Judson Taylor
@judsontaylor.bsky.social
"Every mystery of life has its origin in the heart." (Hans Urs von Balthasar)
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Tomorrow’s Substack post leans into renewal that begins small, human, and holy.
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tomorrow’s Substack post leans into renewal that begins small, human, and holy.
The older I get, the more convinced I am that the small things do the heavy lifting in the Christian life. If the Church could learn to honor the quiet practices—attention, hospitality, humility—we might discover that God has been waiting for us in the places we overlook.
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The older I get, the more convinced I am that the small things do the heavy lifting in the Christian life. If the Church could learn to honor the quiet practices—attention, hospitality, humility—we might discover that God has been waiting for us in the places we overlook.
From the 19th-century “idiot savant” label to today’s neurodiversity lens, we keep marveling at extraordinary talent alongside disability—too often reinforcing myths and othering instead of understanding. aeon.co/essays/histo...
History’s shaming fascination for the so-called ‘idiot savant’ | Aeon Essays
The convergence of singular talent and profound disability confounded scientists eager to place humans into neat categories
aeon.co
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From the 19th-century “idiot savant” label to today’s neurodiversity lens, we keep marveling at extraordinary talent alongside disability—too often reinforcing myths and othering instead of understanding. aeon.co/essays/histo...
Strange flex for Bill Donahue and the Catholic League. Not sure it is helping anyone.
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Strange flex for Bill Donahue and the Catholic League. Not sure it is helping anyone.
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
Joseph Luzzi’s new book shows how Dante’s Divine Comedy almost didn’t endure—its place in the canon was far from guaranteed.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Joseph Luzzi’s new book shows how Dante’s Divine Comedy almost didn’t endure—its place in the canon was far from guaranteed.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
I’m beginning to think that if the Church looked more like Jesus—quietly, steadily, without theatrics—we wouldn’t need to push so hard. Beauty persuades. I’m working on a new Substack post about all this, and I hope to publish it on Tuesday.
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’m beginning to think that if the Church looked more like Jesus—quietly, steadily, without theatrics—we wouldn’t need to push so hard. Beauty persuades. I’m working on a new Substack post about all this, and I hope to publish it on Tuesday.
Heresy once divided Christendom; now it divides timelines. The story behind the word: Read my latest Substack post at the link below.
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Who Gets to Call It Heresy?
When Christian doctrine divides and denominations differ, what does “heresy” actually mean—and who gets to decide?
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November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Heresy once divided Christendom; now it divides timelines. The story behind the word: Read my latest Substack post at the link below.
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
The history of heresy is the history of Christian disagreement itself. New Substack essay out tomorrow.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The history of heresy is the history of Christian disagreement itself. New Substack essay out tomorrow.
judsontaylor.substack.com
judsontaylor.substack.com
I believe the Church is called to be a community of relational presence, shaped into the beautiful form of Christ, and released as a movement of missional disciples. It begins with encounter, deepens through contemplation, and expands through multiplication.
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I believe the Church is called to be a community of relational presence, shaped into the beautiful form of Christ, and released as a movement of missional disciples. It begins with encounter, deepens through contemplation, and expands through multiplication.
Tribal colleges and universities remain underfunded and little-known, yet they’re vital lifelines helping Native students access higher education and strengthen their communities.
Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students
While more Native Americans living on reservations attend college than in decades prior, just 10.3% earned college degrees in 2020.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Tribal colleges and universities remain underfunded and little-known, yet they’re vital lifelines helping Native students access higher education and strengthen their communities.
A San Francisco startup called Preventive—backed by Sam Altman of OpenAI, his husband, and Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase—is supposedly pursuing what could be a biological first: the birth of a genetically engineered baby. www.thedailybeast.com/billionaire-...
Billionaire Tech Bros Secretly Trying to Make Genetically Engineered Babies
The start-up is allegedly seeking locations abroad where it can legally conduct its research.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A San Francisco startup called Preventive—backed by Sam Altman of OpenAI, his husband, and Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase—is supposedly pursuing what could be a biological first: the birth of a genetically engineered baby. www.thedailybeast.com/billionaire-...
New research on over 600,000 college graduates shows studying philosophy doesn’t just attract sharp minds—it actively makes students clearer, more open-minded thinkers, excelling in reasoning and intellectual virtues that are vital for democracy in the age of AI. theconversation.com/studying-phi...
