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greglaoshi.bsky.social
phd in history of Christianity, teacher 老师 in Beijing China, writer at EpistlesFromBabylon.Substack.com
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Timothy Snyder explaining on #PBS how ignorant this administration is being. It is mind blowing. #trump #vance #ukraine

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My newest letter to @greglaoshi.bsky.social at Epistles from Babylon in which I try to answer the questions he asked in his last letter. epistlesfrombabylon.substack.com/p/holy-land-...

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Listen to this podcast if you want to hear an atheist and a lesbian discuss why traditional Christian sexuality may have historically been the very best thing that ever happened to women and children. pca.st/episode/ea4c...

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My attempt to speak a word of #hope into trying times, in letter form.

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Had a fascinating conversation about Sino-American political relations with a confidential expert recently. He said Americans need to understand two Confucian teachings in particular: 1. “Be diligent in action and cautious in speech.” 2. “Hide one’s light and bide one’s time.”

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Twenty years ago I took a train from the far south of China (Hong Kong) to the North (Beijing); it was a sleeper train that took about 48-50 hours total. This week I took one roughly the same distance and it took 12 1/2 hours.

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If a man travels alone to the Himalayas, speaks to no one, and takes no photos, did it ever really happen?

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If I have to eat one more meal alone, I’m going to stick my chopsticks through my eyes.

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In which a Christian learns from Daoism

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I posted my newest letter to @greglaoshi.bsky.social if folks have interest in some of my thoughts about how Christians (at least here in the States) should be living in this moment.

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The best and worst aspects of living in China. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2esTrvm/

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Lots of Chinese propaganda on TikTok right now. I guess they’re pulling out all the stops at the last minute. Don’t be fooled. It is no paradise.

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A German dramatization of the life and theological disputations of 16th century Swiss reformer Huldrych Zwingli!? Yes, please!!! 🤓🤓🤓 youtu.be/pv4XYNHf53I?...

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Daily Diary, 1/15/25: Liturgical Threads launching a new writing project over on Substack, called Liturgical Threads. It will be a weekly email newsletter, sharing resources and writing based on the Revised Common Lectionary for that week. This will include Scripture notes and sermon notes,…

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TikTok Week in the USA “It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a sick society.” - www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYEoTVk6/

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I feel seen

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H/t @justindametz.bsky.social

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What are some absolutely fantastic long-ish (20 min to 2 hrs) long form investigative / interesting YouTube videos?

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Just came over from X and I’m wondering where all the fight vids, racism, and porn is… this place can’t be real.

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Remember this when you call for ICE raids. Mexican volunteers flying to LA to help fight fires. This is what humanity is all about . Helping others regardless of race , religion, nationality, gender , sexual orientation.

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