David Dashifen Kees (they/them)

@dashifen.com

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A game-playing Pagan programmer and seminary trained theologian.

A street-level view of an outdoor alcove and sidewalk. The curved, cream-colored concrete wall is covered in various layers of colorful graffiti tags. Prominently painted across the center is a wavy, horizontal depiction of the transgender pride flag with its blue, pink, and white stripes. A gated metal entryway sits to the left of the wall, and a double yellow traffic line is visible on the street in the foreground.
A picture of a pug on a pink background. In the foreground, a Scotish flag. In front of the picture are some supplies for making coffee and other café drinks. The pug has pinkish skin and blue eyes and is mostly white furred except some brown around his eyes and ears.
A green field with a seven-pointed star in the center with the words: "I'm a presenter!" written across it. The image also contains the name of the conference, Mystic South 2026, as well as it's tag line: "Theory, Practice, Play." The location, date, and website for the conference are listed further below: Atlanta, Georgia; July 17 – 19; and mystic-south.com.
A white person in a trans pride bandana wearing a clergy style, robes, jacket, sweatshirt, button up shirt, and an undershirt trying to stay warm in Washington DC.
A panoramic photo showing a group of people both seated and standing posing for the camera at the Church Lab's 10th Anniversary celebration. Visible are both men and women, some casually dressed and others more formally, and some wear visible symbols of their religion including jewelry and hijabs. Below the panorama, it reads "Your donations support bi-weekly interfaith dialogues." Further down, an explanation of Amplify Austin Day instructs folks to donate by 6PM Central time on March 5th to help the Church Lab reach it's $5000 goal.
The cove of Tori Amos's 1996 album, Boys for Pele, depicting Tori in a blue skirt and grey top seated in a rustic rocking chair cradling a rifle. Behind her is a cabin with a dead rooster hanging from its feet waiting to be plucked.
The Church Lab logo; an hourglass shape with a color gradient going from blue at the top through green into yellow at the narrow part of the hourglass, and on int orange and red at the bottom. The underlined words "The Church Lab" appear with an underline to the right of the hourglass.
A photograph from a No Kings protest in northern Virginia showing the flag if the USA and a sign reading "Rebellions are built on hope." The sign is black and all of the words are in white except the word hope; it's blue. There are also blue flowers drawn on the bottom corners. The blue sky with whispy clouds is behind the sign along with a few trees just beginning to change colors for the Fall.
An image showing various people who have been impacted by the Church Lab along with the text: "Support TCL's peacebuilding initiatives through Austin's biggest giving day of the year! Early giving is open now until March 6th."
the logo for the church lab depicting a multicolored hourglass shape. in this case, the hourglass is on its side and the words "Bridge Builders Lab" appear on top of it.