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New research on over 600,000 college graduates shows studying philosophy doesn’t just attract sharp minds—it actively makes students clearer, more open-minded thinkers, excelling in reasoning and intellectual virtues that are vital for democracy in the age of AI. theconversation.com/studying-phi...
Interesting.
The mysterious youth of Jesus gets the horror movie treatment with the surprisingly creepy The Carpenter's Son, starring Nicolas Cage. Here's our review.
The Carpenter's Son Review: The Childhood Of Jesus Is Now A Horror Movie Starring Nicolas Cage - SlashFilm
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Interesting.
In an age of fracture, Herman Bavinck shows how a mind anchored in God and a heart open to the world can hold everything together. I hope you enjoy reading my latest Substack post.
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The Whole Bavinck
Faith Without Compromise in a Fractured Age
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November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In an age of fracture, Herman Bavinck shows how a mind anchored in God and a heart open to the world can hold everything together. I hope you enjoy reading my latest Substack post.
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
A message to all Christian trolls on this platform: Jon Tyson said our call is to be crucified in public and not retaliate in kind. I don’t see that behavior in many Christians desperately scraping for a platform on social media. And for what? What good is it to you?
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A message to all Christian trolls on this platform: Jon Tyson said our call is to be crucified in public and not retaliate in kind. I don’t see that behavior in many Christians desperately scraping for a platform on social media. And for what? What good is it to you?
I can't even escape the 6-7 fad when I read the bible: "There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him..." (Proverbs 6:16)
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
What's Behind the “6-7” Fad
Why fad phrases like "6-7" spread so quickly, and then fade away.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I can't even escape the 6-7 fad when I read the bible: "There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him..." (Proverbs 6:16)
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
Tradwife influencers blend cozy homemaking aesthetics with religious devotion and anti-feminist ideology, using sourdough, scripture, and nostalgia to promote submission and shape a new model of womanhood online.
Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas
Tradwives influencers’ throw-back aesthetics mask a divisive ideology about women’s roles, two scholars of extremism explain.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tradwife influencers blend cozy homemaking aesthetics with religious devotion and anti-feminist ideology, using sourdough, scripture, and nostalgia to promote submission and shape a new model of womanhood online.
He wasn’t two men—just one whole thinker who proved faith and modern life can coexist. My Substack piece on Herman Bavinck drops Tuesday.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
He wasn’t two men—just one whole thinker who proved faith and modern life can coexist. My Substack piece on Herman Bavinck drops Tuesday.
For Bavinck the doctrine of the Trinity is not optional but the very starting point of systematic theology—the “principium essendi” (that which is) is God, the Trinity. /1
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
For Bavinck the doctrine of the Trinity is not optional but the very starting point of systematic theology—the “principium essendi” (that which is) is God, the Trinity. /1
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla. In the song, 6-7 apparently refers to 67th Street in Chicago–an area known for crime and gun violence. Skrilla appears to be referring to someone being gunned down on the street.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
What's Behind the “6-7” Fad
Why fad phrases like "6-7" spread so quickly, and then fade away.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The 6-7 fad can be traced to the song “Doot Doot” by the rapper Skrilla. In the song, 6-7 apparently refers to 67th Street in Chicago–an area known for crime and gun violence. Skrilla appears to be referring to someone being gunned down on the street.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-...
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
World Relief condemned the U.S. decision to end protections for South Sudanese refugees, calling it unjust and dangerous given the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
World Relief Calls Upon Kristi Noem To Restore Temporary Protected Status to South Sudanese Who Fled Armed Conflict
World Relief is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of immigrants of South Sudan.
churchleaders.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
World Relief condemned the U.S. decision to end protections for South Sudanese refugees, calling it unjust and dangerous given the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
churchleaders.com/news/2208271...
It’s live: The Kierkegaard Dilemma. Was he Christianity’s great awakener or its most dangerous critic? open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
The Kierkegaard Dilemma
Prophet or Problem?
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s live: The Kierkegaard Dilemma. Was he Christianity’s great awakener or its most dangerous critic? open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
If AI becomes the only reader left, the tragedy isn’t that machines write—but that humans stop reading. theamericanscholar.org/baby-shoggot...
Baby Shoggoth Is Listening - The American Scholar
Why are some writers tailoring their work for AI, and what does this mean for the future of writing and reading?
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November 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If AI becomes the only reader left, the tragedy isn’t that machines write—but that humans stop reading. theamericanscholar.org/baby-shoggot...