Rob O’Lynn
@drrobolynn.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Preaching and Ministry and Dean of Distance Education at Kentucky Christian University, and Affiliate Associate Professor of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Hot tea, books, U2, movies, and Star Trek.
Instagram: @drrobolynn
Hot tea, books, U2, movies, and Star Trek.
Instagram: @drrobolynn
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Rob O’Lynn
@drrobolynn.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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Professionally, I am a preacher and preaching professor who loves the Psalms, is a sucker for hope and is trying to make the world a more just place.
Personally, I enjoy talking about Star Trek & James Bond; Cormac McCarthy & CS Lewis; and U2, Queen, the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen; and hot tea.
Personally, I enjoy talking about Star Trek & James Bond; Cormac McCarthy & CS Lewis; and U2, Queen, the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen; and hot tea.
I am working on setting up my spring courses and set a due date for 2065.
Welcome to Monday. 🙄🖖🏼
Welcome to Monday. 🙄🖖🏼
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I am working on setting up my spring courses and set a due date for 2065.
Welcome to Monday. 🙄🖖🏼
Welcome to Monday. 🙄🖖🏼
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No money for healthcare, no money for veterans, no money for farmers. But good news: Trump just doubled Argentina’s bailout to $40 billion.
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
No money for healthcare, no money for veterans, no money for farmers. But good news: Trump just doubled Argentina’s bailout to $40 billion.
If the theme of 3 John is hospitality, then Christian preaching that takes scripture seriously should be scented with the perfume of invitation rather than plagued with the stench of rejection.
#amwriting
#amwriting
July 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If the theme of 3 John is hospitality, then Christian preaching that takes scripture seriously should be scented with the perfume of invitation rather than plagued with the stench of rejection.
#amwriting
#amwriting
For those keeping score at home, the draft of 2 John is done and has been emailed to my gracious proofreader.
- almost 9700 words
- 68 footnotes
- 1 possible reference to Bluey
Now on to 3 John!
- almost 9700 words
- 68 footnotes
- 1 possible reference to Bluey
Now on to 3 John!
a man in a black jacket and black shirt is standing in front of a fence .
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media.tenor.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For those keeping score at home, the draft of 2 John is done and has been emailed to my gracious proofreader.
- almost 9700 words
- 68 footnotes
- 1 possible reference to Bluey
Now on to 3 John!
- almost 9700 words
- 68 footnotes
- 1 possible reference to Bluey
Now on to 3 John!
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On Monday, Trump’s IRS declared that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates from the pulpit.
This move upends a core protection for church-state separation, and it erodes the independence of houses of worship by politicizing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
This move upends a core protection for church-state separation, and it erodes the independence of houses of worship by politicizing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
July 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
On Monday, Trump’s IRS declared that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates from the pulpit.
This move upends a core protection for church-state separation, and it erodes the independence of houses of worship by politicizing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
This move upends a core protection for church-state separation, and it erodes the independence of houses of worship by politicizing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
Welp…democracy had a good run.
July 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Welp…democracy had a good run.
And the grift continues…
The leather-bound edition includes the King James Version, along with the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution and lyrics to Lee Greenwood’s hit song.
religionnews.com/2025/06/24/p...
religionnews.com/2025/06/24/p...
Patriotic Bible blesses Trump with $1.3 million in royalties
(RNS) — The leather-bound edition includes the King James Version, along with the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution and lyrics to Lee Greenwood’s hit song.
religionnews.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
And the grift continues…
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In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet.
GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states
In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet.
n.pr
July 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet.
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Authoritarian regimes don’t just target institutions.
They target those who belong — and those who don’t.
They divide societies into “real” and “other.”
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
They target those who belong — and those who don’t.
They divide societies into “real” and “other.”
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
Lesson 7: Authoritarians Exploit Identity. Opponents Must Transcend It.
Ten Lessons for the Resistance in a Fear-Based System
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Authoritarian regimes don’t just target institutions.
They target those who belong — and those who don’t.
They divide societies into “real” and “other.”
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
They target those who belong — and those who don’t.
They divide societies into “real” and “other.”
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
The world is pretty much on fire due to one petulant man-child.
Thought it was a perfect time to go back and explore this gem.
@trekculture.bsky.social
#StarTrek #StarTrekV
Thought it was a perfect time to go back and explore this gem.
@trekculture.bsky.social
#StarTrek #StarTrekV
June 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The world is pretty much on fire due to one petulant man-child.
Thought it was a perfect time to go back and explore this gem.
@trekculture.bsky.social
#StarTrek #StarTrekV
Thought it was a perfect time to go back and explore this gem.
@trekculture.bsky.social
#StarTrek #StarTrekV
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Starting to think these folks aren’t the “free thinkers” they think they are
June 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Starting to think these folks aren’t the “free thinkers” they think they are
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Congress didn’t just lose its power it gave it away. On war, trade, and policy, lawmakers have willingly let the executive branch rule unchecked.
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Congress didn’t just lose its power it gave it away. On war, trade, and policy, lawmakers have willingly let the executive branch rule unchecked.
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SBC President Clint Pressley said he wasn’t sure why the measure fell short, saying he believes the SBC’s statement of faith is clear that only men can be pastors.
