Tom Galloway
@railgrindr.bsky.social
Follower of Jesus, Recovering Seminarian, Widowed Grandfather Retired Locomotive Engineer, Union and Democratic Party Activist
Capability
Jesus presumes a kind of greatness among his followers in their ability to accept, to choose, a radical, stark, and ultimately painful rejection of all that they know, all that they have been taught to esteem and hope for...
Jesus presumes a kind of greatness among his followers in their ability to accept, to choose, a radical, stark, and ultimately painful rejection of all that they know, all that they have been taught to esteem and hope for...
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Capability
Jesus presumes a kind of greatness among his followers in their ability to accept, to choose, a radical, stark, and ultimately painful rejection of all that they know, all that they have been taught to esteem and hope for...
Jesus presumes a kind of greatness among his followers in their ability to accept, to choose, a radical, stark, and ultimately painful rejection of all that they know, all that they have been taught to esteem and hope for...
(2) If building the Tower of Babel to the heavens and uniting all people under its one language demonstrates human capability, so too does the rejection of such endeavors.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
(2) If building the Tower of Babel to the heavens and uniting all people under its one language demonstrates human capability, so too does the rejection of such endeavors.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Judgment
Jesus puts a face to God’s judgment, and this is a judgment of love. In God’s judgment you are no mystery. You are knowable, and understandable, and forgivable, and helpable, and loveable; and God adores you...
Jesus puts a face to God’s judgment, and this is a judgment of love. In God’s judgment you are no mystery. You are knowable, and understandable, and forgivable, and helpable, and loveable; and God adores you...
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Judgment
Jesus puts a face to God’s judgment, and this is a judgment of love. In God’s judgment you are no mystery. You are knowable, and understandable, and forgivable, and helpable, and loveable; and God adores you...
Jesus puts a face to God’s judgment, and this is a judgment of love. In God’s judgment you are no mystery. You are knowable, and understandable, and forgivable, and helpable, and loveable; and God adores you...
(2) You are already prejudged as one with whom God has every desire and intention to share eternity.
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
February 5, 2026 at 4:27 AM
(2) You are already prejudged as one with whom God has every desire and intention to share eternity.
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Bread of Life
However wide the chasm of perception between Jesus and his nearest followers, I do not hear Jesus marshalling shame or blame...
However wide the chasm of perception between Jesus and his nearest followers, I do not hear Jesus marshalling shame or blame...
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Bread of Life
However wide the chasm of perception between Jesus and his nearest followers, I do not hear Jesus marshalling shame or blame...
However wide the chasm of perception between Jesus and his nearest followers, I do not hear Jesus marshalling shame or blame...
(2) Instead, I see a group of men trapped in their own hapless, helpless ignorance and Jesus straining to find a way in – to become himself the yeast that will leaven the dough of their lives, until all is gloriously risen.
Br. Keith Nelson, SSJE
Br. Keith Nelson, SSJE
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
(2) Instead, I see a group of men trapped in their own hapless, helpless ignorance and Jesus straining to find a way in – to become himself the yeast that will leaven the dough of their lives, until all is gloriously risen.
Br. Keith Nelson, SSJE
Br. Keith Nelson, SSJE
Reposted by Tom Galloway
Share
Candlelight is for sharing. Jesus said, one doesn’t light a lamp and put it under a basket. One puts it on a stand to give light to a whole room. Jesus told his followers: “You are the light of the world.” ...
Candlelight is for sharing. Jesus said, one doesn’t light a lamp and put it under a basket. One puts it on a stand to give light to a whole room. Jesus told his followers: “You are the light of the world.” ...
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Share
Candlelight is for sharing. Jesus said, one doesn’t light a lamp and put it under a basket. One puts it on a stand to give light to a whole room. Jesus told his followers: “You are the light of the world.” ...
Candlelight is for sharing. Jesus said, one doesn’t light a lamp and put it under a basket. One puts it on a stand to give light to a whole room. Jesus told his followers: “You are the light of the world.” ...
(2)Continue to share the light by standing up to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly.
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
(2)Continue to share the light by standing up to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly.
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Abundance
It’s not just that Jesus creates wine from water at the wedding at Cana, it’s that he creates wine in abundance. What was previously lacking now fills jugs to the brim, and is of the finest quality...
It’s not just that Jesus creates wine from water at the wedding at Cana, it’s that he creates wine in abundance. What was previously lacking now fills jugs to the brim, and is of the finest quality...
February 1, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Abundance
It’s not just that Jesus creates wine from water at the wedding at Cana, it’s that he creates wine in abundance. What was previously lacking now fills jugs to the brim, and is of the finest quality...
It’s not just that Jesus creates wine from water at the wedding at Cana, it’s that he creates wine in abundance. What was previously lacking now fills jugs to the brim, and is of the finest quality...
(2) Jesus’ establishment of a new creation is not just enough, or sufficient, but vastly beyond what is expected, encompassing all, welcoming all in.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
February 1, 2026 at 5:14 AM
(2) Jesus’ establishment of a new creation is not just enough, or sufficient, but vastly beyond what is expected, encompassing all, welcoming all in.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Reposted by Tom Galloway
Reposted by Tom Galloway
Song of the Day 🎵
Led Zeppelin Tribute
Kennedy Center
Enjoy 💙
Led Zeppelin Tribute
Kennedy Center
Enjoy 💙
Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors HD
YouTube video by Mark Pakula
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January 30, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Song of the Day 🎵
Led Zeppelin Tribute
Kennedy Center
Enjoy 💙
Led Zeppelin Tribute
Kennedy Center
Enjoy 💙
Reposted by Tom Galloway
Reminder: They Will Never Change
Reminder: They Will Never Change
Another Case Study of How We All Pay for a Broken Statehouse
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Reminder: They Will Never Change
Memory
At the acme of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us the Lord’s Prayer. May the prayer be for us like the unforgettable view from a mountaintop summit, a relivable memory that guides our lives as followers of Jesus.
Br. Jamie Nelson, SSJE
At the acme of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us the Lord’s Prayer. May the prayer be for us like the unforgettable view from a mountaintop summit, a relivable memory that guides our lives as followers of Jesus.
Br. Jamie Nelson, SSJE
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Memory
At the acme of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us the Lord’s Prayer. May the prayer be for us like the unforgettable view from a mountaintop summit, a relivable memory that guides our lives as followers of Jesus.
Br. Jamie Nelson, SSJE
At the acme of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us the Lord’s Prayer. May the prayer be for us like the unforgettable view from a mountaintop summit, a relivable memory that guides our lives as followers of Jesus.
Br. Jamie Nelson, SSJE
Reposted by Tom Galloway
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Tom Galloway
Reposted by Tom Galloway
So moved by the French people supporting us. Now the French government has pressured a company to end a dystopian private immigrant-surveillance ICE contract. wapo.st/4q6PupC
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
So moved by the French people supporting us. Now the French government has pressured a company to end a dystopian private immigrant-surveillance ICE contract. wapo.st/4q6PupC