I love people, and I play with words. The Divine is Love, and Love is for you.https://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mrgkyp6hk226If you, like me, have strong feelings about dog movies, you should know that The Odyssey is one. I was unprepared.25 Jul 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgkyp6hk226https://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mrfsa6m2zk2jPrivate equity for profit nursing homes are evil. Making decisions based on money instead of the well being of our elders. Pure, systemic evil.24 Jul 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfsa6m2zk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mqfmwes36c2bIt’s Jesus the promiscuous farmer Sunday! That man’s just throwing his seed everywhere! (Mathew 13. Not only is the word “seed” the same as the word for “sperm,” they literally thought they were the same thing.)11 Jul 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfmwes36c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mqd6onhdxc2lMy favorite thing is when conservatives try to hit me with “you probably think baby-killing is Biblical.” And I know they’re accusing me of supporting abortion. (I do!)10 Jul 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqd6onhdxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mpocituhhc2eNot Gay as in “God loves you,” Queer as in “The Divine reorders the universe to make space for your unique and beloved self.” Yes, this is a Mathew Vines Reformation project subtweet02 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpocituhhc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mp7iz7baxc24In honor of Pride, a repost: (CN sexual language) May the Mighty One dance Her fierce dance on all the walls of injustice. May the Strong, Proud Mama keep all Her babies safe. May the Femme of all Femmes paint us in beauty.26 Jun 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7iz7baxc24https://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mp2r2d4sus2fBiblical Theology recs please! I have a lay leader, well educated and willing to read hard stuff, who is looking for a commentary on Luke or Luke/Acts. Would love to give him some liberation theology. What would you recommend?24 Jun 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2r2d4sus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mo7kcdwmcs2nPeople who don’t love Queer and Trans people are missing out on so much joy. How could you not love watching someone’s delight at discovering their true selves? Their true loves? It’s so fucking beautiful14 Jun 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7kcdwmcs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mo4e7rym2s27My beloved Queer ones, Our lives are holy. Our dancing is holy. Our protest is holy. Our community is holy. Our gender presentations are holy. Our bodies are holy. Our sex is holy. Our love is holy.12 Jun 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4e7rym2s27https://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mnzc5iovd22fWhen I have to talk to men about their own sexist actions, I try to remember all the times my BIPOC friends and colleagues have had to sit me down and explain my own racist actions to me. (And let’s be real, 99% of the time that has been Black women.)11 Jun 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzc5iovd22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mnutn2gbw22uNot gay as in “God loves you” Queer as in “The Divine is shaking Her promiscuous ass at you and you and you.”09 Jun 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnutn2gbw22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mnlqwddyfc22I couldn’t think of the word “neurotypical” yesterday, and referred to a friend as “neurobland.”06 Jun 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlqwddyfc22https://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mn5uqakz6c2aI just accidentally said “God invites us into a three-way” mid sermon. I didn’t mean to, and that isn’t language I think is helpful from the pulpit. But also, not wrong.31 May 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5uqakz6c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mmmovtitwk2gYou can’t believe Acts 2 and believe women can’t preach. You can’t both believe in the Holy Spirit and think She cares about gender24 May 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmovtitwk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mmlyf64qek2rListening to the Holy Spirit will make you weird. She’s wild. I love Her, but wow.24 May 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmlyf64qek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mmcu4l6wos2jSometimes the people I pastor let me bless their dogs. Which I love *almost* as much as when they let me baptize their babies.20 May 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcu4l6wos2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mm5pbtnokk2fThe more I learn about Rededicate 250 the more horrified I am. This is not the religion of Jesus, but a sick twisting of everything he taught. (Although Christians are still the ones responsible for calling it out, since it is our religion that is getting twisted.) God loves *the world.*18 May 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5pbtnokk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mm3wvfq2522yDear white siblings, being discriminated against for some other part of our lives does not make it magically impossible for us to be racist. Even if we grew up poor, or an immigrant, or trans or Queer, we still need to consciously unlearn white supremacy.18 May 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3wvfq2522yhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mlysooh57k2iWhen you’re a monster truck auntie but also a nerdy preacher “Ok, I’ll play with Kindergarten…..de-constructer?” (It’s “Kindergarten Crusher, in case you also need the reminder.)16 May 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlysooh57k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mlrcwh7cks2iGas stations are often the site for strange interactions with men, but today was the strangest. I was filling up my tank, ignoring cat calls from the next pump, when I noticed that shit, my tire is flat again. 🧵13 May 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrcwh7cks2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3ml7jhrldvc2mMy new therapist said I have the most convoluted brain hacks he’d ever heard of. So I’m fairly sure that means I win therapy today.06 May 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7jhrldvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3ml47wf3ewk2tOn social media this morning for all the Met Gala protests. But also the Met Gala looks.05 May 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml47wf3ewk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mkxlbax3kk24Being a congregational pastor brings me such great joy. I suspect that whatever your call is, it will or does bring you joy too. Do you know what it is yet?03 May 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxlbax3kk24https://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mkq2y2w6ec2rCommunity will also sometimes include boredom, and somebody is probably going to have to do the dishes, and move the chairs. If we want a village, we will need to show up, over and over again, for the mundane and awkward work. In person, if physically possible. But it’s worth it, in the end. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq2y2w6ec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mkn6wvxeks27If you want true, authentic, diverse community, you are going to have to learn to tolerate awkwardness. Because in between the moments of the the sublime…. Oh boy.29 Apr 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn6wvxeks27https://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mkliiaxk322tSome of our congregational leaders, instead of saying we will read the Psalm “responsively,” have been saying “responsibly.” And it’s one of my favorite not- mistakes ever!28 Apr 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkliiaxk322thttps://bsky.app/profile/luragroen.bsky.social/post/3mkg2qwa7ak2nSometimes I get to be Pastor Lura who talks about death and sexuality and Christian communism and resurrection and abundant life. And sometimes I get to be Aunt Lura and pick up a Sparkle Smash monster truck birthday present. On a really good day I get to be both.26 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:2wddmfd4hexau3tgn2fk7kds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg2qwa7ak2n