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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble. Have a blessed Sunday.

Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2h

The parable of the widow and the unjust judge is a story of faith under pressure, for hope that just won’t quit—when it seems completely outmatched allanrbevere.substack.com/p/justice-de...

Justice Delayed, But Not Denied

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 12h

Good night, folks. Be courageous. Have hope. Imitate Jesus. Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 14h

I'm thinking biblically.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 14h

Well, if there is one thing Donald Trump can finally brag about is that he has drawn the largest crowd ever.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 22h

Gee, let's see.... What is the answer?

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 23h

Antifa Frogs Crossing the Delaware.

Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 1d

Coming This Week on the Daily Lectionary / October 19-25, 2025
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SUNDAY: Justice Delayed, But Not Denied
MONDAY: Truth in the Shadows (click link for more) allanrbevere.substack.com/p/coming-thi...

Coming This Week on the Daily Lectionary

October 19-25, 2025

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 1d

Rachel, the matriarch of Israel, is depicted as weeping from her tomb near Ramah (north of Jerusalem). Ramah was historically a gathering place for deportees so it symbolizes exile & loss. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/consolatio...

Consolation in Exile: Explanatory Notes on Jeremiah 31:15-26

Preparing for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: One Day before Sunday (Year C)

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 1d

Good night, folks. Be courageous. Have hope. Imitate Jesus.

Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 1d

I grew up low-church non-denominational, so I had no knowledge of the Council of Nicaea until I was a young adult. But if I could go back knowing what I know now, this would definitely be an option.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 1d

I bought this a decade ago intending to read it soon after, but it never happened. There's no time like the present.

Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

The Kakistocracy Report (10.17.2025) They Are Us. We Are Them.
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...when Jesus heals the lepers, He is not merely curing skin, He is confronting the powers that isolate, exclude, and destroy. kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...

The Kakistocracy Report (10.17.2025)

They Are Us. We Are Them.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

Leader: The officials and the people said, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

People: We give thanks for voices that speak God’s word, even when it is hard to hear. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/jeremiah-2...

Jeremiah 26:16-24: A Litany

Preparing for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Two Days before Sunday (Year C)

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble. The No Kings protest is quintessentially American.

Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

Good night, folks. Be courageous. Have hope. Imitate Jesus. Don't be Pontius Pilating.

Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

The reason I enjoyed fishing with Charlie is that while we fished, we often talked theology. Being an inquisitive scientist, Charlie was not afraid to ask the difficult questions, for which, more often than not, I had no answer; but at least we would talk about it.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump is Foxy Loxy. Not the clever, sophisticated version—more like the clearance-bin knockoff. He’s clumsy, obvious, his lies so transparent you’d think nobody would fall for them. And yet they do.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

You grope in the half-light,
reaching for Him,
though He is not far from any of us.
For in Him we live,
in Him we move,
in Him we are—
even your poets sang it.

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

Hegseth received a serious lesson on freedom of the press in America.

Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 2d

Bass Fishing and Talking Theology / A Reflection on the Stuff of Life
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I love fishing and talking theology. I especially love angling for bass. It is especially wonderful when these two things happen together. allanrbevere.substack.com/p/bass-fishi...

Bass Fishing and Talking Theology

A Reflection on the Stuff of Life

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Allan R. Bevere @arbevere.bsky.social · 3d

The Kakistocracy Report (10.16.2025) / A Field Guide to Manufactured Panic
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Randy Woodley writes, "The formula is simple: manufacture a crisis, point at the “cultural other” as the cause, present yourself as the only solution, profit. kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakist...

The Kakistocracy Report (10.16.2025)

A Field Guide to Manufactured Panic

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