Andy Rowell
@andyrowell.bsky.social
Ministry Leadership professor at Bethel Seminary. Learner. Former coach. Three kids in high school and college. Wife pastors at City Church in Minneapolis. andyrowell.net
I thought this 15-minute compilation of advice from people who are 100 years old was great. Lots of wisdom to ponder.
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(May 2025 Business Insider)
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(May 2025 Business Insider)
Life Lessons From 100-Year-Old Americans Who Didn't Expect To Live So Long | Business Insider
YouTube video by Business Insider
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November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I thought this 15-minute compilation of advice from people who are 100 years old was great. Lots of wisdom to ponder.
youtu.be/QzQhtsTdHhM?...
(May 2025 Business Insider)
youtu.be/QzQhtsTdHhM?...
(May 2025 Business Insider)
A lot of good insights and wisdom from Gordo Byrn in this interview based on his experiences as a triathlete in his 30's and then pausing and then now again in his 50's about endurance fitness and a fulfilling life with family.
alancouzens.substack.com/p/msmrl-6-go...
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MSMRL 6: Gordo Byrn
Gordo 1.0 to 2.0: How Endurance, Family, and Wisdom Redefined Performance
alancouzens.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A lot of good insights and wisdom from Gordo Byrn in this interview based on his experiences as a triathlete in his 30's and then pausing and then now again in his 50's about endurance fitness and a fulfilling life with family.
alancouzens.substack.com/p/msmrl-6-go...
alancouzens.substack.com/p/msmrl-6-go...
Finished "James" by Percival Everett (2024). It's a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim. I read it for my high school buddies book club. Wow. Memorable and powerful.
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Finished "James" by Percival Everett (2024). It's a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim. I read it for my high school buddies book club. Wow. Memorable and powerful.
What Wendell Berry Taught Me
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
What Wendell Berry Taught Me
After dreaming about performing the works of the acclaimed author for decades, Nick Offerman finally got his shot—and realized he wasn’t worthy
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October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
What Wendell Berry Taught Me
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
"Brené Brown on leadership, Trump, and the coward's path to power" with Kara Swisher. Oct 9, 2025. youtu.be/jn86FtQMWHQ?...
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Brené Brown on leadership, Trump, and the coward's path to power" with Kara Swisher. Oct 9, 2025. youtu.be/jn86FtQMWHQ?...
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
I am requiring:
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
Novel-reading for Pastors
(1) Karamazov, Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, or Moby Dick.
(2) Death Comes for the Archbishop, Kristin Lavransdatter, or Bernanos
(3) Father Brown, Cadfael, Sayers, or The Power and the Glory
(4) Baldwin or O'Connor
(5) L'Engle, Buechner, Gilead, or Berry.
(1) Karamazov, Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, or Moby Dick.
(2) Death Comes for the Archbishop, Kristin Lavransdatter, or Bernanos
(3) Father Brown, Cadfael, Sayers, or The Power and the Glory
(4) Baldwin or O'Connor
(5) L'Engle, Buechner, Gilead, or Berry.
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am requiring:
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
I just noticed that Sister Jean like my Grandma died at age 106 in the month of October. From this two-person sample size, I think prayer, an engaged-mind, believing-the-best-about-people, and cheerfulness might be the key to 106.
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
Sister Jean, beloved Loyola-Chicago chaplain, dies
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team, died Thursday at the age of 106. "[She] was an invaluable source of wisdom and grace for generations of ...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I just noticed that Sister Jean like my Grandma died at age 106 in the month of October. From this two-person sample size, I think prayer, an engaged-mind, believing-the-best-about-people, and cheerfulness might be the key to 106.
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
The lobby after church is busy because I have to greet new people then catch up with the football coach, the recovering addict forklift operator, the YouTube learner about AI, and the wise retired man who exercises, reads, and volunteers at a clothes closet for the poor. Like Bluesky!
October 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The lobby after church is busy because I have to greet new people then catch up with the football coach, the recovering addict forklift operator, the YouTube learner about AI, and the wise retired man who exercises, reads, and volunteers at a clothes closet for the poor. Like Bluesky!
As a professor or teacher or workshop or seminar leader, you will want listeners to apply the material to their own lives and have breakout groups to discuss this. But tell them they can disguise with pseudonyms and altered details and years and places what they share.
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As a professor or teacher or workshop or seminar leader, you will want listeners to apply the material to their own lives and have breakout groups to discuss this. But tell them they can disguise with pseudonyms and altered details and years and places what they share.
Reposted by Andy Rowell
I wrote an updated guide on which AIs to use right now, & some tips on how to use them (and how to avoid falling into some common traps)
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now
What AI to use in late 2025
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I wrote an updated guide on which AIs to use right now, & some tips on how to use them (and how to avoid falling into some common traps)
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Reposted by Andy Rowell
Yes:
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
www.theatlantic.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Yes:
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Daily prayer "a minimum of 30 minutes ... Besse’s timeline conforms more or less to other common recommendations in the manualist tradition, which suggest anywhere between 4-6 weeks for a dedicated person to transition from meditation to contemplation."
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Practice Timelines in Mysticism
Ludovic de Besse on the act-habit distinction
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October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Daily prayer "a minimum of 30 minutes ... Besse’s timeline conforms more or less to other common recommendations in the manualist tradition, which suggest anywhere between 4-6 weeks for a dedicated person to transition from meditation to contemplation."
open.substack.com/pub/simoneko...
open.substack.com/pub/simoneko...
My Two Windows on John MacArthur
One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
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One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...
My Two Windows on John MacArthur
One near and the other at a distance.
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My Two Windows on John MacArthur
One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...
One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...
