Chris Hutchinson 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇵🇦🇨🇦🇵🇸 🕊️
@cahutch1990.bsky.social
Presbyterian minister / history & art buff / Married, Dad, Army Vet / Lyme ♿️ / likes = like OR hey, lookit / Bluesky policy on substack / Mercy triumphs / FWIW, my humility book: http://goo.gl/a2XN7B
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Rediscovering Humility: Why the Way Up Is Down
Buy Rediscovering Humility by Christopher A. Hutchinson. Rediscovering Humility: Why the Way Up Is Down is a Christian Living book.
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I've written one book. Here it is, for any interested. Study Questions are in the bleet below.
Found out a couple of years ago that it was also translated into Portuguese (third bleet of 🧵).
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Found out a couple of years ago that it was also translated into Portuguese (third bleet of 🧵).
newgrowthpress.com/christian-bo...
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Amen
And that final quote in the QT, I love the rest of it as well since it points me to the anchor of my soul:
"You [Jesus] have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." (ESV)
And that final quote in the QT, I love the rest of it as well since it points me to the anchor of my soul:
"You [Jesus] have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." (ESV)
To me, the hardest apologetic challenges for Christians are not logical, but existential -
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Amen
And that final quote in the QT, I love the rest of it as well since it points me to the anchor of my soul:
"You [Jesus] have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." (ESV)
And that final quote in the QT, I love the rest of it as well since it points me to the anchor of my soul:
"You [Jesus] have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." (ESV)
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Well said. And quoting a non-biblical source, when Frodo asked, “What are we holding on to Sam?”, Samwise responded, “That there’s some good in this world Mr. Frodo and it’s worth fighting for.” Cc: @catholickungfu.bsky.social
To me, the hardest apologetic challenges for Christians are not logical, but existential -
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Well said. And quoting a non-biblical source, when Frodo asked, “What are we holding on to Sam?”, Samwise responded, “That there’s some good in this world Mr. Frodo and it’s worth fighting for.” Cc: @catholickungfu.bsky.social
To me, the hardest apologetic challenges for Christians are not logical, but existential -
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
To me, the hardest apologetic challenges for Christians are not logical, but existential -
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
whenever someone says, "pure and simple," one can rest assured that it is never pure nor simple
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
whenever someone says, "pure and simple," one can rest assured that it is never pure nor simple
I almost skipped this segment on 60 minutes. The first room visited is that of Hallie Scruggs, a victim of the Nashville school shooting, and the daughter of a pastor in our small denomination. So sad. And sad this is how a PCA pastor makes it onto 60 minutes.
www.cbsnews.com/rooms/hallie/
www.cbsnews.com/rooms/hallie/
Unmade beds and overdue books - Hallie's room
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I almost skipped this segment on 60 minutes. The first room visited is that of Hallie Scruggs, a victim of the Nashville school shooting, and the daughter of a pastor in our small denomination. So sad. And sad this is how a PCA pastor makes it onto 60 minutes.
www.cbsnews.com/rooms/hallie/
www.cbsnews.com/rooms/hallie/
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Girl pushing a pram in Cwmcarn, a mining village in Wales's Ebbw Valley, 1965, photo by US photographer Bruce Davidson.
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Girl pushing a pram in Cwmcarn, a mining village in Wales's Ebbw Valley, 1965, photo by US photographer Bruce Davidson.
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Sonia Delaunay-Terk's designs for pajamas for Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara, 1923
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Sonia Delaunay-Terk's designs for pajamas for Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara, 1923
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Holiday movie season is here and Historians At The Movies is all about it. This week we are talking about wine and love. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, November 30 at 8pm eastern for CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS. #HATM
Be the toast of the town by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
Be the toast of the town by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Holiday movie season is here and Historians At The Movies is all about it. This week we are talking about wine and love. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, November 30 at 8pm eastern for CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS. #HATM
Be the toast of the town by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
Be the toast of the town by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
Not saying we are an autocracy, but this is literally the kind of thing autocracies do, to suppress opposition and free speech.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Not saying we are an autocracy, but this is literally the kind of thing autocracies do, to suppress opposition and free speech.
It's Monday and the tune I can't get out of my head is that folk music playing in the background of the Ken Burn's documentary last week. #hatm
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's Monday and the tune I can't get out of my head is that folk music playing in the background of the Ken Burn's documentary last week. #hatm
If something you help create lasts 1,000 years instead of just one, does it make any difference?
Only insofar as it blesses others.
