Adolescence, a Netflix series about the “malign influence of the online ‘manosphere’” arrived just as news broke that killer Kyle Clifford—who raped & murdered 25-year-old Louise Hunt last year after she broke up w/ him—had searched the web 4 Andrew Tate’s podcast mere hours b4 killing Hunt. 3/22/25

It is not responsible to say "God is in control" so that we can look away and trust the injustice of this world to God's hand.

God is in control insofar as God controls us. And God does not control us.

God PARTNERS with us as we "act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly" to create peace on earth.

We resist because we hope for a better future. We resist because we KNOW there is a better way. We resist because we are in this together. We resist because some people can't.

When feeling hopeless, then imagine hope. Hope is the "why" of our resistance.

Resist. 💪

Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad.

So sad. For so many. For all of us.

I keep writing words, mostly for myself, and then deleting. There is no way to tie a bow on this one. Not at this moment.

I am sorry to the USAID employees and to those who they have cared for, globally.

"This moment in history will require the best of us."

@theradr.bsky.social is always a must read, but this week's essay is essential for all of us.

www.lifeisasacredtext.com/fortify/?ref...

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Looking forward to playing on BlueSky.