Jacob Edson
@jacobedson.bsky.social
Writer & Editorial Director @ Bible Gateway. Hot takes on obscure theology, superheroes, and your dad's favorite music. Harvard MTS. Opinions my own. Evagrius was right.
One third of Bible Gateway's top 25 most viewed verses worldwide in 2024 were from Psalm 91. Ten years ago, at least in the U.S., it didn't even make the top 100. Here are a few thoughts about what that rise could mean about our national and global condition.
How Psalm 91 Helps Explain the Global Mood | Bible Gateway News & Knowledge
Have you been feeling more anxious recently? You’re not alone. Over the past decade, Psalm 91 has been climbing the ranks of most-popular verses on Bible Gateway.
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January 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One third of Bible Gateway's top 25 most viewed verses worldwide in 2024 were from Psalm 91. Ten years ago, at least in the U.S., it didn't even make the top 100. Here are a few thoughts about what that rise could mean about our national and global condition.
Criminally underappreciated. It's hard to imagine a more perfect theological novel
My novel Lent, in which we see many many alternate versions of the history of Florence between 1492 and 1498 but first see our timeline's version, is still an astonishing $1.99 as an ebook www.amazon.com/Lent-Jo-Walt...
Lent: A Novel of Many Returns
Lent: A Novel of Many Returns - Kindle edition by Walton, Jo. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Lent: A Novel of Many Returns.
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December 12, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Criminally underappreciated. It's hard to imagine a more perfect theological novel
Traditionalist Nazi nuns vs. progressive ecologist priests/Pope is such an excellent inversion of the trope. Begging for a film adaptation
These Nuns Were Excommunicated but Won’t Leave Their Convents
The Poor Clares of Belorado, in northern Spain, are digging in their heels in a battle of wills over real estate with the Catholic Church.
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December 11, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Traditionalist Nazi nuns vs. progressive ecologist priests/Pope is such an excellent inversion of the trope. Begging for a film adaptation
Someone I respect wrote recently he doesn't like people using the impersonal "it" for the Holy Spirit (rather than "he"), which got me thinking.
Unfortunately "he" is not biblical as πνεῦμα is a neuter noun. The good news is, there's a gender-neutral pronoun in English, too: singular "they." #lfg
Unfortunately "he" is not biblical as πνεῦμα is a neuter noun. The good news is, there's a gender-neutral pronoun in English, too: singular "they." #lfg
December 2, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Someone I respect wrote recently he doesn't like people using the impersonal "it" for the Holy Spirit (rather than "he"), which got me thinking.
Unfortunately "he" is not biblical as πνεῦμα is a neuter noun. The good news is, there's a gender-neutral pronoun in English, too: singular "they." #lfg
Unfortunately "he" is not biblical as πνεῦμα is a neuter noun. The good news is, there's a gender-neutral pronoun in English, too: singular "they." #lfg
A remarkable tonal followup to the Onion's all-time classic, "Local Church Full Of Brainwashed Idiots Feeds Town’s Poor Every Week." Nice job speaking to your base @nytimes.com
At Bible Study for the Homeless, a Search for Meaning
Religion is often overlooked as a factor in the lives of the needy, but those who gather at a center in Virginia say it helps sustain them.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A remarkable tonal followup to the Onion's all-time classic, "Local Church Full Of Brainwashed Idiots Feeds Town’s Poor Every Week." Nice job speaking to your base @nytimes.com
Pay no attention to the man behind the temple curtain
Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus
Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus
Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth
The small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But Peter’s chapel has become synonymous with all that is new…
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November 22, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Pay no attention to the man behind the temple curtain