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Writing about existential things through the lens of hope...
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Are you a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays kind of person? My thoughts here:

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#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Christian #woke #Wokeismus #Christmas #Christmas2025 #Hanukkah #Buddhism #Islam #Ramadan #ReligionOfPeace
Putting the Duck Back In Christmas
Why 'Happy Holidays' Has More Christ
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December 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Read about the latest development in my prayer journey…
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Should I Pray Or Should I Go?
Ask the Godmother of Punk
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December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Does #God give thanks? What do you think?
#gratitude #theology #thanksgiving #motivation

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God Is Grateful, Too
On Thanks Giving & Taking
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December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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God Doesn't Want a King: READ NOW [6 mins.]

God and Samuel discuss monarchy over pumpkin spice lattes. It’s funny... until it feels a little too real.

#NoKings #Trump #Bible #PumpkinSpice
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God Doesn't Want a King
But they will get one anyway
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November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Land has always been worth killing for. From ancient #wars to today’s frontlines, blood follows borders. My new #story explores this reality—just in time for #Halloween. Read on, if you dare... [cue: evil laughter] 🩸

#fiction #horror #Gaza #UkraineWar
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The Poker
He would stare into the blackened recess illuminated by flames, until the logs he’d lit were reduced to embers. Then he would poke at those glowing, leftover coals with his fire iron, pushing and pull...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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I recently heard a popular Christian writer express the idea that when in pursuit of Truth, NUANCE is a hindrance. Really? READ MORE [4 min] to see what I think and share your thoughts...

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#Christianity #stuckey #rossdouthat #evangelical #relatable
Is Nuance Killing the Truth?
It's Not That Black & White
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October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#GASLIGHTING is everywhere these days—the word & the action it describes. When you discover the term's origins, it becomes a potent #metaphor for diagnosing what’s happening in #America. 

READ NOW [6 min]

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#kirk #trump #evangelical #tds
I'm Sick
I've Been Diagnosed with TDS
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September 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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There is a BETTER way to argue. You don’t agree? Fight me! HAHAHAHA. Just kidding.

READ THIS [9 min read]…
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#argument #charliekirk #hacks #howto #polemics #humanity #wisdom #morality #Trump #kindness
How to Argue
10 Tips for a More Pleasant & Productive Polemic
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September 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Do you think #god will send this man to #hell?

Here’s what I think (6 min read): open.substack.com/pub/ericherr...

#spirituality #Buddhism #thailand #film #movies #faith #jesus #tsunami #kindness #sacrifice #goodness #morality #love #charity #compassion #humanity #peace
September 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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In the #F1TheMovie , Sonny Hayes declares, “Hope is not a strategy.” This got me asking myself: What is #hope exactly? Turns out, it's complicated. Tap/click the link for my thoughts...

#Formula1 #Faith #Bible #God #Christian

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Our Relationship with Hope
It's Complicated
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July 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Labels like #alien or #illegal or even #American,” are just made up designations that serve to separate some people from other people.

In actuality, there are really only two kinds of humans in our world:

People we know.
And people we don’t know.

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#july4th
Stranger Things
What I Learned From Four Strangers
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July 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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SUITCASES & SMARTPHONE CABLES

Are you #generous? Like, ‘give away all your possessions’ generous?

I once was getting close.

Then I was not.

Now, I’m #embarrassed to say... [tap link to read]

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#wealthgap #poor #jesus #socialism #giveitaway #bible
Suitcases & Smartphone Cables
Bible Verses I Still Believe (Mt. 19:16-25)
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July 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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ELIMINATE THE STRANGERS
Let's try something... see if you can eliminate one stranger every day. No, please don't get rid of them. Just have a chat. Ask their name. Maybe make a friend.
#ICERaids #Immigration #community #neighbors

5 minute read >>>
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Eliminate the Strangers
Try eliminating one stranger from your life each day. (Please don’t actually get rid of them. Just turn them into a friend.)
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June 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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"THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF HELL" — a short story in 3 installments

On their lunch break at a construction site in Hell, 2 demons watch from a diner window & try to guess the word that'll be hung atop the gate entrance to this new sub-region of Sheol. #fiction

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May 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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What happens when we trim the theological fat from the death of Jesus? Good things...

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#JesusChrist #Jesus #GoodFriday #HolyWeek #Easter #Crucifixion #Art #Theology #Deconstruction #Atonement

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Ghee Christ
Clarifying Atonement Theology
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April 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I started Future Xian last September. It's taken me 6 months to figure out (sorta) what this Substack is really about...

Give it a read. I'm interested in what YOU think.

#deconstruction #faith #christian #substack

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It's About Time
I've finally replaced the pre-fab About section on my Substack with freshly personalized details that will help you understand what I'm doing here...
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March 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Sunday Comics! Adventures in Crustaceanity #2. Visit the link to see what Elon Mollusk said about USAID, and how Crabby, Shrimp, and The Barnacles respond.

#elonmusk #comics #christianity #trump #usaid #bible
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Elon Mollusk
Adventures In Crustaceanity #2
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March 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I'm disappointed in my GenZ children. It's because they have no appreciation for Monty Python.

I wonder if YOU will know the movie from which I stole the joke that launches this story?

Please READ/LIKE/COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE. ;-)

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#beatitudes #trump #zelensky #jesus
The Greek Shall Inherit the Earth
I hope you like gyros.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I've written about ONE TIP for navigating those challenging conversations you're having right now with family, friends, and neighbors... (hint: it's not about Eggplants)

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How to Have a Successful Eggplant
Bob Dylan once admitted that people "all have a different idea" of what words mean, so we don't really know what people are saying. If that's true, then how can we have the meaningful conversations re...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM