Jonathan
@jonath-n.bsky.social
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
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Jonathan
@jonath-n.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Live like children of light
for the fruit of the light consists in all
goodness, righteousness, and truth
trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness,
but rather _expose them_.
for the fruit of the light consists in all
goodness, righteousness, and truth
trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness,
but rather _expose them_.
"politics is not always theology, but theology is always politics"
- @daviddark.bsky.social
(heard on the Rock That Doesn't Roll podcast)
- @daviddark.bsky.social
(heard on the Rock That Doesn't Roll podcast)
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"politics is not always theology, but theology is always politics"
- @daviddark.bsky.social
(heard on the Rock That Doesn't Roll podcast)
- @daviddark.bsky.social
(heard on the Rock That Doesn't Roll podcast)
Can't afford that book? DM me.
September 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Can't afford that book? DM me.
Great translation! Get a copy for yourself and a friend 😁
September 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Great translation! Get a copy for yourself and a friend 😁
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This is by far my most popular piece on substack, with close to half a million views. You should read it katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
katemanne.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is by far my most popular piece on substack, with close to half a million views. You should read it katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
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Critical thinking is my cardio, some of yall need to think about your heart health
September 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Critical thinking is my cardio, some of yall need to think about your heart health
On Joy and Sorrow, Kahlil Gibran
poets.org/poem/joy-and...
poets.org/poem/joy-and...
On Joy and Sorrow
Then a woman said, "Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow."
poets.org
September 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
On Joy and Sorrow, Kahlil Gibran
poets.org/poem/joy-and...
poets.org/poem/joy-and...
C.S. Lewis, An Experiment in Criticism
"We sit down before the picture in order to have something done to us, not that we may do things with it. The first demand any work of any art makes upon us is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way.
"We sit down before the picture in order to have something done to us, not that we may do things with it. The first demand any work of any art makes upon us is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way.
August 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
C.S. Lewis, An Experiment in Criticism
"We sit down before the picture in order to have something done to us, not that we may do things with it. The first demand any work of any art makes upon us is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way.
"We sit down before the picture in order to have something done to us, not that we may do things with it. The first demand any work of any art makes upon us is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way.
Slightly diminish a band:
Four Iron Frenzy
Four Iron Frenzy
Slightly diminish a band: About as Good as Ezra
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Four Iron Frenzy
Four Iron Frenzy
Good episode! I really appreciate what @hoopersnook.bsky.social brings to the discussion.
Shout out to our board member @hoopersnook.bsky.social for joining us
And thank you to @rickpidcock.bsky.social for your reporting
baptistnews.com/article/alle...
And thank you to @rickpidcock.bsky.social for your reporting
baptistnews.com/article/alle...
Allegations against Tim Whitaker show how hierarchy transfers
"But what about when progressive Christians get caught in scandals?" Rick Pidcock asks in relation to The New Evangelicals.
baptistnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Good episode! I really appreciate what @hoopersnook.bsky.social brings to the discussion.
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On Twitter, JeremyWingert79 asked how we stay sane through the next few years. Here's my answer -- a 🧵:
--Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact.
--Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint.
1/4
--Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact.
--Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint.
1/4
January 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
On Twitter, JeremyWingert79 asked how we stay sane through the next few years. Here's my answer -- a 🧵:
--Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact.
--Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint.
1/4
--Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact.
--Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint.
1/4
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As we witness these heartbreaking scenes from the fires in LA, an important reminder that incarcerated people make up over 30% of California’s forest firefighters.
30 percent of California's forest firefighters are prisoners
About 4,000 inmates battle blazes in the Golden State's woodlands.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
As we witness these heartbreaking scenes from the fires in LA, an important reminder that incarcerated people make up over 30% of California’s forest firefighters.
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This is useful context to the posts making the rounds about LA fire dept budgets, but the issue is somewhat of a distraction to current events. No city fire department, no matter how large and well-funded, could be sufficient to fight the type and scale of the fires happening now.
