Rev. Phil Woodson
@philwoodson.bsky.social
“Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow.” Church, education, parenting, music, politics, and people. #umc #beumc from #Charlottesville to #DC to #KC #Kansas
We were both looking forward to lunch at the local Cuban Restaurant, but when we arrived, this was on the door… We both wondered if #ICE was involved.
December 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
We were both looking forward to lunch at the local Cuban Restaurant, but when we arrived, this was on the door… We both wondered if #ICE was involved.
It’s not complicated. Using missiles to blow up small boats and kill people is not an appropriate or justifiable response. Additionally, many of those performing the basic transport work of drug trafficking are themselves at risk - caught in systems that coerce, abuse, and exploit them.
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It’s not complicated. Using missiles to blow up small boats and kill people is not an appropriate or justifiable response. Additionally, many of those performing the basic transport work of drug trafficking are themselves at risk - caught in systems that coerce, abuse, and exploit them.
You can’t use ai to write your essays but we can use ai to read your essays is… a choice.
The hypocrisy in this article is off the charts.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
The hypocrisy in this article is off the charts.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
AI may be scoring your college essay. Welcome to the new era of admissions
Students applying to college know they're not supposed to use AI chatbots to write their essays. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using artificial intelligence to read those es...
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
You can’t use ai to write your essays but we can use ai to read your essays is… a choice.
The hypocrisy in this article is off the charts.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
The hypocrisy in this article is off the charts.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
Chaos and nonsense are strategic choices. Mixing harm and humor, along with the conflation of confusion, cruelty, and comedy is how they will unravel what little moral fabric remains.
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Chaos and nonsense are strategic choices. Mixing harm and humor, along with the conflation of confusion, cruelty, and comedy is how they will unravel what little moral fabric remains.
wild that hollywood is upset about ai when everything has been green screen and cgi for decades.
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
wild that hollywood is upset about ai when everything has been green screen and cgi for decades.
“It is a superb piece of theological writing - historically grounded, textually attentive, and theologically insightful… articulated with impressive clarity and depth.”
Just some feedback I received recently…
#feelsgoodtowritegood
#celebrating
#smallvictories
Just some feedback I received recently…
#feelsgoodtowritegood
#celebrating
#smallvictories
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“It is a superb piece of theological writing - historically grounded, textually attentive, and theologically insightful… articulated with impressive clarity and depth.”
Just some feedback I received recently…
#feelsgoodtowritegood
#celebrating
#smallvictories
Just some feedback I received recently…
#feelsgoodtowritegood
#celebrating
#smallvictories
Don’t just focus on all of the bad news. Look at how so many people are showing up to provide assistance and help protect the vulnerable. In every part of the country, there are good people doing good things.
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Don’t just focus on all of the bad news. Look at how so many people are showing up to provide assistance and help protect the vulnerable. In every part of the country, there are good people doing good things.
“Let us love not in word or speech but in truth and action.”
1 John 3:18
1 John 3:18
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Let us love not in word or speech but in truth and action.”
1 John 3:18
1 John 3:18
Up at 2 am for no reason.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Up at 2 am for no reason.
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I need Ken Burns to explain all this UVA drama to me.
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I need Ken Burns to explain all this UVA drama to me.
The prophets are clear that God judges rulers and institutions not simply by whether they can claim the law on their side, but by whether they act justly, tell the truth, and protect the vulnerable.
November 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The prophets are clear that God judges rulers and institutions not simply by whether they can claim the law on their side, but by whether they act justly, tell the truth, and protect the vulnerable.
Just a quick video of a puppy chasing his tail. You’re welcome.
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Just a quick video of a puppy chasing his tail. You’re welcome.
Lord, have mercy.
November 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Lord, have mercy.
If you repeatedly argue and engage in bad faith, people will rightfully conclude that your faith is bad.
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you repeatedly argue and engage in bad faith, people will rightfully conclude that your faith is bad.
There is a deep spiritual cost of living by fear rather than faith - of trusting in the power to destroy instead of the power to heal.
Every dollar spent on nuclear weapons is a dollar withheld from the hungry. Every missile tested is a signal that we still believe violence will keep us safe.
Every dollar spent on nuclear weapons is a dollar withheld from the hungry. Every missile tested is a signal that we still believe violence will keep us safe.
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There is a deep spiritual cost of living by fear rather than faith - of trusting in the power to destroy instead of the power to heal.
Every dollar spent on nuclear weapons is a dollar withheld from the hungry. Every missile tested is a signal that we still believe violence will keep us safe.
Every dollar spent on nuclear weapons is a dollar withheld from the hungry. Every missile tested is a signal that we still believe violence will keep us safe.
I feel like it's problematic when you walk into a sanctuary and a screen is elevated directly above the cross...
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I feel like it's problematic when you walk into a sanctuary and a screen is elevated directly above the cross...
Child listening in while parents watch a adult show:
“Mom, do they just add the cussing to make it more dramatic?”
“Mom, do they just add the cussing to make it more dramatic?”
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Child listening in while parents watch a adult show:
“Mom, do they just add the cussing to make it more dramatic?”
“Mom, do they just add the cussing to make it more dramatic?”
ChatGPT is is not artificial intelligence. It’s just Photoshop for words.
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
ChatGPT is is not artificial intelligence. It’s just Photoshop for words.
Reposted by Rev. Phil Woodson
When a congregation places a national flag in its sanctuary, it invites God to speak to the nation it represents. Pastors would do well to accept that invitation.
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
When a congregation places a national flag in its sanctuary, it invites God to speak to the nation it represents. Pastors would do well to accept that invitation.
“Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.”
Luke 12:2–3
Luke 12:2–3
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.”
Luke 12:2–3
Luke 12:2–3
Selfish people don’t worry that they’re selfish.
Hateful people don’t worry that they’re hateful.
Cruelty never checks its own motives. Love does.
Arrogance never questions itself. Humility does.
Indifference never feels the weight of others. Compassion does.
Hateful people don’t worry that they’re hateful.
Cruelty never checks its own motives. Love does.
Arrogance never questions itself. Humility does.
Indifference never feels the weight of others. Compassion does.
October 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Selfish people don’t worry that they’re selfish.
Hateful people don’t worry that they’re hateful.
Cruelty never checks its own motives. Love does.
Arrogance never questions itself. Humility does.
Indifference never feels the weight of others. Compassion does.
Hateful people don’t worry that they’re hateful.
Cruelty never checks its own motives. Love does.
Arrogance never questions itself. Humility does.
Indifference never feels the weight of others. Compassion does.
Looking outside and realizing it’s only 6:30pm…
Hello Darkness My Old Friend GIF
Alt: Simon and Garfunkel singing their song: Hello Darkness My Old Friend GIF
media.tenor.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Looking outside and realizing it’s only 6:30pm…
Those who think they can earn their way into heaven will be real irritated when grace lets the rest of us in for free.
October 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Those who think they can earn their way into heaven will be real irritated when grace lets the rest of us in for free.
What’s it’s like trying to put kids to bed every night:
a cartoon drawing of a hallway with a couch and chandeliers
Alt: A gif if Scooby Doo halfway chase scene. Various characters are running in and out of multiple doors.
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What’s it’s like trying to put kids to bed every night:
Fun Fact: Godliness is not a means to financial gain.
October 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fun Fact: Godliness is not a means to financial gain.