store, and heard a mom yell out “Come over here right now, Little Miss Difficult!” I almost went over. Because as an adult, who does often stir up some trouble, I’d be proud for that to be my name. But for a young girl to be labeled “Difficult” breaks my heart. Words matter.
March 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Was just at the grocery store, and heard a mom yell out “Come over here right now, Little Miss Difficult!” I almost went over. Because as an adult, who does often stir up some trouble, I’d be proud for that to be my name. But for a young girl to be labeled “Difficult” breaks my heart. Words matter.
Maybe there needs to be a mercy rule in NCAA basketball.
Why yes, I did just watch Texas vs William & Mary and LSU vs San Diego State games.
Why yes, I did just watch Texas vs William & Mary and LSU vs San Diego State games.
March 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Maybe there needs to be a mercy rule in NCAA basketball.
Why yes, I did just watch Texas vs William & Mary and LSU vs San Diego State games.
Why yes, I did just watch Texas vs William & Mary and LSU vs San Diego State games.
Just realized I didn’t share my Feb. reads here.
And Then There Were None - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I’ve never read an Agatha Christie mystery before and wanted to try one. I enjoyed it even though it wasn’t what I expected. Pretty dark and strange. I can see how her work influenced lots of other mysteries.
1/3
And Then There Were None - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I’ve never read an Agatha Christie mystery before and wanted to try one. I enjoyed it even though it wasn’t what I expected. Pretty dark and strange. I can see how her work influenced lots of other mysteries.
1/3
March 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Just realized I didn’t share my Feb. reads here.
And Then There Were None - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I’ve never read an Agatha Christie mystery before and wanted to try one. I enjoyed it even though it wasn’t what I expected. Pretty dark and strange. I can see how her work influenced lots of other mysteries.
1/3
And Then There Were None - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I’ve never read an Agatha Christie mystery before and wanted to try one. I enjoyed it even though it wasn’t what I expected. Pretty dark and strange. I can see how her work influenced lots of other mysteries.
1/3
If you need something to listen to this Women's History Month (or any time), might I suggest a playlist I made last year that's all female composers.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6es...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6es...
Classical Women
open.spotify.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If you need something to listen to this Women's History Month (or any time), might I suggest a playlist I made last year that's all female composers.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6es...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6es...
So many, "I didn't know So-and-So was Catholic" takes today. Catholics aren't the only ones who observe Lent and Ash Wednesday. This United Methodist pastor has attended multiple Zooms today with ashes on her forehead. Feel free to ask us about it! That's always better than making assumptions.
March 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So many, "I didn't know So-and-So was Catholic" takes today. Catholics aren't the only ones who observe Lent and Ash Wednesday. This United Methodist pastor has attended multiple Zooms today with ashes on her forehead. Feel free to ask us about it! That's always better than making assumptions.