Craig Toth
@craigtoth.bsky.social
Pastor, Seeker of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.
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A Christianity that begins to believe authoritarianism is the way is a Christianity that has stopped believing in the way of Jesus.
February 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
A Christianity that begins to believe authoritarianism is the way is a Christianity that has stopped believing in the way of Jesus.
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When the government carries out cruelty and injustice while claiming to be “Christian” and we Christians do not speak out against it, we are not only giving tacit support of this evil, we surrender the reputation of our entire faith to those carrying out evil in our name.
February 1, 2026 at 12:21 AM
When the government carries out cruelty and injustice while claiming to be “Christian” and we Christians do not speak out against it, we are not only giving tacit support of this evil, we surrender the reputation of our entire faith to those carrying out evil in our name.
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I talked to @anneapplebaum.bsky.social about the role that politicizing the public sector and civil service plays:
“It’s a red flag when you see so many people saying, My god. This is so illegal that we cannot, in good conscience, stick around any longer.”
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
“It’s a red flag when you see so many people saying, My god. This is so illegal that we cannot, in good conscience, stick around any longer.”
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Rise of the Trump Loyalist
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I talked to @anneapplebaum.bsky.social about the role that politicizing the public sector and civil service plays:
“It’s a red flag when you see so many people saying, My god. This is so illegal that we cannot, in good conscience, stick around any longer.”
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
“It’s a red flag when you see so many people saying, My god. This is so illegal that we cannot, in good conscience, stick around any longer.”
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.
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Our highest loyalty doesn't belong to people or parties. It belongs to principles.
If you wouldn't accept it from your opponents, you shouldn't accept it from your allies.
Integrity is standing by your values even when your own group violates them.
If you wouldn't accept it from your opponents, you shouldn't accept it from your allies.
Integrity is standing by your values even when your own group violates them.
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Our highest loyalty doesn't belong to people or parties. It belongs to principles.
If you wouldn't accept it from your opponents, you shouldn't accept it from your allies.
Integrity is standing by your values even when your own group violates them.
If you wouldn't accept it from your opponents, you shouldn't accept it from your allies.
Integrity is standing by your values even when your own group violates them.
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I guess it’s good for the networks to have all the Trump apparatchiks on to lie, so we can see how despicable they are. I admire the anchors who ask them tough questions. I couldn’t be in the same room as them. And if I were on a panel afterwards, all I would say is: “They lie. They lie. They lie.”
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I guess it’s good for the networks to have all the Trump apparatchiks on to lie, so we can see how despicable they are. I admire the anchors who ask them tough questions. I couldn’t be in the same room as them. And if I were on a panel afterwards, all I would say is: “They lie. They lie. They lie.”
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Jesus laying down his life out of love for the world rather than using cosmic and political power to force the world to obey him will forever be the greatest critique of any Christian movement that seeks to secure power in order to ensure that the world conforms to their will.
January 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Jesus laying down his life out of love for the world rather than using cosmic and political power to force the world to obey him will forever be the greatest critique of any Christian movement that seeks to secure power in order to ensure that the world conforms to their will.
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Nicolle Wallace: "What is your message to Americans?"
Martina Navratilova: "It's the people who can most afford to stand up to Trump…that capitulate. And people that can least afford it and are living paycheck to paycheck are the ones that stand up…So don't be a coward."
Martina Navratilova: "It's the people who can most afford to stand up to Trump…that capitulate. And people that can least afford it and are living paycheck to paycheck are the ones that stand up…So don't be a coward."
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Nicolle Wallace: "What is your message to Americans?"
Martina Navratilova: "It's the people who can most afford to stand up to Trump…that capitulate. And people that can least afford it and are living paycheck to paycheck are the ones that stand up…So don't be a coward."
Martina Navratilova: "It's the people who can most afford to stand up to Trump…that capitulate. And people that can least afford it and are living paycheck to paycheck are the ones that stand up…So don't be a coward."
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Martina Navratilova on speaking up against Trump: "What happened to our American humanity? Compassion? Caring about the world? Caring about your neighbor?…Not doing anything is just not an option. Being quiet is just not an option."
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Martina Navratilova on speaking up against Trump: "What happened to our American humanity? Compassion? Caring about the world? Caring about your neighbor?…Not doing anything is just not an option. Being quiet is just not an option."
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"First, Trump targeted illegal immigrants. Then he went after legal immigrants. Now, he’s attacking naturalized Americans, citizens who were born elsewhere...He’s trying to turn white against nonwhite Americans...The U.S. government now openly stands for bigotry."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans
He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"First, Trump targeted illegal immigrants. Then he went after legal immigrants. Now, he’s attacking naturalized Americans, citizens who were born elsewhere...He’s trying to turn white against nonwhite Americans...The U.S. government now openly stands for bigotry."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"The story of Trump’s authoritarian takeover is primarily a story of what Trump and his executive branch apparatchiks have done. But it wouldn’t be happening without an extraordinary degree of complicity, collaboration, and cowardice of congressional Republicans."
www.thebulwark.com/p/regular-am...
www.thebulwark.com/p/regular-am...
