Eric Lange
@ericlange.bsky.social
Co-executive director of the Dale House Project in Colorado Springs. PC(USA) Minister.
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“You also now must fear one another. Under the new normal, a single student can record a class discussion, fail to protect your identity, and post it online in violation of the safeguards provided by Student Rule 24 and FERPA, dragging you & your classmates into a national scandal without consent.”
"you are the ones with the most to lose. My colleagues & I may have to leave this cherished institution & that would be a great loss for us. But we have already lived lives of consequence and can find other pursuits. You, however, would lose the education you deserve." 🔥
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Anonymous Texas A&M professor calls on students to be ‘agent of change’
Editor's note: The following is an open letter to the Texas A&M student body written by a tenured professor at A&M and provided to The Battalion. The pr
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September 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“You also now must fear one another. Under the new normal, a single student can record a class discussion, fail to protect your identity, and post it online in violation of the safeguards provided by Student Rule 24 and FERPA, dragging you & your classmates into a national scandal without consent.”
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We need to hear the Gospel every day because we forget it every day.
—Martin Luther
—Martin Luther
July 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We need to hear the Gospel every day because we forget it every day.
—Martin Luther
—Martin Luther
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If you've read There Is No Place for Us, you'll remember that at the end of the book, after an anguished stretch of homelessness, Kara and her children finally move into an apartment at Chelsea Gardens—a run-down, aging complex in College Park. A place she hoped would be their fresh start.
If you've read There Is No Place for Us, you'll remember that at the end of the book, after an anguished stretch of homelessness, Kara and her children finally move into an apartment at Chelsea Gardens—a run-down, aging complex in College Park. A place she hoped would be their fresh start.
June 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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If you've read There Is No Place for Us, you'll remember that at the end of the book, after an anguished stretch of homelessness, Kara and her children finally move into an apartment at Chelsea Gardens—a run-down, aging complex in College Park. A place she hoped would be their fresh start.
If you've read There Is No Place for Us, you'll remember that at the end of the book, after an anguished stretch of homelessness, Kara and her children finally move into an apartment at Chelsea Gardens—a run-down, aging complex in College Park. A place she hoped would be their fresh start.
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Walter Brueggemann, one of the most widely respected Bible scholars of the past century and author of more than 100 books of theology and biblical criticism, died today at 92.
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Walter Breuggemann, influential biblical scholar, dies at 92
(RNS) — His books were influential primarily with clergy, but through their sermons Brueggeman’s concepts have become familiar to many churchgoers.
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June 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Walter Brueggemann, one of the most widely respected Bible scholars of the past century and author of more than 100 books of theology and biblical criticism, died today at 92.
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"The measure you use will be used against you."
A ministry shaped by conflict and grievance with the outside world has the same thing inside.
A ministry shaped by conflict and grievance with the outside world has the same thing inside.
Worship leader Sean Feucht is facing explosive accusations of spiritual abuse & financial misconduct by 5 former staffers, who released a whistleblower report calling for his removal & an independent investigation.
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Sean Feucht Accused of Financial Mismanagement, Spiritual Abuse in Whistleblower Report
Popular worship leader Sean Feucht has been accused of spiritual abuse and financial mismanagement at his various ministries.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"The measure you use will be used against you."
A ministry shaped by conflict and grievance with the outside world has the same thing inside.
A ministry shaped by conflict and grievance with the outside world has the same thing inside.
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“I used to be a realtor and If someone is murdered in a house, nobody will touch it.
‘Bad energy,’ buyers say. ‘Dark history.’
But turn that murder into systemic, generational slavery?
Suddenly it’s charming. Suddenly it’s a showpiece.”
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‘Bad energy,’ buyers say. ‘Dark history.’
But turn that murder into systemic, generational slavery?
Suddenly it’s charming. Suddenly it’s a showpiece.”
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Watch it Burn
Today our country (well, more specifically, the internet) is watching as a 166-year-old Louisiana plantation home burns all the way to the ground.
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May 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“I used to be a realtor and If someone is murdered in a house, nobody will touch it.
‘Bad energy,’ buyers say. ‘Dark history.’
But turn that murder into systemic, generational slavery?
Suddenly it’s charming. Suddenly it’s a showpiece.”
marykatherinebackstrom.substack.com/p/watch-it-b...
‘Bad energy,’ buyers say. ‘Dark history.’
But turn that murder into systemic, generational slavery?
Suddenly it’s charming. Suddenly it’s a showpiece.”
marykatherinebackstrom.substack.com/p/watch-it-b...
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Theodore Wright, civic leader, minister, graduated Princeton in 1829. He helped found the American Anti-Slavery Association & 2 New York City high schools. He was publicly outspoken advocating human rights & privately a conductor in the Underground Railroad.
