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Barbara Dunlap

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Fighting for girls & women & their sacred selves | Chaos Muppet | UMC Deacon |

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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Just bought 1,212 period products to be used by summer interns at Project Transformation and for Horizon Texas Annual Conference. I love being The Period Pastor!
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The life of The Period Pastor: Calling the convention center where our Annual Conference will be next month to see if they provide period products in their restrooms.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Preaching on Jonah tomorrow and including a bit about how Amber Glenn is the anti-Jonah. He pouts when others get blessings, and she celebrates them. Love having real-world examples of incredible women to use in sermons!
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I be talking about period poverty from the pulpit tomorrow. I wish this weren't a rare thing. (Sermon on Wesley's General Rules, specifically Do Good, framed by Luke 8:40-56.) Jesus cared about the health of menstruating women. The Church needs to catch up.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
What a week to be a guest preacher.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
AI is biased in many ways. The names for the various iterations are as well.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram @star-telegram.com · 30/10/2025
Though only a handful of students go on to pursue music professionally, every one of them leaves their band programs as more well-rounded individuals.
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North Texas bands just need 8 minutes to inspire hundreds
Though only a handful of students go on to pursue music professionally, every one of them leaves their band programs as more well-rounded individuals.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
A reminder for all of us this week: Many of those yelling the loudest on any give day are just looking for attention and love. Let's all try listening more. You are a beloved child of God now and always. So is that person being yelled at. And the one doing the yelling.
Cursive text in dark pink on a light background. It reads "Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable." David W. Augsburger. There is a logo in the bottom right which says Sacred Worth and has an image of a woman's profile surrounded by a pink and gold halo.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
"Whimsical Symphony Wednesday Morning" Sometimes my Spotify Daylist is too good.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Was once again reminded today that not everyone has heard that they are Beloved children of God. I'm here to tell you or to remind you: You are Beloved. You are Enough. You are Cherished. You are Worthy. Yes, you. Not because of anything you have done or will do. Just because you are. 💜
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This is disgusting. Tarrant County already has very low voter turnout, and this will make it even lower. So for my friends in Tarrant County, please be sure you exercise your right to vote in EVERY election. People not caring about local and midterm elections is what brought us this mess.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Spoiler free image of me after the season finale of The Gilded Age. (And I’m not even sure who I’m exactly mad at. Other than Julian Fellowes. And HBO because it’ll probably be two or three years before we get more.)
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a woman is sitting at a counter with the word no on her hand
Alt: Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec slamming her hands on a counter and saying “No!”
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
"Women are the kind of people that people come out of." Reposted and endorsed by our Sec.of Defense. Calling for women to lose the right to vote. I will keep asking “What would the world look like if women and girls were seen as children of God with sacred worth?” & working to answer that question.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Anyone else Google “perimenopause rage” today or is it just me?
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Me at the end of tonight’s The Gilded Age. My daughter emerged from her bedroom to see why I screamed.
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it
Alt: Michael Scott from The Office screaming “Noooooooooo”
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A few years ago, I started noticing people calling sweatshirts “sweaters.” The new thing is calling tortillas “burrito shells” or “tortilla shells.” As if we didn’t have enough going on in the world!
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The Gilded Age really has me out here rooting for a robber baron.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Curious what other UMC people think. I don’t like the new mission. It feels like it doesn’t push enough. It could be inward focused. I miss the “transformation of the world” part. Where is working for justice? Where is resisting evil and oppression? This is lukewarm.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
500 tabs is the max you can have open on Safari on your iPhone. Ask me how I know.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
What do Saved By the Bell, The Santa Clause, and Fred Rogers all have in common? They are all part of my sermon tomorrow.
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three men are standing next to each other and a man in a suit is holding a bottle of beer .
Alt: Scene from 90s TV show Saved by the Bell: Two teenage boys, Zach Morris (blonde) and AC Slater (brunette) stand in a high school with their principal Mr Belding. Zach turns to the camera, makes the T sign with his hands and says “Time Out” while the other two freeze.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
48% of Texas births are to patients on Medicaid. If they actually cared about babies and pregnancy, they would not move this funding to religious-run anti-abortion programs that deal in lies and manipulation.
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 09/04/2025
I don’t know who needs to hear this but menstrual bleeding for 20+ days is not “normal” or “fine” no matter how old the patient is or how recently they reached menarche.
