David R.Jennys (he/him)
@bchiker.bsky.social
D.Min (church revitalization through decolonization); Follower of the Jesus way, enjoy #reading, #history, #hiking, good #conversation; #pianojazz. #YellowstoneNationalPark is a favorite destination. Privileged to be married to Susan since 1984, No DMs.
“Maybe every other American movie shouldn't be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence.”
#BillMaher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)
#BillMaher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM
“Maybe every other American movie shouldn't be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence.”
#BillMaher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)
#BillMaher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)
“I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead…And [God has] allowed me to go up to the mountain…And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!” #MartinLutherKingJr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead…And [God has] allowed me to go up to the mountain…And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!” #MartinLutherKingJr.
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness. Highly recommended.
January 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness. Highly recommended.
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
January 17, 2026 at 11:11 PM
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
January 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
January 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
My most recent completed read. It was a fascinating history of the evolution of the National Park idea and the push to protect the wilderness.
My latest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/davidjen...
Healing Comes From God - Jehovah-rapha
Part 3 in the compound names of God series
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January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
My latest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/davidjen...
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.“
#MartinLutherKingJr., civil-rights leader (15 Jan 1929-1968)
“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.“
#MartinLutherKingJr., civil-rights leader (15 Jan 1929-1968)
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.“
#MartinLutherKingJr., civil-rights leader (15 Jan 1929-1968)
“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.“
#MartinLutherKingJr., civil-rights leader (15 Jan 1929-1968)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them.”
#AlbertSchweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (14 Jan 1875-1965)
“We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them.”
#AlbertSchweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (14 Jan 1875-1965)
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them.”
#AlbertSchweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (14 Jan 1875-1965)
“We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them.”
#AlbertSchweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (14 Jan 1875-1965)
Part 2 in the Compound Names of God series:
open.substack.com/pub/davidjen...
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It Will Be Provided - Jehovah-jireh
Part 2, Compound Names of God Series
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January 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Part 2 in the Compound Names of God series:
open.substack.com/pub/davidjen...
open.substack.com/pub/davidjen...
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread…nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” #IsaacAsimov
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread…nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” #IsaacAsimov
My last book of the year. It was a fun read!
December 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My last book of the year. It was a fun read!
The last book I finished this year. It was a fun read!
December 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The last book I finished this year. It was a fun read!
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power, not the increase of it.“
#WoodrowWilson, 28th US president, Nobel laureate (1856-1924)
“The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power, not the increase of it.“
#WoodrowWilson, 28th US president, Nobel laureate (1856-1924)
December 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power, not the increase of it.“
#WoodrowWilson, 28th US president, Nobel laureate (1856-1924)
“The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power, not the increase of it.“
#WoodrowWilson, 28th US president, Nobel laureate (1856-1924)
“Quite frankly I talk about the fact that I'm a feminist as often as I can, and every time I do it gets huge reaction and media reacts…I will keep saying that until there is no more reaction…because that's where we want to get to.”
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (b. 25 Dec 1971)
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (b. 25 Dec 1971)
December 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Quite frankly I talk about the fact that I'm a feminist as often as I can, and every time I do it gets huge reaction and media reacts…I will keep saying that until there is no more reaction…because that's where we want to get to.”
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (b. 25 Dec 1971)
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (b. 25 Dec 1971)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“You must protest / It is your diamond duty / Ah but in such an ugly time / The true protest is beauty.”
#PhilOchs, folksinger (19 Dec 1940-1976)
“You must protest / It is your diamond duty / Ah but in such an ugly time / The true protest is beauty.”
#PhilOchs, folksinger (19 Dec 1940-1976)
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“You must protest / It is your diamond duty / Ah but in such an ugly time / The true protest is beauty.”
#PhilOchs, folksinger (19 Dec 1940-1976)
“You must protest / It is your diamond duty / Ah but in such an ugly time / The true protest is beauty.”
#PhilOchs, folksinger (19 Dec 1940-1976)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
#SteveBiko, anti-apartheid activist (18 Dec 1946-1977)
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
#SteveBiko, anti-apartheid activist (18 Dec 1946-1977)
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
#SteveBiko, anti-apartheid activist (18 Dec 1946-1977)
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
#SteveBiko, anti-apartheid activist (18 Dec 1946-1977)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
December 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
“Let us not forget that violence does not live alone…it is…interwoven with falsehood…Violence finds its only refuge in falsehood, falsehood its only support in violence. Any…who…acclaimed violence as [their] method must…choose falsehood as [their] principle.”
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“Let us not forget that violence does not live alone…it is…interwoven with falsehood…Violence finds its only refuge in falsehood, falsehood its only support in violence. Any…who…acclaimed violence as [their] method must…choose falsehood as [their] principle.”
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)