So I’m reading Sirach for the first time and Sirach 12:4-6 is interesting compared to Matthew 5:43-45. They parallel each other but their messages are opposites.
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
So I’m reading Sirach for the first time and Sirach 12:4-6 is interesting compared to Matthew 5:43-45. They parallel each other but their messages are opposites.
Really leaning into my Robert Jenson era
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Really leaning into my Robert Jenson era
“Jesus the Israelite is risen, and has death behind him. Therefore, nothing can now overcome his will for you; what will come of the human enterprise, and of your participation in it, is in the hands of this man of hope, and no other.” Robert Jenson
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“Jesus the Israelite is risen, and has death behind him. Therefore, nothing can now overcome his will for you; what will come of the human enterprise, and of your participation in it, is in the hands of this man of hope, and no other.” Robert Jenson
I was watching a Netflix series recently in which a character spoke of people having a “right to be ill.” I thought that claim was interesting. We usually think of a right being the right to express certain powers. We don’t normally think of there being a right to weakness. Maybe we should.
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I was watching a Netflix series recently in which a character spoke of people having a “right to be ill.” I thought that claim was interesting. We usually think of a right being the right to express certain powers. We don’t normally think of there being a right to weakness. Maybe we should.
Little Miss Sunshine is a Caponian film
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Little Miss Sunshine is a Caponian film
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
There’s only two possible theories of the relationship between work and leisure that I can see. The first is our current ethos, that life is made meaningful through productivity and the purpose of leisure is to rejuvenate. All leisure is just break time on this account.
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There’s only two possible theories of the relationship between work and leisure that I can see. The first is our current ethos, that life is made meaningful through productivity and the purpose of leisure is to rejuvenate. All leisure is just break time on this account.
Socialism is the answer
October 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Socialism is the answer
Was listening to a discussion on a podcast recently and one of the interlocutors mentioned a philosopher who argues for antinatalism on the basis that people’s lives are mostly miserable. He goes so far as to argue that even people who think their lives are going well are actually mistaken (lol) and
September 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Was listening to a discussion on a podcast recently and one of the interlocutors mentioned a philosopher who argues for antinatalism on the basis that people’s lives are mostly miserable. He goes so far as to argue that even people who think their lives are going well are actually mistaken (lol) and
Eucharist. Sign and signified. Meaning is a divine gift.
September 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Eucharist. Sign and signified. Meaning is a divine gift.
It’s impossible to justly demand unconditional grief for someone whose assassination is being used to stifle political opposition
September 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s impossible to justly demand unconditional grief for someone whose assassination is being used to stifle political opposition
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For our Enemies, BCP 1979
O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth: deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 🕯️
O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth: deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 🕯️
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
For our Enemies, BCP 1979
O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth: deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 🕯️
O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth: deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 🕯️
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Eternal God,
in your realm no sword is drawn
but the sword of righteousness,
& there's no strength
but the strength of love.
So mightily spread abroad your Spirit,
that all peoples may be gathered
to the banner of the Prince of Peace,
as your children;
to you be dominion & glory,
now & forever.
Amen
in your realm no sword is drawn
but the sword of righteousness,
& there's no strength
but the strength of love.
So mightily spread abroad your Spirit,
that all peoples may be gathered
to the banner of the Prince of Peace,
as your children;
to you be dominion & glory,
now & forever.
Amen
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Eternal God,
in your realm no sword is drawn
but the sword of righteousness,
& there's no strength
but the strength of love.
So mightily spread abroad your Spirit,
that all peoples may be gathered
to the banner of the Prince of Peace,
as your children;
to you be dominion & glory,
now & forever.
Amen
in your realm no sword is drawn
but the sword of righteousness,
& there's no strength
but the strength of love.
So mightily spread abroad your Spirit,
that all peoples may be gathered
to the banner of the Prince of Peace,
as your children;
to you be dominion & glory,
now & forever.
Amen
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If my kid, God forbid, felt suicidal, I absolutely would want to know before letting someone I don't know talk to them about it. But if the alternative is they don't talk to anyone, I'd rather not know about it.
