Jay Mallow
@jaymallow.bsky.social
Marine Former Soldier OEF Veteran MA Biblical Theological Studies BA Religion and Philosophy He/Mr./Dude/Duderino https://venmo.com/u/Jason-Mallow-1
“But what was even more important to our forefathers was that decency and values beat pragmatism every time. Holding everyone, even an executive to a standard of law made for a better society, even if it meant change happened slowly if at all.”
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Who We are and Who We Will Be
I’ve had multiple conversations with people in “troubled” institutions.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“But what was even more important to our forefathers was that decency and values beat pragmatism every time. Holding everyone, even an executive to a standard of law made for a better society, even if it meant change happened slowly if at all.”
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Had to get it in on the warmest day this week. It’s 34 degrees
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Had to get it in on the warmest day this week. It’s 34 degrees
In an administration of punchable faces Hassett’s lying smirk is insufferable
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In an administration of punchable faces Hassett’s lying smirk is insufferable
“When the obvious “fruit” of an ideology or even “theology” is immaturity, falseness, and quite frankly stupidity we need to have the courage to say there is nothing valuable from it.”
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A Parody of Fools
I’ve loved Mystery Science Theater 3000 ever since I first saw it.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“When the obvious “fruit” of an ideology or even “theology” is immaturity, falseness, and quite frankly stupidity we need to have the courage to say there is nothing valuable from it.”
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Thankful for a long run (after being sick last week). May you celebrate the day in your way too
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thankful for a long run (after being sick last week). May you celebrate the day in your way too
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@jaymallow.bsky.social never shares his newsletter here so I will! This is a perceptive take on why evangelicals "treat underage persons (particularly women) like adults (especially when it comes to sex)." The ideology goes deep.
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Demanding Moral Culpability and Being Blind to Coercion
Why Evangelicals often are Ok with underage rape
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November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@jaymallow.bsky.social never shares his newsletter here so I will! This is a perceptive take on why evangelicals "treat underage persons (particularly women) like adults (especially when it comes to sex)." The ideology goes deep.
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Woke up with a sore throat and tight chest so this was rough. But the new ROKA glasses are great for running
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Woke up with a sore throat and tight chest so this was rough. But the new ROKA glasses are great for running
One last ride in the 80s for the year 😢
November 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
One last ride in the 80s for the year 😢
I’m proud that I layered up and still did my Sunday afternoon walk with it being 35 degrees outside. Also ITS DARK AT 4:30!!! 😡
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I’m proud that I layered up and still did my Sunday afternoon walk with it being 35 degrees outside. Also ITS DARK AT 4:30!!! 😡
Just when you think they couldn’t look more foolish they also fail at being evil
Jeanine Pirro bragging in August that she just arrested Sandwich Guy and was going to teach him a lesson in court.
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just when you think they couldn’t look more foolish they also fail at being evil
Enjoying a beautiful day before it drops to the MID 30s this weekend!!!
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Enjoying a beautiful day before it drops to the MID 30s this weekend!!!
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
“The main perspective of the Bible isn’t to tell the poor to get to work but to tell the rich to give generously. The danger in the Bible is not so much that people are lazy as much as the rich are greedy.”
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A "Christian" Perspective on Poverty
And some reasons Evangelicals are so wrong about it
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November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“The main perspective of the Bible isn’t to tell the poor to get to work but to tell the rich to give generously. The danger in the Bible is not so much that people are lazy as much as the rich are greedy.”
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When you want to make it clear you hate N@zis on Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When you want to make it clear you hate N@zis on Halloween
I’m constantly amazed at how singularly unlikable everyone in this administration is but Bessent is a particular kind of duchbag
Scott Bessent on the $20 billion bailout of Argentina: "It is America First because we are supporting a U.S. ally."
October 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I’m constantly amazed at how singularly unlikable everyone in this administration is but Bessent is a particular kind of duchbag
“Almost everything we encounter now, whether it is in church culture or societal politics, should inspire the question, “What does this allow them to do?” I think for those of us that are Christians we need to learn to look past the rhetoric…”
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Searching for a Working Narrative
The No Kings protests have revealed some deeply important and telling things about our current political moment.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Almost everything we encounter now, whether it is in church culture or societal politics, should inspire the question, “What does this allow them to do?” I think for those of us that are Christians we need to learn to look past the rhetoric…”
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This would be on the news 24/7 with questions about his sanity if this were ANYONE else
Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."
October 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This would be on the news 24/7 with questions about his sanity if this were ANYONE else
Strong ending for the week
October 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Strong ending for the week
“I see three areas that have caused me to look at my fellow Evangelicals and say, “It’s not both sides.”- 1. Inability to self-reflect. 2. Tolerance of sin and lack of repentance. 3. A constant need to create division and an inability to live in community”
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Is there a “Third Way” Anymore?
With the death of Charlie Kirk there were many in the Evangelical/”Reformed”/Christian Nationalist space online claiming the death of “Third Way” “Tim Keller” like Christianity.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“I see three areas that have caused me to look at my fellow Evangelicals and say, “It’s not both sides.”- 1. Inability to self-reflect. 2. Tolerance of sin and lack of repentance. 3. A constant need to create division and an inability to live in community”
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Some days you just get it in
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Some days you just get it in
Just starting off the week with a preview of STL for the next 8 months (it’s just grey). But this is my second run with new ROKA sunglasses and they are hands down the best work out glasses I’ve owned.
October 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just starting off the week with a preview of STL for the next 8 months (it’s just grey). But this is my second run with new ROKA sunglasses and they are hands down the best work out glasses I’ve owned.
“However, in my life there is one basic, unifying, and ever-present impulse that I have experienced in my adult life as a Conservative Evangelical and that is fear. I have been told constantly and consistently that I should be afraid.”
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What Abandoning "Winsomeness" Reveals About Us
(Hello everyone!
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October 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“However, in my life there is one basic, unifying, and ever-present impulse that I have experienced in my adult life as a Conservative Evangelical and that is fear. I have been told constantly and consistently that I should be afraid.”
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Picked up a bookcase off of Marketplace, did a Costco run, built a coffee table, and finished with a run. It’s been a full day of adulting
October 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Picked up a bookcase off of Marketplace, did a Costco run, built a coffee table, and finished with a run. It’s been a full day of adulting
It is amazing what 70 degrees and it not being morning does
October 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It is amazing what 70 degrees and it not being morning does
Beginning the week off strong
October 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Beginning the week off strong