Ken Ranos
@kranos86.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
ELCA Pastor, Husband and Father.
Blackhawks fan, Dungeon Master, student of liberation theology.
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Blackhawks fan, Dungeon Master, student of liberation theology.
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ICE agents have raided Downey Memorial Christian Church, St. Adelaide, and Our Lady of Lourdes, CA; Christ Fellowship WA; Central UMC, and a Baptist church, NC; Iglesia Fuente de Vida, GA; and others.
So forgive me if I don't clutch my pearls that peaceful protestors disrupted a worship service […]
So forgive me if I don't clutch my pearls that peaceful protestors disrupted a worship service […]
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January 22, 2026 at 6:50 AM
ICE agents have raided Downey Memorial Christian Church, St. Adelaide, and Our Lady of Lourdes, CA; Christ Fellowship WA; Central UMC, and a Baptist church, NC; Iglesia Fuente de Vida, GA; and others.
So forgive me if I don't clutch my pearls that peaceful protestors disrupted a worship service […]
So forgive me if I don't clutch my pearls that peaceful protestors disrupted a worship service […]
Commemorating the saints isn't just about the famous, ultra-holy Christians in history. It's also about our ancestors who in some way shaped us, either directly, or indirectly through their shaping of others, even if only a few people remember them.
Today I commemorate my great-grandmother […]
Today I commemorate my great-grandmother […]
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January 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Commemorating the saints isn't just about the famous, ultra-holy Christians in history. It's also about our ancestors who in some way shaped us, either directly, or indirectly through their shaping of others, even if only a few people remember them.
Today I commemorate my great-grandmother […]
Today I commemorate my great-grandmother […]
Not every opinion is equal in the church. Advocating for the invasion of any nation, including an allied nation is not an acceptable opinion. If you believe what Trump is threatening to Greenland is right, your place in the Christian Church, the Lutheran Church, is the confessional booth. You […]
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January 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Not every opinion is equal in the church. Advocating for the invasion of any nation, including an allied nation is not an acceptable opinion. If you believe what Trump is threatening to Greenland is right, your place in the Christian Church, the Lutheran Church, is the confessional booth. You […]
To comply with unjust laws that violate one's conscience is neither a Biblical nor a Christian virtue. Resistance against injustice is holy.
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
To comply with unjust laws that violate one's conscience is neither a Biblical nor a Christian virtue. Resistance against injustice is holy.
Therapist: "And how do we deal with our sad feelings?"
Me: "Create a new character with an exaggerated tragic backstory to work through my own difficulties in game?"
Therapist: *squeezing the bridge of their nose* "... no."
#d&D #dungeonsAndDragons
Me: "Create a new character with an exaggerated tragic backstory to work through my own difficulties in game?"
Therapist: *squeezing the bridge of their nose* "... no."
#d&D #dungeonsAndDragons
January 12, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Therapist: "And how do we deal with our sad feelings?"
Me: "Create a new character with an exaggerated tragic backstory to work through my own difficulties in game?"
Therapist: *squeezing the bridge of their nose* "... no."
#d&D #dungeonsAndDragons
Me: "Create a new character with an exaggerated tragic backstory to work through my own difficulties in game?"
Therapist: *squeezing the bridge of their nose* "... no."
#d&D #dungeonsAndDragons
My son helped me with "chalking the door" this year, a tradition on the Epiphany of Our Lord.
From medieval times, Christians all around the world on the Epiphany bless their homes by writing "CMB" and the year on their doors in chalk. The letters can stand […]
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From medieval times, Christians all around the world on the Epiphany bless their homes by writing "CMB" and the year on their doors in chalk. The letters can stand […]
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January 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
My son helped me with "chalking the door" this year, a tradition on the Epiphany of Our Lord.
From medieval times, Christians all around the world on the Epiphany bless their homes by writing "CMB" and the year on their doors in chalk. The letters can stand […]
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From medieval times, Christians all around the world on the Epiphany bless their homes by writing "CMB" and the year on their doors in chalk. The letters can stand […]
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I'm so tired of war. I'm sick of war over oil. I'm appalled by war over drugs. I don't know how to make it stop.
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I'm so tired of war. I'm sick of war over oil. I'm appalled by war over drugs. I don't know how to make it stop.
Thank God 2025 is over. I never thought it would end. What a disappointing year.
Except it's going to be more of the same until revolution topples what 2025 built and rebuilds what it destroyed.
Except it's going to be more of the same until revolution topples what 2025 built and rebuilds what it destroyed.
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Thank God 2025 is over. I never thought it would end. What a disappointing year.
Except it's going to be more of the same until revolution topples what 2025 built and rebuilds what it destroyed.
Except it's going to be more of the same until revolution topples what 2025 built and rebuilds what it destroyed.
"Look how Democrats ruined everything!"
- Republicans talking about states they've ruled unchallenged for decades.
- Republicans talking about states they've ruled unchallenged for decades.
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"Look how Democrats ruined everything!"
- Republicans talking about states they've ruled unchallenged for decades.
- Republicans talking about states they've ruled unchallenged for decades.
Our protests and vigils will remain ineffective until we are willing to be disruptive with our protests, and willing to escalate to revolution if our protests go unheard.
Protests, like strikes, are the compromise to which society has agreed in lieu of revolution when change is demanded. If […]
Protests, like strikes, are the compromise to which society has agreed in lieu of revolution when change is demanded. If […]
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December 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Our protests and vigils will remain ineffective until we are willing to be disruptive with our protests, and willing to escalate to revolution if our protests go unheard.
