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Marshall M.Div

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Mental Health Advocate // B.A., M. Div // Randolph-Macon College, ‘19 // Union Presbyterian Seminary ‘22 // Inclusively Orthodox Episcopalian // He/Him

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · Jul 14

Hello! My name is Marshall and I am an MLIS student online from here in Raleigh, NC! I also have an M. Div and a BA in religious studies. I’m deeply interested in all things theology but also in all things library! In my spare time, I read cookbooks like novels! Ask me anything you’d like!

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 3h

Though Church community and participating in said community is deeply important to me and my theology, it is helpful to understand that we are not the imago Dei only on Sunday morning but every moment of every day. I’m trying to get back to the parish. I swear. But this really helped heal me rn. ⚓️

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 3h

“God dwels in our hearts by faith” really hit home especially. I haven’t been able to make it to a service in approx. a month and it’s really gotten to me from a community aspect but also from a faith aspect. Taylor’s words here resonate. It is by FAITH that God dwells with in us, not only action. ⚓️

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 3h

Sometimes I flip open “Loves Redeeming Work: An Anglican Quest For Holiness” to a random page for some meditation before a long day. This passage from Jeremy Taylor’s “Holy Living” was what I saw today and I thought I would share it. It helped me feel better about my recent church attendance. ⚓️

God is especially present in the hearts of his people by his holy Spirit: and indeed the hearts of holy men are Temples in the truth of things, and in type and shadow they are of Heaven it self. For God reigns in the hearts of his servants. There is his They serve him night and day and give him thanks and praise; that is, his giory:
Kingdom. The power of grace hath subdued all his enemies. There is, his power.
This is the religion and worship of God in the Temple. The temple it self is the heart of man; Christ is the High Priest, who from thence sends up the incense of prayers and joyns them to his own intercession, and presents all together to his Father; and the Holy Ghost by his dwelling there, hath also consecrated it into a Temple; and God dwels in our hearts by faith, and Christ by his Spirit, and the Spirit by his purities; so that we are also Cabinets of the Mysterious Trinity; and what is this short of Heaven it self, but as infancy is short of manhood, and letters of words? The same state of life it is, but not the same age. It is Heaven in a Looking-glasse, (dark, but yet true) representing the beauties of the soul, and the graces of God, and the images of his eternal glory by the reality of a special presence.

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Interfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org · 2d

Join us Wednesday @ 4pm ET / 1pm PT!

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 1d

Heck when I was an intern at a parish during seminary, I knew these things by proxy and personally did not enjoy knowing them.

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve never been at a parish that advertises, even anonymously, individual pledge amounts. How much has been pledged thus far in total? Sure. That’s important. But no one needs to know dollar amounts on that granular of a level.

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 1d

Because everything we are is about feeding the body and the soul, and this country is failing at both right now. And it angers me more than I can explain. Anyways, I'm currently working on how to ask my rector if we can use the soup kitchen facilities to help the neighborhood more than it already is

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 1d

Bourdain once said that "food is everything we are" and he was right. I should feel pride that multiple restaurants in my city were recognized with recommendations from the Michelin guide, but I'm overall just deeply saddened to know that right now 42 million are going hungry RIGHT NOW.

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 1d

None of the NC articles I saw said this and I'm glad someone did. As someone who adores food and restaurants and cooking, releasing this list without any acknowledgement of the crisis this country is facing is to spit in the face of what food ought to be about: people.

Keegan Osinski @keeganosinski.bsky.social · 2d

Ending this story with mention of the "looming hunger crisis" is 🔥🔥🔥

D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 2d

The stars are out! Prematurely.

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 2d

Legit thought this was just a nice OOTD post. Looking good sir!

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 3d

Blessed All Saints' Day (observed) to everyone! I haven't made it to church in almost a month due to work and everything else (something I'm working on, I promise) but I pray that you all have a wonderful Sunday. To paraphrase Tertullian, when you pray I only ask that you pray for me, a sinner. ⚓

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 3d

From Pusey: "Faith forgets things outward in His unseen Presence. What is precious to the soul is its Redeemer’s Presence, and its union with Him. It acknowledges, yet is not anxious about, the presence of the visible symbols. It pierces beyond the veil. It sees Him who is invisible." ⚓

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 3d

Not how I would personally describe myself (I’m more of a Puseyite tractarian if anything) but a fun little thing to learn I agree with Temple! ⚓️

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 3d

Not how I would personally describe myself (I’m more of a Puseyite tractarian if anything) but a fun little thing to learn I agree with Temple! ⚓️

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 4d

Idk maybe this is a conversation for my therapist but I’d love y’all’s opinions. (This thread inspired by spending Halloween in a dark house watching baseball with my mother instead of being social with people my age)

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 4d

Everything I’ve ever read on the subject is about hobbies but like…besides reading niche non-fiction…I don’t have any? Like I work 30+ hours/week and have 3 classes rn. Who has time for hobbies? Do people really have those??

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 4d

Discussed this with one of my few friends tonight but like: how do adults make friends? Like I’m frankly too young to have church friends at my parish (at least w/o significant effort into starting up a 20-30s group within the parish) and people at bars make me uncomfortable. How do yall do it?

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s been a rough one. Working 8+ hours on Halloween is…not my favorite.

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 6d

Though a very private service, Reconciliation of a Penitent’s language always gets me choked up with I’ve asked a priest to do it. Like (forced) Catholic confession in high school didn’t do much for me but the beauty of the BCP gets me every time.

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 7d

South of RVA there's one my ex wife liked because they had a great chocolate strawberry drink...I didn't grow up in that world so the coffee shop inside the church thing really threw me for a loop.

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 7d

A slightly extended version of this thread for those who wish to read it. Not the most thorough treatment of the subject but just some thoughts.

open.substack.com/pub/wordsand...

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 7d

If you read this far, thank you. I am not asking for pity but maybe some prayers that I find the strength to do everything I can to work through this. Anyway: Memento Mori! 🤘

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 7d

Like I said. I’m okay; I’m just viewing the world thru a new lens the past few days and realizing God has given me a gift and it feels like I’m squandering it by being miserable because I want to please others instead of myself. Not in a hedonistic way by any means but in a “live my life” way.

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 7d

I want to go to God with a full heart. Full of love from others. Full of good memories and times. Not an empty heart full of despair and drained from working myself to the bone. Idk. This version of memento mori isn’t for everyone but for me…I think I need to start thinking about it. Hard.

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Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 7d

Anyways, living with a mother who has such a scarcity mindset really has me thinking “when do I stop just surviving and start living?” I’m an almost 30 year old transplant patient. I might get 40 more years or like 10-15. Who knows? Like Mangold, I could go within a few months next go around.

Marshall M.Div @marshman503.bsky.social · 7d

To preface this; I’m fine and discussed this with my therapist today so I’m okay.

Nick Mangold’s passing really kinda screwed me up and made me realize how lucky I was to last as long as I did on dialysis. Like 2 years on dialysis is a LONG time from a life expectancy view

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