I honestly can't fathom how any parent could feel differently.
I honestly can't fathom how any parent could feel differently.
Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up.
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
September 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If my kid, God forbid, felt suicidal, I absolutely would want to know before letting someone I don't know talk to them about it. But if the alternative is they don't talk to anyone, I'd rather not know about it.
I honestly can't fathom how any parent could feel differently.
I honestly can't fathom how any parent could feel differently.
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lavender hordes
September 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
lavender hordes
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A society that does not believe in community, in creatureliness, in finitude, in limits and boundaries, in vulnerability, and in mutual dependence will yield increasingly pathetic attempts at immortality projects such as this.
The digital afterlife industry may near $80 billion in a decade, fueled by AI "deadbots." Tech firms see profit. But experts warn of troubling consequences.
AI 'deadbots' are persuasive — and researchers say they're primed for monetization
The digital afterlife industry may near $80 billion in a decade, fueled by AI "deadbots." Tech firms see profit. But experts warn of troubling consequences.
n.pr
August 31, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A society that does not believe in community, in creatureliness, in finitude, in limits and boundaries, in vulnerability, and in mutual dependence will yield increasingly pathetic attempts at immortality projects such as this.
Some post-liturgy reflections.
The great things in life are those things which we have received which we could never have earned.
The first of which is creation, a gratuity obviously prior to any good work or achievement.
The second is redemption, as free and gratuitous as the first.
The great things in life are those things which we have received which we could never have earned.
The first of which is creation, a gratuity obviously prior to any good work or achievement.
The second is redemption, as free and gratuitous as the first.
August 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Some post-liturgy reflections.
The great things in life are those things which we have received which we could never have earned.
The first of which is creation, a gratuity obviously prior to any good work or achievement.
The second is redemption, as free and gratuitous as the first.
The great things in life are those things which we have received which we could never have earned.
The first of which is creation, a gratuity obviously prior to any good work or achievement.
The second is redemption, as free and gratuitous as the first.
“It is because of this subjectivity of sensation that nobody else can have my sensations though, being the same kind of animal, they are likely to have similar ones. But with the advent of language we create a structure of meanings which is nobody’s private domain.” Herbert McCabe
August 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“It is because of this subjectivity of sensation that nobody else can have my sensations though, being the same kind of animal, they are likely to have similar ones. But with the advent of language we create a structure of meanings which is nobody’s private domain.” Herbert McCabe
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i'm deeply amused that thiel keeps trying to pass himself off as a evangelical in the valley when he says stuff like this
www.mediaite.com/news/billion...
www.mediaite.com/news/billion...
Billionaire GOP Donor Peter Thiel Blames Christianity for ‘Wokeness’: ‘It Always Takes the Side of the Victim’
Billionaire GOP donor Peter Thiel blamed Christianity for the proliferation of "wokeness" in a recent interview, lamenting that it takes the side of victims.
www.mediaite.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
i'm deeply amused that thiel keeps trying to pass himself off as a evangelical in the valley when he says stuff like this
www.mediaite.com/news/billion...
www.mediaite.com/news/billion...
This Supreme Court has no credibility. They should all be forced to step down.
June 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This Supreme Court has no credibility. They should all be forced to step down.
“A world of ever rising demands is not just evil—it can only be spoken of as Hell.” Ivan Illich
June 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“A world of ever rising demands is not just evil—it can only be spoken of as Hell.” Ivan Illich
Penal substitution is a repetition of the mistake made by the Galatian Christians. It makes the law the arbiter of salvation. Subordinates even God to the law such that he cannot forgive us unless someone gets their teeth kicked in to satisfy the demands of the law.
June 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Penal substitution is a repetition of the mistake made by the Galatian Christians. It makes the law the arbiter of salvation. Subordinates even God to the law such that he cannot forgive us unless someone gets their teeth kicked in to satisfy the demands of the law.
We’re halfway through 2025. What have year read this year?
June 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
We’re halfway through 2025. What have year read this year?