And if you make something that blesses others that lasts one only year instead of a 1,000, that too will last forever.
Only insofar as it blesses others.
And if you make something that blesses others that lasts one only year instead of a 1,000, that too will last forever.
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If something you help create lasts 1,000 years instead of just one, does it make any difference?
Only insofar as it blesses others.
And if you make something that blesses others that lasts one only year instead of a 1,000, that too will last forever.
Only insofar as it blesses others.
And if you make something that blesses others that lasts one only year instead of a 1,000, that too will last forever.
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I love coming across unusual architectural features, like this apparently circular room linking between two late Victorian buildings at the junction of Clarkston and Merrylee Roads in the Cathcart area of Glasgow.
Cont./
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cathcart
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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cathcart
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I love coming across unusual architectural features, like this apparently circular room linking between two late Victorian buildings at the junction of Clarkston and Merrylee Roads in the Cathcart area of Glasgow.
Cont./
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cathcart
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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cathcart
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Absolutely #HATM
Students are always shocked at that Wallace’s stand in the doorway, JFK going on TV to call for a Civil Rights bill outlawing segregation, & Medgar Evers’ murder all happens in the same 24 hour period.
Students are always shocked at that Wallace’s stand in the doorway, JFK going on TV to call for a Civil Rights bill outlawing segregation, & Medgar Evers’ murder all happens in the same 24 hour period.
MLK was 39 when assassinated (though 26 during the Montgomery Bus Boycotts ), Medgar Evers was 37 when he was assassinated, Malcolm also 39...what might Hampton have done with another decade or two, but perhaps that is why the FBI fears him. #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah #HATM
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Absolutely #HATM
Students are always shocked at that Wallace’s stand in the doorway, JFK going on TV to call for a Civil Rights bill outlawing segregation, & Medgar Evers’ murder all happens in the same 24 hour period.
Students are always shocked at that Wallace’s stand in the doorway, JFK going on TV to call for a Civil Rights bill outlawing segregation, & Medgar Evers’ murder all happens in the same 24 hour period.
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1. Robert Smalls: In the midst of the Civil War, this enslaved Black man commandeered a Confederate ship & delivered its 16 Black men, women & children passengers from slavery to freedom. He went from an enslaved man to sailor to Congressman. Hero.
2. Pork chops and acorn squash.
#HATM
2. Pork chops and acorn squash.
#HATM
That brings us to tonight's #HATM questions:
1) Who do you want to see a biopic of?
2) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
1) Who do you want to see a biopic of?
2) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
1. Robert Smalls: In the midst of the Civil War, this enslaved Black man commandeered a Confederate ship & delivered its 16 Black men, women & children passengers from slavery to freedom. He went from an enslaved man to sailor to Congressman. Hero.
2. Pork chops and acorn squash.
#HATM
2. Pork chops and acorn squash.
#HATM
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Are we ready to have the conversation about Jesse Plemons being the greatest actor of his generation? Because I’ll fight that fight. #HATM
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Are we ready to have the conversation about Jesse Plemons being the greatest actor of his generation? Because I’ll fight that fight. #HATM
In about 30 minutes on @netflix.com. I've not seen this one, but *love* this era of history. I took a whole class in college on the year 1968 - that one year filled the semester, and then some.
Anyway, just in with us if you like. Just hit play at 8pm EST, then comment/follow along using w/ #hatm.
Anyway, just in with us if you like. Just hit play at 8pm EST, then comment/follow along using w/ #hatm.
In all the American Revolutioning going on this week, I missed what @herberthistory.bsky.social picked for this Sunday.
I jumped over to the Insta and was pleasantly surprised to find that Judas and the Black Messiah is queued up for Sunday night #HATM
I’ve been wanting to watch it again 🤓
I jumped over to the Insta and was pleasantly surprised to find that Judas and the Black Messiah is queued up for Sunday night #HATM
I’ve been wanting to watch it again 🤓
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
In about 30 minutes on @netflix.com. I've not seen this one, but *love* this era of history. I took a whole class in college on the year 1968 - that one year filled the semester, and then some.
Anyway, just in with us if you like. Just hit play at 8pm EST, then comment/follow along using w/ #hatm.
Anyway, just in with us if you like. Just hit play at 8pm EST, then comment/follow along using w/ #hatm.
Mqn in the High Castle having alt-history within an entirely alt-history framework to begin with is peak meta.
(I'm only season 2 - no spoilers, please!)
(I'm only season 2 - no spoilers, please!)
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Mqn in the High Castle having alt-history within an entirely alt-history framework to begin with is peak meta.
(I'm only season 2 - no spoilers, please!)
(I'm only season 2 - no spoilers, please!)
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In all the American Revolutioning going on this week, I missed what @herberthistory.bsky.social picked for this Sunday.
I jumped over to the Insta and was pleasantly surprised to find that Judas and the Black Messiah is queued up for Sunday night #HATM
I’ve been wanting to watch it again 🤓
I jumped over to the Insta and was pleasantly surprised to find that Judas and the Black Messiah is queued up for Sunday night #HATM
I’ve been wanting to watch it again 🤓
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
In all the American Revolutioning going on this week, I missed what @herberthistory.bsky.social picked for this Sunday.
I jumped over to the Insta and was pleasantly surprised to find that Judas and the Black Messiah is queued up for Sunday night #HATM
I’ve been wanting to watch it again 🤓
I jumped over to the Insta and was pleasantly surprised to find that Judas and the Black Messiah is queued up for Sunday night #HATM
I’ve been wanting to watch it again 🤓
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I am glad I watched the series on the American Revolution and believe it tells the most inclusive story I have ever heard on this era. The series conveys the lived experiences of numerous groups, rather than offering a blow-by-blow account of military maneuvers.
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
#HATM
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
#HATM
The American Revolution | All Episodes Now Streaming | Ken Burns | PBS
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States. Stream the full documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I am glad I watched the series on the American Revolution and believe it tells the most inclusive story I have ever heard on this era. The series conveys the lived experiences of numerous groups, rather than offering a blow-by-blow account of military maneuvers.
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
#HATM
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
#HATM
Incredible win by Duke. That fake field goal was 🤌.
Credit to UNC for roaring back from 14 down to take the lead late with 2 TDs and a 2 pt conversion.
Duke is now 🥣 eligible, so that's a bonus. 😈
Credit to UNC for roaring back from 14 down to take the lead late with 2 TDs and a 2 pt conversion.
Duke is now 🥣 eligible, so that's a bonus. 😈
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Incredible win by Duke. That fake field goal was 🤌.
Credit to UNC for roaring back from 14 down to take the lead late with 2 TDs and a 2 pt conversion.
Duke is now 🥣 eligible, so that's a bonus. 😈
Credit to UNC for roaring back from 14 down to take the lead late with 2 TDs and a 2 pt conversion.
Duke is now 🥣 eligible, so that's a bonus. 😈
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IRA guns fall silent, photo by Brendan Murphy, Irish News picture editor and photographer, who died recently.
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
IRA guns fall silent, photo by Brendan Murphy, Irish News picture editor and photographer, who died recently.
Still thinking about that time a church planter for a key city was about to go on stage at our General Assembly to "sell" the work to about 1,000 ministers and elders.
His supervisor at the time came up to him right before his presentation and said, "Don't blow this!"
Sigh, church work sometimes.
His supervisor at the time came up to him right before his presentation and said, "Don't blow this!"
Sigh, church work sometimes.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Still thinking about that time a church planter for a key city was about to go on stage at our General Assembly to "sell" the work to about 1,000 ministers and elders.
His supervisor at the time came up to him right before his presentation and said, "Don't blow this!"
Sigh, church work sometimes.
His supervisor at the time came up to him right before his presentation and said, "Don't blow this!"
Sigh, church work sometimes.
I just spent 3 hours writing a Confession of Sin from Hosea 6 for next week's service.
There is a reason there is a Book of Common Prayer.
There is a reason there is a Book of Common Prayer.
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I just spent 3 hours writing a Confession of Sin from Hosea 6 for next week's service.
There is a reason there is a Book of Common Prayer.
There is a reason there is a Book of Common Prayer.
Dig the Hokie Stone VT 🏈 uniforms today -
(All building walls on VT's campus come from the same local quarry)
(All building walls on VT's campus come from the same local quarry)
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Dig the Hokie Stone VT 🏈 uniforms today -
(All building walls on VT's campus come from the same local quarry)
(All building walls on VT's campus come from the same local quarry)
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A lone man made tiny against a giant pile of scrap metal, can you see him?
#blueskyartshow #small #photography #southampton
#blueskyartshow #small #photography #southampton
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A lone man made tiny against a giant pile of scrap metal, can you see him?
#blueskyartshow #small #photography #southampton
#blueskyartshow #small #photography #southampton