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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 22h

What to believe. A new Tuesday game take-note.ca/2025/10/21/m... #MAGA #marjorietaylorgreene #gopRIFT

Marjorie Taylor Greene — Conversion, or coercion OR Confessions of a Grade-A grifter

I can’t believe it either, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense, Rex Huppke in USA today Greene bucked the president and her own party in an interview and advocated for health…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 1d

Colourful Summerland fall grayintheforest.smugmug.com/Summerland/F... #summerlandbc #fall #sunokapark

Fall festival - ken gray

Welcome to my smugmug website. Here you will find samples of my photography which includes indoor and outdoor work near my home in Kamloops British Columbia in Western Canada. I use both a Nikon and F...

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 1d

If you wonder who pulls Trump's strings here is a cogent explanation take-note.ca/2025/10/20/w... #politics #trumpregime #robertreich #stephenmiller #russelvought #jdvance #organization

Who’s on first — Certainly not Donald Trump

The Power Map of the Trump RegimeWho really works for whom? Robert Reich on Substack, Oct 17, 2025 Friends, A formal organization chart of the Trump regime would show Trump on top, his Cabinet offi…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 2d

Today's lections are possibly my favourites. See how I approached the pesky woman in today's gospel. take-note.ca/2025/10/19/l... #justice #law #persistence #prayer

Law and (dis)order — Never stop praying

A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen Anglican Church, Summerland BC on Sunday, October 19th, 2025 — Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost y the Very Rev. Ken Gray Kathie and I love watching TV …

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 3d

Bringing the two together on the streets of Chicago take-note.ca/2025/10/18/p... #ICE #NPR #weekendedition #prophet #pastor #lutheran #justice

Prophet and Pastor on the streets of Chicago

An interview heard on US National Public Radio, October 12, 2025 Weekend Edition Sunday NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Reverend Quincy Worthington, from Highland Park Presbyterian Church, abou…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 4d

Prophet and Priest -- A sometimes difficult combination take-note.ca/2025/10/17/p... #richardrohr #prophet #priest #CAC #justice #witness

Prophet, or Priest — Can the two coexist?

Fr. Richard Rohr names a tension I have felt throughout my ministry. As a parish priest I represented the tradition of the church, yet always felt (and still do feel) called to push the boundaries.…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 5d

Alcohol and dementia have touched the life of my family. How about yours? take-note.ca/2025/10/16/i... #alcohol #dementia #health #drink

It seems like blasphemy here in the land of wines and vines

No amount of alcohol is safe, at least for dementia risk, study finds. Even a drink or two a day isn’t risk-free, a new study suggests. By Richard Sima in the Washington Post For years, the common …

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 7d

Reopen congress and release the Epstein files and do it now take-note.ca/2025/10/14/s... #congress #mikejohnson #epsteinfiles #GOP #justice

So who really cares about the Epstein files?

There is tremendous pressure on GOP congressional legislators to release the Epstein files, mostly from democrats and from a smattering of Republicans along with almost every justice-seeking organi…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 8d

This woman is neither saint nor saviour take-note.ca/2025/10/13/s... #nobel #peaceprize #machado #Venesuala

Setting the record straight — Maria Corina Machado is a poor choice for the Nobel Peace Prize

Most North American political watchers applauded the award of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado. With many others, I originally sighed with rel…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 9d

A South Okanagan Thanksgiving Sermon take-note.ca/2025/10/12/t... #sermon #thanksgiving #summerland

THANKSGIVING SERMON 2025

A sermon for the combined congregations of St. Stephen Anglican Church and Summerland United Church at the Stone Church in Summerland — Thanksgiving Sunday, October 12, 2025 — The Very …

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 10d

Remembering Peter, warrior for justice take-note.ca/2025/10/11/a... #peterhamel #obituary #kingcharles #award #birds #birder #anglican #priest #haidagwaii

A most honourable mention — Remembering Peter Hamel

“He stood his ground, he knew what was right, he kept his word, and he kept things honest,” says Hamel’s widow, Margo Hearne. I first met Peter Hamel at a conference in the Diocese of British…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 11d

Writers on writing take-note.ca/2025/10/10/m... #normajhill #writing #editor #friendship #summerlandbc

Meet my friend Norma

It seems that most people meet online these days, not just in bars or through family connections or through friends. Norma Hill and I met online, not on a dating site as we are both happily married…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 12d

And now, in the Anglican Communion take-note.ca/2025/10/09/l... #lucywinkett #SarahMullally #archbishopofcanterbury #anglicancommunion

Lucy Winkett on the new Archbishop of Canterbury

I first discovered the Rev. Lucy Winkett when she joined the staff of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London UK in 1997. There for many years, first as a minor canon and later as canon precentor she blazed…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 13d

