Mark Harmon
@old-preacher.bsky.social
Pastor, justice seeker, technology geek
ANTIFA isn't an organization, it's a commitment to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.
October 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ANTIFA isn't an organization, it's a commitment to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.
"Tell me people
Why can't they say that hate is ten zillion light years away
Why can't the light of good shine God's love in every soul
Why must my color black make me a lesser man"
youtu.be/vSMUyUft2Zk?...
Why can't they say that hate is ten zillion light years away
Why can't the light of good shine God's love in every soul
Why must my color black make me a lesser man"
youtu.be/vSMUyUft2Zk?...
Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic
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October 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"Tell me people
Why can't they say that hate is ten zillion light years away
Why can't the light of good shine God's love in every soul
Why must my color black make me a lesser man"
youtu.be/vSMUyUft2Zk?...
Why can't they say that hate is ten zillion light years away
Why can't the light of good shine God's love in every soul
Why must my color black make me a lesser man"
youtu.be/vSMUyUft2Zk?...
Thinking about armed forces with authorization to use deadly force being deployed to Portland and the attempt to make any form of dissent illegal and this song comes to mind.
September 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Thinking about armed forces with authorization to use deadly force being deployed to Portland and the attempt to make any form of dissent illegal and this song comes to mind.
How do I dress for the rapture? Do I dress at all? Just wondering...
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/09...
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/09...
Why does TikTok think the Rapture is happening? Local experts explain
Local theologians call viral Sept. 23-24 prophecy “speculative” as online users share preparation tips for supposed ascension.
www.oregonlive.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
How do I dress for the rapture? Do I dress at all? Just wondering...
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/09...
www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/09...
"I’m not calling for partisan speech. I’m calling for having our say in defense of democracy itself which, in a sane world, would be a nonpartisan issue. Speak up for “Everyone’s vote counts,” for “There is no superior race, ethnicity, religion, or gender,” for “Truth in education,”
September 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"I’m not calling for partisan speech. I’m calling for having our say in defense of democracy itself which, in a sane world, would be a nonpartisan issue. Speak up for “Everyone’s vote counts,” for “There is no superior race, ethnicity, religion, or gender,” for “Truth in education,”
"As we strive to show forth God's vision, we are called to work toward justice and peace for all people and creation, that is, the common good. (The World Is About to Turn by Rick Rouse and Paul O. Ingram)"
September 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"As we strive to show forth God's vision, we are called to work toward justice and peace for all people and creation, that is, the common good. (The World Is About to Turn by Rick Rouse and Paul O. Ingram)"
"No one can judge another, for no one but God knows why or how people come to act as they do. What comes easily to one comes with difficulty to another, and only God can weigh all things, even in such a case as that of a mass murderer." (Roberta Bondi, To Love As God Loves)
September 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"No one can judge another, for no one but God knows why or how people come to act as they do. What comes easily to one comes with difficulty to another, and only God can weigh all things, even in such a case as that of a mass murderer." (Roberta Bondi, To Love As God Loves)
"If the love of self, God, and neighbor are so intertwined, the very goal of the Christian life is love. But what is that love?
September 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"If the love of self, God, and neighbor are so intertwined, the very goal of the Christian life is love. But what is that love?
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy."
--Wendell Berry
--Wendell Berry
August 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy."
--Wendell Berry
--Wendell Berry
"The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth - that is, the natural wealth of localities and the local economies of household, neighborhood, and community -
August 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth - that is, the natural wealth of localities and the local economies of household, neighborhood, and community -
A new training video for federal agents has been leaked. It will equip them to defend themselves when attacked with food products.
youtu.be/piWCBOsJr-w?...
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Monty Python - Self-Defense Against Fruit
YouTube video by Caio Badner
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August 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A new training video for federal agents has been leaked. It will equip them to defend themselves when attacked with food products.
youtu.be/piWCBOsJr-w?...
youtu.be/piWCBOsJr-w?...
