PLStepp
@plstepp.bsky.social
New Testament Theology, ecclesiology, spiritual & moral formation. Pastoral Epistles. Zagreb & Kentucky.
PhD in New Testament; succession in the ancient Mediterranean world.
“The world is, the world is,
Love & life are deep
Maybe as his eyes are wide.”
PhD in New Testament; succession in the ancient Mediterranean world.
“The world is, the world is,
Love & life are deep
Maybe as his eyes are wide.”
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The Clash - The Guns of Brixton (Official Audio)
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January 22, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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🎩 We love you Bobby rest in peace! 🪦
Grateful Dead - When I Paint My Masterpiece (3-25-90)
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January 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM
🎩 We love you Bobby rest in peace! 🪦
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The Administrator's Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the faculty I cannot change,
The courage to change the faculty I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
God grant me the serenity to accept the faculty I cannot change,
The courage to change the faculty I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
December 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Administrator's Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the faculty I cannot change,
The courage to change the faculty I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
God grant me the serenity to accept the faculty I cannot change,
The courage to change the faculty I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
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I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
December 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
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This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
Too bad the Cowboys don’t have a disruptor / playmaker on defense.
Didn’t they used to have a guy?
Wonder what happened to him.
Didn’t they used to have a guy?
Wonder what happened to him.
September 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Too bad the Cowboys don’t have a disruptor / playmaker on defense.
Didn’t they used to have a guy?
Wonder what happened to him.
Didn’t they used to have a guy?
Wonder what happened to him.
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if you’re an isolated, angsty, strange young man, please know that you can become a Kierkegaard scholar instead of joining fringe online communities
September 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
if you’re an isolated, angsty, strange young man, please know that you can become a Kierkegaard scholar instead of joining fringe online communities
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If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency needs to end.
September 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency needs to end.
53 years ago today, a day of magical music.
“The Sunstroke Serenaders.” IYKYK.
“The Sunstroke Serenaders.” IYKYK.
August 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
53 years ago today, a day of magical music.
“The Sunstroke Serenaders.” IYKYK.
“The Sunstroke Serenaders.” IYKYK.
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Thrilled to announce this ground-breaking new book, Area X: The Southern Reach Files! The Central agent in question is, of course, Hargraves from Absolution. The book includes some new ways of approaching storytelling, and also I hope will be satisfying in lots of other ways. More in a thread. 1/?
August 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thrilled to announce this ground-breaking new book, Area X: The Southern Reach Files! The Central agent in question is, of course, Hargraves from Absolution. The book includes some new ways of approaching storytelling, and also I hope will be satisfying in lots of other ways. More in a thread. 1/?
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Dallas International University (DIU) has announced their new masters degree program that combines the biblical languages and linguistics in one place: MA in Biblical Languages and Linguistics. #biblicalgreek #biblicalhebrew
MA Degree in Biblical Languages and Linguistics
Dallas International University (DIU) has announced their new masters degree program that combines the biblical languages and linguistics in one place: MA in Biblical Languages and Linguistics.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Dallas International University (DIU) has announced their new masters degree program that combines the biblical languages and linguistics in one place: MA in Biblical Languages and Linguistics. #biblicalgreek #biblicalhebrew
Recently I’ve been going deep on essays from my late doktorvater, Charles H Talbert. Such a great scholar, and a wonderful mentor.
Now reading: “Paul, Judaism, and the Revisionists.”
#BiblicalGreek #CriticalBible
Now reading: “Paul, Judaism, and the Revisionists.”
#BiblicalGreek #CriticalBible
May 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Recently I’ve been going deep on essays from my late doktorvater, Charles H Talbert. Such a great scholar, and a wonderful mentor.
Now reading: “Paul, Judaism, and the Revisionists.”
#BiblicalGreek #CriticalBible
Now reading: “Paul, Judaism, and the Revisionists.”
#BiblicalGreek #CriticalBible
Lord of all,
our breath and being come from you,
yet our earthly end is dust;
as you loose the bound and feed the hungry,
so bring us in your mercy through the grave and gate of death
to the feast of eternal life,
where you reign for evermore.
our breath and being come from you,
yet our earthly end is dust;
as you loose the bound and feed the hungry,
so bring us in your mercy through the grave and gate of death
to the feast of eternal life,
where you reign for evermore.
April 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Lord of all,
our breath and being come from you,
yet our earthly end is dust;
as you loose the bound and feed the hungry,
so bring us in your mercy through the grave and gate of death
to the feast of eternal life,
where you reign for evermore.
our breath and being come from you,
yet our earthly end is dust;
as you loose the bound and feed the hungry,
so bring us in your mercy through the grave and gate of death
to the feast of eternal life,
where you reign for evermore.
