False Prophets don’t speak for me! For decades, the religious right has aligned itself with the Republican Party’s powers-that-be in an attempt to monopolize public conversations about faith and define what it means to be a “values voter.” But Faithful America members have been standing up to those who are hijacking Jesus’ name and trying to baptize their oppressive and harmful policies. Learn more about the 2024 False Prophets inductees as well as those already in Faithful America’s False Prophets Hall of Fame. #FalseProphetsDontSpeakforMe
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. – Matthew 7:15
Inspire us, God, to do one thing. One thing for justice. One thing for peace. One thing for love. Inspire us, God by doing one thing to do more. More for justice. More for peace. More for love. This day.
Every day. Through Jesus, we pray. Amen.
inspired by the Guns to Garden panel, James Atwood Institute for Congregational Courage
Walking. Albuquerque. Playing with Lucy. North Domingo Baca Park. Malcolm’s Theme – Terence Blanchard One Small Star – Eric Bogle & John Munro Queen of Hearts – Gregg Allman I See Red – Clannad Still Is Still Moving To Me – Willie Nelson Behind The Mask Fleetwood Mac Runaway – Frank Waln, feat. Kodi DeNoyer & Melody McKiver Blue – Joni Mitchell Hot – The Black Eyed Peas The Stone – The Chieftains 안경 Glasses – IU CHAT That’s All Right – Rod Stewart He’s a Pirate – Klaus Badelt Two Socks – The Wolf Theme – John Barry
Labor Day. Check out a mini concert for Labor Day by my friend Eric Law. Walking. Albuquerque. 9 To 5 – Dolly Parton Workin’ At The Carwash Blues – Jim Croce The Hands That Built America (Theme from “Gangs of New York”) – U2 She Works Hard For the Money – Donna Summer Worker’s Song – Dropkick Murphys Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) – Randy Newman Working Class Hero – Green Day Working Man – Imagine Dragons Working On The Highway – Bruce Springsteen Joe Hill – Paul Robeson There Is Power in a Union – John McCutcheon Las Madres Cansadas – Joan Baez We’Re Still Here – Si Kahn Which Side Are You On – Natalie Merchant Bread and Roses – Judy Collins Three Miles Down – Gil Scott-Heron More Than a Paycheck – Sweet Honey In the Rock Ship In The Sky – Woody Guthrie Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger
Happy Labor Day! As a Christian. I along with many members of Faithful America, support living wages, labor rights, and safe working environments for all God’s children — yet these fundamental freedoms, along with our democracy itself, are at stake in this upcoming election. Project 2025, the MAGA movement’s Christian-nationalist agenda for another Trump term, is not only a major threat to justice for all but also to our basic freedoms. Trump can try to distance himself from the plan after public backlash, but we know his plans for a second term are nothing short of an authoritarian power grab. Learn more about the dangers of Project 2025.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! – Isaiah 5:20
Walking. Albuquerque. September. Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day September – Earth, Wind & Fire September Song – Sarah Vaughan The Late September Dogs – Melissa Etheridge September Moon – Thunder Bird Sisters September Blue Moon – Yumi Matsutoya September – sakanaction September – Marcela Mangabeira September – Sting & Zucchero September – Smooth Jazz All Stars September (Instrumental) – Sparky Deathcap Gentle Rain – Harry Pickens Trio Bunkhouse in the Sky – Oscar Brand September – James Arthur September – Dj Dark September – Oldhånd September – St. Lucia September Song – Willie Nelson September Song – Frank Sinatra September Song – Jeff Lynne
A prayer for friends God who exists in relationship, God who creates us for relationship, we thank you for friends who enrich and bless our lives. We thank you for long-term friends, who when we meet after a time of separation, it is as though we have never been apart. We thank you for new friends whom we have just met and with whom we are beginning a relationship. We thank you for friends of every sort and tenure, each a gift from you, each a unique presence in our lives. May we treat kindly and well the companions who accompany us on life’s journey. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Walking. Albuquerque. Monkey Man – Toots & The Maytals Reels: A)The Dogs Among The Bushes; B) Jenny’s Wedding – Planxty Les Tracas De Todd Balfa – Balfa Toujours The Last Rose Of Summer – Celtic Woman Save Me – ZHU, feat. Heriznen The Line – Bruce Springsteen Song For A Winter’s Night – Gordon Lightfoot I Owe You One – Aaron Neville Oklahoma Hills – Arlo Guthrie I’ve Got A Feeling = The Beatles Baby Doll – Audra McDonald Ah Aleeh A’haleeh – Blackfire Quiero Verte Más – Francisca Valenzuela Heaven Knows – The Corrs Northshore – Tegan & Sara Beloved – Melissa Etheridge Done For Posterity – Various Treat Her Like a Lady – The Temptations I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues – Elton John Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
Walking. Albuquerque. ABQ BioPark Zoo. Going to the Zoo – Raffi Cheetah – Pinkfong Two Tigers (Liang Zhi Lao Hu) – The Shanghai Restoration Project Tiger, Tiger, Orange and Black – Kids Now The Sloth – Flanders & Swann Toucan – Cadenza Flamingo – Kero Kero Bonito Tiger Rag – Pete Fountain Baby Elephant Walk – Quincy Jones Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne – C Austin Miles, William Leonard George & Dino Kartsonakis Five Little Monkeys – Sharon, Lois & Bram Five Little Ducks – Gracie’s Corner Giraffe – Boots and Cats Sea Turtle – Hermanito Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos – Isata Kanneh-Mason & Konya Kanneh- Fly Like An Eagle – The Neville Brothers Hakuna Matata – Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary & Donald Glover Faces the Blizzard (Buffalo Honor Song) – Jack Gladstone Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) – Ladysmith Black Mambazo Warthog Rhapsody – Nathan Lane & Ernie Sabella Kangaroo – Remi Wolf Kangaroo – The Big Wu Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Toby Hughes Mama Lion – Crosby & Nash All God’s Critters – John McCutcheon At The Zoo – Simon & Garfunkel
Along the Graybeard Trail 