Protests, like strikes, are the compromise to which society has agreed in lieu of revolution when change is demanded. If […]
Protests, like strikes, are the compromise to which society has agreed in lieu of revolution when change is demanded. If […]
Y'all "Churches, not the government, should feed those who are hungry" folks are about to discover on 1 November why that's impossible.
October 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Y'all "Churches, not the government, should feed those who are hungry" folks are about to discover on 1 November why that's impossible.
I will defend trans family, friends, and strangers from the slander that they are "Nihilistic Violent Extremists" or "Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremists" as loudly and as often as I can. And I will continue to call out the systems, political leaders, party platforms, religious […]
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September 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I will defend trans family, friends, and strangers from the slander that they are "Nihilistic Violent Extremists" or "Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremists" as loudly and as often as I can. And I will continue to call out the systems, political leaders, party platforms, religious […]
Just checking, we all still agree that this is the villain of the movie, right?
September 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Just checking, we all still agree that this is the villain of the movie, right?
Take note of who is celebrating, and who is mourning, the murder of Charlie Kirk (and who is too tired to care).
Then, before you react, ask yourself /why/ these different groups are reacting the way they are.
Then, before you react, ask yourself /why/ these different groups are reacting the way they are.
September 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Take note of who is celebrating, and who is mourning, the murder of Charlie Kirk (and who is too tired to care).
Then, before you react, ask yourself /why/ these different groups are reacting the way they are.
Then, before you react, ask yourself /why/ these different groups are reacting the way they are.
Ask the Pastor: Spiritual Practices
Like any practice or habit, picking up new spiritual practices can be difficult. They are appropriately called practices because learning to use them is a lifelong journey. Many of us grew up with some sort of spiritual practice at home, and many of us lost […]
Like any practice or habit, picking up new spiritual practices can be difficult. They are appropriately called practices because learning to use them is a lifelong journey. Many of us grew up with some sort of spiritual practice at home, and many of us lost […]
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August 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Ask the Pastor: Spiritual Practices
Like any practice or habit, picking up new spiritual practices can be difficult. They are appropriately called practices because learning to use them is a lifelong journey. Many of us grew up with some sort of spiritual practice at home, and many of us lost […]
Like any practice or habit, picking up new spiritual practices can be difficult. They are appropriately called practices because learning to use them is a lifelong journey. Many of us grew up with some sort of spiritual practice at home, and many of us lost […]
Woof.
"When Jesus asks the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 'Church, do you love me unconditionally?', do we answer, "Yes, Lord, we love you... like a friend."
We absolutely do. We're very fond of Jesus. We like him. But are we ready to leave everything else behind and follow him […]
"When Jesus asks the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 'Church, do you love me unconditionally?', do we answer, "Yes, Lord, we love you... like a friend."
We absolutely do. We're very fond of Jesus. We like him. But are we ready to leave everything else behind and follow him […]
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August 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Woof.
"When Jesus asks the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 'Church, do you love me unconditionally?', do we answer, "Yes, Lord, we love you... like a friend."
We absolutely do. We're very fond of Jesus. We like him. But are we ready to leave everything else behind and follow him […]
"When Jesus asks the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 'Church, do you love me unconditionally?', do we answer, "Yes, Lord, we love you... like a friend."
We absolutely do. We're very fond of Jesus. We like him. But are we ready to leave everything else behind and follow him […]
After watching the worship services during the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, it's time to bring back the dalmatic for our deacons and the tunicle for our assisting ministers. Not just because they look cool and I like liturgical stuff. It was very easy to look at all of the ministers up front at a […]
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August 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
After watching the worship services during the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, it's time to bring back the dalmatic for our deacons and the tunicle for our assisting ministers. Not just because they look cool and I like liturgical stuff. It was very easy to look at all of the ministers up front at a […]
"But single-payer healthcare in America will lead to long wait times!"
Dude/ette, I have to wait until September for a /virtual/ sleep medicine consultation just to replace my dying CPAP machine. We already have the long wait times you use as a boogey man.
#singlepayerforall
Dude/ette, I have to wait until September for a /virtual/ sleep medicine consultation just to replace my dying CPAP machine. We already have the long wait times you use as a boogey man.
#singlepayerforall
July 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"But single-payer healthcare in America will lead to long wait times!"
Dude/ette, I have to wait until September for a /virtual/ sleep medicine consultation just to replace my dying CPAP machine. We already have the long wait times you use as a boogey man.
#singlepayerforall
Dude/ette, I have to wait until September for a /virtual/ sleep medicine consultation just to replace my dying CPAP machine. We already have the long wait times you use as a boogey man.
#singlepayerforall
What I'd like my fellow Lutheran Christians to consider is this:
If Catholic and Orthodox (traditionally conservative), and Anglican and Mainline Protestant (traditionally moderate to liberal) churches are all speaking together, you don't have to accept it as Gospel.
But you do need to […]
If Catholic and Orthodox (traditionally conservative), and Anglican and Mainline Protestant (traditionally moderate to liberal) churches are all speaking together, you don't have to accept it as Gospel.
But you do need to […]
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July 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
What I'd like my fellow Lutheran Christians to consider is this:
If Catholic and Orthodox (traditionally conservative), and Anglican and Mainline Protestant (traditionally moderate to liberal) churches are all speaking together, you don't have to accept it as Gospel.
But you do need to […]
If Catholic and Orthodox (traditionally conservative), and Anglican and Mainline Protestant (traditionally moderate to liberal) churches are all speaking together, you don't have to accept it as Gospel.
But you do need to […]