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Rev Dr Donna Fowler-Marchant @stillmorevile.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Guess it’s that time of year again since I’m seeing Christian clergy ask. No, do not have a Seder on Maundy Thursday. Do not try to add Passover elements to your Communion service. Jesus was Jewish, but we are not. And we’ve been asked over and over not to do this. 1/3
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United Women in Faith @uwfaith.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Sojourner Truth. Anna Howard Shaw. Mary McLeod Bethune. Fanny Crosby. Frances Willard. Ida B Wells. Throughout history, Methodist women have helped drive the charge for justice and equality and set the foundation for a more fair and just world. #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #UMC
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United Women in Faith Celebrates Women’s History Month, Honors Founding Mothers | United Women in Faith
From Sojourner Truth and Reverend Anna Howard Shaw, to Mary McLeod Bethune, to Fanny Crosby, Methodist women have set the foundation for a more fair and just world.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Was just at the grocery store, and heard a mom yell out “Come over here right now, Little Miss Difficult!” I almost went over. Because as an adult, who does often stir up some trouble, I’d be proud for that to be my name. But for a young girl to be labeled “Difficult” breaks my heart. Words matter.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Maybe there needs to be a mercy rule in NCAA basketball. Why yes, I did just watch Texas vs William & Mary and LSU vs San Diego State games.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Just realized I didn’t share my Feb. reads here. And Then There Were None - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I’ve never read an Agatha Christie mystery before and wanted to try one. I enjoyed it even though it wasn’t what I expected. Pretty dark and strange. I can see how her work influenced lots of other mysteries. 1/3
Grid of the covers of the books I read in February:
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot
Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Cordova
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
If you need something to listen to this Women's History Month (or any time), might I suggest a playlist I made last year that's all female composers. open.spotify.com/playlist/6es...
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Classical Women
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
So many, "I didn't know So-and-So was Catholic" takes today. Catholics aren't the only ones who observe Lent and Ash Wednesday. This United Methodist pastor has attended multiple Zooms today with ashes on her forehead. Feel free to ask us about it! That's always better than making assumptions.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I’m not typically an alarmist mom (other than choking hazards), but I’m a bit worried about how many middle schoolers drink Alani. 12 oz is 200 mg of caffeine. Equivalents: Monster -122 mg Red Bull -102 mg Coffee - 136mg They are bouncing off the walls at school!
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
If you/your children are not vaccinated against measles, please get vaccinated! It’s not too late! “According to the latest data from the 2023-2024 school year, zero North Texas counties have a kindergarten measles vaccination rate high enough to achieve herd immunity.” www.wfaa.com/article/news...
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These North Texas schools have the lowest measles vaccination rates in the region
The number of measles cases reported in Texas continues to grow. These are the North Texas schools most and least at risk of a breakout infection.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Just had a great conversation with other UMC clergy and laity about expanding parental leave in the Horizon Texas Conference! I had several days of despair last week, but this conversation was definitely hope-filled.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I just failed four “Are you a robot” tests in a row. Maybe I am a robot after all.
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Unvirtuous Abbey @unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Linda Richman from SNL: we’re all miracles
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Picked up my grocery order at HEB, and the lady brought me my dozen eggs to the window instead of loading them in the back. She handed them to me like a swaddled newborn baby, and I gently placed them on the passenger seat. Precious cargo! 🥚 👶🏻💰
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Overall outcomes for both moms and babies have gotten worse after Texas enacted the “Heartbeat Bill”. Adding these new stats and others to presentations I’m giving at churches the next two weeks. Education is the first step toward change. 1/2
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Now that February is almost over, I’m finally remembering to share my January reads. Holding the Calm - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Had to read for Clergy Connection Day. It was ok. Some good takeaways, but pretty repetitive. Didn’t feel very pastoral (which it isn’t supposed to, but was assigned to clergy). 1/4
Grid of the four books I read in January. Has the four covers. The books are Holding the Calm, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Glory Be, and My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Confession: I just ate my first Cadbury Crème Egg of the season. Delicious, as always.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18/02/2025
The answer was not the point. The answer was never the point. The process of searching is the process of learning.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Substituting at the middle school means spending way too much time deciding which shoes are less likely to get you roasted.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
PSA: Christmas movies stream year round. Go watch one instead of doomscrolling. 🎅🏽 Currently Watching: Christmas Inheritance on Netflix (For about the 10th time)
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Anyone else watch Sweet Magnolias? I have so many thoughts, but I will start with What is up with Cal’s hair? Why do they do Dana Sue so dirty with her wardrobe? #SweetMagnolias
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Add this to the list of What Even Is Happening Right Now?!?!? “Pour Some Sugar On Me” is soft rock/easy listening. Excuse me as I curl up into a ball and turn to dust.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
If you are looking for an escape from doomscrolling, may I humbly suggest Masterchef Australia. Each season has 80+ episodes. You can just leave it running as digital wallpaper* and look up every 15 minutes or so. In the US, it’s streaming free on Tubi. *My dad’s term for shows you just leave on.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Spent some time this morning helping organize parental leave reform (expansion) in the United Methodist Church. If you’d like to learn more or how you can bring legislation in your conference, let me know! #UMC
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Really, @nytimes.com? Strands 320 is trolling us isn’t it? You had to do that on purpose.
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Scene: me sitting in my car in the bank parking lot, replying to texts and checking email. My ancient soul: Ah, yes, it is so important to take time to get caught up on my correspondence!
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Barbara Dunlap @elfsocks.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Used the digital coupons at Tom Thumb for the first time today, and I’m not a fan. First, a membership card, now digital coupons. Can’t the price just be the price? (Gah! I feel old!)
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