Robert W Moore
@robmoorechess.bsky.social
follower of Jesus | husband, father, grandfather | fountain pen and ink | history, justice, civil rights | bread baking | chess
"Lift up your hands to the holy place, and bless the Lord!" Psalms 134:3 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
"Lift up your hands to the holy place, and bless the Lord!" Psalms 134:3 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion." Benjamin Cremer
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM
"Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion." Benjamin Cremer
"Will you ask them, for the love of God and the love of human beings, which can't be separated, to vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization?" His Eminence, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, on abolishing ICE
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 AM
"Will you ask them, for the love of God and the love of human beings, which can't be separated, to vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization?" His Eminence, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, on abolishing ICE
"The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and for evermore." Psalms 121:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and for evermore." Psalms 121:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Captain Nahla Ake understands the letter of the law to be incompatible with what is right.
Her words are a reminder that we must prioritize the dignity and safety of humanity, especially when it comes to the lives of children.
Her words are a reminder that we must prioritize the dignity and safety of humanity, especially when it comes to the lives of children.
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Captain Nahla Ake understands the letter of the law to be incompatible with what is right.
Her words are a reminder that we must prioritize the dignity and safety of humanity, especially when it comes to the lives of children.
Her words are a reminder that we must prioritize the dignity and safety of humanity, especially when it comes to the lives of children.
"Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the godless oppress me." Psalms 119:122 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM
"Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the godless oppress me." Psalms 119:122 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"[The Lord] raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap..." Psalms 113:6 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"[The Lord] raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap..." Psalms 113:6 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
Reposted by Robert W Moore
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Bo ("enter"): #Exodus chapter 10 through 13:16.
"...How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?" Exodus 10:3 Rosenberg
"...How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?" Exodus 10:3 Rosenberg
January 24, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Bo ("enter"): #Exodus chapter 10 through 13:16.
"...How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?" Exodus 10:3 Rosenberg
"...How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?" Exodus 10:3 Rosenberg
Being unsophisticated, belligerent, and graceless to create an enduring legacy — at home or on the world stage — is shortsighted at best. #evangelicals
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Being unsophisticated, belligerent, and graceless to create an enduring legacy — at home or on the world stage — is shortsighted at best. #evangelicals
"...[the Lord's precepts] are established for ever and ever; to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness." Psalms 111:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"...[the Lord's precepts] are established for ever and ever; to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness." Psalms 111:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"Our fathers, when they were in Egypt... did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled..." Psalms 106:7 RSV #DailyOffice #eveningprayer
January 21, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"Our fathers, when they were in Egypt... did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled..." Psalms 106:7 RSV #DailyOffice #eveningprayer
"[the Lord] will regard the #prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their supplication." Psalms 102:17 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 20, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"[the Lord] will regard the #prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their supplication." Psalms 102:17 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"...[the Lord delivers his saints] from the hand of the wicked." Psalms 97:10 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"...[the Lord delivers his saints] from the hand of the wicked." Psalms 97:10 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"In [the Lord's] hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also." Psalms 95:4 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 19, 2026 at 6:21 PM
"In [the Lord's] hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also." Psalms 95:4 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
"And Jesus said to them, Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men. And immediately they left their nets and followed him." Mark 1:17-18 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"And Jesus said to them, Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men. And immediately they left their nets and followed him." Mark 1:17-18 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Va'era ("and I appeared"): #Exodus 6:2 through chapter 9.
"I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob with [the name] Almighty God..." Exodus 6:3 Rosenberg
"I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob with [the name] Almighty God..." Exodus 6:3 Rosenberg
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The weekly Torah portion is Parashat Va'era ("and I appeared"): #Exodus 6:2 through chapter 9.
"I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob with [the name] Almighty God..." Exodus 6:3 Rosenberg
"I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob with [the name] Almighty God..." Exodus 6:3 Rosenberg
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
"...let thy #compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low." Psalms 79:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"...let thy #compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low." Psalms 79:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
Keeping a Nobel Peace Prize medallion that was neither earned nor bestowed is very much on brand.
It may seem like a small thing, but who gets a prize for provoking international chaos, threatening good neighbors, stoking violence in cities, and estranging faithful allies?
It may seem like a small thing, but who gets a prize for provoking international chaos, threatening good neighbors, stoking violence in cities, and estranging faithful allies?
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Keeping a Nobel Peace Prize medallion that was neither earned nor bestowed is very much on brand.
It may seem like a small thing, but who gets a prize for provoking international chaos, threatening good neighbors, stoking violence in cities, and estranging faithful allies?
It may seem like a small thing, but who gets a prize for provoking international chaos, threatening good neighbors, stoking violence in cities, and estranging faithful allies?
Germany, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops, air crews, and officers to Greenland under a Danish led Arctic mission. [Reuters news agency]
January 15, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Germany, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops, air crews, and officers to Greenland under a Danish led Arctic mission. [Reuters news agency]
"...forsake me not when my strength is spent." Psalms 71:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"...forsake me not when my strength is spent." Psalms 71:8 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer