Rev Darcy
@revdarcy.bsky.social
She/hers. Universalist pastor, family life educator, and public teacher. Proud Progressive Christian Alliance clergy. God loves you just the way you are. Views my own.
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This sacred word indicates Jesus wouldn’t be too pleased with the destruction of USAID and other social welfare programs.
[1.4] Eleven Minutes in Mark (Mark 1:21-)
What is the kingdom of God and how do we get there?
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February 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This sacred word indicates Jesus wouldn’t be too pleased with the destruction of USAID and other social welfare programs.
“Christians who do not find greatness in humility and sacrificially giving of themselves to even their enemies, have failed to grasp the fundamental meaning of the Gospel.”
The Criteria for a Good Pastor Might Surprise You
Reflections on pastoring as I celebrate five years of ordained ministry and my reception this week into the Progressive Christian Alliance as one of their clergy.
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February 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“Christians who do not find greatness in humility and sacrificially giving of themselves to even their enemies, have failed to grasp the fundamental meaning of the Gospel.”
This week I bring you a bonus "advice for my daughter," which is "speak truth to power." This is the actual letter I sent to Alabama AG Steve Marshall with my gender-affirming driver's license.
Advice for My Would-Be Enemy
Rev Darcy's open pastoral guidance to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on the day AG Marshall cruelly demanded her gender-affirming license returned.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This week I bring you a bonus "advice for my daughter," which is "speak truth to power." This is the actual letter I sent to Alabama AG Steve Marshall with my gender-affirming driver's license.
“In opposition to the limited scope of our president’s grace and favor, the true king’s grace and favor extends even to the alien and enemy (cf., Luke 4:25-27).”
Oaks of Righteousness: A Reflection One Week into Trump 2.0
"I, the Almighty, loves justice and hates the exploitation and gaslighting of my beloveds" (Isaiah 61:8a, my paraphrase).
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January 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“In opposition to the limited scope of our president’s grace and favor, the true king’s grace and favor extends even to the alien and enemy (cf., Luke 4:25-27).”
Already over our allegedly great empire? In just eleven minutes I unpack six verses from Mark's Gospel in which Jesus describes a different type of kingdom, a kindom built on justice, mercy, and fellowship with the sacred and holy that we can have in the here and now and not the great hereafter.
[1.3] Eleven Minutes in Mark (Mark 1:14-20)
What is the kingdom of God and how do we get there?
revdarcy.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Already over our allegedly great empire? In just eleven minutes I unpack six verses from Mark's Gospel in which Jesus describes a different type of kingdom, a kindom built on justice, mercy, and fellowship with the sacred and holy that we can have in the here and now and not the great hereafter.
Transgender people like me are under attack, and in May this is my only source of income. Can you please become a paid subscriber? Your payment of $5 per month or $50 annually will help me continue my parish, community, and public ministry.
Alabama Is Taking My License on Monday
Apparently, me having a driver's license that says "female" is a public safety risk. Is my passport next? Probably.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Transgender people like me are under attack, and in May this is my only source of income. Can you please become a paid subscriber? Your payment of $5 per month or $50 annually will help me continue my parish, community, and public ministry.
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For troublesome priests, we give thanks to the Lord.
January 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For troublesome priests, we give thanks to the Lord.
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Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
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How on EARTH can clergy demand that anyone else take risks if they're too busy engaged in CYA
How dare you
If you had a nice quiet first Trump administration, how nice for you
Be willing to put your shit on the line for others now, kids
IT IS YOUR JOB.
How dare you
If you had a nice quiet first Trump administration, how nice for you
Be willing to put your shit on the line for others now, kids
IT IS YOUR JOB.
January 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
How on EARTH can clergy demand that anyone else take risks if they're too busy engaged in CYA
How dare you
If you had a nice quiet first Trump administration, how nice for you
Be willing to put your shit on the line for others now, kids
IT IS YOUR JOB.
How dare you
If you had a nice quiet first Trump administration, how nice for you
Be willing to put your shit on the line for others now, kids
IT IS YOUR JOB.
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If you’re upset by a woman prophetically speaking truth to power, allow me to introduce you to Jesus’ mom:
“God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. God has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” -Luke 1:52-53
“God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. God has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” -Luke 1:52-53
January 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If you’re upset by a woman prophetically speaking truth to power, allow me to introduce you to Jesus’ mom:
“God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. God has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” -Luke 1:52-53
“God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. God has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” -Luke 1:52-53
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Heartless. Cruel.
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Heartless. Cruel.
I’m ignoring the clown in DC because he thrives on attention. He’s a showman and a fraud.
The Wizard is a Fraud
As zany and fantastic as The Wizard of Oz is, I believe that it is a film for our time and not because it was made under the influence of some hard drugs that might make the years ahead more bearable.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’m ignoring the clown in DC because he thrives on attention. He’s a showman and a fraud.
Join me tonight at 7pm central for an hour of prayer and meditation followed by an hour of debriefing and processing. We don't have to struggle through the trials ahead alone.
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Vindicated: A Reflection on Inauguration Day
"The nations shall see your vindication and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will give." - Isaiah 62:2 (NRSV)
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January 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Join me tonight at 7pm central for an hour of prayer and meditation followed by an hour of debriefing and processing. We don't have to struggle through the trials ahead alone.
Link in the article below.
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An irreverent eulogy for the late (unlamented) Anita Bryant (1940-2024) who did not put love for herself, for others, or for all of creation at the center of what she did with her life.
