Chris Hubbs
@chrishubbs.com
Software nerd, musician, lay theologian, husband, dad. Iowan. Christian universalist. Episcopalian. LGBTQ ally. Cubs fan.
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Web: chrishubbs.com
Unbelievable second half between the Bears and Packers. What a comeback. There will be football at Soldier Field again next week!
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Unbelievable second half between the Bears and Packers. What a comeback. There will be football at Soldier Field again next week!
2026 Reads: Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence by Diana Butler Bass 📚
I found her chapter on Jesus the “way” where she describes being trapped in the world of Calvinist evangelicalism and the painful path leaving it to be particularly resonant.
I found her chapter on Jesus the “way” where she describes being trapped in the world of Calvinist evangelicalism and the painful path leaving it to be particularly resonant.
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
2026 Reads: Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence by Diana Butler Bass 📚
I found her chapter on Jesus the “way” where she describes being trapped in the world of Calvinist evangelicalism and the painful path leaving it to be particularly resonant.
I found her chapter on Jesus the “way” where she describes being trapped in the world of Calvinist evangelicalism and the painful path leaving it to be particularly resonant.
When "Christian Parenting" leaves families without the skills for actual relationships: https://chrishubbs.com/2026/01/08/when-christian-parenting-leaves-families/
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
When "Christian Parenting" leaves families without the skills for actual relationships: https://chrishubbs.com/2026/01/08/when-christian-parenting-leaves-families/
Our church launched a new podcast yesterday. Interesting to see some quick Day 1 statistics. As a longtime podcast listener I just default to thinking about the download count. But social sharing was mostly via YouTube, and the YT video has 2x views compared to our downloads.
January 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Our church launched a new podcast yesterday. Interesting to see some quick Day 1 statistics. As a longtime podcast listener I just default to thinking about the download count. But social sharing was mostly via YouTube, and the YT video has 2x views compared to our downloads.
For Epiphany: Brian Zahnd's Meditation on the Magi: https://chrishubbs.com/2026/01/06/for-epiphany-brian-zahnds-meditation/
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
For Epiphany: Brian Zahnd's Meditation on the Magi: https://chrishubbs.com/2026/01/06/for-epiphany-brian-zahnds-meditation/
Congrats to UW-River Falls on winning the D3 football national championship! North Central had only lost two games since 2019, both of them national championship games. Now they’ve lost three! UWRF’s QB Kaleb Blaha looks special.
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Congrats to UW-River Falls on winning the D3 football national championship! North Central had only lost two games since 2019, both of them national championship games. Now they’ve lost three! UWRF’s QB Kaleb Blaha looks special.
Steelers/Ravens looks like a good game, but this D3 championship game between UW-River Falls and North Central (Naperville) is just fantastic. River Falls up 10 in the 4th quarter, aiming for their first-ever national title.
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Steelers/Ravens looks like a good game, but this D3 championship game between UW-River Falls and North Central (Naperville) is just fantastic. River Falls up 10 in the 4th quarter, aiming for their first-ever national title.
Headed to a funeral this morning for our long-time neighbor who died last week. A delightful man who lived a long, full life. We’ll miss him.
www.cedarmemorial.com/Obituary/…
www.cedarmemorial.com/Obituary/…
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Headed to a funeral this morning for our long-time neighbor who died last week. A delightful man who lived a long, full life. We’ll miss him.
www.cedarmemorial.com/Obituary/…
www.cedarmemorial.com/Obituary/…
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who would Jesus leave on read?
January 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
who would Jesus leave on read?
On a normal Friday at 2:15 I'd be feeling like it was past time to leave work for the day. Today feels more like a Monday, though, and here I am still finding work to do.
January 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
On a normal Friday at 2:15 I'd be feeling like it was past time to leave work for the day. Today feels more like a Monday, though, and here I am still finding work to do.
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Happy Weirdest Work Day of the Year to all who celebrate.
January 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Happy Weirdest Work Day of the Year to all who celebrate.
