Allison Arsenault
@allisonarso.bsky.social
Director of Community Engagement at Forum for Theological Exploration. PC(USA) pastor, mom and sometimes writer at pronetowonder.substack.com.
If I have any followers who are attorneys I have a question: I’ve been wondering how the current political climate has impacted jury trials. Are there more hung jury’s due to polarization? Are people still able to interpret facts to make a decision? Is there a weird relationship to truth?
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If I have any followers who are attorneys I have a question: I’ve been wondering how the current political climate has impacted jury trials. Are there more hung jury’s due to polarization? Are people still able to interpret facts to make a decision? Is there a weird relationship to truth?
Sirens on USA. Pushing Daisies 😭
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.
What's yours?
What's yours?
September 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Sirens on USA. Pushing Daisies 😭
Some days I think it’s the moderates vs. the extremists. Some days I think it’s everyone vs the algorithm.
September 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Some days I think it’s the moderates vs. the extremists. Some days I think it’s everyone vs the algorithm.
In moments like this I find myself wondering who will step up and address political extremism and divisiveness like Eboo Patel and @interfaithamerica.bsky.social have done with religion on college campuses for the last 20 years. Is it possible?
September 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In moments like this I find myself wondering who will step up and address political extremism and divisiveness like Eboo Patel and @interfaithamerica.bsky.social have done with religion on college campuses for the last 20 years. Is it possible?
Anyone have tips for keeping my toddler and infant off the internet until they have fully developed frontal lobes?
September 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Anyone have tips for keeping my toddler and infant off the internet until they have fully developed frontal lobes?
Expectation: I am going to use this retreat time to think and read and write!
Reality: I am organizing my desktop and downloads folder
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Reality: I am organizing my desktop and downloads folder
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March 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Expectation: I am going to use this retreat time to think and read and write!
Reality: I am organizing my desktop and downloads folder
📁📁📁
Reality: I am organizing my desktop and downloads folder
📁📁📁
There are simply too many thoughts to think and not nearly enough time.
March 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
There are simply too many thoughts to think and not nearly enough time.
My 3-year-old is suddenly into Frozen and every time we listen to “Let it Go” she asks me, “what’s Elsa feeling?”
Unable to summarize the feeling of finally releasing one’s deepest imperfections and insecurities, I ask her “what do you think Elsa is feeling?”
She says “happy” every time.
Unable to summarize the feeling of finally releasing one’s deepest imperfections and insecurities, I ask her “what do you think Elsa is feeling?”
She says “happy” every time.
March 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My 3-year-old is suddenly into Frozen and every time we listen to “Let it Go” she asks me, “what’s Elsa feeling?”
Unable to summarize the feeling of finally releasing one’s deepest imperfections and insecurities, I ask her “what do you think Elsa is feeling?”
She says “happy” every time.
Unable to summarize the feeling of finally releasing one’s deepest imperfections and insecurities, I ask her “what do you think Elsa is feeling?”
She says “happy” every time.
THIS BOOK MAKES ME WANT TO SCREAM. WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!!!!
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Instant New York Times Bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Year An Economist and Air Mail Best Book of the Year ""Brave and absorbing."" ...
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February 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
THIS BOOK MAKES ME WANT TO SCREAM. WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!!!!
I did a survey recently that asked “should a Christian’s religion influence their politics?” And I’ve been thinking we need to reframe that question in the opposite: “should a Christian’s politics influence their religion?”
January 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I did a survey recently that asked “should a Christian’s religion influence their politics?” And I’ve been thinking we need to reframe that question in the opposite: “should a Christian’s politics influence their religion?”
The more time I spend on the internet, the more convinced I am that theological education is absolutely vital in our life and times.
January 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The more time I spend on the internet, the more convinced I am that theological education is absolutely vital in our life and times.
The more I saw last week, the more convinced I became that the gospel truly is outrageous.
January 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The more I saw last week, the more convinced I became that the gospel truly is outrageous.
I would’ve paid money to watch this realization play out in real time.
Real Housewives of Dubai star Chanel Ayan thought her Traitors castmates were going through hard times before the show, as she didn’t understand why so many of them identified as survivors… until she learned there’s a show called ‘Survivor.’
Chanel Ayan Thought Her Fellow Traitors Castmates Were Just Going Through It
Real Housewives of Dubai star Chanel Ayan thought her Traitors castmates were going through hard times before the show, as she didn’t understand why so many of them identified as survivors… until she learned there’s a show called ‘Survivor.’
www.vulture.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I would’ve paid money to watch this realization play out in real time.
Reposted by Allison Arsenault
There's a mainline protestant church with a woke lady pastor within walking distance of your house. Everyone there will be thrilled to see someone under 50 at service. There's free donuts too.
January 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
There's a mainline protestant church with a woke lady pastor within walking distance of your house. Everyone there will be thrilled to see someone under 50 at service. There's free donuts too.
So far my experience of Bluesky is that it’s very serious… not the same kind of humor as Twitter. Or maybe I haven’t curated my feed well enough yet… who should I follow for some levity?
January 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So far my experience of Bluesky is that it’s very serious… not the same kind of humor as Twitter. Or maybe I haven’t curated my feed well enough yet… who should I follow for some levity?
Reposted by Allison Arsenault
Someone in my IG comments just said, “Franklin has drunk the Kool-Aid and called it communion.”
I can’t remember the last time I heard a line as perfect as that one.
I can’t remember the last time I heard a line as perfect as that one.
January 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Someone in my IG comments just said, “Franklin has drunk the Kool-Aid and called it communion.”
I can’t remember the last time I heard a line as perfect as that one.
I can’t remember the last time I heard a line as perfect as that one.
Last week I told my therapist that I want to spend more time thinking about things like the future of Christianity in America but really, in this season of life, my brain can’t handle more than whatever is happening with Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater. Follow me if that resonates I guess? 😅
January 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Last week I told my therapist that I want to spend more time thinking about things like the future of Christianity in America but really, in this season of life, my brain can’t handle more than whatever is happening with Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater. Follow me if that resonates I guess? 😅
It is *truly* wild to me that people could just….not know this? And also a sad reflection of the loudest voices in the American religious landscape.
Kinda feels like a whole lotta people found out for the first time today that there's a very large, very vibrant progressive wing of Christianity (and religion in general).
January 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It is *truly* wild to me that people could just….not know this? And also a sad reflection of the loudest voices in the American religious landscape.
My husband once told me that NFL teams install heaters under the yard lines and that’s how they keep them clear when it snows. For YEARS I believed him until this week when he told me he was joking. 🤦🏻♀️
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My husband once told me that NFL teams install heaters under the yard lines and that’s how they keep them clear when it snows. For YEARS I believed him until this week when he told me he was joking. 🤦🏻♀️
Heading to #aar for 48 hours only…need to choose my travel reading material very carefully. Taking books recs if they’re available on Kindle!
November 21, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Heading to #aar for 48 hours only…need to choose my travel reading material very carefully. Taking books recs if they’re available on Kindle!
It’s been so long since I thought all my thoughts in 140 characters.
November 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM
It’s been so long since I thought all my thoughts in 140 characters.