Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026⚓️ Our first Newcomers Coffee Hour had the added benefit of helping long-time members meet others who'd been there as long as they had. And for the first time, we had kids at the altar to play bells during the Sanctus and at the elevation. Now, we nap. 0120
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Some parishioners and I got to hear Robby talk about his new book tonight and we walked away challenged in a powerful way. I see a book study in our future.... And personally, i realize there are some hard conversations I need to have quite soon. ⚓️ 0114
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Getting to gather people in prayer around a community need is such an honor and a gift.⚓️ 080
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ugh, when I feel intimidated I can say such stupid things. 130
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026What a beautiful morning! Our program year is off to a great start. My sermon was fine and I was reminded that Spirit always shows up and creates something beautiful and healing with what we bring. 070
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026First Sunday back since Aug 30. That doesn't sound like a long time, but parts of my brain feel like they're still in Greece! Hope this sermon is more meaty than it feels right now.⚓️ 1100
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Molly Tuttle's who I listen to when I get nostalgic for my Palo Alto days, and her most recent album is perfect as a roadtrip soundtrack. 052
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I don't care what's *unpopular.* I'm a PIC abolitionist. Each of us gets to fight and struggle for the vision of society we want. That is NOT determined by elections. 11661104
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/09/2026We are not going to get out of the fascism problem by accepting just enough fascism to turn the heads of the fascism-curious. 42299591
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonAtkinson @maddavenport.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Trans folks are saying: if you repeat harmful lies about us, you are not supporting us. If you accept a framework that positions us as delusional, dangerous, or less than fully human, you are not our allies. A compromise on human rights is a failure to defend human rights. 111119
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It took a long time to get back to international travel, but, God willing, I'll be back at it before too long. 060
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"We do not need to attack one another or demand emotional agreement. We have to learn to hold our grief, and our truth, without bludgeoning each other with whatever's in our hands." (Kelly Hayes) Spend time with this one. 051
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This fresco from a Byzantine chapel in Kastoria, Greece, depicts Jesus's baptism by John. I don't know, but I wonder if the icon propped against it hides his nakedness. This trip is dusting off some art and church history nerdery I'd lost track of in recent years. ⚓️ 030
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I'm in a small mountain town in Greece listening to a live band play traditional tunes across the street. Earlier today, I went into its 15th c church and got to be there for most of the Divine Liturgy (watching and praying from the chairs against the wall). This world is so beautiful! 0120
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I was far overdue for a Charlotte-shaped vacation! I still have a week before I return home, but some of its rewards are already obvious to me. 😎 010
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I am days away from a big adventure, and the toddler inside of me wants to stay up until Monday's flight and not eat or pack or anything, just daydream and talk about the trip. Good thing someone else is preaching Sunday! 070
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonCharlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I remember discovering Torey Hayden's nonfiction books about teaching in special Ed classrooms. I was in junior high the first time I read one, and it showed me how relationships built on respect, compassion, and understanding could make room for people to grow. 121
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Charlotte's Web, because I stubbornly refused to use my Christmas money to buy the book my mom wanted me to get in favor of a book that was obviously for me. I knew I'd disappointed my mom, but I enjoyed my show of agency, too. It became an inner battle between shame and glee, and I chose the glee 1152
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I remember discovering Torey Hayden's nonfiction books about teaching in special Ed classrooms. I was in junior high the first time I read one, and it showed me how relationships built on respect, compassion, and understanding could make room for people to grow. 121
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Does anyone feel better when rejection comes with, "I met someone else I want to date, but we could be friends!"? It just doesn't feel like the kindness it's dressed up as. 290
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026My goodness please *listen* to this extremely wholesome storynpr.orgWe asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientistNPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science. 241933502
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026When the church clings to their fairytale illusion (we're a family, we've known each other for so long, we're faithful people, it could never happen here), they are choosing their comfort over the safety of the vulnerable. And any of them can be, may at some point, be vulnerable. It's evil. 190
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Realized just today that that creepy pastoral care visit I had nine years ago was actually an assault. At the time, I didn't get the support I needed. Today the memory arose, and leaders in my parish listened, validated, and got mad for me. It feels good to share the passion for safeguarding. ⚓️ 1270
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026You do NOT want to miss the Hugo-award winning @snarkbat.bsky.social teaching Disability Justice lessons that can and should help everyone thrive. Elsa will share strategies for community care, sustainable leadership, living interdependence for real + much more: www.mobilize.us/educateus/ev... 28941
