Nick Key
@nkey97.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Tiger. Writer. Outdoorsmen. Christian. Fan of sanity.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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My newsletter tomorrow is called: “Why Do The Wicked Prosper?”
In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
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In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
Rev. Benjamin Cremer
I have spent the majority of my life in Evangelical Christian spaces. I have experienced a lot of church hurt. I now write to explore topics that often are at the intersection of politics and Christia...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
My newsletter tomorrow is called: “Why Do The Wicked Prosper?”
In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
In it, I invite us to ponder a few places in the Bible where this question is asked towards God in an effort to process together how we might be asking those same questions today.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
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"Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God, for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice, your mediocrity and materialism, your sensuality and selfishness that have killed his faith." - Thomas Merton
January 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM
"Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God, for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice, your mediocrity and materialism, your sensuality and selfishness that have killed his faith." - Thomas Merton
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Post going around: A dog will put your happiness before his own, every single time.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Post going around: A dog will put your happiness before his own, every single time.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
Me: my dogs would let me die in a ditch if someone gave them cheese snacks.
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Goodnight all. History is not kind to its brutal autocrats. Nero was the most powerful man on earth, while St. Paul was an obscure itinerant preacher of the Good News of God's vast love. Today people name their sons Paul, and their dogs Nero. The Big Lie is a lie. The Lord bless you and keep you!
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Goodnight all. History is not kind to its brutal autocrats. Nero was the most powerful man on earth, while St. Paul was an obscure itinerant preacher of the Good News of God's vast love. Today people name their sons Paul, and their dogs Nero. The Big Lie is a lie. The Lord bless you and keep you!
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Declaration of Independence
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 AM
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Declaration of Independence
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If you are, like me, feeling overwhelmed by trying to speak truth in a world full of very loud liars, I encourage you to keep going. Each of us can make a difference in our corner of the world, and even if we can’t see the results, there’s One who does. Keep shining your light!
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
If you are, like me, feeling overwhelmed by trying to speak truth in a world full of very loud liars, I encourage you to keep going. Each of us can make a difference in our corner of the world, and even if we can’t see the results, there’s One who does. Keep shining your light!
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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“Legalistic remorse says, ‘I broke God's rules,’ while real repentance says, ‘I broke God's heart’”
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
“Legalistic remorse says, ‘I broke God's rules,’ while real repentance says, ‘I broke God's heart’”
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Renewal means we should look increasingly less like Empire … not more like it.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
January 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Renewal means we should look increasingly less like Empire … not more like it.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
America is not "Christian" culture.
If our idea of becoming more like Christ makes us look more like Caesar or “normal” culture … we’ve chosen to become more like Barabbas, not Christ.
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God is not silent regarding systemic abuse. He sent Jesus, who lived amid corrupt systems, and He stood against anything and everything that deformed, crushed, and destroyed humanity, including religious leaders.
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
God is not silent regarding systemic abuse. He sent Jesus, who lived amid corrupt systems, and He stood against anything and everything that deformed, crushed, and destroyed humanity, including religious leaders.
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3/ Any system that limits a person’s voice, autonomy, and inherent value … does not emulate Christic example or His coming Kingdom.
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
3/ Any system that limits a person’s voice, autonomy, and inherent value … does not emulate Christic example or His coming Kingdom.
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
Any ideology or theology that willingly pushes others down with a promise of later elevation … denies the present and finished work of the Cross.
/ENDS
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2/ When it looks like flawed normal human nature, behaves like Caesar, or acts like normal human society … it cannot be of Christ, promote Christ, or draw anyone to Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
2/ When it looks like flawed normal human nature, behaves like Caesar, or acts like normal human society … it cannot be of Christ, promote Christ, or draw anyone to Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
Any choice, policy, or action that degrades our fellow man … is not of Christ.
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1/ A reminder: Caesar’s tools cannot and will never build the coming Kingdom of Christ … nor can it build a flawed facsimile. Likewise, nothing born of Christ, Christ’s character, or Christ’s mission which represents the heart of God … will ever build anything remotely akin to Caesar’s kingdom.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
1/ A reminder: Caesar’s tools cannot and will never build the coming Kingdom of Christ … nor can it build a flawed facsimile. Likewise, nothing born of Christ, Christ’s character, or Christ’s mission which represents the heart of God … will ever build anything remotely akin to Caesar’s kingdom.
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We “perform” (do) works of love and service, but this is not to earn anything. It is a part of our grateful and faithful response to what God has already done for us in Christ
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January 2, 2026 at 4:53 AM
We “perform” (do) works of love and service, but this is not to earn anything. It is a part of our grateful and faithful response to what God has already done for us in Christ
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Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
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If you are going to enter into the suffering of those who have been traumatized, you have to learn how to sit with and listen to fear, anger, and great grief with compassion and understanding. You will also have to learn how to do it for far longer than you prefer.
December 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If you are going to enter into the suffering of those who have been traumatized, you have to learn how to sit with and listen to fear, anger, and great grief with compassion and understanding. You will also have to learn how to do it for far longer than you prefer.
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I remember students complaining about hand cramps when I was proctoring finals as a TA thirty years ago.
And uh, you’re not supposed to “like” the final exam.
And uh, you’re not supposed to “like” the final exam.
Does anyone else bristle at this framing? WSJ says blue books are “torturing” students with hand cramps, and “nobody likes them.”
Listen, students have been outsourcing everything to AI and cheating their way through college. Blue books should be celebrated as a return to authentic human learning.
Listen, students have been outsourcing everything to AI and cheating their way through college. Blue books should be celebrated as a return to authentic human learning.
They Were Every Student’s Worst Nightmare. Now Blue Books Are Back.
Cheating with ChatGPT has become a huge problem for colleges. The solution is painfully old-school.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I remember students complaining about hand cramps when I was proctoring finals as a TA thirty years ago.
And uh, you’re not supposed to “like” the final exam.
And uh, you’re not supposed to “like” the final exam.
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Life is good, yes. But it can also be hard.
Whatever you’re dealing with today, I pray your load will be a little lighter tonight.
Happy Christmas, my friends.
Best,
JVL
Whatever you’re dealing with today, I pray your load will be a little lighter tonight.
Happy Christmas, my friends.
Best,
JVL
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Life is good, yes. But it can also be hard.
Whatever you’re dealing with today, I pray your load will be a little lighter tonight.
Happy Christmas, my friends.
Best,
JVL
Whatever you’re dealing with today, I pray your load will be a little lighter tonight.
Happy Christmas, my friends.
Best,
JVL
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“The Lord did not come to make a display.
He came to heal and to teach suffering humanity.”
—St. Athanasius, 4th c
He came to heal and to teach suffering humanity.”
—St. Athanasius, 4th c
December 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“The Lord did not come to make a display.
He came to heal and to teach suffering humanity.”
—St. Athanasius, 4th c
He came to heal and to teach suffering humanity.”
—St. Athanasius, 4th c
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This is a voter problem, boys and girls.
If you want the Democrats to do more and to be able to stand up to Trump, you need to elect more of them.
People are like football coaches that only field 7 players on defense against the other team's 11. And then start yelling "YOU DIDN'T STOP THE RUN!!"
If you want the Democrats to do more and to be able to stand up to Trump, you need to elect more of them.
People are like football coaches that only field 7 players on defense against the other team's 11. And then start yelling "YOU DIDN'T STOP THE RUN!!"
December 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a voter problem, boys and girls.
If you want the Democrats to do more and to be able to stand up to Trump, you need to elect more of them.
People are like football coaches that only field 7 players on defense against the other team's 11. And then start yelling "YOU DIDN'T STOP THE RUN!!"
If you want the Democrats to do more and to be able to stand up to Trump, you need to elect more of them.
People are like football coaches that only field 7 players on defense against the other team's 11. And then start yelling "YOU DIDN'T STOP THE RUN!!"
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
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Think my oldest person belief is "you don't always need to blast music in between the action at a sporting event"
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Think my oldest person belief is "you don't always need to blast music in between the action at a sporting event"
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“Rightly so, at Christmas, people who are suffering want to know, ‘Why should I be merry? What basis do I really have for joy?’ The answer is that if Christmas really happened, if God really did open a cleft in the pitiless walls of this world, …”
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December 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
“Rightly so, at Christmas, people who are suffering want to know, ‘Why should I be merry? What basis do I really have for joy?’ The answer is that if Christmas really happened, if God really did open a cleft in the pitiless walls of this world, …”
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Foresight on so many things facing our country right now…from Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social in February 2017:
“The health of a Democracy is based on our ability to come together for the common good, and only way to do that is with common set of facts.”
-- Matthew Dowd
#Democracy
“The health of a Democracy is based on our ability to come together for the common good, and only way to do that is with common set of facts.”
-- Matthew Dowd
#Democracy
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Foresight on so many things facing our country right now…from Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social in February 2017:
“The health of a Democracy is based on our ability to come together for the common good, and only way to do that is with common set of facts.”
-- Matthew Dowd
#Democracy
“The health of a Democracy is based on our ability to come together for the common good, and only way to do that is with common set of facts.”
-- Matthew Dowd
#Democracy