Update: I did not find Nemo. Still, great fun officiating the wedding of Caroline and Ricky at the New England Aquarium this evening. 🐠🐟🦞
Rev. Dr. Rob Lee
@roblee4.bsky.social
Clergy and American Baptist Minister (Raised UMC) ⚜️ Spouse to Steph and Parent of 2 girls ⚜️ Presidential Historian (DMin) ⚜️ Striving to do better than my ancestors ⚜️ I collect autographs and friendships ⚜️ www.roblee4.com
A reminder via the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church.
In honor of the MTV VMAs tonight, a photo from what feels like a lifetime ago…
This past week I continued my sojourn through Presidential burial sites with a visit to President Andrew Johnson’s gravesite in Greeneville, Tennessee. At the highest point in Greeneville, he may have been one of the worst presidents but his site has some of the best views I’ve witnessed thus far.
I visited the Pearl Harbor Memorial today—it was a reminder to me that our president does not own the American story. He may be able to drive a narrative, but the prevailing force in our country has always been its resiliency and ability to unite—even in dark moments. We still have that ability now.
“Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection.” — Wendell Berry Rest in peace and rise in glory.
Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.
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Rest in peace and rise in glory, Tim Curry—from Dr. Frank-N-Furter to Long John Silver, your roles captivated me. Yours was a legendary career and life. 📸: From my autograph collection
I’m looking forward to preaching at First United Methodist Church in Rutherfordton, North Carolina this morning.
“Christian discipleship is never accomplished in a vacuum, rather it is built on a chorus ringing down through the ages.”
The Chorus of the Ages
Be Reminded of Who You Are
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284 years ago today in 1742, Susanna Wesley, the mother of John and Charles Wesley (and mother to a total of 19 children) died at the age of 73. John peached his mother’s funeral and Charles wrote the epitaph for her headstone. 📸: From my trip to London last November
One of the best halftime shows I’ve ever seen. Not just for Kermit the Frog, either. Wow.
I have a thing for old things, my job is proof of that—so this is my souvenir from our beach vacation. I wonder what the tooth fairy had to pay for this honker 5+ million years ago.
Hello, Goodbye: Lessons from Stephen Colbert My newest Substack on Colbert’s final late night bow and what we can learn from it.
Hello, Goodbye: Lessons from Stephen Colbert
How We Take Our Final Bow Matters
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My sermon from today for Ascension Sunday at Sunshine Cathedral—I borrow from Muppets From Space, Howard Thurman, and my late Nana. I hope you find it meaningful.
Sermon: Earth Matters
YouTube video by Rob Lee
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Today marks the start of Nurse’s Week—and I think it is one of the greatest of all professions. I’m biased, but when your mom is the nurse that she is, it just all adds up. She is a caliber of nurse worthy of imitation. Giving thanks for all those in the nursing profession today and every day.
“King George, as you know, never set foot in America, and please be assured I’m not here as some sort of cunning rear-guard action.” - His Majesty, King Charles III on his five-greats grandfather during his address to the joint session of Congress
My summer preaching engagements for 2026. Clergy friends—I might be able to get another few in if you need me! Please reach out.
“For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.” - Matthew 24:5
I can very much assure you that though the glasses and clergy robe are the same, my life is not the basis for the new show “Big Mistakes” by Dan Levy on Netflix. It’s a hilarious show though—😂
These two images are a real tour-de-force of the human capacity to simultaneously attain new heights and sink to new lows.
I had to triple check this is real, but unfortunately it is. Happy Easter from POTUS.
It may be Easter but it’s also First Contact Day in the Star Trek universe—on April 5, 2063, humanity made first contact with an alien race, ushering in a period of exploration and innovation. To celebrate here are some of my Star Trek cast autographs. 🖖🏻
My sermon from The Great Vigil of Easter last night. I hope you find it meaningful and I hope your Easter is special.
Sermon: The Great Vigil of Easter
YouTube video by Rob Lee
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