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Dink was a perfectly good movie for the end of a rollercoaster of a day. Not a lot of thinking required, but witty enough to make me laugh a couple times. I mean, pickleball is just a nutty game to start with.... 030
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 21/07/20261/ The cyclosporiasis foodborne outbreak continues to grow, and there’s A LOT of conflicting information out there. So the YLE team compiled answers to some of the top questions we’re seeing to bring the nuance you may be looking for. 321195
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Correction(?): AirNow says 701, my weather app says 393. It's bad enough to wear a mask, bad enough to stay inside either way. 052
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026AQI- 393 right now, and I just saw a about fifteen people walking without a mask outside. This included one person carrying a tiny baby in a snuggly on their chest. In Chicago, I haven't read of any officials recommending masks, but in the Bay Area, I always kept some on hand for this. 120
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonCaryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Margo Price is a force of nature and is living by her lights and I admire all of that so much. And I am absolutely gonna write about someone putting out a whole protest record. 210627
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The First America podcast is so good! I am learning a lot and it's making me want to keep seeking out the hidden stories behind the distortions I learned. 031
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026A/C has been out all week while we wait for replacement parts. It's been a hot week and it was toasty this morning. We'd warned people via email, so I expected just a handful. Instead, we had our full summer crowd and it was great! I'm napping in my air-conditioned living room, though....⚓️ 090
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026It's bedtime. Why are you still looking at me? -Louie 070
Reposted by Charlotte Johnsonunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 08/07/2026It's almost like Americans as a whole are desensitized to police violence and our state killing people, what with the whole swimming in it daily thing. 19747182
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Hello, vertigo. I think you have the wrong house.... 😵💫 020
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I have been invited to go to a Pride Parade party along the route in a parishioner's home. They asked me to please wear my collar because many of the guests will be lgbtq+ people who avoid church because they don't expect to be welcomed as they are. I'm so grateful ⚓️ 1341
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026⚓️I could not preach on Hagar and Sarah without womanist and Jewish scholars sharing their wisdom. And to be honest, I couldn't hear the story and not preach on it. (Same goes for next week's first reading....) 090
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Waking up feeling well-rested on a sunny day is AMAZING 160
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026⚓️ We introduced offering prayers for healing during Commumion today, and so many wanted prayer the lay ministers did more praying after the service. Clearly, this was a needed ministry. I give thanks for this parish's hospitality and faithful care for one another. 1271
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Ten year-old Louie has finally been prescribed his first Cone. After discovering how useless it is for sniffing outside, he refused to walk anywhere or to pee. He just stood stock still in the bushes, looking at me. Now, he's resigned to never sleeping again. 2100
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Chicago summer has arrived, and the whole city was out walking and thawing out in the sun. The farmers market was bustling, but the grocery store was empty at 1 pm on a Saturday. It's about time! 0121
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 05/05/2026There’s so much going on right now that the ever-growing attempt to erase trans people is slipping by some folks. 1518873
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026⚓️Who is doing thoughtful work on the ethics and theological issues surrounding AI in ministry-specifically centering the needs of the most vulnerable people and our earth? (I'm not into tech apologetics) 040
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Music long shot here: an acoustic (maybe?) pop song (from the 90s?) began with words from TS Eliot's Little Gidding: We not cease from exploration.... I can even sing that line, but I don't remember anything else of the song. Do you know it? 120
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Yes, it took me until this evening to realize that I probably haven't earned the right to correct Pope Leo's word choices. Blame it on exhaustion or distraction, not disrespect🤪 020
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonAtkinson @maddavenport.bsky.social · 10/04/2026“To make our news reporting timely, we need to embrace sexist, regressive clickbait from sources speaking dramatically outside of their field of expertise” is that kinda how it went?? 0524
Reposted by Charlotte JohnsonDave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights is reporting an uptick in ICE activity across the Chicago area over the last week, incl. reported abductions at Cook County courthouses and immigration check ins. Chicago neighborhoods of reported activity include Rogers Park, Austin and Pilsen. 4260217
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The other day, a male acquaintance standing behind me put his hands on my shoulders and moved me forcibly to the side in order to improve the group photo pose. He did not ask me, didn't apologize, didn't say anything to me; I was just suddenly being pushed. I disassociated. 140
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026With the bishop's blessing, I introduced a revised Palm Sunday liturgy aimed at countering some of the historic antisemitic ideas Holy Week texts have fed. I wrote about it in this week's e-news, and coffee hour was full of theological convos about what can happen when liturgy becomes rote. (1/2) 3160