Jonathan Tobias
@janotec.bsky.social
Silver age theologian, Southern gardener, family guy, in pursuit of beauty, greater love and prayer. Substack writer at https://jonathantobias.substack.com/p/welcome
I have no President. I have a lawless, petty and infantile dictator that I’ll pray for, like St Paul prayed for Nero.
June 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I have no President. I have a lawless, petty and infantile dictator that I’ll pray for, like St Paul prayed for Nero.
"When I was a child, I thought as a child"
The Old Rugged Cross
the only way for all the ungodly, including you and me
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April 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"When I was a child, I thought as a child"
For pity's sake.
The Book of Pity
God's only passion
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March 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
For pity's sake.
God will provide a lamb
What Abraham Was Asked
the jeopardy answer
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March 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
God will provide a lamb
In this moment when empathy is discarded and humanity is disregarded, it is more important than ever to recognize this.
Recognize This
redemption at the point of recognition
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March 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In this moment when empathy is discarded and humanity is disregarded, it is more important than ever to recognize this.
Empathy is not a sin.
The Wages of Losing Empathy
empathy civilizes the beast
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March 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Empathy is not a sin.
Jesus is the first peacemaker
The Offerings of Cain and Abel
sacrifice as gift instead of appeasement
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March 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Jesus is the first peacemaker
The way of the winter soldier
Give Them Space
two ways in the inferno
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February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The way of the winter soldier
the healing of the world
The Judgment We Should Long For
where the line passes through
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February 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
the healing of the world
Love bade me welcome ...
A Song for Zero Summer
kneel where prayer has been valid
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February 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Love bade me welcome ...
on marching at today's protest
Pictures at an Exhibition
after the shadows, stepping in the light
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February 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
on marching at today's protest
What Midas touches turns to gold, but what the Donald infects turds to mold, like tonight at the Super Bowl.
February 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
What Midas touches turns to gold, but what the Donald infects turds to mold, like tonight at the Super Bowl.
What an ugly, filthy man my fellow Americans have elected. Therein is my problem. My fellow citizens have enthusiastically voted against themselves, but have also voted against my granddaughter. If you voted for him, you owe her an apology. A tear stained face on the floor apology.
After another plane crashed, this time in Philadelphia, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to advertise his $Trump meme coin.
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
What an ugly, filthy man my fellow Americans have elected. Therein is my problem. My fellow citizens have enthusiastically voted against themselves, but have also voted against my granddaughter. If you voted for him, you owe her an apology. A tear stained face on the floor apology.
Can we not, in these immediate moments after so heartbreaking a tragedy, simply console and pray for these 67 victims, and the many hundreds of people who will be hurt by these deaths?
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What we know about American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC
Sixty-seven people are believed to have died in Wednesday's disaster, which is being investigated.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Can we not, in these immediate moments after so heartbreaking a tragedy, simply console and pray for these 67 victims, and the many hundreds of people who will be hurt by these deaths?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This man needs de-frocked
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This man needs de-frocked
There is no such thing as “toxic empathy.” There is only love. Others use this term to evade love’s calling. And it shows what they really are
January 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There is no such thing as “toxic empathy.” There is only love. Others use this term to evade love’s calling. And it shows what they really are
The snow falls, but Spring will rise again.
Snowfall
All manner of things shall be well
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January 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The snow falls, but Spring will rise again.
The tRumpster-fire has replaced DEI with DUH
January 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The tRumpster-fire has replaced DEI with DUH
I bet His Orange Eminence is going to try to replace Bishop Mariann with his bro-preacher Franko Graham.
Trump demands apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on transgender kids, immigrants
President Trump early Wednesday morning slammed the reverend at a National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration who called on him to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant famili…
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January 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I bet His Orange Eminence is going to try to replace Bishop Mariann with his bro-preacher Franko Graham.
Some Christian leaders have courage. Some still read their Bibles. Kudos to Bishop Mariann.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Some Christian leaders have courage. Some still read their Bibles. Kudos to Bishop Mariann.
I have dropped my subscriptions to the Washington Post, the New York Times. I spray Lysol whenever Fox and 47's himself or his entourage is heard or even mentioned. I do subscribe to the Atlantic and Bulwark. Twitter is just like its rhyme and Facebook's not far behind. Circle the wagons on BlueSky.
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I have dropped my subscriptions to the Washington Post, the New York Times. I spray Lysol whenever Fox and 47's himself or his entourage is heard or even mentioned. I do subscribe to the Atlantic and Bulwark. Twitter is just like its rhyme and Facebook's not far behind. Circle the wagons on BlueSky.
What Simeon and Anna and all us old folks look for. Or should. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
The Mysterious Meeting
there was a price to be paid
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January 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What Simeon and Anna and all us old folks look for. Or should. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
