Robert W Moore
@robmoorechess.bsky.social
follower of Jesus | husband, father, grandfather | fountain pen and ink | history, justice, civil rights | bread baking | chess
With best wishes for true friends, good sportsmanship, and welcoming attitudes in 2026, Happy New Year! #HappyNewYear #SoliDeoGloria
January 2, 2026 at 12:17 AM
With best wishes for true friends, good sportsmanship, and welcoming attitudes in 2026, Happy New Year! #HappyNewYear #SoliDeoGloria
"Deliverance belongs to the lord; thy blessing be upon thy people!" Psalms 3:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Deliverance belongs to the lord; thy blessing be upon thy people!" Psalms 3:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"Praise [God] in his noble acts; praise him according to his excellent greatness." Psalms 150:2 Coverdale #DailyOffice #eveningprayer
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 AM
"Praise [God] in his noble acts; praise him according to his excellent greatness." Psalms 150:2 Coverdale #DailyOffice #eveningprayer
"Without you, what am I to myself but a guide to my own downfall?" St. Augustine, The Confessions
December 31, 2025 at 4:37 AM
"Without you, what am I to myself but a guide to my own downfall?" St. Augustine, The Confessions
"Curiosity poses as pursuit of knowledge..." St. Augustine, The Confessions
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Curiosity poses as pursuit of knowledge..." St. Augustine, The Confessions
"From the birth of Jesus we learn the vanity of the world — for He cast beneath His feet all that men esteem and cherish." St. George Preca
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"From the birth of Jesus we learn the vanity of the world — for He cast beneath His feet all that men esteem and cherish." St. George Preca
The single most discordant president of our time covets top billing, pride of place. Artists may choose to not enable.
December 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The single most discordant president of our time covets top billing, pride of place. Artists may choose to not enable.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board thinks that musicians canceling appearances are not principled, but selfish and intolerant.
That’s rich, considering whose name has been abruptly added.
That’s rich, considering whose name has been abruptly added.
December 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board thinks that musicians canceling appearances are not principled, but selfish and intolerant.
That’s rich, considering whose name has been abruptly added.
That’s rich, considering whose name has been abruptly added.
re: 1776, "If [General William] Howe's host reached 35,000 troops and 4,000 horses later in the year, as anticipated, 37 tons of food and 38 tons of hay and oats would be required every day, almost entirely from Britain." Rick Atkinson, The British Are Coming: The War for America
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
re: 1776, "If [General William] Howe's host reached 35,000 troops and 4,000 horses later in the year, as anticipated, 37 tons of food and 38 tons of hay and oats would be required every day, almost entirely from Britain." Rick Atkinson, The British Are Coming: The War for America
"Through your mercy, Lord, my tender heart had drunk in that name, the name of my Savior and your Son... No writing from which that name was missing, even if learned, of literary elegance and truthful, could ever captivate me completely." St Augustine, The Confessions
December 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Through your mercy, Lord, my tender heart had drunk in that name, the name of my Savior and your Son... No writing from which that name was missing, even if learned, of literary elegance and truthful, could ever captivate me completely." St Augustine, The Confessions
"Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:4 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:4 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Vayigash ("and he drew near"): #Genesis 44:18 through 47:27.
"And Joseph sustained his father and his brothers and his father's entire household [with] bread for the young children." Genesis 47:12 Rosenberg
"And Joseph sustained his father and his brothers and his father's entire household [with] bread for the young children." Genesis 47:12 Rosenberg
December 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Vayigash ("and he drew near"): #Genesis 44:18 through 47:27.
