kate shellnutt
@kateshellnutt.bsky.social
editor and news junkie 📰 | augusta, georgia 🍑| probably up too late 🌙
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A Prayer for Christmas Eve:
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A Prayer for Christmas Eve:
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
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He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
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For the Landrys, life since their daughter Lainey and 26 other girls died in the floods at Camp Mystic nearly six months ago has been a succession of choices: What to do with her bedroom, her siblings’ grief and should they go to camp next summer?
For Camp Mystic families, empty bedrooms and fraught holiday memories
They lost daughters in the historic Texas floods and are balancing mourning with the desire to preserve the childhood of their surviving children.
wapo.st
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For the Landrys, life since their daughter Lainey and 26 other girls died in the floods at Camp Mystic nearly six months ago has been a succession of choices: What to do with her bedroom, her siblings’ grief and should they go to camp next summer?
A Christmas breakfast / Christmas gift rec www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cranb...
My 6-Ingredient Cranberry Cake Is the Best Gift on Christmas Morning
You'll make it on repeat.
www.thekitchn.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A Christmas breakfast / Christmas gift rec www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cranb...
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A happy Winter Solstice friends! May we remember today the good work that God does in the long nights, hidden places, and quiet moments of our lives in a mirror of that same work he does in the wintry earth.
December 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A happy Winter Solstice friends! May we remember today the good work that God does in the long nights, hidden places, and quiet moments of our lives in a mirror of that same work he does in the wintry earth.
God be with all the pastors and liturgists reading Isaiah 9:6-7 this week 🫲🫱
December 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
God be with all the pastors and liturgists reading Isaiah 9:6-7 this week 🫲🫱
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It’s time for my favorite Weekend Plug-in column of the year! religionunplugged.com/news/the-bes...
🏆 Weekend Plug-In Year In Review: The Best Religion Journalism Of 2025 🔌
It’s the best of the Godbeat, 2025 version. Many of the nation’s top religion journalists pick their top piece of the year.
religionunplugged.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s time for my favorite Weekend Plug-in column of the year! religionunplugged.com/news/the-bes...
Absolutely not with this PR message on DECEMBER 19
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Absolutely not with this PR message on DECEMBER 19
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I love how often angels (terrifying, dazzlingly bright, non-human beings) show up in Scripture and the first thing they say is, “Do not fear.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I love how often angels (terrifying, dazzlingly bright, non-human beings) show up in Scripture and the first thing they say is, “Do not fear.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
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chef's kiss: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/solo...
The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul - Christianity Today
AI-generated musician Solomon Ray has stirred a debate among listeners, drawing pushback from popular human singer Forrest Frank.
www.christianitytoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
chef's kiss: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/solo...
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NYT today called @kateshellnutt.bsky.social 's headline on
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
Republicans Defy Trump in Indiana, and Hundreds Quarantined in Measles Outbreak
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December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NYT today called @kateshellnutt.bsky.social 's headline on
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
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Column by Philip Kennicott: Frank Gehry, the famous architect who died Friday at the age of 96, left a legacy that transcends mere beauty. He made us restless for a better built environment.
Column | Frank Gehry made us care about architecture. Even if you hated his buildings.
The famous architect left a legacy that transcends mere beauty. He made us restless for a better built environment.
wapo.st
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Column by Philip Kennicott: Frank Gehry, the famous architect who died Friday at the age of 96, left a legacy that transcends mere beauty. He made us restless for a better built environment.
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It is not just worshippers who are attracted to the United Kingdom’s network of traditional stone churches. Increasingly, they are also playing host to hundreds of bats religionunplugged.com/news/wings-a...
New Bat Caves: UK's Churches Home To Messy, Protected Species
Research carried out by the Bat Conservation Trust has revealed that over 8,000 churches provide bats with a home. They are messy houseguests, and churchgoers must coexist with them; UK law prohibits ...
religionunplugged.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It is not just worshippers who are attracted to the United Kingdom’s network of traditional stone churches. Increasingly, they are also playing host to hundreds of bats religionunplugged.com/news/wings-a...
The power of bearing witness.
"I like having opened myself up to that sadness, because I think one: it’s the beginning of a solution. But two: I feel like I owe it to the parents to feel a little bit of their pain."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
"I like having opened myself up to that sadness, because I think one: it’s the beginning of a solution. But two: I feel like I owe it to the parents to feel a little bit of their pain."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
New documentary visits the bedrooms of kids killed in school shootings
The rooms left behind by children murdered in school shootings are both a sanctuary of life and a terrible reminder of tragedy. One reporter was allowed into eight of them, and is inviting America to ...
www.mprnews.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The power of bearing witness.