Vote to bar churches with women pastors fails again at SBC meeting
(RNS) — The issue of women staffers who have the title of pastor in SBC churches has been up for debate repeatedly in recent years.
religionnews.com
June 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
SBC President Clint Pressley said he wasn’t sure why the measure fell short, saying he believes the SBC’s statement of faith is clear that only men can be pastors.
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People are having very strange conversations with ChatGPT, in which they discover secret cabals or conspiracies or that we are all in fact living in The Matrix.
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
People are having very strange conversations with ChatGPT, in which they discover secret cabals or conspiracies or that we are all in fact living in The Matrix.
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
Watching now. This episode remains just as relevant as it did 27 years ago, a masterpiece and some of the finest 45 minutes of television ever produced.
Hope, hope is the dream.
Hope, hope is the dream.
June 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Watching now. This episode remains just as relevant as it did 27 years ago, a masterpiece and some of the finest 45 minutes of television ever produced.
Hope, hope is the dream.
Hope, hope is the dream.
RFK, Jr., has crossed over from being grossly incompetent to becoming a public danger, as he continues to advocate for actions that risk public health and safety.
The next step is becoming a “clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.”
The next step is becoming a “clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.”
June 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
RFK, Jr., has crossed over from being grossly incompetent to becoming a public danger, as he continues to advocate for actions that risk public health and safety.
The next step is becoming a “clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.”
The next step is becoming a “clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.”
How much do I love #StarTrek? So much that, after a long day of ministry, I am watching the Motion Picture for the sole purpose of having not seen it for awhile (and that beautiful score by Jerry Goldsmith and those gorgeous visuals).
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June 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How much do I love #StarTrek? So much that, after a long day of ministry, I am watching the Motion Picture for the sole purpose of having not seen it for awhile (and that beautiful score by Jerry Goldsmith and those gorgeous visuals).
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The Trump administration is bypassing state authority by invoking Title 10 of the U.S. Code, a federal power usually reserved for major insurrections. This is a dangerous overreach, and it’s how martial law begins in the so-called land of the free.
June 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The Trump administration is bypassing state authority by invoking Title 10 of the U.S. Code, a federal power usually reserved for major insurrections. This is a dangerous overreach, and it’s how martial law begins in the so-called land of the free.
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New (FREE) study from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social & me @nationsnationalism.bsky.social. Even after accounting for relevant state-level factors, state-level Christian nationalism predicts Trump's vote share in 2024, primarily in states w/fewer college grads. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New (FREE) study from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social & me @nationsnationalism.bsky.social. Even after accounting for relevant state-level factors, state-level Christian nationalism predicts Trump's vote share in 2024, primarily in states w/fewer college grads. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This is just so awful. The disrespect the GOP has for life is astoundingly shameful.
The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding cuts to Medicaid under the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
'We all are going to die': Sen. Ernst offers bleak response to grilling over Medicaid
The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding cuts to Medicaid under the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
n.pr
May 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is just so awful. The disrespect the GOP has for life is astoundingly shameful.
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A thing about this case: It's actually a pretty huge deal, impacting literally thousands of people all over the globe. It also involves (as you'll see in the piece) a bunch of contradictions from leading Republicans — including Marco Rubio.
Even so, it's garnered relatively little attention.
Even so, it's garnered relatively little attention.
In February, a federal judge — ruling in a case brought by faith groups — ordered the Trump admin to restart the U.S. refugee program.
Three months later, it still hasn't.
Faith groups say it's due to delay tactics that have left thousands of refugees languishing. religionnews.com/2025/05/29/a...
Three months later, it still hasn't.
Faith groups say it's due to delay tactics that have left thousands of refugees languishing. religionnews.com/2025/05/29/a...
90 days after judge's order, Trump administration has failed to restart refugee program
Faith groups say thousands remain locked in limbo as the administration drags its feet.
religionnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A thing about this case: It's actually a pretty huge deal, impacting literally thousands of people all over the globe. It also involves (as you'll see in the piece) a bunch of contradictions from leading Republicans — including Marco Rubio.
Even so, it's garnered relatively little attention.
Even so, it's garnered relatively little attention.
Clean out the garbage from your office and put everything back where you found it before you leave.
BREAKING: Elon Musk leaves the Trump administration after turbulent effort to slash government.
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after criticizing president's 'big beautiful bill'
Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
bit.ly
May 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Clean out the garbage from your office and put everything back where you found it before you leave.
As a reminder, kids, “Born in the USA” is—and still needs to be—a protest song.
Thanks, @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social, for this thoughtful essay on The Boss.
Thanks, @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social, for this thoughtful essay on The Boss.
"He became a legend, but to his lasting credit, he became one on his own terms, looking America full in her face and writing what he saw with unvarnished honesty."
Springsteen Despises Trump. But He’s Not Your Liberal Mascot
The Boss recently released an EP that included recordings of him calling the president “treasonous,” “corrupt,” and “incompetent.”
buff.ly
May 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
As a reminder, kids, “Born in the USA” is—and still needs to be—a protest song.
Thanks, @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social, for this thoughtful essay on The Boss.
Thanks, @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social, for this thoughtful essay on The Boss.
And, yet, they (i.e., Vance) say Trump cannot be bought.
This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
And, yet, they (i.e., Vance) say Trump cannot be bought.