Shawn Brooks
@shawnbrooks.bsky.social
ELCA Lutheran pastor in SE Minnesota. Husband. Dad. Quipster. Cat Dad. Not necessarily in that order. Generation Jones. He/him.
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It's Good News because it announces a truth, about reality and what is.
It's been done. It just is.
I work from the factual foundation that we are one already.
In all our differences and diversity, oneness and unity is the ground.
From the oneness, everything unfolds.
Including you.
And me.
It's been done. It just is.
I work from the factual foundation that we are one already.
In all our differences and diversity, oneness and unity is the ground.
From the oneness, everything unfolds.
Including you.
And me.
December 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM
It's Good News because it announces a truth, about reality and what is.
It's been done. It just is.
I work from the factual foundation that we are one already.
In all our differences and diversity, oneness and unity is the ground.
From the oneness, everything unfolds.
Including you.
And me.
It's been done. It just is.
I work from the factual foundation that we are one already.
In all our differences and diversity, oneness and unity is the ground.
From the oneness, everything unfolds.
Including you.
And me.
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Happy Holidays! 🤣🤣🤣
December 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Happy Holidays! 🤣🤣🤣
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NJ passes a law preventing cranky fucknuts from going apeshit on school libraries and librarians.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
www.nj.com/politics/202...
N.J. just struck a blow against banning books
It's called the "Freedom to Read Act."
www.nj.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:29 PM
NJ passes a law preventing cranky fucknuts from going apeshit on school libraries and librarians.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
www.nj.com/politics/202...
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#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network
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December 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM
If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
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Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
December 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?
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Have I had my mind changed on social media? Yes - NOT by arguing with randoms, but by following experts and first hand folks who share what they do, what they think and what's going on. The change isn't binary - I used to think one thing, and suddenly now another - it's slow and additive: Learning.
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Have I had my mind changed on social media? Yes - NOT by arguing with randoms, but by following experts and first hand folks who share what they do, what they think and what's going on. The change isn't binary - I used to think one thing, and suddenly now another - it's slow and additive: Learning.
Is anyone else thrown out of whack by the fact that Thanksgiving is so late this year? Just me?
November 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Is anyone else thrown out of whack by the fact that Thanksgiving is so late this year? Just me?
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"I have ennui."
"What's that?"
"It's when you are depressed, but not so depressed that you've given up on being pretentious."
"What's that?"
"It's when you are depressed, but not so depressed that you've given up on being pretentious."
November 24, 2024 at 7:40 PM
"I have ennui."
"What's that?"
"It's when you are depressed, but not so depressed that you've given up on being pretentious."
"What's that?"
"It's when you are depressed, but not so depressed that you've given up on being pretentious."
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This is a very important point. Please let everyone know.
November 24, 2024 at 11:11 PM
This is a very important point. Please let everyone know.
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Hey, just a note: Saying people are “illiterate” if they listen to audiobooks sucks for a bunch of reasons.
November 23, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Hey, just a note: Saying people are “illiterate” if they listen to audiobooks sucks for a bunch of reasons.
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It isn't "sharing your faith" when you're using legislation to do it. That's "forcing your faith."
Jesus never gave us the right to impose our religious beliefs on anyone.
When it violates human free will and matters of conscience, it isn't about Jesus.
It's about control.
Jesus never gave us the right to impose our religious beliefs on anyone.
When it violates human free will and matters of conscience, it isn't about Jesus.
It's about control.
November 23, 2024 at 7:19 PM
It isn't "sharing your faith" when you're using legislation to do it. That's "forcing your faith."
Jesus never gave us the right to impose our religious beliefs on anyone.
When it violates human free will and matters of conscience, it isn't about Jesus.
It's about control.
Jesus never gave us the right to impose our religious beliefs on anyone.
When it violates human free will and matters of conscience, it isn't about Jesus.
It's about control.
We want shalom, in the fullest sense of the word.
There's a strange idea among moderates that radicals take far left positions for the vibes, or to posture, or just because they're radical position. We take these stances because we want a livable planet, we want people to have good lives, and because in many cases they're winning positions.
November 23, 2024 at 7:18 PM
We want shalom, in the fullest sense of the word.
We are not a business. We don’t sell anything. “We are a community of servants.”
Pastors are not CEOs.
Churches are not corporations.
Members of the community are not investors.
We are shepherds.
We are a new family.
We are a community of servants.
Churches are not corporations.
Members of the community are not investors.
We are shepherds.
We are a new family.
We are a community of servants.
November 22, 2024 at 4:44 PM
We are not a business. We don’t sell anything. “We are a community of servants.”
It’s all fun and games until someone gets ‘measurable accumulation.’
November 21, 2024 at 2:55 AM
It’s all fun and games until someone gets ‘measurable accumulation.’
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If you only read one novel this year…. maybe read 2 next year
November 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
If you only read one novel this year…. maybe read 2 next year
Our girls. On the right, Ginny: reserved, demure, curled up—a typical cat.
On the left, Peaches: sprawling, contorted, flinging her limbs with wild abandon. Also a typical cat. 😏
On the left, Peaches: sprawling, contorted, flinging her limbs with wild abandon. Also a typical cat. 😏
November 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Our girls. On the right, Ginny: reserved, demure, curled up—a typical cat.
On the left, Peaches: sprawling, contorted, flinging her limbs with wild abandon. Also a typical cat. 😏
On the left, Peaches: sprawling, contorted, flinging her limbs with wild abandon. Also a typical cat. 😏
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Ebook deal of the day! Field Notes for the Wilderness by Sarah Bessey @sarahbessey.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4eAIZpj
https://buff.ly/4eAIZpj
November 20, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Ebook deal of the day! Field Notes for the Wilderness by Sarah Bessey @sarahbessey.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4eAIZpj
https://buff.ly/4eAIZpj
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We're all going to die in a relatively short amount of time so I had this weird idea, and tell me if it's stupid, but maybe we could all be kind to each other until then??
November 20, 2024 at 6:25 PM
We're all going to die in a relatively short amount of time so I had this weird idea, and tell me if it's stupid, but maybe we could all be kind to each other until then??