“Draining the swamp”?
🚨FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya told The Lever he received a termination letter from Trump's White House on Tuesday night - as he was investigating some of Trump's big corporate boosters.
Listen to the discussion here & pass it on.
Listen to the discussion here & pass it on.
Trump’s Tuesday Night Massacre
The president just fired antitrust regulators investigating his corporate boosters. The Lever speaks with one of them about why he’s now taking Trump to court.
www.levernews.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“Draining the swamp”?
Putin has a strange definition of “progress”, I bet.
⚡️Russia aims to make 'some progress' during upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia.
Russian senator Grigory Karasin, who will lead Moscow’s delegation, told local Zvezda TV that he and FSB advisor Sergey Beseda would enter the negotiations with a "combative and constructive" approach.
Russian senator Grigory Karasin, who will lead Moscow’s delegation, told local Zvezda TV that he and FSB advisor Sergey Beseda would enter the negotiations with a "combative and constructive" approach.
Russia aims to make 'some progress' during upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia
Russian senator Grigory Karasin, who will lead Moscow’s delegation, told local Zvezda TV that he and FSB advisor Sergey Beseda would enter the negotiations with a "combative and constructive" approach...
kyivindependent.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Putin has a strange definition of “progress”, I bet.
The peace-loving Russians? With Putin, the wise & magnanimous, calling the shots?
If Moscow perceives NATO as weak, Russia could be ready to wage a "large-scale war" in Europe within five years, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service has said.
Russia could start a major war in Europe within 5 years, Danish intelligence warns
An updated threat assessment warns of the consequences of a divided NATO and an absent U.S.
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The peace-loving Russians? With Putin, the wise & magnanimous, calling the shots?
Out of 2 million Gazans?
NEW: The King of Jordan says he would take in 2,000 Palestinian children from Gaza who are very sick or suffering from cancer, signaling new openness to a plan by President Trump to drive a deal that would resettle the residents of the strip.
Jordan's King Abdullah II signals openness to Trump's plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza
Trump called the offer a “beautiful gesture” and said he believed something could be worked out with Egypt, another ally that had bristled at the president’s surprise plan.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Out of 2 million Gazans?
Veneta (8-27-72) is one of those amazing shows (like Cornell a few years later) where EVERYTHING clicks.
Even the songs I don’t usually listen to just crackle with energy and “telepathy”.
Even the songs I don’t usually listen to just crackle with energy and “telepathy”.
February 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Veneta (8-27-72) is one of those amazing shows (like Cornell a few years later) where EVERYTHING clicks.
Even the songs I don’t usually listen to just crackle with energy and “telepathy”.
Even the songs I don’t usually listen to just crackle with energy and “telepathy”.
How should evangelical believers engage with European culture, specifically with the state churches and their influence?
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Evangelical Engagement with Croatian Culture, pt 1
(This is an update of a post from 2019.) How should evangelical Christians engage with Croatian culture? One of the problems that we evangelicals encounter in Europe is the question of how to engag…
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February 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
How should evangelical believers engage with European culture, specifically with the state churches and their influence?
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Why should Christians in America and elsewhere outside Central Europe care about (and support) ministries that promote biblical Christianity and work for stronger churches here?
I can think of three reasons.
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I can think of three reasons.
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Why Should You Care, pt 1?
I’ve been posting about church planting in Croatia for a couple of weeks now. Today, I am reposting this, something I wrote several years ago (2019), about why American Christians should care…
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January 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Why should Christians in America and elsewhere outside Central Europe care about (and support) ministries that promote biblical Christianity and work for stronger churches here?
I can think of three reasons.
plstepp.com/2025/01/13/w...
I can think of three reasons.
plstepp.com/2025/01/13/w...
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“This continued desire for a quick win plays into Moscow’s hands…If Trump hopes to avoid being outplayed, he will need to recognize what every recent president has learned: Putin’s goal is not peace but dominance. He responds only to pressure.”
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Opinion | Putin is setting a trap for Trump in Ukraine
The only way to compel Putin to make concessions is to increase the cost of his aggression.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“This continued desire for a quick win plays into Moscow’s hands…If Trump hopes to avoid being outplayed, he will need to recognize what every recent president has learned: Putin’s goal is not peace but dominance. He responds only to pressure.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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There are few things that you can do for YOUR church that will benefit YOUR CHURCH more than planting a NEW CHURCH (for others). Here's why.
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The Benefits of Planting Churches
Friday, I said that planting new churches was one of the healthiest things an established church can do. That sounds counterintuitive, and over the years I’ve had pushback when I have made th…
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January 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
There are few things that you can do for YOUR church that will benefit YOUR CHURCH more than planting a NEW CHURCH (for others). Here's why.
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