Photography is one of my favorite spiritual practices. I love to capture perspectives often missed, or focus in on a detail, play with angles, light, and textures. I try to take notice of the remarkable, or the profound among the plain, the curious, atypical spaces and elements. Photography invites me to pause, wonder, have patience, and pay attention. Like writing (which I also love), photography is a way to communicate things often difficult to articulate. It tries to make sense of Mystery, emotion, and innermost pondering. I hope you enjoy these!

“President” Tr*mp was asked on NYE if he had a New Year’s resolution. His bullsh*t answer was, “Peace. Peace on earth.” Know why he said that? Because it’s all he needs to say. He knows his cult of MAGA won’t question it, and will keep peddling a false theology to justify war and brutality in Jesus’ name, while Jesus actually weeps (and does a facepalm). This is abhorrent news today about the bombing and kidnapping in Venezuela, that happened without provocation (no, boats with drugs/terrorists- all lies), and we have an unhinged president, cowardice congress, and a brutal, bully Department of “War” indeed.

A vile, horrific assassination occurred on 9/10. It is an act that should never happen to anyone. And, Charlie Kirk’s unjustified murder does not erase his harmful legacy. We can grieve his awful, unacceptable murder, and refuse to venerate a person who sowed seeds of hate. We can acknowledge the image of God created in every person, including Charlie Kirk, …

Patriotism: Grief and Resilience If you are grieving today on this 4th of July, 2025, you are not alone, and your grief is a sign of your genuine patriotism as one who deeply cares about “liberty and justice FOR ALL” and whose “love of country” isn’t a bastardized phrase used to exclude and harm. The passing of the deadly, big ugly bill signed today by a petty king-wannabe, isn’t reflective of freedom, it is cruel, intentional class warfare that rips independence from those whom Jesus stood with and gives more of it to those whom Jesus rebuked.

“Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” -Frederick Douglass “A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can’t diffuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” -Salman Rushdie A blog entry can’t stop and bullet or war, either. But here I am, writing, because I must.

Ideological purity trumps academic rigor. If we wish to preserve our own lives, we must participate in the subversive act of old-speak.

When I broke my ankle in December, I caught up on some shows. There was one I intended to go back and finish, and I am sure glad I did! Content Warning: This review has *major* spoilers, and references to sexual assault. The show itself contains nudity, sexual assault, physical assault, and may be too sexually visual for some. It is rated MA-TV for Mature Audiences.

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The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had 10 horns and seven heads, with 10 crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw re...

People of faith suing the Trump administration for violating their religious freedom. Including UCC, PCUSA, TEC, UMC conferences...the list is long... Read the complaint. It is clear, well written, ...

Recently, Trump signed yet another EO establishing the White House Faith Office, and deemed Paula White-Cain as the head. Faith based offices in the White House are nothing new (at least in recent American History), but this one is different, especially due to who is in charge, and due to the wording of its purpose and agenda. If you read my blog entry before this one, you might recall that I wrote a comment about what bothers me when someone describes something using the word “faith” in a general sense, when behind it is meant a more specific kind of faith- usually the faith of evangelical Christians.

What Elon is doing is illegal.

“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference - so wide that to receive the one as good, pure, and holy, is of necessity to reject the other as bad, corrupt, and wicked.” -Frederick Douglass “Love is profoundly political. Our deepest revolution will come when we understand this truth.” -bell hooks…

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Wrote a little something for today if you need it. 💜 https://open.substack.com/pub/austinchanning/p/here-we-are?r=43vxu&utm_medium=ios

The Vermonter seemed incredulous at Trump’s low tolerance for cold.

One of my favorite Christmas carols is the macabre Coventry Carol. Can there be peace among the mournful? Is this why lament is so imperative? One of my favorite versions of this carol is by the Lo…

At this moment, we need to gather to process what just happened, deepen our bonds for the challenges ahead, and orient ourselves to taking strategic action on the road ahead. Join us in preparing to...