We got a king bed because our queen mattress was 25 years old and lumpy. The good news is I slept way better. The bad news is when getting up I sprained my wrist bumping into the dresser because it's closer than I'm used to.
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We got a king bed because our queen mattress was 25 years old and lumpy. The good news is I slept way better. The bad news is when getting up I sprained my wrist bumping into the dresser because it's closer than I'm used to.
Both 10th grader and 12th grader said that kids yesterday were acting nice at high school. (Generally, there is so much toxicity and one-upmanship but maybe a month and a half in, kids are deciding to get along with each other and get to know the kids they are in class with).
October 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Both 10th grader and 12th grader said that kids yesterday were acting nice at high school. (Generally, there is so much toxicity and one-upmanship but maybe a month and a half in, kids are deciding to get along with each other and get to know the kids they are in class with).
Great story. A backyard batting cage produced lots of players in a neighborhood. The dad moved his garage to expand the cage. Now the next generation is using it. "We're not raising grass, we're raising kids." Video or transcript:
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Legacy continues for backyard batting cage that sent neighborhood to college on scholarships
The batting cage in a Minnetonka backyard continues to produce baseball and softball standouts.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great story. A backyard batting cage produced lots of players in a neighborhood. The dad moved his garage to expand the cage. Now the next generation is using it. "We're not raising grass, we're raising kids." Video or transcript:
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Ponderings on Trump's theology of heaven. At the end, they wonder whether Trump imagines working out a deal with God like working with other world leaders.
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Going Deep on Trump's Childish Theology
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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October 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ponderings on Trump's theology of heaven. At the end, they wonder whether Trump imagines working out a deal with God like working with other world leaders.
youtu.be/FTqJmzYoNNQ?...
youtu.be/FTqJmzYoNNQ?...
How to get started reading English literature.
An introductory syllabus.
Henry Oliver
Mar 16, 2025
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An introductory syllabus.
Henry Oliver
Mar 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/commonre...
How to get started reading English literature.
An introductory syllabus.
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
How to get started reading English literature.
An introductory syllabus.
Henry Oliver
Mar 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/commonre...
An introductory syllabus.
Henry Oliver
Mar 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/commonre...
"Andover Phillips Academy in suburban Boston ... In 2023, 9.2% identified as neither male nor female. This year, that number has crashed to just 3%. A similar story emerges at Brown University: 5% of students identified as non-binary in 2022 and 2023, but by 2025, 2.6%."
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Why are fewer young people identifying as trans?
A surprising shift is taking place in the gender and sexual identities of young Americans. Data from my new Centre for Heterodox Social Science report, “The Decline of Trans and Queer Identity among Y...
unherd.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Andover Phillips Academy in suburban Boston ... In 2023, 9.2% identified as neither male nor female. This year, that number has crashed to just 3%. A similar story emerges at Brown University: 5% of students identified as non-binary in 2022 and 2023, but by 2025, 2.6%."
unherd.com/newsroom/why...
unherd.com/newsroom/why...
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The Myth of Good Christian Parenting is out TOMORROW!
And how is this real?? Seeing my book next to the work of two writers I admire is WILD and humbling.
And how is this real?? Seeing my book next to the work of two writers I admire is WILD and humbling.
October 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Myth of Good Christian Parenting is out TOMORROW!
And how is this real?? Seeing my book next to the work of two writers I admire is WILD and humbling.
And how is this real?? Seeing my book next to the work of two writers I admire is WILD and humbling.
I wrote a short Substack post about being a radical Christian in response to an October 7 Christianity Today article by Brad East.
open.substack.com/pub/drandyro...
open.substack.com/pub/drandyro...
Yes, you do have to feel the moral burden of being radically faithful
Yes, I would like to hear Matthew Loftus’s take as a missionary doctor in Africa after I saw he shared the article.
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I wrote a short Substack post about being a radical Christian in response to an October 7 Christianity Today article by Brad East.
open.substack.com/pub/drandyro...
open.substack.com/pub/drandyro...
Cute on understanding a woman:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8APgj1r/ (I'm terrible at all of this).
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8APgj1r/ (I'm terrible at all of this).
#boyfriends #viral #family #funny
TikTok video by jkfgrdfg
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October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Cute on understanding a woman:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8APgj1r/ (I'm terrible at all of this).
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8APgj1r/ (I'm terrible at all of this).
New York University and Northeastern University have the most international students. And I looked it up and sure enough, neither has a football team.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/c...
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/c...
October 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
New York University and Northeastern University have the most international students. And I looked it up and sure enough, neither has a football team.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/c...
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/c...
Jason Tatum is 27. Often the "wanting to give back and mentor others" stage (what Erik Erickson called "generativity") kicks in after 40 or at retirement. But people in their late 20's are keenly aware of how desperate for direction are early 20's people.
youtube.com/shorts/hrCpG...
youtube.com/shorts/hrCpG...
CBO JT‼️🤝 #TheBrotherhood
YouTube video by Duke Basketball
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October 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Jason Tatum is 27. Often the "wanting to give back and mentor others" stage (what Erik Erickson called "generativity") kicks in after 40 or at retirement. But people in their late 20's are keenly aware of how desperate for direction are early 20's people.
youtube.com/shorts/hrCpG...
youtube.com/shorts/hrCpG...
The ‘Best’ Colleges Aren’t the Best Forever
Prestige isn’t permanent.
By Jeffrey Selingo
Gift link:
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Prestige isn’t permanent.
By Jeffrey Selingo
Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The ‘Best’ Colleges Aren’t the Best Forever
Prestige isn’t permanent.
www.theatlantic.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The ‘Best’ Colleges Aren’t the Best Forever
Prestige isn’t permanent.
By Jeffrey Selingo
Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Prestige isn’t permanent.
By Jeffrey Selingo
Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...