Since I'm seeing it everywhere:
I worked in LA City Hall when the budget passed. Our office voted No. But the idea that LAFD was "defunded" to increase the LAPD budget is not accurate. Both got increases due to salary hikes. LAFD's deal just happened after the budget process -- LAPD's was before.
I worked in LA City Hall when the budget passed. Our office voted No. But the idea that LAFD was "defunded" to increase the LAPD budget is not accurate. Both got increases due to salary hikes. LAFD's deal just happened after the budget process -- LAPD's was before.
January 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is useful context to the posts making the rounds about LA fire dept budgets, but the issue is somewhat of a distraction to current events. No city fire department, no matter how large and well-funded, could be sufficient to fight the type and scale of the fires happening now.
Hey mate! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFDu...
Pass It On
YouTube video by Colin Buchanan - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Hey mate! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFDu...
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Relevant: Acupressure in Psychotherapy as an Unsinkable Rubber Duck: A reply to Feinstein (2023)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
December 19, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Relevant: Acupressure in Psychotherapy as an Unsinkable Rubber Duck: A reply to Feinstein (2023)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Adventures in low brass (and related instruments)
December 1, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Adventures in low brass (and related instruments)
If you were a villain, who would you be?
December 1, 2024 at 12:34 AM
If you were a villain, who would you be?
"If you want storehouses, you have them in the stomachs of the poor. Lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven."
Saint Basil the Great
Saint Basil the Great
November 28, 2024 at 9:39 PM
"If you want storehouses, you have them in the stomachs of the poor. Lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven."
Saint Basil the Great
Saint Basil the Great
"When he appears upon the banks of the Jordan, the cover-ups come to their appointed end."
(maybe you can guess the book - it's by @frutledge.bsky.social)
#page42
Grab the nearest book.
Turn to page 42.
Share the 2nd sentence. Source is optional.
(maybe you can guess the book - it's by @frutledge.bsky.social)
#page42
Grab the nearest book.
Turn to page 42.
Share the 2nd sentence. Source is optional.
November 27, 2024 at 9:05 PM
"When he appears upon the banks of the Jordan, the cover-ups come to their appointed end."
(maybe you can guess the book - it's by @frutledge.bsky.social)
#page42
Grab the nearest book.
Turn to page 42.
Share the 2nd sentence. Source is optional.
(maybe you can guess the book - it's by @frutledge.bsky.social)
#page42
Grab the nearest book.
Turn to page 42.
Share the 2nd sentence. Source is optional.
Seize life! Eat bread with gusto,
Drink wine with a robust heart.
Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure!
Dress festively every morning.
Don’t skimp on colors and scarves.
Relish life with the spouse you love
Each and every day of your precarious life.
Each day is God’s gift.
Drink wine with a robust heart.
Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure!
Dress festively every morning.
Don’t skimp on colors and scarves.
Relish life with the spouse you love
Each and every day of your precarious life.
Each day is God’s gift.
I’m in my Ecclesiastes era
Iykyk
Iykyk
November 25, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Seize life! Eat bread with gusto,
Drink wine with a robust heart.
Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure!
Dress festively every morning.
Don’t skimp on colors and scarves.
Relish life with the spouse you love
Each and every day of your precarious life.
Each day is God’s gift.
Drink wine with a robust heart.
Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure!
Dress festively every morning.
Don’t skimp on colors and scarves.
Relish life with the spouse you love
Each and every day of your precarious life.
Each day is God’s gift.
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The pain, anger, or fear that arises due to a memory or that comes from encountering the person who hurt us once again are NOT unforgiveness. When you see the person who hurt you and feel the negative feelings (anger, fear, sadness) pop up again, you can remind yourself:
November 24, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The pain, anger, or fear that arises due to a memory or that comes from encountering the person who hurt us once again are NOT unforgiveness. When you see the person who hurt you and feel the negative feelings (anger, fear, sadness) pop up again, you can remind yourself: