Gray Hodsdon

The Triumph of Death (flipped), by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1562

all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives

Yes

Being a Jaguars fan is almost certainly my most embarrassing quality.

That we are commanded to love our enemies is not a strategy to guarantee that all enmity can be overcome, it a reminder that for Christians our lives must be determined by our loves, not our hates.
—Stanley Hauwerwas
A Better Hope

The “Cultural Christians” Are Taking Over the Conservative Movement It’s the hot new thing on the right: dressing up in the trappings of Christianity without being burdened by all the fussy moral obligations of the faith.

Over a quarter of Americans who call themselves evangelical don’t go to church.

Welcome to the age of cultural Christianity, where adherents don’t necessarily believe that Jesus sacrificed himself for our sins — instead they are heirs to his victimhood newrepublic.com/article/1883...

Screenshot of a 2021 Pew Research Center study that asked 900+ experts to predict key aspects of life in 2025.

In the midst of the pandemic in 2021, Pew Research Center asked 900+ tech and other experts to imagine life in 2025. Fascinating to read back through their answers today. Many predicted "greater inequality, rising authoritarianism and rampant misinformation."
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

Bluesky has a weird glitch right now where not being elected for salvation by God before the foundations of the earth causes your name to change to "Invalid Handle."

Hope they fix that soon!