Sheesh, I think the online retailers have a marketing theme today.
January 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Sheesh, I think the online retailers have a marketing theme today.
Back in the office this morning after two solid weeks off. The break was nice. Today is a quiet catch-up day before the year starts in earnest on Monday. Here goes nothin'.
January 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Back in the office this morning after two solid weeks off. The break was nice. Today is a quiet catch-up day before the year starts in earnest on Monday. Here goes nothin'.
My 2025 Reading in Review: https://chrishubbs.com/2025/12/31/my-reading-in-review/
December 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My 2025 Reading in Review: https://chrishubbs.com/2025/12/31/my-reading-in-review/
2025 Reads: And the Mighty Will Fall by K. B. Wagers 📚
I have enjoyed the NeoG series. An entertaining read to close out the year.
I have enjoyed the NeoG series. An entertaining read to close out the year.
December 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
2025 Reads: And the Mighty Will Fall by K. B. Wagers 📚
I have enjoyed the NeoG series. An entertaining read to close out the year.
I have enjoyed the NeoG series. An entertaining read to close out the year.
December 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Last night at this time it was mid-40s F outside and I had a nice walk with my kid. Tonight it’s 15F and blowing 20+ mph. Guess winter’s back.
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Last night at this time it was mid-40s F outside and I had a nice walk with my kid. Tonight it’s 15F and blowing 20+ mph. Guess winter’s back.
2025 Reads: The Bottom of the Harbor by Joseph Mitchell 📚
Beautiful essays capturing portraits of a people and place long lost to history and urbanization.
Beautiful essays capturing portraits of a people and place long lost to history and urbanization.
December 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
2025 Reads: The Bottom of the Harbor by Joseph Mitchell 📚
Beautiful essays capturing portraits of a people and place long lost to history and urbanization.
Beautiful essays capturing portraits of a people and place long lost to history and urbanization.
2025 Reads: The Spirit of Hope by Byung-Chul Han 📚
There’s a lot to chew on here. Hope as an opposite of anxiety and as something more grounded and realistic than optimism… I am here for it. “The spirit of hope seeks out in the past the traces of what is coming.”
There’s a lot to chew on here. Hope as an opposite of anxiety and as something more grounded and realistic than optimism… I am here for it. “The spirit of hope seeks out in the past the traces of what is coming.”
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
2025 Reads: The Spirit of Hope by Byung-Chul Han 📚
There’s a lot to chew on here. Hope as an opposite of anxiety and as something more grounded and realistic than optimism… I am here for it. “The spirit of hope seeks out in the past the traces of what is coming.”
There’s a lot to chew on here. Hope as an opposite of anxiety and as something more grounded and realistic than optimism… I am here for it. “The spirit of hope seeks out in the past the traces of what is coming.”
2025 Reads: The Alteration by Kingsley Amis 📚
Not really reading this on Christmas Eve night… just catching up posting. 😂
Imaginative alt history, but why oh why must it be centered on testicles?
Not really reading this on Christmas Eve night… just catching up posting. 😂
Imaginative alt history, but why oh why must it be centered on testicles?
December 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
2025 Reads: The Alteration by Kingsley Amis 📚
Not really reading this on Christmas Eve night… just catching up posting. 😂
Imaginative alt history, but why oh why must it be centered on testicles?
Not really reading this on Christmas Eve night… just catching up posting. 😂
Imaginative alt history, but why oh why must it be centered on testicles?
So far today I have procured breakfast, hit the gym, read a book, eaten lunch, watched a Christmas movie, done some miscellaneous chores… and it’s 3:30 pm, which means I still have 7 hours before I need to be to church for the late Christmas Eve service. May resort to caffeine. Oof.
December 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So far today I have procured breakfast, hit the gym, read a book, eaten lunch, watched a Christmas movie, done some miscellaneous chores… and it’s 3:30 pm, which means I still have 7 hours before I need to be to church for the late Christmas Eve service. May resort to caffeine. Oof.
December 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM