Aaron Saufley
@soflywrites.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Exvangelical Pastor. Hospice Chaplain. Short Fiction Writer. Theology Nerd. Cinephile. There are too many books to read before I die. He/Him. 🏳️🌈 ally. Postulant with the Appalachian Order.
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Aaron Saufley
@soflywrites.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Hey BluSky! If you happen on my page, here’s what I’ll talk about:
*Faith and religion
*Deconstruction/Reconstruction
*Writing
*Movies (especially horror)
*Whatever else my cold dead heart desires
*Faith and religion
*Deconstruction/Reconstruction
*Writing
*Movies (especially horror)
*Whatever else my cold dead heart desires
All gas no brakes is really still all gas then lots of brakes.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:33
Mile 1: 10:35
Mile 2: 11:58
#SoFlyMiles2026 18.1
#running
#jogging
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:33
Mile 1: 10:35
Mile 2: 11:58
#SoFlyMiles2026 18.1
#running
#jogging
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
All gas no brakes is really still all gas then lots of brakes.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:33
Mile 1: 10:35
Mile 2: 11:58
#SoFlyMiles2026 18.1
#running
#jogging
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:33
Mile 1: 10:35
Mile 2: 11:58
#SoFlyMiles2026 18.1
#running
#jogging
Stomach is off. Legs are wobbly. Sinuses are all gas no brakes. It’s stupid cold. I will take this 3 miler as a win.
So, yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
35:38
Mile 1: 11:56
Mile 2: 11:50
Mile 3: 11:52
#SoFlyMiles2026 16.1
#running
#jogging
So, yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
35:38
Mile 1: 11:56
Mile 2: 11:50
Mile 3: 11:52
#SoFlyMiles2026 16.1
#running
#jogging
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Stomach is off. Legs are wobbly. Sinuses are all gas no brakes. It’s stupid cold. I will take this 3 miler as a win.
So, yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
35:38
Mile 1: 11:56
Mile 2: 11:50
Mile 3: 11:52
#SoFlyMiles2026 16.1
#running
#jogging
So, yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
35:38
Mile 1: 11:56
Mile 2: 11:50
Mile 3: 11:52
#SoFlyMiles2026 16.1
#running
#jogging
If you would have told me a year ago I would voluntarily jog 5 miles, I’d have called you nuts. You’re still nuts. But you were right.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
5.0
1:05:18
Mile 1: 13:21
Mile 2: 13:07
Mile 3: 13:05
Mile 4: 12:55
Mile 5: 12:50
#SoFlyMiles2026 13.1
#running
#jogging
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
5.0
1:05:18
Mile 1: 13:21
Mile 2: 13:07
Mile 3: 13:05
Mile 4: 12:55
Mile 5: 12:50
#SoFlyMiles2026 13.1
#running
#jogging
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If you would have told me a year ago I would voluntarily jog 5 miles, I’d have called you nuts. You’re still nuts. But you were right.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
5.0
1:05:18
Mile 1: 13:21
Mile 2: 13:07
Mile 3: 13:05
Mile 4: 12:55
Mile 5: 12:50
#SoFlyMiles2026 13.1
#running
#jogging
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
5.0
1:05:18
Mile 1: 13:21
Mile 2: 13:07
Mile 3: 13:05
Mile 4: 12:55
Mile 5: 12:50
#SoFlyMiles2026 13.1
#running
#jogging
Stepped on the gas to try and break an 11:00 mile. Left me gassed the last mile. 🥵
That’s okay. For the first time in over a decade, I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:27
Mile 1: 10:41
Mile 2: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 8.1
#running
#jogging
That’s okay. For the first time in over a decade, I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:27
Mile 1: 10:41
Mile 2: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 8.1
#running
#jogging
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Stepped on the gas to try and break an 11:00 mile. Left me gassed the last mile. 🥵
That’s okay. For the first time in over a decade, I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:27
Mile 1: 10:41
Mile 2: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 8.1
#running
#jogging
That’s okay. For the first time in over a decade, I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:27
Mile 1: 10:41
Mile 2: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 8.1
#running
#jogging
A steady 3 miler as I start to up the miles a bit. Sinuses behaved and the knees were a little sore, but (surprisingly) I feel good.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
37:14
Mile 1: 12:26
Mile 2: 12:20
Mile 3: 12:28
#SoFlyMiles2026 6.1
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
37:14
Mile 1: 12:26
Mile 2: 12:20
Mile 3: 12:28
#SoFlyMiles2026 6.1
#running
#jogging
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A steady 3 miler as I start to up the miles a bit. Sinuses behaved and the knees were a little sore, but (surprisingly) I feel good.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
37:14
Mile 1: 12:26
Mile 2: 12:20
Mile 3: 12:28
#SoFlyMiles2026 6.1
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
37:14
Mile 1: 12:26
Mile 2: 12:20
Mile 3: 12:28
#SoFlyMiles2026 6.1
#running
#jogging
Prayer is a dangerous activity, because if you pray the prayer of Christ, you are going out of yourself and out of your own will. Prayer is to make our dependence upon God a loving dependence.
1/2
1/2
January 5, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Prayer is a dangerous activity, because if you pray the prayer of Christ, you are going out of yourself and out of your own will. Prayer is to make our dependence upon God a loving dependence.
1/2
1/2
Silence will speak more to you in a day than the world of voices can teach you in a lifetime.
~Francis J. Roberts
~Francis J. Roberts
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Silence will speak more to you in a day than the world of voices can teach you in a lifetime.
~Francis J. Roberts
~Francis J. Roberts
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Christ, as a light
Illumine and guide me.
Christ, as a shield
Overshadow me.
Christ under me;
Christ over me;
Christ beside me
On my left and my right.
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Christ, as a light
Illumine and guide me.
Christ, as a shield
Overshadow me.
Christ under me;
Christ over me;
Christ beside me
On my left and my right.
+
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Christ, as a light
Illumine and guide me.
Christ, as a shield
Overshadow me.
Christ under me;
Christ over me;
Christ beside me
On my left and my right.
+
Christ, as a light
Illumine and guide me.
Christ, as a shield
Overshadow me.
Christ under me;
Christ over me;
Christ beside me
On my left and my right.
+
New Year’s Day 5k. How I ran identical splits I will never know. Fastest 5k in years.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.1
36:26
Mile 1: 11:46
Mile 2: 11:46
Mile 3: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 3.1
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.1
36:26
Mile 1: 11:46
Mile 2: 11:46
Mile 3: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 3.1
#running
#jogging
January 1, 2026 at 1:28 PM
New Year’s Day 5k. How I ran identical splits I will never know. Fastest 5k in years.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.1
36:26
Mile 1: 11:46
Mile 2: 11:46
Mile 3: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 3.1
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.1
36:26
Mile 1: 11:46
Mile 2: 11:46
Mile 3: 11:46
#SoFlyMiles2026 3.1
#running
#jogging
The cold, jelly legs, and feral sinuses made the last jog of ‘25 a hard one. No matter. This year was about getting back on the road and not quitting. I succeeded. Next up: New Year’s Day 5k.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
25:16
Mile 1: 11:52
Mile 2: 13:24
#SoFlyMiles2025 141.0
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
25:16
Mile 1: 11:52
Mile 2: 13:24
#SoFlyMiles2025 141.0
#running
#jogging
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The cold, jelly legs, and feral sinuses made the last jog of ‘25 a hard one. No matter. This year was about getting back on the road and not quitting. I succeeded. Next up: New Year’s Day 5k.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
25:16
Mile 1: 11:52
Mile 2: 13:24
#SoFlyMiles2025 141.0
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
25:16
Mile 1: 11:52
Mile 2: 13:24
#SoFlyMiles2025 141.0
#running
#jogging
Last long run of the year. Zero expectations. Had plenty in the tank. Just missed the 40’s. Fastest four of ‘25.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
50:02
Mile 1: 13:02
Mile 2: 12:46
Mile 3: 12:24
Mile 4: 11:50
#SoFlyMiles2025 139.0
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
50:02
Mile 1: 13:02
Mile 2: 12:46
Mile 3: 12:24
Mile 4: 11:50
#SoFlyMiles2025 139.0
#running
#jogging
December 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Last long run of the year. Zero expectations. Had plenty in the tank. Just missed the 40’s. Fastest four of ‘25.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
50:02
Mile 1: 13:02
Mile 2: 12:46
Mile 3: 12:24
Mile 4: 11:50
#SoFlyMiles2025 139.0
#running
#jogging
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
50:02
Mile 1: 13:02
Mile 2: 12:46
Mile 3: 12:24
Mile 4: 11:50
#SoFlyMiles2025 139.0
#running
#jogging
Mashed the gas in hopes of seeing the 10’s on mile 2. Almost… 🥵
Now it’s time to hit the shower and prep for Xmas Eve festivities. 🎄🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:34
Mile 1: 11:26
Mile 2: 11:08
#SoFlyMiles2025 135.0
#running
#jogging
Now it’s time to hit the shower and prep for Xmas Eve festivities. 🎄🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:34
Mile 1: 11:26
Mile 2: 11:08
#SoFlyMiles2025 135.0
#running
#jogging
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Mashed the gas in hopes of seeing the 10’s on mile 2. Almost… 🥵
Now it’s time to hit the shower and prep for Xmas Eve festivities. 🎄🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:34
Mile 1: 11:26
Mile 2: 11:08
#SoFlyMiles2025 135.0
#running
#jogging
Now it’s time to hit the shower and prep for Xmas Eve festivities. 🎄🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:34
Mile 1: 11:26
Mile 2: 11:08
#SoFlyMiles2025 135.0
#running
#jogging
I love Oz Perkins’ films. “Keeper”? Not so much. Beautifully shot with good effects, but no character development and a subpar script.
KEEPER is what happens if you try and throw a film together in a hurry to keep your Canadian friends busy during an actors’ strike. Good scripts are so important.
Keeper: If you keep the sound off it's a gorgeously shot film with some very creepy effects and moments. If you turn the sound on it makes very little sense.
December 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I love Oz Perkins’ films. “Keeper”? Not so much. Beautifully shot with good effects, but no character development and a subpar script.
Accidental week off from work busyness, life stress, and awful sleep. Back at it today in the cold. Just trying to get miles in until spring gets here.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And PLAYOFFS BOUND 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:17
Mile 1: 12:21
Mile 2: 11:56
#SoFlyMiles2025 133.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobear
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And PLAYOFFS BOUND 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:17
Mile 1: 12:21
Mile 2: 11:56
#SoFlyMiles2025 133.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobear
December 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Accidental week off from work busyness, life stress, and awful sleep. Back at it today in the cold. Just trying to get miles in until spring gets here.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And PLAYOFFS BOUND 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:17
Mile 1: 12:21
Mile 2: 11:56
#SoFlyMiles2025 133.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobear
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And PLAYOFFS BOUND 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:17
Mile 1: 12:21
Mile 2: 11:56
#SoFlyMiles2025 133.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobear
It’s 28° 🥶
I dreaded getting up. I just wanted to avoid a 14:00 split and get inside. I damn near avoided the 13:00’s. And somehow negative split everything.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
52:09
Mile 1: 13:16
Mile 2: 13:08
Mile 3: 12:59
Mile 4: 12:46
#SoFlyMiles2025 131.0
#running
#jogging
I dreaded getting up. I just wanted to avoid a 14:00 split and get inside. I damn near avoided the 13:00’s. And somehow negative split everything.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
52:09
Mile 1: 13:16
Mile 2: 13:08
Mile 3: 12:59
Mile 4: 12:46
#SoFlyMiles2025 131.0
#running
#jogging
December 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
It’s 28° 🥶
I dreaded getting up. I just wanted to avoid a 14:00 split and get inside. I damn near avoided the 13:00’s. And somehow negative split everything.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
52:09
Mile 1: 13:16
Mile 2: 13:08
Mile 3: 12:59
Mile 4: 12:46
#SoFlyMiles2025 131.0
#running
#jogging
I dreaded getting up. I just wanted to avoid a 14:00 split and get inside. I damn near avoided the 13:00’s. And somehow negative split everything.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
4.0
52:09
Mile 1: 13:16
Mile 2: 13:08
Mile 3: 12:59
Mile 4: 12:46
#SoFlyMiles2025 131.0
#running
#jogging
A cold steady getting the miles in jog. In the words of cousin Eddie in “Christmas Vacation”:
“Just glad to be here.” 🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
24:30
Mile 1: 12:29
Mile 2: 12:01
#SoFlyMiles2025 129.0
#running
#jogging
“Just glad to be here.” 🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
24:30
Mile 1: 12:29
Mile 2: 12:01
#SoFlyMiles2025 129.0
#running
#jogging
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A cold steady getting the miles in jog. In the words of cousin Eddie in “Christmas Vacation”:
“Just glad to be here.” 🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
24:30
Mile 1: 12:29
Mile 2: 12:01
#SoFlyMiles2025 129.0
#running
#jogging
“Just glad to be here.” 🎅🏻
Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
24:30
Mile 1: 12:29
Mile 2: 12:01
#SoFlyMiles2025 129.0
#running
#jogging
A slow, deliberate 4 mile long jog on a cold, dreary morning. Just wanted to not walk. And I didn’t.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
And beat the Packers. 🐻⬇️
4.0
54:58
Mile 1: 13:30
Mile 2: 13:44
Mile 3: 14:08
Mile 4: 13:38
#SoFlyMiles2025 127.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
And beat the Packers. 🐻⬇️
4.0
54:58
Mile 1: 13:30
Mile 2: 13:44
Mile 3: 14:08
Mile 4: 13:38
#SoFlyMiles2025 127.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A slow, deliberate 4 mile long jog on a cold, dreary morning. Just wanted to not walk. And I didn’t.
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
And beat the Packers. 🐻⬇️
4.0
54:58
Mile 1: 13:30
Mile 2: 13:44
Mile 3: 14:08
Mile 4: 13:38
#SoFlyMiles2025 127.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
And beat the Packers. 🐻⬇️
4.0
54:58
Mile 1: 13:30
Mile 2: 13:44
Mile 3: 14:08
Mile 4: 13:38
#SoFlyMiles2025 127.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
“As for me, I can only fall in my knees and pray that the Lord Christ, who had died for me, might have His own way with me—that it might be worth His while to have done what He did and what He is doing now for me.”
~George MacDonald
~George MacDonald
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“As for me, I can only fall in my knees and pray that the Lord Christ, who had died for me, might have His own way with me—that it might be worth His while to have done what He did and what He is doing now for me.”
~George MacDonald
~George MacDonald
A rare evening jog. It’s cold. My right knee is jelly. First mile seemed much faster and the second much slower than the times.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:13
Mile 1: 12:04
Mile 2: 12:09
#SoFlyMiles2025 123.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:13
Mile 1: 12:04
Mile 2: 12:09
#SoFlyMiles2025 123.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A rare evening jog. It’s cold. My right knee is jelly. First mile seemed much faster and the second much slower than the times.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:13
Mile 1: 12:04
Mile 2: 12:09
#SoFlyMiles2025 123.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
And 🐻⬇️
2.0
24:13
Mile 1: 12:04
Mile 2: 12:09
#SoFlyMiles2025 123.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
It’s cold. Legs are jelly. Weird twinge in my lower back. Middle age is dumb.
Aimed for the 11’s in both miles and got it. <23:00 was a bonus.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:56
Mile 1: 11:21
Mile 2: 11:35
#SoFlyMiles2025 121.0
#running
#jogging
Aimed for the 11’s in both miles and got it. <23:00 was a bonus.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:56
Mile 1: 11:21
Mile 2: 11:35
#SoFlyMiles2025 121.0
#running
#jogging
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s cold. Legs are jelly. Weird twinge in my lower back. Middle age is dumb.
Aimed for the 11’s in both miles and got it. <23:00 was a bonus.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:56
Mile 1: 11:21
Mile 2: 11:35
#SoFlyMiles2025 121.0
#running
#jogging
Aimed for the 11’s in both miles and got it. <23:00 was a bonus.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
22:56
Mile 1: 11:21
Mile 2: 11:35
#SoFlyMiles2025 121.0
#running
#jogging
It’s late spring warm out here. At least it’s breezy. First 3 miler in a while, and holy smokes I surprised myself. Was hoping for a 12:30 pace. Never saw it. Yay me.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
36:19
Mile 1: 12:25
Mile 2: 12:09
Mile3: 11:45
#SoFlyMiles2025 119.0
#running
#jogging
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
36:19
Mile 1: 12:25
Mile 2: 12:09
Mile3: 11:45
#SoFlyMiles2025 119.0
#running
#jogging
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It’s late spring warm out here. At least it’s breezy. First 3 miler in a while, and holy smokes I surprised myself. Was hoping for a 12:30 pace. Never saw it. Yay me.
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
36:19
Mile 1: 12:25
Mile 2: 12:09
Mile3: 11:45
#SoFlyMiles2025 119.0
#running
#jogging
Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃♂️
3.0
36:19
Mile 1: 12:25
Mile 2: 12:09
Mile3: 11:45
#SoFlyMiles2025 119.0
#running
#jogging
It’s 41°. Colder than I like but way better than summer. Really good first mile. Trash second due to sinuses and legs still getting back to where they were a month ago.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
23:47
Mile 1: 11:20
Mile 2: 12:27
#SoFlyMiles2025 116.0
#running
#jogging
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
23:47
Mile 1: 11:20
Mile 2: 12:27
#SoFlyMiles2025 116.0
#running
#jogging
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It’s 41°. Colder than I like but way better than summer. Really good first mile. Trash second due to sinuses and legs still getting back to where they were a month ago.
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
23:47
Mile 1: 11:20
Mile 2: 12:27
#SoFlyMiles2025 116.0
#running
#jogging
Oh well. I did it. 🏃♂️
2.0
23:47
Mile 1: 11:20
Mile 2: 12:27
#SoFlyMiles2025 116.0
#running
#jogging