Regular Americans Are About to Take It On The Chin
But Congress isn’t moved.
www.thebulwark.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"The story of Trump’s authoritarian takeover is primarily a story of what Trump and his executive branch apparatchiks have done. But it wouldn’t be happening without an extraordinary degree of complicity, collaboration, and cowardice of congressional Republicans."
www.thebulwark.com/p/regular-am...
www.thebulwark.com/p/regular-am...
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There remains an opening for a unifying leader in the US. We Hate Each Other More than We Understand www.thebulwark.com/p/violence-h...
We Hate Each Other More than We Understand
A great deal more than we understand each other.
www.thebulwark.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
There remains an opening for a unifying leader in the US. We Hate Each Other More than We Understand www.thebulwark.com/p/violence-h...
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ILLINOIS — Trump’s Gestapo violently throws female congressional candidate @KatAbughazaleh to the ground to the ground
September 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ILLINOIS — Trump’s Gestapo violently throws female congressional candidate @KatAbughazaleh to the ground to the ground
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"What happens in a society where one side is required to operate at all times and in all places in perfect good faith and the other side faces no such constraints?"
First, They Came for Jimmy Kimmel
What happens when comedians are held to stricter standards than vice presidents?
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September 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"What happens in a society where one side is required to operate at all times and in all places in perfect good faith and the other side faces no such constraints?"
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Do yourself a favor in these dark times and read Judge Steven Merryday's rebuke to Trump and his lawyers. It's soul-nourishing to see someone speak up for sanity, for decorum, for rules, and for the equal application of the law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Do yourself a favor in these dark times and read Judge Steven Merryday's rebuke to Trump and his lawyers. It's soul-nourishing to see someone speak up for sanity, for decorum, for rules, and for the equal application of the law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Public service announcement for parents, managers, teachers, coaches: you can’t judge effort by results.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
May 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Public service announcement for parents, managers, teachers, coaches: you can’t judge effort by results.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
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It’s a mistake to outsource most writing to AI.
Even if the output is accurate and engaging, something valuable is lost in the process. Jotting down intuitions and spelling out hunches is how we develop and refine our ideas.
Writing is where we do our best thinking.
Even if the output is accurate and engaging, something valuable is lost in the process. Jotting down intuitions and spelling out hunches is how we develop and refine our ideas.
Writing is where we do our best thinking.
May 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It’s a mistake to outsource most writing to AI.
Even if the output is accurate and engaging, something valuable is lost in the process. Jotting down intuitions and spelling out hunches is how we develop and refine our ideas.
Writing is where we do our best thinking.
Even if the output is accurate and engaging, something valuable is lost in the process. Jotting down intuitions and spelling out hunches is how we develop and refine our ideas.
Writing is where we do our best thinking.
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Intelligence isn’t a substitute for knowledge. Being smart doesn’t mean you’ve taken the time to be informed.
Knowledge isn’t a substitute for wisdom. Being informed doesn’t mean you’ve developed good judgment.
Good judgment requires the humility to know what you don’t know.
Knowledge isn’t a substitute for wisdom. Being informed doesn’t mean you’ve developed good judgment.
Good judgment requires the humility to know what you don’t know.
April 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Intelligence isn’t a substitute for knowledge. Being smart doesn’t mean you’ve taken the time to be informed.
Knowledge isn’t a substitute for wisdom. Being informed doesn’t mean you’ve developed good judgment.
Good judgment requires the humility to know what you don’t know.
Knowledge isn’t a substitute for wisdom. Being informed doesn’t mean you’ve developed good judgment.
Good judgment requires the humility to know what you don’t know.
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Of all the horrible stories of the past few days, this one hit me particularly hard. We are this now? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE
Kseniia Petrova's attorney said her previous arrest in Russia and social media activity "will almost certainly ensure a nice, hefty jail sentence for her" if she is deported back.
www.nbcnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Of all the horrible stories of the past few days, this one hit me particularly hard. We are this now? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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To summarize:
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
March 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
To summarize:
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
-They stopped almost all USAID work
-Then they conceded that some programs actually saved lives & granted waivers for those
-Then they promised a “careful” 90 day review of everything
-Then they cancelled 90% anyway within just weeks, including many they had just deemed life-saving
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The purpose of negative emotions is not to cause misery. It’s to prevent mistakes.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
February 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The purpose of negative emotions is not to cause misery. It’s to prevent mistakes.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
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Productivity is overrated. What counts most is the quality of output, not the quantity.
People may be impressed by the volume you produce, but impact depends on the value you create.
Success is not about getting more things done. It's about doing more worthwhile things well.
People may be impressed by the volume you produce, but impact depends on the value you create.
Success is not about getting more things done. It's about doing more worthwhile things well.
February 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Productivity is overrated. What counts most is the quality of output, not the quantity.
People may be impressed by the volume you produce, but impact depends on the value you create.
Success is not about getting more things done. It's about doing more worthwhile things well.
People may be impressed by the volume you produce, but impact depends on the value you create.
Success is not about getting more things done. It's about doing more worthwhile things well.
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"The people drawn to work in humanitarian assistance are the polar opposite of Musk." Will people like that, and the people who rely on them, be able to look up to America after this?
Trump and Musk Take a Hammer to America’s Reputation
Their version of America is selfish, wasteful, and cruel.
www.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The people drawn to work in humanitarian assistance are the polar opposite of Musk." Will people like that, and the people who rely on them, be able to look up to America after this?