Bethany Fox ✨

Let's respond to RFK's ignorant statements about autism by pointing out not just that many autistic folks have the aptitudes he's saying they don't, but also that human value is not based on capitalism and whether someone can "hold a job." Even people who can't/don't do these things are worthy.

People bagging on the one day economic blackout (which will certainly not hurt anything) for being useless or ineffective, while at the same time not offering meaningful alternatives or ideas, can take their critical energy and read about how organizing momentum works.

It's so wild to me that as kids we were taught that if we saw someone with a visible disability not to stare but to ask how they became disabled. So invasive 😂 A bunch of kids just asking your life story every day in the grocery store. Who made up this rule? 😅😭

"If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies." Desmond Tutu

I hope preachers who have so enthusiastically applied the previous weeks' lectionary texts to current events will keep up the trend this week. Loving our enemies makes followers of Jesus distinct from political compatriot echo chambers. No one is outside of God's belovedness. No one.

The MF can try to cancel Black History Month but it's still Black History Month. (You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)

I know it isn't possible bc of privacy concerns, but when someone has checked out a very niche book at the public library and I have to wait for them to return it, I want the library to give me their contact info bc I always think we could be great friends.

“A man, a plan, a canal, Panama." The famous palindrome just hits different these days.

The posts that say "If your preacher doesn't say X, Y, Z in THIS PARTICULAR WAY on Sunday you should leave your church!" feel so immature and reactionary. There are so many truths that need to be spoken in these days; let the wise Spirit lead you. If your preacher speaks lies, that's another story.

My fellow lectionary preachers, they really teed us up for this Sunday, eh?

If you're nearish to LAX, then, "Hi, it's me."

It may be a good time to recall that almost 100 yrs ago wealthy businessmen hatched a scheme to weaken progressive Christianity because the social gospel wasn’t conducive to corporate profits. They poured $$$ into Chr orgs that preached a different tune: the gospel of free market capitalism.

What is one teeny tiny everyday way you are making our world better? Let's encourage each other and share ideas. I'll go first. When my dogs poop on our walks, and there's other poop right nearby, I'll pick up all of it.

Watching the final of Great British Bakeoff (finally) and thinking how because of the short times to make everything, this sometimes feels like an executive function challenge instead of a baking one (well, both, anyway).

My phone thinks I'm more interesting than I am. It constantly autocorrects "beautiful" to "Bratislava" (????) and "honey" to "Hindu."

With which Saint(s) do you have a particular affinity? And what draws you to them? I'm intrigued by folks who have jewelry or other ways of tangibly representing their journey with various saints, and I'm trying to find a saint I feel called to journey with in this season.

Walking my dogs today, a man working in his yard called them "little people." I don't know why, they are pretty regular dogs, but I liked it.

When I use someone's professional titles to address them (Rev. Dr. etc) in writing, and they write me back as Ms. Fox, when my titles are clearly in my email signature, it feels like passive aggressiveness, when... it's probably not? Is it?

frosty being "as alive as he could be" is not a helpful descriptor. my pet rock is as alive as it can be, which is zero. it's a rock

True story: recently I accidentally referred to my husband as "the pastor's wife" (I'm the pastor). I think it was because a pastor having a wife is so deeply culturally embedded in me that it overrode my obvious reality. Relatedly, this book seems very useful!

Advent Day 1. We're reading through Fr. Greg Boyle's new book while enjoying a random snack from Turkey every evening. It's fun when the Advent calendar number matches the date!

A Man on the Inside and Nobody Wants This, both on Netflix, are such lovely new shows. In case no one has told you yet.

Do people have strong feelings about whether it's fine just to substitute "man" with "person" in an informal presentation (say, a sermon) when including an old quote, without noting the change? (When the word "man" is meant as a referent for all humans.) I do it all the time.

There are no unsacred places, only sacred and desecrated places. - Wendell Berry

I'm genuinely perplexed by the rhetoric that our health system pushes pills and not healthy lifestyles. Everyone I know has a doctor who talks about diet and exercise. There have been eat-your-veggies programs for decades. How do they really think they're breaking new ground here?

Please add alt text to your images. It's very helpful to a wide swath of people, but especially blind and low-vision folks! All that's needed is a pithy description of the image, or the text in cases of screen shots. Thank you!

Yes. I have also found this space created and increased thru practicing Centering Prayer (as a Christian).

I've enjoyed doing some standup comedy over the past year. I used to dream of being a standup comedian ethicist, so it's fun to try things out. I just wish it wasn't such a late night thing; your girl likes to sleep early. Who's up for comedy brunch? 5pm comedy hour? ???