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episcopal priest, phd candidate in theology, amateur interest in emergency medicine and construction technologies. wife guy to bailey. she/her

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · Jan 29

“We believe that, in obedience to Jesus Christ, its only head, the church is called to confess and to do all these things, even though the authorities and human laws might forbid them and punishment and suffering be the consequence.

Jesus is Lord.”

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 14h

Desperately need society to stop rewarding cruelty. To stop unleashing gratuitous, sociopathic cruelty. I think this is a phenomenon driven by the right but it’s infected all of us to one degree or another, and we need to remain cognizant of wanting not to be this way.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 16h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 1d

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

but I am saying that the current system of "idk every parish just kind of decides on a case by case basis with each hire; there may or may not be a diocesan minimum" does not seem to have proven itself well-suited to producing equity in compensation

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

okay I'm not saying that we should have strictly enforced pay tables for clergy (that factor in things like years of experience, ASA, variations in cost of living, etc) with both minimum and maximum allowable salaries

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, not no tbh

opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

really remarkable to read the quotes from the actual text. to steal Tom's adjective, it's a very fulsome letter of congratulation. it very much does not read to me like a form letter

Maple Anglican @mapleanglican.bsky.social · 1d

Nice
www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/10...

Vatican congratulates first female archbishop of Canterbury

The head of the Vatican’s ecumenical office congratulated Anglican Bishop Sarah Mullally of London on her appointment as the next archbishop of Canterbury.

www.americamagazine.org

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

have got an idea for a new restructuring of diss chapters in my head; ora pro me

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

god bless you

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

okay have just been told that barth says that the church only exists when it is assembled, and ceases to exist when not. anybody know what this could possibly be a reference to?

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

for now, at least! we'll see how it goes. not having it always-at-hand has been good so far

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 1d

hello nerds I have logged off on my phone but THIS is my laptop and I am Logged In

and right now the important thought I need to share with the Public is

I am listening to mewithoutyou's 2006 album "brother, sister" and I think it is good

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 2d

but this in particular just feels so dated, it is language that was originally meant to be inclusive and non-pathologizing but ended up becoming the property of conservatives

It is like if a hymn talked about “alternative lifestyle choices”

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t mean to be mean it’s just so funny bc the only options we really have are horrible euphemism, clinical terminology, or specific identity labels - all bad options!

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 2d

“all persuasions” THANK u so much

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 2d

straight up dissolved into giggles mid-hymn

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 2d

I guess I had never actually sung “In the midst of new dimensions“ before which is unfortunate because when we reached the part of verse four that reads “we are man and we are woman, all persuasions, young and old“ I about LOST it

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 2d

okay I logged back in on my phone for this:

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 3d

pray for me.

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 3d

(not fishing for people to tell me they’d miss me and/or that they like hearing what I have to say; that’s among the aforementioned “reasons I want to stay that also suggest I might should go”)

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 3d

no decision made yet, but seriously contemplating deactivating. many of the things that most make me want to stay are among the reasons I probably ought to go.

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 3d

we call him that, or else a little squirrel, quite often

opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 3d

a cartoon character is holding his finger to his mouth and the word shh is above him

Alt: shaggy from scooby doo saying “shh!”

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opera trinitatis ad extra indivisa sunt @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social · 4d

IT WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE

❌🚫⚠️🛑👎⛔️

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