May 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Theodore Wright, civic leader, minister, graduated Princeton in 1829. He helped found the American Anti-Slavery Association & 2 New York City high schools. He was publicly outspoken advocating human rights & privately a conductor in the Underground Railroad.
Great insights. Especially among young adults, the lack of broader intellectual engagement threatens vocational satisfaction, no matter what they do.
Not everyone is the "small magazine" type, but we all can nurture these things in coffee dates, dinner parties, meandering conversations, etc.
Not everyone is the "small magazine" type, but we all can nurture these things in coffee dates, dinner parties, meandering conversations, etc.
“The life of intellectual pursuit consists of three things: curiosity, truth-seeking, and leisure.”
Jeff Reimer makes a case for thinking in public—slowly and together.
Jeff Reimer makes a case for thinking in public—slowly and together.
The Intellectual Virtues of the Small Magazine
What’s left of the intellectual life after college? Jeff Reimer makes a spirited case for small magazines as sanctuaries of wonder, truth-seeking, and leisurely thought—spaces for thinking in public,…
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May 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Great insights. Especially among young adults, the lack of broader intellectual engagement threatens vocational satisfaction, no matter what they do.
Not everyone is the "small magazine" type, but we all can nurture these things in coffee dates, dinner parties, meandering conversations, etc.
Not everyone is the "small magazine" type, but we all can nurture these things in coffee dates, dinner parties, meandering conversations, etc.
So I'm overthinking the Shedur Sanders situation -- and what it means about Gen Z and how to work with them in the future. www.tiktok.com/@bleacherrep...
April 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
So I'm overthinking the Shedur Sanders situation -- and what it means about Gen Z and how to work with them in the future. www.tiktok.com/@bleacherrep...
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Possibly the news photo of the decade.
April 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Possibly the news photo of the decade.
@rutgerbregman.com thank you for this questioning of vocations! I work in an NGO for young people, and I see a lot of people in the Idealistic but not Ambitious quadrant. Being more ambitious is scary!
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No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world
Most working people can be put into one of three categories, from idealistic yet unambitious to greedy and immoral. But there is another option …
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April 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
@rutgerbregman.com thank you for this questioning of vocations! I work in an NGO for young people, and I see a lot of people in the Idealistic but not Ambitious quadrant. Being more ambitious is scary!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
April 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
I agree with all of the below.
But I am now wondering, what does it mean for our society that his approval rating remains so high? How much of that same mentality now pervades people's perception of society, both in politics and other spheres of life?
But I am now wondering, what does it mean for our society that his approval rating remains so high? How much of that same mentality now pervades people's perception of society, both in politics and other spheres of life?
me this morning www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I agree with all of the below.
But I am now wondering, what does it mean for our society that his approval rating remains so high? How much of that same mentality now pervades people's perception of society, both in politics and other spheres of life?
But I am now wondering, what does it mean for our society that his approval rating remains so high? How much of that same mentality now pervades people's perception of society, both in politics and other spheres of life?
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“The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American cities delivering packages.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’
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ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
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April 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American cities delivering packages.”
The business world often talks about values but in reality they are talking about methods -- how they do business as usual to accomplish the same goal (i.e. make as much money as possible)
A value should be an orienting guidepost when the way seems unclear, and that may involve painful choices.
A value should be an orienting guidepost when the way seems unclear, and that may involve painful choices.
“Values are only as good as their durability under pressure; and many of America’s largest companies proved an equitable, inclusive workplace was never one of their core values to begin with.”
I have a new essay out today in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
April 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The business world often talks about values but in reality they are talking about methods -- how they do business as usual to accomplish the same goal (i.e. make as much money as possible)
A value should be an orienting guidepost when the way seems unclear, and that may involve painful choices.
A value should be an orienting guidepost when the way seems unclear, and that may involve painful choices.
"We must be as frank as possible about the challenges before us and willing to call things as we see them, no matter what our opponents or even our own allies might say."
True, but it's not sufficient to call out things. The way we do it can bring us back to unifying values and our shared humanity.
True, but it's not sufficient to call out things. The way we do it can bring us back to unifying values and our shared humanity.
I wrote about how America seems to have gone mad and what that does to anyone trying to stay sane. Read at @liberalcurrents.com
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www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...
You're Not Crazy. America Has Gone Mad
American politics has become so insane that being reasonable feels like a malady, and MAGA agrees.
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April 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"We must be as frank as possible about the challenges before us and willing to call things as we see them, no matter what our opponents or even our own allies might say."
True, but it's not sufficient to call out things. The way we do it can bring us back to unifying values and our shared humanity.
True, but it's not sufficient to call out things. The way we do it can bring us back to unifying values and our shared humanity.
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The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
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April 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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Look at how these people—these very image-conscious people—want the world to see them.
March 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Look at how these people—these very image-conscious people—want the world to see them.
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
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The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services.
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
March 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services.
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
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NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...