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Kayko Driedger Hesslein

@crtcltheology.bsky.social

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(she/her) PhD in Systematic Theology w/ an Allied Field in History; Professor of Theology and Dean of Studies; ELCIC pastor since 2002; Covid-cautious; against fascism; trans ally; Treaty 7 resident; collapse-accepting; FAFO

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · Nov 21

When I post on theology or pastor things, consider me a professional expert. When I post on trans or covid/long covid things, consider me a personal expert and activist, when I post on anything else, that’s my own personal opinion, sometimes thought through but not always.

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 5h

Sometimes futility seems like the right word.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 7h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens

Masoud Pezeshkian says subsidence is also ‘a disaster’ in city of 10 million, which consumes quarter of Iran’s water

www.theguardian.com

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 8h

Yes, I did - I saw that Neos is cancelling their flight to Toronto and that some American airlines are reconsidering flights to the Middle East. Did I miss something? There were a lot of ads in the middle and I might have missed in my scrolling.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 8h

Poser syndrome. Love it.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 8h

Feminist Study of Religion?

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 8h

I’m not sure I would call it chaos. They fly to one city from one country and it looks like they have only been running those flights since 2023.

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 13h

Get ready for en masse declarations of certain denominations as anti-Christian and therefore terrorist organizations. Then the clergy will be targeted as terrorists. Pauline scholarship is about to get interesting when it comes to his relationship with the Empire and who’s interpreting him right.

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 13h

Does this mean gender-affirming surgeries will become available in Alberta instead of sending patients to Montreal? (Yeah, I thought not)

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 18h

In addition to being a good undergrad text, I would add that it is a fantastic text for pastors to update their seminary education. So much has changed in the development of the early church in the last few years. Pastors will want to catch up.

Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 18h

My review of Paula Fredriksen's Ancient Christianities is up at BMCR:

Ancient Christianities: the first five hundred years – Bryn Mawr Classical Review share.google/agnGwlBZmvkJ...

Ancient Christianities: the first five hundred years – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 1d

Sign the new House of Commons e-petition calling on the Government of Canada to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ people worldwide and reaffirm Canada’s role as a safe haven.

Thank you to MP Rob Oliphant for sponsoring this important petition.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 1d

I hope it snows. Epic snow. Shut down the roads snow.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 1d

They’re going to need antidepressants because that is going to be hella depressing work.

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 1d

An evening taize service? Lights down, no electric instruments…

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 1d

I led Wednesday evening Holden worship and presided every Sunday at church the entire nine months I was pregnant, but my kid still ended up autistic. Maybe it’s because I also took Tylenol?

David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

“You may think this is crazy….get him in church. Get him listening to Christian music. Even just Christian kid songs.….they can feel Gods presence and the comfort of the Holy Spirit.”

Just one suggestion from a member of the Leucovorin for Autism group

www.wired.com/story/chaos-...

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’

A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.

www.wired.com

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 1d

1) How did they end up with 30? 😡 2) Can they not be rewilded? 3) People in the Arctic harvest beluga for food for the winter - could they at least have them?

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

🇨🇦 A Canadian theme park said it will have no choice but to euthanize 30 beluga whales if the federal government does not provide emergency funding by the end of Tuesday.
➡️ u.afp.com/SmMQ

Beluga whales are photographed underwater in the murky waters of the Churchill River near Hudson Bay outside Churchill, northern Canada.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 2d

Streaming tv shows are your friend. Now is not the time to worry about screen exposure for your kids.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 2d

I tracked my writing through my sabbatical and I am definitely someone who writes twice a week but puts out 1-3000 words at a time. Trying to do 250 or 500 words every day just didn’t work for me.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 2d

Pastors are showing up. This is good to see.

Boorke Gutslinger @bleaktheology.bsky.social · 2d

This is David W. Swanson, pastor of New Community Covenant Church in Chicago. He says Bovino was "repeatedly laying hands on him and threatening to arrest him despite his compliance with orders."

Fascism will always seek out the church. No one is safe.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 3d

I love how accessible her writing is, without compromising her academic excellence.

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 3d

My husband says it’s okay, we’re not Roman. ☠️

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 3d

Combine a strong belief in an omnipotent God and a theology of glory with a culture of American exceptionalism with an actual reality of increasing powerlessness and this is what you get. We need to get a theology of the cross and more process theology out to our young people to actually help them.

Dr. Andrew Chesnut @drdeathanddivinity.bsky.social · 3d

“I think the only ones who have shown some dynamism lately on the American Christian landscape are these non-denominational, usually charismatic megachurches,” said Andrew Chesnut of Virginia Commonwealth University." dallasexpress.com/national/chu... #AcademicSky #Religion

‘The Charlie Kirk Effect’: Young Americans Flood Churches After Kirk’s Assassination

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, churches across the U.S. report a spike in attendance among young adults — a trend dubbed “the Charlie Kirk effect.”

dallasexpress.com

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 3d

I wish there was a way to assess maturity in candidates but sadly we have a system where the people who are honest and mature just don’t receive votes. 😔 I think Calgarians haven’t caught up to the reality that the mayor is going to be the mayor of millions of people. Charisma isn’t enough.

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 3d

But can we drive across a bridge?

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 3d

I know if I was being judged on things I said in my twenties, I would come up very short. Of course we are right to be skeptical of growth and change narratives, but I think maybe in this case it’s genuine? Not to say that we don’t hold anyone accountable for their past, but can we accept growth?

Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 3d

Hmmm… I lived in his ward when he was a councillor and interacted with him once. My thoughts at the time were that he seemed intelligent, inclined to listen, but was in with the wrong crowd. Essentially, he was young. He seems to have matured since then, which one would expect from someone his age.