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Two empty chairs facing each other in a bare room — a heavy conference chair and a light plastic waiting-room chair
Why I Built the Bloom Charter — And Then Locked Myself Out of It

Two Rooms I have spent most of my adult life inside two rooms that most people never have to enter at the same time. The first was the boardroom. I built a [...]

27
Aug
The Bloom Charter launch — an open bound document on a plain table beside a gold seal whose ring is deliberately broken and rejoined
Press Release: The Bloom Charter Launches — A Rights Document Its Founder Cannot Edit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SALEM, Ore. — August 26, 2026 — Bloom Ministries today launched the Bloom Charter, a public declaration of rights for transgender, disabled, and marginalized people, built so that no [...]

26
Aug
A leather-bound dictionary with words like Transgender, Equity, and Justice dissolving into dust, representing 2025 federal language suppression.
The Dictionary of Erased Dignity: How Language Suppression Harms Lives

19
Dec
Broken metal chains on the ground beneath dramatic sunbeams breaking through dark clouds, symbolizing truth, freedom, and deliverance.
The Epstein Files: A Pastoral Call for Truth and Justice

13
Nov
Caregiver holding elderly person’s hands, symbolizing empathy and support – When Care Fails by Bloom Ministries
The Silent Crisis in Caregiving and the Urgent Need for Reform

10
Nov
Illustration of a person’s hand holding an open U.S. passport, focusing on the gender marker section and the word “USA,” rendered in Bloom Ministries’ soft pink and sage color palette to symbolize dignity, safety, and belonging.
SCOTUS Passport Gender Marker: Pastoral Guide

07
Nov
Abstract, softly lit image of diverse hands reaching toward gentle light over a wooden table, symbolizing unity and compassion. Text overlay reads “When Memory Turns to Mercy: Reflections After the Election.”
When Memory Turns to Mercy: Reflections After the Election

06
Nov
Composite image showing a performer in a martini-glass prop beside guests dressed in 1920s attire at a lavish party — used to illustrate the contrast between opulence and the nationwide SNAP funding crisis.
When the Pantry Goes Dark: What the SNAP Freeze Means—and How We Stand With Our Hungry Neighbors

03
Nov
Transgender Americans Ask Supreme Court to Block Trump’s Discriminatory Passport Policy

06
Oct
Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Case on Conversion Therapy Bans

06
Oct