"And Joseph sustained his father and his brothers and his father's entire household [with] bread for the young children." Genesis 47:12 Rosenberg
"And Joseph sustained his father and his brothers and his father's entire household [with] bread for the young children." Genesis 47:12 Rosenberg
"...when thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb." from the Te Deum Laudamus
Second Day of Christmas! #TeDeum
Second Day of Christmas! #TeDeum
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"...when thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb." from the Te Deum Laudamus
Second Day of Christmas! #TeDeum
Second Day of Christmas! #TeDeum
"When thy word goeth forth it giveth light and understanding unto the simple." Psalms 119:130 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
December 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"When thy word goeth forth it giveth light and understanding unto the simple." Psalms 119:130 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
HM King Charles III. Christmas Broadcast 2025, a faithful message on the "most important journey."
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
HM King Charles III. Christmas Broadcast 2025, a faithful message on the "most important journey."
A Happy Christmas to our beloved friends and family near and far! Praying for the peace of Christ, the joy of the Lord, in your homes during these celebrations. With our love..
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A Happy Christmas to our beloved friends and family near and far! Praying for the peace of Christ, the joy of the Lord, in your homes during these celebrations. With our love..
"Let Israel now confess, that [the Lord] is gracious, and that his mercy endureth for ever." Psalms 118:2 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Let Israel now confess, that [the Lord] is gracious, and that his mercy endureth for ever." Psalms 118:2 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"The works of his hands are verity and judgement; all his commandments are true." Psalms 111:7 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"The works of his hands are verity and judgement; all his commandments are true." Psalms 111:7 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
Heard someone say that Germany "isn't structured around personal freedom, but around shared responsibility, and that changes everything."
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Heard someone say that Germany "isn't structured around personal freedom, but around shared responsibility, and that changes everything."
"For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, and brake their bonds in sunder." Psalms 107:14 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, and brake their bonds in sunder." Psalms 107:14 Coverdale #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"...for now [a ruler] shall become great to the ends of the earth." Micah 5:4 Rosenberg #DailyOffice #morningprayer #Advent
December 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"...for now [a ruler] shall become great to the ends of the earth." Micah 5:4 Rosenberg #DailyOffice #morningprayer #Advent
"...but many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor." Pope Leo XIV, final Jubilee Audience of the year
December 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"...but many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor." Pope Leo XIV, final Jubilee Audience of the year
"...it was [Joseph] who sold grain to the entire populace of the land..." #Genesis 42:6 Rosenberg, Parashat Miketz, the weekly Torah portion
December 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"...it was [Joseph] who sold grain to the entire populace of the land..." #Genesis 42:6 Rosenberg, Parashat Miketz, the weekly Torah portion
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Miketz ("at the end of"): #Genesis chapter 41 through 44:17.
"And Pharaoh removed his ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's hand, and he attired him [with] raiment of fine linen, and he placed the golden chain around his neck." Genesis 41:42 Rosenberg
"And Pharaoh removed his ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's hand, and he attired him [with] raiment of fine linen, and he placed the golden chain around his neck." Genesis 41:42 Rosenberg
December 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Miketz ("at the end of"): #Genesis chapter 41 through 44:17.
"And Pharaoh removed his ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's hand, and he attired him [with] raiment of fine linen, and he placed the golden chain around his neck." Genesis 41:42 Rosenberg
"And Pharaoh removed his ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's hand, and he attired him [with] raiment of fine linen, and he placed the golden chain around his neck." Genesis 41:42 Rosenberg
There are few words adequate to describe the hubris it takes for a president to place his own name on a monument expressly dedicated to another.
But don't miss the point. It's not about the place or institution. This is marketing the autocracy. Loyalists with unquestioning obeisance at every turn.
But don't miss the point. It's not about the place or institution. This is marketing the autocracy. Loyalists with unquestioning obeisance at every turn.
December 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
There are few words adequate to describe the hubris it takes for a president to place his own name on a monument expressly dedicated to another.
But don't miss the point. It's not about the place or institution. This is marketing the autocracy. Loyalists with unquestioning obeisance at every turn.
But don't miss the point. It's not about the place or institution. This is marketing the autocracy. Loyalists with unquestioning obeisance at every turn.