A health-based approach described take-note.ca/2025/10/08/w... #victoria #britishcolumbia #ourplacesociety #compassion #juliandaly

We must balance compassion with accountability — A Health First collaborative approach for Victoria

Like most cities, large and small, the City of Victoria in British Columbia still struggles how best to harmonize the lives of rich and poor, of those who live comfortable lives with those who live…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 14d

Youth remain hopeful and resilient regarding the climate crisis mailchi.mp/ebc86d755da3... #stfrancis #ACEN #anglicancommunion #climatechange #climatecrisis

The Spirit is with us

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 14d

Coming to an insurrection near you take-note.ca/2025/10/07/r... #trump #insurrectionact #military #robertreich

Robert Reich hopes Trump’s Plan to invoke the Insurrection Act will not come to pass — I don’t share his optimism

Robert Reich on Substack, Oct 06, 2025 Friends, The direction we’re going is either martial law or civil war. Americans from so-called “red” states, with the backing of their Republican governors a…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 15d

Resistance 101 take-note.ca/2025/10/06/h... #ICE #resistance #robertreich #sanctuary #community

How a “Sanctuary Community” REALLY operates

[Ken Gray] Today I feature a story of how one community frustrated the efforts of ICE agents in one American city. I think it worthwhile to demonstrate particular resistance actions, hopefully to e…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 16d

Today's "religion" blog take-note.ca/2025/10/05/w... #saramiles #vst #trump #academic #lecture

Why Do So Many Christians Believe in Trump?

The more he rejects Jesus’ teachings, the more MAGA rejoicesSteve Burgess 1 Oct 2025 – The Tyee “Love your enemies,” said Jesus, “and pray for those who persecute you.” “I hate my opponents,”…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 17d

Today, October 4 is the Feast Day of St. Francis take-note.ca/2025/10/04/h... #saints #tomancatholic #franciscan #sermon #stfrancisday #anglican

Here is a book worth reading — A focus on Francis

A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Church, Penticton on Sunday, October 5, 2025 [St. Francis transferred from Oct 4) by the Very Rev. Ken Gray “Preach the gospel at all times, and when ab…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 18d

Another in my "Meet my . . ." series. take-note.ca/2025/10/03/m... #kenfaulks #artist #friendship #biography #photography

Meet my friend Ken

Moving in to our Summerland home in October of 2022 the first piece of art we broke out of its packing box was a watercolour painted by my friend, Ken Faulks. It Is a lovely plein air painting from…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 19d

A new role for the US army. We were warned this was coming. Few believed the day would come. US forces used on Americans at home. There are no words . . .
take-note.ca/2025/10/02/t... #petehegseth #usarmy #generals #donaldtrump

The “enemy within” meets stunned general silence

Prelude to Military DictatorshipThe “enemy within” and the militarization of American politicsJames B. Greenberg on Substack — Oct 01, 2025 I watched the CBS coverage in stunned silence. Trump stoo…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 20d

Such a marvellous combination -- Go Jays take-note.ca/2025/10/01/a... #sports #baseball #toronto #bluejays #photography #hobbies #gausman #francis #MLB

A Pitcher-Perfect Podiatry Appointment

What do a visit to my podiatrist, photography, and Blue Jays baseball pitchers have in common? I love to visit my podiatrist. Following treatment my feet feel cushioned by angels. Walking becomes p…

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 21d

Fall has arrived, in Naramata BC Canada. grayintheforest.smugmug.com/Landscapes/N... #naramata #fall #photos #landscape #okanagan

Naramata Fall - ken gray

Welcome to my smugmug website. Here you will find samples of my photography which includes indoor and outdoor work near my home in Kamloops British Columbia in Western Canada. I use both a Nikon and F...

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 21d

Another of my "Here's how things unfold in real time in the US right now" series. More to come. take-note.ca/2025/09/30/a... #jamescomey #FBI #indictment #justice

A cavalcade of incompetence or deceit? – You decide

The indictment of former FBI director, James Comey continues to raise eyebrows and tempers. For good reason. A formal charge of a serious crime by a US grand jury is no trifling matter. That said, …

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Ken Gray @photoken.bsky.social · 22d

So where will your next morning orange juice come from? take-note.ca/2025/09/29/f... #charlieangus #theresistance #agriculture #food

Food for thought, in a time of tariffs — AKA Farmaggedon in the fields

Charlie Angus / The Resistance — Trump Delivers Farmaggedon — Sep 26, 2025 I used to look forward to the first shipments of Iowa sweet corn at the grocery store. It was a sign that BBQ …

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