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Keeley (looking at her phone): Tell me about it. 

Rebecca: I murdered Ted last night.

Keeley: I feel you.

Rebecca: Now that I have the taste for blood, I can’t stop murdering.

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Self care means setting boundaries so that people don’t abuse you It means saying no It means tearing down the structures that don’t serve people Jesus knew about self care Jesus would have torn up the ordination test into pieces He would have held the traumatized and told them their gifts were worthy of the church Jesus would say this does not need an overture, he would have healed the…

When word broke that the PCUSA ordination translation exam in Hebrew would be on the rape located in Judges 19.* I like most of my colleagues had to go and reread the passage to familiarize myself as to just how triggering it might be. (This is a passage on abuse, rape and violence, all the trigger warnings) This passage is not included in any of the lectionary (cycles that are regularly…