Liddy Barlow
@liddybarlow.bsky.social
Ecumenist, pilgrim, polity nerd, middle-aged matron, maker of to-do lists. Pittsburgh, via New Hampshire & Mount Holyoke.
Keystone west trying to decide which action is most @ackerman156.bsky.social:
A.) printing his itinerary on paper
B.) waiting until the airport to check in
C.) despite somehow receiving an A boarding pass, selecting a seat five rows from the back of the plane.
We vote D, all the above. #UCCsynod
A.) printing his itinerary on paper
B.) waiting until the airport to check in
C.) despite somehow receiving an A boarding pass, selecting a seat five rows from the back of the plane.
We vote D, all the above. #UCCsynod
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Keystone west trying to decide which action is most @ackerman156.bsky.social:
A.) printing his itinerary on paper
B.) waiting until the airport to check in
C.) despite somehow receiving an A boarding pass, selecting a seat five rows from the back of the plane.
We vote D, all the above. #UCCsynod
A.) printing his itinerary on paper
B.) waiting until the airport to check in
C.) despite somehow receiving an A boarding pass, selecting a seat five rows from the back of the plane.
We vote D, all the above. #UCCsynod
Ah, now it makes sense: we were waiting to light the candle until we could wave long diaphanous flags around it.
(Also that was genuinely cool.)
#UCCsynod
(Also that was genuinely cool.)
#UCCsynod
July 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Ah, now it makes sense: we were waiting to light the candle until we could wave long diaphanous flags around it.
(Also that was genuinely cool.)
#UCCsynod
(Also that was genuinely cool.)
#UCCsynod
The “Palestinians are Semites too” trope is used exclusively to diminish attention to anti-Jewish sentiment, rhetoric, and violence. #UCCsynod
July 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The “Palestinians are Semites too” trope is used exclusively to diminish attention to anti-Jewish sentiment, rhetoric, and violence. #UCCsynod
Delegate suggests that decades-old resolution against antisemitism is sufficient, whereas we need a new resolution about Palestine every Synod. #UCCsynod
July 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Delegate suggests that decades-old resolution against antisemitism is sufficient, whereas we need a new resolution about Palestine every Synod. #UCCsynod
FASCINATING how everyone expressing distrust and disagreement in our first woman GMP begins their remarks by saying “in all due respect”…
#UCCsynod
#UCCsynod
July 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
FASCINATING how everyone expressing distrust and disagreement in our first woman GMP begins their remarks by saying “in all due respect”…
#UCCsynod
#UCCsynod
I’ve been dreaming of writing a DMin thesis on “Power in the United Church of Christ” for *years* and this discussion is only fueling that wish. #UCCsynod
July 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’ve been dreaming of writing a DMin thesis on “Power in the United Church of Christ” for *years* and this discussion is only fueling that wish. #UCCsynod
I love that this is a church where we can all say “here we are.”
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
July 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I love that this is a church where we can all say “here we are.”
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
“If you are part of an exclusively or predominantly white congregation, you are also part of an immigrant church.” We don’t need to draw unwanted attention to churches of color; we can use our own privilege and identity to stand up for immigrants. #UCCsynod
July 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“If you are part of an exclusively or predominantly white congregation, you are also part of an immigrant church.” We don’t need to draw unwanted attention to churches of color; we can use our own privilege and identity to stand up for immigrants. #UCCsynod
Convention center architects: “How many stalls are needed in the women’s restroom of this massive event space? How about six? That should be about right, surely?” #UCCsynod
July 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Convention center architects: “How many stalls are needed in the women’s restroom of this massive event space? How about six? That should be about right, surely?” #UCCsynod
I was going to ask if the conference ministers felt pressure to choose a different word from last time, but then Lillian Daniel grabbed her thesaurus and made it clear that: yes. #UCCsynod
July 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I was going to ask if the conference ministers felt pressure to choose a different word from last time, but then Lillian Daniel grabbed her thesaurus and made it clear that: yes. #UCCsynod
Shari Prestemon entered this General Synod with a three-word mantra: Scooter. Bandit. Pickles. @generalsynic.bsky.social #UCCsynod
July 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Shari Prestemon entered this General Synod with a three-word mantra: Scooter. Bandit. Pickles. @generalsynic.bsky.social #UCCsynod
“Make an easy online gift!” the UCC invites, and then points you to a form that doesn’t correctly auto-populate with any of your saved info, forces you to look up the address of your local church, and asks you to identify eight blurry photos of fire hydrants. #UCCsynod
July 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Make an easy online gift!” the UCC invites, and then points you to a form that doesn’t correctly auto-populate with any of your saved info, forces you to look up the address of your local church, and asks you to identify eight blurry photos of fire hydrants. #UCCsynod
I could have watched committee wordsmithing, but decided instead to send prayers from across the street. #UCCSynod #Can’tStopEcumenning
July 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I could have watched committee wordsmithing, but decided instead to send prayers from across the street. #UCCSynod #Can’tStopEcumenning
Morning Keystone caucus:
Q: How do you always wear white and never get dirty?
KGT (momentary pause and smile, clearly discerning if it’s right to go there, deciding it is): It’s a reflection of my greatness.
The crowd goes wild.
#UCCsynod
Q: How do you always wear white and never get dirty?
KGT (momentary pause and smile, clearly discerning if it’s right to go there, deciding it is): It’s a reflection of my greatness.
The crowd goes wild.
#UCCsynod
July 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Morning Keystone caucus:
Q: How do you always wear white and never get dirty?
KGT (momentary pause and smile, clearly discerning if it’s right to go there, deciding it is): It’s a reflection of my greatness.
The crowd goes wild.
#UCCsynod
Q: How do you always wear white and never get dirty?
KGT (momentary pause and smile, clearly discerning if it’s right to go there, deciding it is): It’s a reflection of my greatness.
The crowd goes wild.
#UCCsynod
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July 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@generalsynic.bsky.social Having a hoot with @liddybarlow.bsky.social !