a violent solar flare targeting my phone could fix me

Weird church pet peeve: During the Agnus, I really don’t like it when people say “sins” (plural) instead of “sin” (singular).

Thanks, fextralife. Super informative! #darksouls #fromsoftware

I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.

“It's called ‘He Layeth on High,’ and it's about a big baby duck who gets his head caught in a stewed tomato, so hold on to your hats.”

Anyway, hire more religion reporters.

I was just there last week. Can confirm: Vegas is one of the most depressing places I’ve ever traveled.

The data is pretty clear: paywalls are useless. They put needless barriers between readers and news sources. People either try to find the information available elsewhere for free, or give up and remain uninformed. Either way, the results aren’t great www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

If I had a dollar for every know-nothing take about the very basics of how Christianity works I’ve heard or read *today alone* I’d be a wealthy man.

I had Moanin’ on vinyl back when I was in college. That album fuckin slaps, man

I wrote a book and you can buy it!

If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.

No joke, he could probably start his own dream team by now. What would it be called? My bet’s on the “Holy Rollers”

People always quote MLK about the moral arc of the universe bending toward justice, but usually neglect the part about it being long.

The man in this photo is actually named Captain Chopmutton

Happy National Pickle Day to all who celebrate. One day, maybe humanity will be mature enough to handle a pickle emoji.

Opinions are better if they’re true, which requires understanding what they affirm or reject, and not if they’re an amount of woke. That’s my conservative opinion that often forces me to do liberal things. Thanks, goodbye.

Every wedding you attend should be a reminder of your own. Same is true for funerals, too. Memento amare, memento mori.

Bill Clinton consistently preyed upon people who were vulnerable, in one way or another

Does the humble person know that they are humble?

Seriously, is the whole world brainrotted?

Here’s a fun question for my philosophy/religion/ancient lit friends: What LCL volume is an absolute must-read?

Just a few more assaults on priests and helicopter raids on suburban apartment complexes before the president's immigration enforcement numbers recover, I'm sure.

Slowly coming to realize that I did not waste my time on the Church, but rather the Church wasted my time. That will be on a few very specific clergy to explain at the eschaton.

i swear to god in 15 years the rest of the world is going to look at the US like it's some backwards mountain kingdom still using mule-powered looms

A classic.

I need a screenshot from the skywriting scene in The Wizard of Oz, except instead of SURRENDER DOROTHY it says RESIGN CHUCK SCHUMER

Been thinking about this line from @thedancemyth.bsky.social a lot lately: We're all born to broken people on their most honest day of living.

I was thinking about this the other day while watching Jon Stewart’s podcast. The problem is that Dems have become risk-averse, which is really only a winning strategy if your party is currently in power. A powerless party that refuses to take risks is a party that will remain powerless.

Just passed a guy in Fayetteville, AR, wearing a Zohran t-shirt

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: loved doin sex crimes with u.

Unless Fox News is willing to break down the Epstein emails, their audience will never see any reason to believe that Trump was anything except friendly with Epstein. Much like the Russia investigation, they won’t accept it.

Hiked Angel’s Landing and the Narrows last weekend. Going to a wedding this weekend. Who knows? Might even make it to church this Sunday. I am unstoppable

New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.

face + scent

“I’m on a mission from God.”

Just started reading ‘Love in Time: An Ethical Inquiry,’ by Fannie Bialek, and I’m already loving this critical evaluation of divine agape. Can a divine love that does not depend on any action of the beloved really be called “love” in any meaningful sense?

Anyone On Here ever read much of Anders Nygren?

“Please, call me Gay. Mr. Hitler was my father.”

The last thing anyone should take away from this admins is that the Clintons (who were Epstein and Trump's bffs) are cool and normal and got too much heat, instead of the fact they lowered the bar, like HRC in the healthcare bill despite being unelected which gave precedent for the Trump Spawn.

Say that someone is a skeptic that we can know whether Trump sexually abused underage girls. What verifiable evidence would you point to that might suggest he’s guilty of the accusation?

1. These emails were "newly released" by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, which feels weird to leave out. 2. AltNPS has now posted about Epstein 49 times, which is odd when you consider they've only posted 66 times about, you know, the National Park Service.

Ooh this looks interesting

See you in Valhalla, brother

Season 2 of Justified. Margo Martindale kicks ass in that season, and that’s when Boyd Crowder starts to get some really great character development. Also, Justified has one of the most perfect series finales of any show I’ve ever watched. Nothing even comes close. You should watch it.

Here’s hoping the global response to U.S. aggression against Venezuela will be the same as their response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

One of my hottest takes is that I am personally exhausted by Christian nature spirituality. It’s not wrong; I have no valid objections to any of; we’ve all read Annie Dillard and Mary Oliver; I like Mary Oliver. But the radical under-development of urban spirituality deeply frustrates me.

I’m starting a new online book discussion group called “Shelf Life”. Starting in January 2026, we’ll be discussing Fannie Bialek’s Love in Time: An Ethical Inquiry (University of Chicago Press, 2025). open.substack.com/pub/joshuapa...

i'm convinced if we ever tried to touch the rail of meat politics in America (something that's going to eventually need to happen in order to reduce CO2 emissions), it would lead to a huge right-wing shock

Completely normal Americans: “I like him because he talks just like me!”