"I like having opened myself up to that sadness, because I think one: it’s the beginning of a solution. But two: I feel like I owe it to the parents to feel a little bit of their pain."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
"I like having opened myself up to that sadness, because I think one: it’s the beginning of a solution. But two: I feel like I owe it to the parents to feel a little bit of their pain."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
When's the last time we had a word of the year that reflected well on us
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
When's the last time we had a word of the year that reflected well on us
My in-laws' house has:
* 45 pictures of my child on display
* 3 boxes of band-aids from the year 1992
* a whole cabinet of Bath and Body Works backstock
But not:
* a single person who knows the wifi password
* 45 pictures of my child on display
* 3 boxes of band-aids from the year 1992
* a whole cabinet of Bath and Body Works backstock
But not:
* a single person who knows the wifi password
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
My in-laws' house has:
* 45 pictures of my child on display
* 3 boxes of band-aids from the year 1992
* a whole cabinet of Bath and Body Works backstock
But not:
* a single person who knows the wifi password
* 45 pictures of my child on display
* 3 boxes of band-aids from the year 1992
* a whole cabinet of Bath and Body Works backstock
But not:
* a single person who knows the wifi password
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Every year I compile a playlist of new Christmas music for @christianitytoday.com — this year’s list is here! Enjoy 😊🎄
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/top-...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/top-...
May Cause a Spontaneous Outburst of Festive Joy - Christianity Today
8 new Christmas albums for holiday parties, praise, and playlists.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Every year I compile a playlist of new Christmas music for @christianitytoday.com — this year’s list is here! Enjoy 😊🎄
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/top-...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/top-...
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Very excited that it is now, officially, rewatch The Holdovers season.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Very excited that it is now, officially, rewatch The Holdovers season.
I'll be watching New Girl, Bob's Burgers, and Brooklyn 99
Whether you’re feeling sentimental or irreverent ahead of Thanksgiving, you can be thankful that there is plenty of TV to watch. Here's a guide to the best of what's available to stream now. nyti.ms/44ex0M7
Best Thanksgiving Episodes to Stream Now
Whether you’re feeling sentimental or irreverent, our list has you covered, with classics from shows and specials like “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” “How I Met Your Mother” and “Modern Family.”
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'll be watching New Girl, Bob's Burgers, and Brooklyn 99
Monrovian stars have been handmade for over 180 years in Herrnhut, which was founded by refugees of the Moravian Church:
apnews.com/article/germ...
apnews.com/article/germ...
Moravian stars light up Germany's Christmas season
The Moravian stars from Herrnhut, Germany, have become a popular Christmas decoration in the country.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Monrovian stars have been handmade for over 180 years in Herrnhut, which was founded by refugees of the Moravian Church:
apnews.com/article/germ...
apnews.com/article/germ...
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Little Island (2025)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Little Island (2025)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
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Oh, how I hate this tradition (no matter who does it). You can find all kinds of quite serious arguments about how it makes light of things that aren’t light, but I can never get over the basic premise that you eat a Thanksgiving turkey because it did something wrong.
What is a presidential turkey pardon – and why is it happening again? n.pr/48aUSmd
A tradition for turkeys: Another presidential pardon
What is a presidential turkey pardon – and why is it happening again?
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Oh, how I hate this tradition (no matter who does it). You can find all kinds of quite serious arguments about how it makes light of things that aren’t light, but I can never get over the basic premise that you eat a Thanksgiving turkey because it did something wrong.
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I wrote about gratitude for CT: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/how-...
How To Practice Gratitude (Even When You Don't Feel It) - Christianity Today
Excitedly one Christmas I ripped off a present’s wrapping paper. I hoped to see one of those video games you could get at Blockbuster in the ’90s, like
www.christianitytoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I wrote about gratitude for CT: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/how-...
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Though it is the official music of the nation’s capital, go-go is not exactly young people music. D.C. teenagers tend to gravitate more to rap and trap and hip-hop.
But in the halls of some local schools, the genre is seeing a revival.
But in the halls of some local schools, the genre is seeing a revival.
These teens are trying to save go-go. Can the music save them, too?
A new generation of D.C. teens is discovering the power of go-go music, thanks to a revival effort in local schools.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Though it is the official music of the nation’s capital, go-go is not exactly young people music. D.C. teenagers tend to gravitate more to rap and trap and hip-hop.
But in the halls of some local schools, the genre is seeing a revival.
But in the halls of some local schools, the genre is seeing a revival.
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The author John Green found an audience of millions making YouTube videos with his brother, Hank. As more people aspire to become influencers, Green warns that internet fame may make it feel as if everyone knows and loves you, “but in fact, no one knows you.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/m...
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The author John Green found an audience of millions making YouTube videos with his brother, Hank. As more people aspire to become influencers, Green warns that internet fame may make it feel as if everyone knows and loves you, “but in fact, no one knows you.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/m...