Michael Reed Davison

Made a broad #writingchallenge feed for the #writingcommunity here. Catches posts from a variety of writing prompts and challenges, including grassroots #NaNoWriMo reboots, #FirstDraftFall, and #WIPSnips. Use it if you like. Feedback is welcome! bsky.app/profile/did:...

When allegations of abuse arise, particularly about a leader, many believe truth will “hurt” the church and so sin is excused, covered up, or given an innocuous name.  Such actions protect the institution, not the name or true body of Christ.

Antiracism is so often an aspirational virtue

In case anyone was wondering, #ff8 is about 75% more fun if you nickname Squall "Kitten". 😁

Christian Nationalism looks like seeing Jesus being executed by Romans in broad daylight and saying, “he should have just obeyed the law.”

Deception becomes systemic when we use our collective power to protect what we desire to be true rather than face the destruction and the pain that accompanies the actual truth. Deception functions as a narcotic in protecting us from seeing or feeling that which is painful to us.

You may not believe in science, but science believes in you. Get vaccinated.

Curing sickle cell disease is legitimately one of the absolute top miracles of the entire 21st century

We often seem to want people who have suffered terrible things to just “get over it.” They cannot. Evil has a real impact and does real damage.

Wrote about the importance of adhering to an effective, disciplined nonviolence in fighting the Trump regime, especially given a growing obsession with “heroic” violence online (gift link). www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Twenty people

Imposter syndrome, brought to you from the 13th century. Loose translation: "I embarked [on this work] but what stopped me was what I know of shortcomings in myself. My heart whispered to me: “who are you to undertake to enter these palaces [of former scholars]? ...

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Lovely Ursula Le Guin. ❤️

If AIs develop sentience, everybody on BlueSky is gonna sound reaaaaally racist in a hundred years or so. Our grandchildren will ask, "Why did they hate AI, instead of the AI's corporate overlords?" I doubt the "We didn't think AIs were people" defense will help our case at all.

A crucial difference between conceptualizing faith as certainty versus sitting with uncertainty is this: Closeness depends on vulnerability, which we can only bear if we are willing to sit with, or endure, uncertainty.

@alanwessman.bsky.social Next time somebody disputes your knowledge of the f-word, you can be prepared!!

God’s heart is with the little ones, not the proud warmongers. It is with the humble that He builds up His Kingdom of love & peace.

It's actually kinda ableist to invoke the 25th Amendment as a means of removing a war criminal from office. Lack of ability—intellectual or otherwise—does not cause people to threaten war crimes, and Mr. Tr*mp has been expressing a willingness to commit war crimes for over a decade.

Cherry blossoms in Japan.

Reading a novel where the hero happens to save someone in a snowstorm, because he heard them cursing their god as they thought they were about to die. I'd usually call that a miracle ...and sometimes I think God really does give us miracles precisely when we challenge him, bringing him our anger.

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Why must love be wild One moment, bright as lightning The next, quiet as dawn

Feel tired today? A billion time travellers The universe screams #haikuchallenge #daylightsavingstime

Solid advice from a not- #AI 🤣

I love this one! 😁 Also here's a feed for following people's shares from this site: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Sacred, potent phrase— One's "capacity for love"— As a silent grove Holds all the meaning Of "sexual attraction" And yet—more and less #haikuchallenge #haiku #poetry

Pres: We want to tell her she's being promoted, and we want to tell Congress that she's fired. Go HR: Reassign her to a new position, with much less responsibility, but a really cool title. Pres: OK, lemme finish rewatching Avengers and I'll come up with something ~White House HR office, probably

Stars fall Dreams pass Wishes wild and moments mild Healed wounds Bright joys Radiant rays, delightful days #micropoetry #writingchallenge

Finished a short Rick Riordan fanfic for #NaNoMyWay, 4809 words. The main character is ace/aro and figuring out their gender identity while also figuring out being a demigod. Not super polished, but it's a story! 🌠🌠🌠📚✏️💛 www.fanfiction.net/s/14551878/1...

A tiny fraction of my goal Eight hundred thirty-seven words Yet every one, a drop of light Distilling joy and madness mine Upon the page, a step in time #wordcount #NaNoMyWay #writingchallenge #poetry

A little warmth or— a small matter of degrees— All-consuming flame #haiku #haikuchallenge #micropoetry

Change of seasons Change of heart Wisdom unto us impart Change of body Change of mind Little magics hang in time #micropoetry #poetry #writingchallenge

So IDK what I was expecting from 2026 But "sexualized fashion for teen girls was actually a conspiracy by a secret combination of evil men" was NOT it #lds #epsteinfiles #mormon

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

This month, Republican leaders have (a) compared black political leaders to gorillas, (b) nullified trans folks' identification in Kansas, and now (c) proposed Darth Vader as a role model for getting rid of troublesome children. How much longer before we accept that the Republicans are now Nazis?

as is always important to remember: the reason you feel so bad is the fascism. everyone has a threshold. some people have very high tolerances for being online and knowing everything all the time but I cannot stress enough that when you reach that threshold, you gotta take time offline.