Bye bye Mrs Anti-Gay Pie
An irreverent eulogy for the late (unlamented) Anita Bryant (1940-2024) who did not put love for herself, for others, or for all of creation at the center of what she did with her life.
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January 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
An irreverent eulogy for the late (unlamented) Anita Bryant (1940-2024) who did not put love for herself, for others, or for all of creation at the center of what she did with her life.
Starting TOMORROW (Jan 13) I will host an hour guided prayer and meditation group, The Monday Circle, on Zoom at 7pm central. Details and links in this reflection.
Called By Name: Meditation for Epiphany 1
You are my beloved child who delights me.
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January 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Starting TOMORROW (Jan 13) I will host an hour guided prayer and meditation group, The Monday Circle, on Zoom at 7pm central. Details and links in this reflection.
Why is calling Jesus "the Christ" and "the son of God" so subversive? Learn more about the first words of the first Gospel on this week's Eleven Minutes.
[1.1] Eleven Minutes in Mark (Mark 1:1-3)
Why is calling Jesus "the Christ" and "the son of God" so subversive?
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January 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Why is calling Jesus "the Christ" and "the son of God" so subversive? Learn more about the first words of the first Gospel on this week's Eleven Minutes.
We are “not particularly shocked that Speaker Johnson will do anything to maintain a majority in the House so thin that if it were a piece of bread it would be 0 points in Weight Watchers.”
You Won't Believe this Sh!t
Once again transgender fearmongering in Congress is a reminder that what you believe is less important than how your beliefs inform your actions.
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January 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We are “not particularly shocked that Speaker Johnson will do anything to maintain a majority in the House so thin that if it were a piece of bread it would be 0 points in Weight Watchers.”
“While I am not going to cast my pearls before swine, in 2025 I am going to lean into my duty as a pastor and defend the people of God indirectly by gently correcting anti-Christ when I see it.“
My Grownup New Year's Resolutions
I'm still a little disoriented by holidaze, but I have my sights set on five grown-up resolutions for 2025.
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January 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“While I am not going to cast my pearls before swine, in 2025 I am going to lean into my duty as a pastor and defend the people of God indirectly by gently correcting anti-Christ when I see it.“
How did the Bible you have today end up in your hands? Join me on this week’s podcast to learn more.
[Intro] Seriously but Not Literally (Part 5)
The Bible has been transformed from an oral tradition into written word. How did it end up in your hands?
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December 31, 2024 at 1:42 AM
How did the Bible you have today end up in your hands? Join me on this week’s podcast to learn more.
My five-year-old-niece— who has been to church maybe a dozen times— preached a better sermon at my Christmas Eve service than I did.
Let the Children Come
If we make church unpleasant and unwelcoming for children and only cater to adults of a certain disposition, then we are undermining the Gospel and missing out on their perspective.
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December 27, 2024 at 2:37 AM
My five-year-old-niece— who has been to church maybe a dozen times— preached a better sermon at my Christmas Eve service than I did.
Our job as followers of Jesus’ Way is not to determine who is worthy of our help. It is to help. This Christmas make a resolve to judge less and help more.
Who is My Neighbor?
If the ALEA agent who dehumanized me in my lawsuit was bleeding to death on the side of the road I would help her. She wants to be my enemy, but she's my still neighbor.
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December 20, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Our job as followers of Jesus’ Way is not to determine who is worthy of our help. It is to help. This Christmas make a resolve to judge less and help more.
I hate Giving Tuesday.
Of Mites and Men
I'm just a worn out, cranky, country preacher looking for a Christmas miracle.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:18 AM
I hate Giving Tuesday.
For only $40 you can gain full access to my Substack for a year AND support my ministry. With your help I’ll be able to continue serving my rural parish and community. This discounted rate ends Wednesday!
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Bad(ass) theology from a liberal pastor, developmental family scientist, and social justice advocate in rural Alabama. Click to read Rev. Darcy Corbitt, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.
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December 3, 2024 at 2:42 AM
For only $40 you can gain full access to my Substack for a year AND support my ministry. With your help I’ll be able to continue serving my rural parish and community. This discounted rate ends Wednesday!
I’m inviting you on a journey with me through the Bible where we’ll dive deep into all of the drama without the spiritual trauma. Come with me to learn about just how much you are loved, just as you are in this moment, as we spend the next eleven minutes in heaven.
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December 1, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I’m inviting you on a journey with me through the Bible where we’ll dive deep into all of the drama without the spiritual trauma. Come with me to learn about just how much you are loved, just as you are in this moment, as we spend the next eleven minutes in heaven.
open.substack.com/pub/revdarcy...
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I’m really excited to share my latest project, a podcast called Eleven Minutes in Heaven. Each Sunday, for eleven minutes, we’ll dive deep into the Bible for a taste of Biblical drama without the spiritual trauma. The first episode releases at 7am Sunday, December 1.
Podcast Intro: Seriously but not Literally
The Bible is a collection of books written by human beings over a period of about 1,500 years. How can we uncover the truths contained in the Bible in a free and responsible manner?
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December 1, 2024 at 5:15 AM
I’m really excited to share my latest project, a podcast called Eleven Minutes in Heaven. Each Sunday, for eleven minutes, we’ll dive deep into the Bible for a taste of Biblical drama without the spiritual trauma. The first episode releases at 7am Sunday, December 1.