Isn't it interesting that no immigrants involved in Russian organized crime organizations have been rounded up and deported to El Salvador 🤔
August 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Isn't it interesting that no immigrants involved in Russian organized crime organizations have been rounded up and deported to El Salvador 🤔
I subbed the agent, but I did not burger the AG. (Sorry Bob Marley)
Just to be clear, I don't condone launching deli sliced meat, cheese and veggies encased in baked goods at anyone. I wouldn't waste food on one of the agents carrying the fascist agenda. .
Just to be clear, I don't condone launching deli sliced meat, cheese and veggies encased in baked goods at anyone. I wouldn't waste food on one of the agents carrying the fascist agenda. .
August 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I subbed the agent, but I did not burger the AG. (Sorry Bob Marley)
Just to be clear, I don't condone launching deli sliced meat, cheese and veggies encased in baked goods at anyone. I wouldn't waste food on one of the agents carrying the fascist agenda. .
Just to be clear, I don't condone launching deli sliced meat, cheese and veggies encased in baked goods at anyone. I wouldn't waste food on one of the agents carrying the fascist agenda. .
"When people ask me what I am doing about evangelism, I tell them the best way to tell people about Jesus is to fight for their flourishing, to ensure that all have what they need to live and
August 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"When people ask me what I am doing about evangelism, I tell them the best way to tell people about Jesus is to fight for their flourishing, to ensure that all have what they need to live and
"Oppression relies on ignorance, apathy, and inaction. It thrives when we fail to recognize it and can't understand the oppressed - when we don't know them, their suffering, or even what is causing it.
August 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"Oppression relies on ignorance, apathy, and inaction. It thrives when we fail to recognize it and can't understand the oppressed - when we don't know them, their suffering, or even what is causing it.
A hummingbird can lift several times its own weight making it, pound for pound, stronger than an eagle. While eagles may have more absolute power due its size, never underestimate what a flock of hummingbirds could do if they only worked together.
August 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A hummingbird can lift several times its own weight making it, pound for pound, stronger than an eagle. While eagles may have more absolute power due its size, never underestimate what a flock of hummingbirds could do if they only worked together.
In Feasting on the Word's commentary on James 1:17-27, the author says "we cannot bring about God’s righteousness through revengeful or evil speech, which only spreads destruction...
August 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
In Feasting on the Word's commentary on James 1:17-27, the author says "we cannot bring about God’s righteousness through revengeful or evil speech, which only spreads destruction...
"O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked. Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil. You will destroy those who tell lies. The Lord detests murderers and deceivers." (Psalm 5:4-6, NLT)
July 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked. Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil. You will destroy those who tell lies. The Lord detests murderers and deceivers." (Psalm 5:4-6, NLT)
Terri Irwin says: "Grief is never something you get over. You don't wake up one morning and say, 'I've conquered that; now I'm moving on.' It's something that walks beside you every day.
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Terri Irwin says: "Grief is never something you get over. You don't wake up one morning and say, 'I've conquered that; now I'm moving on.' It's something that walks beside you every day.
Okay, time for a rant. I keep seeing news story after news story about the "President" making trade deals that set tariffs levels at some point below his arbitrary, initial tariffs level.
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Okay, time for a rant. I keep seeing news story after news story about the "President" making trade deals that set tariffs levels at some point below his arbitrary, initial tariffs level.
"“It turns out that the average white person views racism as a zero-sum game,” added Sommers. “If things are getting better for black people, it must be at the expense of white people"...T
July 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"“It turns out that the average white person views racism as a zero-sum game,” added Sommers. “If things are getting better for black people, it must be at the expense of white people"...T
"How do we get past this barrier of mistrust? How do we find a solution that serves everyone and not just our chosen group? We need a path forward that compensates for our tendency to focus on the needs of our group and ignore those of others.
July 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"How do we get past this barrier of mistrust? How do we find a solution that serves everyone and not just our chosen group? We need a path forward that compensates for our tendency to focus on the needs of our group and ignore those of others.
"Whenever you attempt to bring about change, it plays on the insecurities of those who have grown accustomed to the way things are and have always been. In this way, a vision is often seen as a threat.
July 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Whenever you attempt to bring about change, it plays on the insecurities of those who have grown accustomed to the way things are and have always been. In this way, a vision is often seen as a threat.
“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears.
July 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears.