Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026When someone thinks verbal repentance and a few tears are all that is necessary for restoration to leadership or marriage, the addiction to deceit remains alive and well. 0226
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 08/10/2026On this day in 1953, a Birmingham police commissioner banned an interracial All-Star baseball game organized by Jackie Robinson since it was a "mixed athletic event."calendar.eji.orgOct. 8, 1953 | Jackie Robinson and Others Banned From Playing Interracial Baseball in ALLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 15033
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 07/10/2026On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black Selma residents attempting to register to vote faced state and local officials using violence and intimidation tactics to deny them that right.calendar.eji.orgOct. 7, 1963 | Alabama Troopers Violently Disrupt Voter Registration Drive in SelmaLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 04138
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It is a grievous failure of those who claim to be the people of God when they not only fail to be a sanctuary for the traumatized but also create the need for one. 0155
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There is no face God does not love, no life He does not weep over, and no evil or trauma He has not borne. 0154
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In 31 years, the dearly beloved Dolly Parton gifted approximately 332,411,218 books to kids all over the world with her Imagination Library true heroes 🦋📖 We get to honor Dolly. We get to give like Dolly. We get to support literacy like Dolly. We love you, Dolly Parton! Our Queen of Book Joy 🌈 ✨ 525217912
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A repentant heart shows empathy for those who have been wronged and damaged by my sin, an awareness that the sin is against the goodness and holiness of God, not merely a behavioral aberration that got me in trouble. A repentant heart desires to make restitution. 0163
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Abuse silences victims and renders them powerless. Listening makes room for their voice and honors their dignity. As a church leader, never forget that they have honored you by coming to you. You have been seen as safe—be safe. 0136
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 16/09/2026On this day in 1928, a levee broke during a Florida hurricane, killing thousands of Black farmworkers. Black victims were denied proper burials—their bodies were stacked in piles and burned.calendar.eji.orgSep. 16, 1928 | Hundreds of Black Victims of Hurricane Denied Proper Burial in FloridaLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 17858
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 15/09/2026In the weeks since a Christian pastor on the Wind River Reservation likened Arapaho ceremonial ways to "idol worship," the Sunday morning rhythm has become familiar.bit.lyA Christian pastor called Arapaho ceremonies 'idol worship.' Now the tribe wants her church goneIn the weeks since a Christian pastor on the Wind River Reservation likened Arapaho ceremonial ways to “idol worship,” the Sunday morning rhythm has become familiar. 1214833
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The body of Christ is called to be a sacred place for the vulnerable. We have often chosen to be a safe place for the powerful and have deceived ourselves into believing that God would call that good. 0327
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Deception happens when we see what we long for—and it blinds us to the truth of what is. May we know Christ so well that we can discern what is unlike Him no matter the seductive or religious garb it wears. 0187
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/202630 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"actionnews5.comPrison inmates help to pay down school lunch debtA school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates. 418105512550
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you want the trauma survivor to understand that God is a refuge, then be one. 0204
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Holy smokes an unreal rendition of "I Will Always Love You" by Cynthia Erivo in Vancouver last night to honor Dolly Parton….incredible 34674371950
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialBill Addis @paidprotester.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Dolly Parton on "So Graham Norton" in 2001, dealing with both visual and voice impersonators. #DollyParton #Parton #GrahamNorton #impersonators 945695
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We are called to ALWAYS protect, honor, respect, and care for the small, the vulnerable, and the powerless. To protect is not simply to prevent physical harm—it is acting in a way that bestows dignity, never shame. 0166
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 11/08/2026“I often argue that the North won the Civil War, but the South won the narrative war,” says civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, executive director of Equal Justice Initiative (@eji.org). 1520889
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Shoebill storks will bow to communicate with other shoebills they have a friendly relationship with. This is Sushi, the shoebill stork who resides at the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center. [📹 Melissa Askew] Original post 782983508
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 06/08/2026On this day in 1942, Southern Railway adopted a policy effectively denying meal service to Black passengers on its trains. The U.S. government subsequently upheld this discriminatory policy.calendar.eji.orgAug. 6, 1942 | Interstate Railroad Company Adopts Policy Denying Black Riders ServiceLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 22630
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/08/2026This footage shows a dolphin carrying the dead body of her 2-week-old calf. Learn more about this mother, whom researchers have named Fraggle, and what scientists say about such expressions of grief in animals: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s... 1632428521
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine] Original post 221409266
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialPatrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A quarter after 10 and a visit by one of the roadrunners. I don’t see the wonky left wing feather but it could have been groomed out so I’m unsure which of the three regulars it might be. Leaning towards a kidlet. #birds 642323273
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialMen in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹 212147672740
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialJadu @jadu100x.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Telemundo just lets the game breathe; the American booth keeps trying to turn a routine play into a TED talk 1172
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026It is always the responsibility of the person with power to maintain the integrity of the relationship. Always. 0226
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026To lead as Jesus led is not just to impart knowledge but to impart life by walking with another. 0152
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Teach your church that any form of abuse is NEVER acceptable to God, no matter who does it or how important the abuser is. Call your people to holiness in all the corners of their lives. 0132
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 08/07/2026On this day in 1860, more than 50 years after Congress banned the trafficking of enslaved Africans into the United States, the ship Clotilda arrived in Mobile, Alabama, carrying more than 100 enslaved people from West Africa.calendar.eji.orgJul. 8, 1860 | Ship Carrying Enslaved Africans Arrives in AL Despite Trafficking BanLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 04443
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.social🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Taiwan magpies like crows are a famously devoted cooperative family unit. The entire flock participate in raising their young,older siblings help mothers, incubate eggs and bring food to fledgelings. Lifespan between 7-12 years 362024308
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Christianity does not look like praying, singing, and giving money while ignoring the screams, unspeakable suffering, filth, and death of others. Christianity is not calling others "them"—somehow unlike us, not human, and deserving of their suffering. 0277
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialElla Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Lamine Yamal's younger brother just gave us one of the best reaction shots of the World Cup lol 212379251
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026In all fifty states, we are required to report the abuse of a minor. It is a felony to fail to report any instance of child abuse that we hear about. 1112
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 30/06/2026On this day in 1829, officials in Cincinnati enforced laws to drive out Black residents—forcing hundreds of Black people to seek asylum in Canada.calendar.eji.orgJun. 30, 1829 | Cincinnati, Ohio, Forces Hundreds of Black People to LeaveLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 23730
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiddlysquat @vimfuego18.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This warms the heart from Cunha. Great sportsmanship. Poor Ao. 😔 #LUFC 584264635
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialRev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The reason I don’t want a “Christian nation” isn’t because I’m against Christianity. It’s because I’ve studied church history and learned about the horrors caused by the church fusing itself with the empire. Separation of church and state helps keep Christianity Christian. 1227859
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 26/06/2026Watch Bryan Stevenson on confronting the legacy of slavery in America, the importance of truth telling as a step towards reconciliation, and the changing landscape of Montgomery, Alabama, as a result of EJI's work.youtube.comBryan Stevenson on Confronting America’s Legacy of SlaveryWhen Bryan Stevenson moved to Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1980s, the city—one of America’s most prominent slave trading spaces before the Civil War—had dozen... 05128
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDiane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026When we love our systems more than the Christ we say we serve, we must ask, who is our God? Many worship lesser gods. Some worship what we call “evangelicalism"—or a certain theological system. Many worship a particular leader. 1176
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialKristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Six years ago today, JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE released into the world. Then, the most amazing thing happened: Readers found it, read it, and shared it with friends. And never stopped. 815220
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 21/06/2026On this day in 1940, a young Black man named Jesse Thornton was abducted and lynched in Alabama after he addressed a white Alabama police officer without the title "Mr.” No one was ever prosecuted for his death.calendar.eji.orgJun. 21, 1940 | Black Man Lynched in Alabama for Failing to Call a White Man 'Mr.'Learn more about our history of racial injustice. 57350
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/06/2026The Carolina Hurricanes brought their Stanley Cup celebration to downtown Raleigh.bit.lyHurricanes fans jam into downtown Raleigh for team's Stanley Cup parade, celebrationThe Carolina Hurricanes brought their Stanley Cup celebration to downtown Raleigh. Thousands of fans arrived hours early to line sidewalks for the team’s victory parade or packed in near the rally stage where the Hurricanes were set to cap off the festivities. 39218
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19/06/2026On Juneteenth, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers whose struggle and determination brought us closer to justice. At Foley Square, Lorenzo Pace's sculpture stands as a powerful tribute to that legacy.youtu.beTriumph of the Human SpiritYouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office 213159656
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 18/06/2026🔥 Tiny baby rhino, wearing its protective blanket, trots along behind its keeper at the Sheldrick Trust nursery 1136557816
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialDeke Fanboy (welcome back lad!) @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026In Atlanta during the FIFA World Cup match between Spain and Cape Verde, a heartwarming moment unfolded when a Spain fan noticed a Cape Verde supporter and gestured asking if he wanted to swap jerseys. The Cape Verde fan enthusiastically agreed, and the two exchanged shirts before sharing a long hug 28296111737
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 16/06/2026On this day in 1944, George Stinney Jr., a 90-pound, 14-year-old boy, was executed in the electric chair in Columbia, South Carolina. He remains the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century.calendar.eji.orgJun. 16, 1944 | Fourteen-Year-Old George Stinney Executed in South CarolinaLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 713789
Reposted by @jnyota.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 15/06/2026The Carolina Hurricanes held Vegas to five total goals in Games 4 and 5 and used a suffocating defense in a 3-0 shutout Sunday night in Game 6 to win their first championship in 20 years. n.pr/44aINdEn.prHurricanes use stifling defense to win the Stanley CupThe Carolina Hurricanes held Vegas to five total goals in Games 4 and 5 and used a suffocating defense in a 3-0 shutout Sunday night in Game 6 to win their first championship in 20 years. 410111
