Judson Taylor
@judsontaylor.bsky.social
"Every mystery of life has its origin in the heart." (Hans Urs von Balthasar)
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New today: a meditation on the God who exceeds us…and yet still invites us close. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New today: a meditation on the God who exceeds us…and yet still invites us close. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
A meditation drops tomorrow on the paradox of a God who reveals himself without becoming simple.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A meditation drops tomorrow on the paradox of a God who reveals himself without becoming simple.
If you want new habits, give them a new habitat. A mind can be reshaped by a moved chair, a placed book, a slower voice. Substack post coming tomorrow.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you want new habits, give them a new habitat. A mind can be reshaped by a moved chair, a placed book, a slower voice. Substack post coming tomorrow.
Tomorrow’s Substack post leans into renewal that begins small, human, and holy.
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tomorrow’s Substack post leans into renewal that begins small, human, and holy.
The older I get, the more convinced I am that the small things do the heavy lifting in the Christian life. If the Church could learn to honor the quiet practices—attention, hospitality, humility—we might discover that God has been waiting for us in the places we overlook.
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The older I get, the more convinced I am that the small things do the heavy lifting in the Christian life. If the Church could learn to honor the quiet practices—attention, hospitality, humility—we might discover that God has been waiting for us in the places we overlook.
Joseph Luzzi’s new book shows how Dante’s Divine Comedy almost didn’t endure—its place in the canon was far from guaranteed.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Joseph Luzzi’s new book shows how Dante’s Divine Comedy almost didn’t endure—its place in the canon was far from guaranteed.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
I’m beginning to think that if the Church looked more like Jesus—quietly, steadily, without theatrics—we wouldn’t need to push so hard. Beauty persuades. I’m working on a new Substack post about all this, and I hope to publish it on Tuesday.
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’m beginning to think that if the Church looked more like Jesus—quietly, steadily, without theatrics—we wouldn’t need to push so hard. Beauty persuades. I’m working on a new Substack post about all this, and I hope to publish it on Tuesday.
The history of heresy is the history of Christian disagreement itself. New Substack essay out tomorrow.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The history of heresy is the history of Christian disagreement itself. New Substack essay out tomorrow.
judsontaylor.substack.com
judsontaylor.substack.com
He wasn’t two men—just one whole thinker who proved faith and modern life can coexist. My Substack piece on Herman Bavinck drops Tuesday.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
He wasn’t two men—just one whole thinker who proved faith and modern life can coexist. My Substack piece on Herman Bavinck drops Tuesday.
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Paul Reitter argues that Kafka is both “untranslatable” and surprisingly translatable, as new English versions juggle grammar, tone, and structure to capture his uniquely recursive yet propulsive voice.
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/lesso...
Tomorrow on Substack I explore why Kierkegaard still unsettles Christians—prophet of faith or problem for the church?
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tomorrow on Substack I explore why Kierkegaard still unsettles Christians—prophet of faith or problem for the church?
Ever read a theologian who’s half prophet, half polemicist? Tomorrow on Substack I’m writing about Peter Leithart—and why discernment is the rarest spiritual gift online.
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Ever read a theologian who’s half prophet, half polemicist? Tomorrow on Substack I’m writing about Peter Leithart—and why discernment is the rarest spiritual gift online.
Anti-Semitic Christian Nationalists on social media who wish Tim Keller would have spoken more charitably about them when he was alive.
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Anti-Semitic Christian Nationalists on social media who wish Tim Keller would have spoken more charitably about them when he was alive.
Churches today are fluent in branding and content—but what if clarity, not clicks, is the most countercultural thing we can offer? open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Churches today are fluent in branding and content—but what if clarity, not clicks, is the most countercultural thing we can offer? open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
Posting tomorrow: The Sound Joy Makes.
A reflection on Louis Armstrong, the city that shaped him, and how my deaf grandfather somehow understood his joy.
October 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Posting tomorrow: The Sound Joy Makes.
A reflection on Louis Armstrong, the city that shaped him, and how my deaf grandfather somehow understood his joy.
Kierkegaard saw anxiety as the “dizziness of freedom”—not failure, but the signal of possibility.
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open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Kierkegaard saw anxiety as the “dizziness of freedom”—not failure, but the signal of possibility.
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
— Francis Of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi
— Francis Of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi
October 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
— Francis Of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi
— Francis Of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi
The algorithm has gone mad.
October 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The algorithm has gone mad.
When Francis met the Sultan, he came not to conquer but to honor—what if we did the same? That's what my Substack post today is about. I hope you'll read it and let me know what you think.
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open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
October 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When Francis met the Sultan, he came not to conquer but to honor—what if we did the same? That's what my Substack post today is about. I hope you'll read it and let me know what you think.
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...
Tomorrow on Substack I’m posting a reflection about trust, repair, and courage across divides. I hope you’ll read it.
October 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Tomorrow on Substack I’m posting a reflection about trust, repair, and courage across divides. I hope you’ll read it.
“Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills.”
— CS Lewis
— CS Lewis
October 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills.”
— CS Lewis
— CS Lewis
I’ve been faithfully using the en–dash since 1995, thanks to a mentor. A consultant just told me it screams “AI.” Guess I’m now a suspicious charlatan… all for a little line.
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/em-d...
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/em-d...
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’ve been faithfully using the en–dash since 1995, thanks to a mentor. A consultant just told me it screams “AI.” Guess I’m now a suspicious charlatan… all for a little line.
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/em-d...
www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/em-d...
I don’t feel very comfortable sharing my faith—but maybe that’s the point: evangelism is more like waiting on the water than winning an argument. I'll say more about all this on Saturday in my next Substack post.
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I don’t feel very comfortable sharing my faith—but maybe that’s the point: evangelism is more like waiting on the water than winning an argument. I'll say more about all this on Saturday in my next Substack post.