Judson Taylor
@judsontaylor.bsky.social
"Every mystery of life has its origin in the heart." (Hans Urs von Balthasar)
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A San Francisco startup called Preventive—backed by Sam Altman of OpenAI, his husband, and Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase—is supposedly pursuing what could be a biological first: the birth of a genetically engineered baby. www.thedailybeast.com/billionaire-...
Billionaire Tech Bros Secretly Trying to Make Genetically Engineered Babies
The start-up is allegedly seeking locations abroad where it can legally conduct its research.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A San Francisco startup called Preventive—backed by Sam Altman of OpenAI, his husband, and Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase—is supposedly pursuing what could be a biological first: the birth of a genetically engineered baby. www.thedailybeast.com/billionaire-...
New research on over 600,000 college graduates shows studying philosophy doesn’t just attract sharp minds—it actively makes students clearer, more open-minded thinkers, excelling in reasoning and intellectual virtues that are vital for democracy in the age of AI. theconversation.com/studying-phi...
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New research on over 600,000 college graduates shows studying philosophy doesn’t just attract sharp minds—it actively makes students clearer, more open-minded thinkers, excelling in reasoning and intellectual virtues that are vital for democracy in the age of AI. theconversation.com/studying-phi...
Interesting.
The mysterious youth of Jesus gets the horror movie treatment with the surprisingly creepy The Carpenter's Son, starring Nicolas Cage. Here's our review.
The Carpenter's Son Review: The Childhood Of Jesus Is Now A Horror Movie Starring Nicolas Cage - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Interesting.
In an age of fracture, Herman Bavinck shows how a mind anchored in God and a heart open to the world can hold everything together. I hope you enjoy reading my latest Substack post.
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
The Whole Bavinck
Faith Without Compromise in a Fractured Age
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November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In an age of fracture, Herman Bavinck shows how a mind anchored in God and a heart open to the world can hold everything together. I hope you enjoy reading my latest Substack post.
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
A message to all Christian trolls on this platform: Jon Tyson said our call is to be crucified in public and not retaliate in kind. I don’t see that behavior in many Christians desperately scraping for a platform on social media. And for what? What good is it to you?
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A message to all Christian trolls on this platform: Jon Tyson said our call is to be crucified in public and not retaliate in kind. I don’t see that behavior in many Christians desperately scraping for a platform on social media. And for what? What good is it to you?
I can't even escape the 6-7 fad when I read the bible: "There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him..." (Proverbs 6:16)
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
What's Behind the “6-7” Fad
Why fad phrases like "6-7" spread so quickly, and then fade away.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I can't even escape the 6-7 fad when I read the bible: "There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him..." (Proverbs 6:16)
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
Tradwife influencers blend cozy homemaking aesthetics with religious devotion and anti-feminist ideology, using sourdough, scripture, and nostalgia to promote submission and shape a new model of womanhood online.
Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas
Tradwives influencers’ throw-back aesthetics mask a divisive ideology about women’s roles, two scholars of extremism explain.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tradwife influencers blend cozy homemaking aesthetics with religious devotion and anti-feminist ideology, using sourdough, scripture, and nostalgia to promote submission and shape a new model of womanhood online.
He wasn’t two men—just one whole thinker who proved faith and modern life can coexist. My Substack piece on Herman Bavinck drops Tuesday.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
He wasn’t two men—just one whole thinker who proved faith and modern life can coexist. My Substack piece on Herman Bavinck drops Tuesday.
For Bavinck the doctrine of the Trinity is not optional but the very starting point of systematic theology—the “principium essendi” (that which is) is God, the Trinity. /1
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
For Bavinck the doctrine of the Trinity is not optional but the very starting point of systematic theology—the “principium essendi” (that which is) is God, the Trinity. /1
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla. In the song, 6-7 apparently refers to 67th Street in Chicago–an area known for crime and gun violence. Skrilla appears to be referring to someone being gunned down on the street.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
What's Behind the “6-7” Fad
Why fad phrases like "6-7" spread so quickly, and then fade away.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla. In the song, 6-7 apparently refers to 67th Street in Chicago–an area known for crime and gun violence. Skrilla appears to be referring to someone being gunned down on the street.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
World Relief condemned the U.S. decision to end protections for South Sudanese refugees, calling it unjust and dangerous given the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
World Relief Calls Upon Kristi Noem To Restore Temporary Protected Status to South Sudanese Who Fled Armed Conflict
World Relief is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of immigrants of South Sudan.
churchleaders.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
World Relief condemned the U.S. decision to end protections for South Sudanese refugees, calling it unjust and dangerous given the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
It’s live: The Kierkegaard Dilemma. Was he Christianity’s great awakener or its most dangerous critic? open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
The Kierkegaard Dilemma
Prophet or Problem?
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s live: The Kierkegaard Dilemma. Was he Christianity’s great awakener or its most dangerous critic? open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
If AI becomes the only reader left, the tragedy isn’t that machines write—but that humans stop reading. theamericanscholar.org/baby-shoggot...
Baby Shoggoth Is Listening - The American Scholar
Why are some writers tailoring their work for AI, and what does this mean for the future of writing and reading?
theamericanscholar.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If AI becomes the only reader left, the tragedy isn’t that machines write—but that humans stop reading. theamericanscholar.org/baby-shoggot...
Russell Moore warns that Tucker Carlson’s platforming of neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes—a man who twists Christianity—shows why the church must reject fascism outright: Jesus and Nazism cannot coexist.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
The Church Better Start Taking Nazification Seriously - Christianity Today
Tucker Carlson hosted neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes on his podcast. The stakes are high for American Christians.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Russell Moore warns that Tucker Carlson’s platforming of neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes—a man who twists Christianity—shows why the church must reject fascism outright: Jesus and Nazism cannot coexist.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
Tomorrow on Substack I explore why Kierkegaard still unsettles Christians—prophet of faith or problem for the church?
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tomorrow on Substack I explore why Kierkegaard still unsettles Christians—prophet of faith or problem for the church?
A richly illustrated history of menus, Nathalie Cooke’s Tastes and Traditions reveals how these ephemeral bills of fare are cultural artifacts—blending design, memory, and meaning far beyond what’s for dinner.
À la carte | A review of “Tastes and Traditions” by Nathalie Cooke | Literary Review of Canada
James Chatto reviews Nathalie Cooke’s “Tastes and Traditions,” which explores the cultural significance of the menu throughout history.
reviewcanada.ca
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A richly illustrated history of menus, Nathalie Cooke’s Tastes and Traditions reveals how these ephemeral bills of fare are cultural artifacts—blending design, memory, and meaning far beyond what’s for dinner.
A lyrical, grief-tinged meditation where snails become guides to slowness, shells, and cycles…threading Paris, perimenopause, and memory into a tender study of time, death, and resilience.
www.thedial.world/articles/lit...
www.thedial.world/articles/lit...
Consider the Snail — The Dial
“In writing about snails, I wanted to write about slowness and strangeness, solitude and death, hibernation and estivation.”
www.thedial.world
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A lyrical, grief-tinged meditation where snails become guides to slowness, shells, and cycles…threading Paris, perimenopause, and memory into a tender study of time, death, and resilience.
www.thedial.world/articles/lit...
www.thedial.world/articles/lit...
The aircraft that crashed this week in Louisville was a UPS Airlines MD-11F cargo jet (tail number N259UP), originally built by McDonnell Douglas in 1991 and later converted for cargo use and acquired by UPS in 2006. /1
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The aircraft that crashed this week in Louisville was a UPS Airlines MD-11F cargo jet (tail number N259UP), originally built by McDonnell Douglas in 1991 and later converted for cargo use and acquired by UPS in 2006. /1
Joel Muddamalle pushes back on the posthumous dunking on Tim Keller, reminding us that Keller’s “third way” wasn’t softness—it was gospel clarity expressed through empathy.
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Defending Timothy Keller and the "Third Way"
No More "Dunking" on pastor Keller, please.
substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Joel Muddamalle pushes back on the posthumous dunking on Tim Keller, reminding us that Keller’s “third way” wasn’t softness—it was gospel clarity expressed through empathy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
New Substack essay up today: The Strange Appeal of Peter Leithart. Because wisdom means learning from strong voices—without letting them do your thinking for you.
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The Strange Appeal of Peter Leithart
Why Discernment Still Matters
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November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Substack essay up today: The Strange Appeal of Peter Leithart. Because wisdom means learning from strong voices—without letting them do your thinking for you.
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
Ever read a theologian who’s half prophet, half polemicist? Tomorrow on Substack I’m writing about Peter Leithart—and why discernment is the rarest spiritual gift online.
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Ever read a theologian who’s half prophet, half polemicist? Tomorrow on Substack I’m writing about Peter Leithart—and why discernment is the rarest spiritual gift online.
For most of history we slept in two shifts (“first” and “second” sleep); artificial light and industrial schedules collapsed it into 8 straight hours—so 3 a.m. wakeups are normal, shaped by light-tuned body clocks, and best met with calm, dim-light downtime.
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
Why we used to sleep in two segments – and how the modern shift changed our sense of time
There’s a reason you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For most of history we slept in two shifts (“first” and “second” sleep); artificial light and industrial schedules collapsed it into 8 straight hours—so 3 a.m. wakeups are normal, shaped by light-tuned body clocks, and best met with calm, dim-light downtime.
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
Anti-Semitic Christian Nationalists on social media who wish Tim Keller would have spoken more charitably about them when he was alive.
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Anti-Semitic Christian Nationalists on social media who wish Tim Keller would have spoken more charitably about them when he was alive.