Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/Her
Author of Five Loaves, Two Fish, Twelve Volunteers: Growing A Relational Food Ministry. Writer on poverty, wealth, Christian Life. Church consultant helping tiny congregations get out of the building. Co-housing consultant on conflict. Quilter, traveler.
- Psalm 15 Who may abide in your tent? Dwell on your holy hill? Walk blamelessly, speak truth, no slander or evil to friends or neighbors. Despise the wicked, honor those who fear God. Stand by oaths, do not charge interest or pay bribes. Those who do these things shall never be moved.
- Interesting article that suggests to me that one of the side affects of getting universal health care would be that we make different choices on immunization schedules. We have so many people fall through the cracks. www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
- It's getting real!
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerImagine the world you want, friends, 'cause it's definitely more plausible and functional than whatever this is.
- Remember the days when the police were brave and protected us? Did such a time exist or were they always more afraid than we are? (Real questions, I don't know the history.)
- Habakkuk 1:2-4 Lord, how long shall I cry help, & you will not listen? Cry violence & you will not save? Why make me see wrongdoing & trouble? Destruction & violence, strife & contention arise. The law becomes slack; justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous; judgment is perverted.
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- Amos 8:4-7 Listen, you who trample the needy, and bring to ruin the poor, listen you who rush to make food servings smaller and more expensive, listen you with false balances and you who fail to leave the last of the harvest for the poor. God promises not to forget your deeds.
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. They are piercing a lot of other people with grief, too.
- This is the way.
- I can think of a few others, as well.
- The first US-born leader of the Catholic church singled out the Tesla chief as an example of the kind of wealth he said was undermining 'the value of human life, of the family, of the value of society' on.ft.com/4653oC8
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- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/Her62 years ago today. The bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Alabama.
- Amos 6:4-7. Woe to those with beds of ivory, eating lambs and calves. Those who sing idle songs, drink wine, and anoint themselves with finest oils, and are not grieved over the ruin around them. They shall be the first into exile. The word of God according to Amos.
- When God began creating ... the earth was complete chaos, ... God said, “Let there be light,” it was. God saw the light was good (from Gen 1:1-4). Remember that it is in chaos that new things are created. Look for what is good, water it, and tend it, celebrate each small good thing.
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- This is church.
- I'm a Christian. As such I'm in favor of protecting all people from gun violence. Strict training, licensing, and restrictions on capacity. And I believe in the constitution and the right to states to maintain well regulated militias. Only love overcomes hate. Only light overcomes shadows.
- Okay, I want one of these.
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerWashington DC - the bells of this church are ringing in support of the protest! 😁
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerBBC News - Historic pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Catholics at Vatican www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Following Jesus is Risky. And yet, that's what we do. We need the moral courage to do what is right even though others might disapprove. actbechurchnow.kit.com/posts/do-not...
- Plan now for how our cities will resist being taken over. Pol Pot's strategy was to relocate city folk to farms. What is the goal here? www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
- James 5:1a,4 Come now, rich people, weep, wail for the miseries that are coming... Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
- Bye Bye Big Bird 😢 No more #npr
- Are you preparing for what is to come? “Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit" Luke 12:35 actbechurchnow.kit.com/posts/be-chu...
- Jesus told us to feed the hungry, to release the captives, to welcome the stranger. Seems pretty clear to me.
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerAnti-ICE poster seen in Sodo, Seattle
- Okay, heard GOP thinks the low employment figures are good because it was 74000 US BORN new jobs, not foreign born. I tried to track how they'd know. They track such things and there WAS a spate of great US BORN new jobs. In 2023. Hmm, wonder what caused that? www.brookings.edu/articles/str...
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- I'm thinking of buying a John Deere. Any suggestions for what to buy? I have no land.
- Free newsletter on how churches can act to deal with the US world as it is now. We can Be Church by protecting our neighbors. actbechurchnow.kit.com/posts
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerIf you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
- PSALM 1 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
- 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
- 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. (NIV)
- I think Jeremiah said the same thing. Micah. Isaiah. Etc.
- Deuteronomy 10:19 You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerThe world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/Her“… the Trump administration, just 2 weeks old, is already facing lawsuits arguing that it violated the religious freedom of Christians in the U.S.” religionnews.com/2025/02/05/a...
- Another Blog Post! If you'd like to join Act! Be Church Now, send me a DM, text, or email. Hopefully the free Newsletter starts on Friday. www.elizabethmaemagill.com/blog/act-be-...
- What can we do as church to protect our members and our neighbors? If you'd like to be join my free newsletter send me your email by DM, text, or email. www.elizabethmaemagill.com/blog/act-be-...
- Second Blog--sharing as resistance. Act! Be Church Now. If you'd like to receive on my free email newsletter send me your email address in a DM (Does bluesky have direct messages????) Or email or text me. I hope to send the first issue on Friday! www.elizabethmaemagill.com/blog/act-be-...
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerI have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them. Celebrate thy diversity. Love each other.
- My free newsletter Act! Be Church Now is getting started with how we can act as a Church to care for those our nation is ignoring. DM me your email address if you'd like to receive the newsletter. www.elizabethmaemagill.com/blog/februar...
- Don't miss Heather Cox Richardson's Post about February 1. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-31...
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerThe gospel according to Saint Mariann
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerMaga Granny refuses pardon “Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation, I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative." www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerCongrats @gracejisunkim.bsky.social! When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity has been named a Top Book of 2024 by So What Faith! sowhatfaith.com/2024/12/18/1...
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerChristianity should help us see through the lens of the disenfranchised, the marginalized, and the oppressed, just as Jesus did during his ministry. –Grace Ji-Sun Kim (When God Became White, 2024)
- One argument against saving up wealth in a barn (Luke 12:16-20) is that excess wealth is meant to be spent to provide work for the community. Hoarding deprives others. The poor spend a large percent of their income. The wealthy spend little of their income. How does the middle class fit in this?
- Looking for advice. What should or can churches be doing to protect immigrants from being deported? Or what organizations should we be connecting to around this? Can we trust that blue states will be safer? What should we be doing now to be prepared?
- 50,271 words for the month of November. I won NaNoWriMo, but more importantly have a draft of my book Poverty, Wealth, and Christian Life. It is a horrible draft, but that's how books start in my experience. Monday a re-org of the whole thing, and then editing. Whew. Eye for art. #NaNoWinner2024
- Reposted by Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz) She/HerDenver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
