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I am so grieved by this speech, full of false witness and loathsome rhetoric, arrogance and attacks on the marginalized. It seems right and good that a penitential season should begin tomorrow.

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So we finally watched "Conclave." Beautifully shot. Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini were great; Stanley Tucci too. But that conclusion? Come on. Habemus a ridiculous ending.

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A+ to these protest signs.

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

Houston: Please come and hang out with @sarahbessey.bsky.social and me!

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"Greatness" does not shame or bully, lie or demand gratitude.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

"To feel the bedrock of your theology shifting might sound abstract, but it’s almost impossible to underestimate the terror it brings for someone who has made this their whole life." Remarkable and unusual essay: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

"Good Soil" Book Tour, Part I! Would love to see you at one of these stops. Details at byjeffchu.com/tour.

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

You cannot make this stuff up: This guy is our new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. Yes, you read that correctly: for public diplomacy—a role that involves leading the State Department's outreach and communications.

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

This is unconscionable.

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As usual, @roxanegay.bsky.social is so perceptive and wise. I really appreciate her analysis of what TikTok reveals about us: "We want. We want. We want."

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The duck is a traditional Chinese symbol for fidelity and devotion. I guess it's going to take that kind of loyalty for this lifelong Oregon Ducks fan ever to see a national championship.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

local news headline that is indisputably, eternally true

submitted 68 days ago • 4 comments

God bless America.

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For those who aren't feeling much Christmas spirit: Bless you who feel grumpy, you who are blah. May you be met right where you are. Bless you who are weary, you who are flailing. May you find rest.

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

"He is our new hero!" seems to be the modern American equivalent to the ancient "Give us a king!"

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I've been struck by the frequency with which leaders of both parties talk about their ambitions to boost the "lethality" of the U.S. military. It troubles me. War has no winners. Even those who claim victory suffer tremendous losses. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/u...

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

My publisher has some "Good Soil" galleys to give away over on Goodreads.

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

Even as I wish it weren't necessary and even as I know some folks might not get it, I deeply admire Sarah McBride's almost painfully gracious posture. It takes such fortitude and groundedness to hold and make space as she does. "I am maintaining my power," she said, "by turning the other cheek."

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Neil Postman warned of the shriveling of the American mind and spirit, in which "culture becomes a burlesque." This administration seems dangerously beyond even his wildest warnings.

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment

"If the mercy is true, you must therefore bear the true, not an imaginary sin. God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong..." —Martin Luther

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

"bleet" is better than "skeet."

submitted 111 days ago • 2 comments

It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!

submitted 113 days ago • 372 comments

Sometimes I wonder if white progressive Christians, especially those who used to be evangelical, are so busy looking in the mirror or back at the white evangelical churches they left that they forget the rest of us exist. But, sure, keep talking about justice and "the Church."

submitted 112 days ago • 3 comments

Yes, this is what the place feels like right now. 😬 (My favorite dinosaur is the stegosaurus—peaceable, striking, a bit slow, underestimated because of the size of its brain.)

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

I just wrote, then rewrote, then instantly deleted 12 skeets, just like in the rollicking old days of That Other Place. Feels so good to be back!

submitted 112 days ago • 2 comments

I am here. 🥰

submitted 115 days ago • 1416 comments

The writers of this season of the show are really pushing the boundaries now.

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

Forgot about the Bluesky. Hello, lovely humans!

submitted 116 days ago • 2 comments

At some point we just need to acknowledge that nothing will satisfy other than the near-total resegregation of elite and governing institutions in the United States.

submitted 431 days ago • 28 comments