I guess I have my first #APUSH primary source for September. What an amazing speech! m.youtube.com/watch?v=JztQ...

Just…undone by this: youtu.be/aWSt6fo8_DY?...

Did you know that New Jersey is known as the Crossroads of the American Revolution?   As we commemorate America's 250th anniversary, check out these 5 New Jersey towns that played an important role in founding of our nation.

Wow

Separation of church & state is a longstanding concern of Presbyterians in the USA, a concern predating the drafting of the Constitution. Presbyterians should reject government intrusion into religious life and attempts at establishment. This is old but worth reading: www.jstor.org/stable/23325...

Brian Levinson, a teacher, on AI in the classroom www.tapinto.net/towns/prince...

Every time I see or hear something about the reflecting pool, this is playing in my head: youtu.be/-lvRYpHjbaE

Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating

Happy Father’s Day, indeed!

Can’t sleep. So I’m reading “Unfading Light” by Sergius Bulgakov. In this extended evening, it is amusing to me that the translator says the adjective “nevechernii” translated as “unfading” literally means “no-evening.” That light is Jesus Christ.

LA Grand Prix and World Cup is giving my remote a workout.

I know there are Stephen King fans here interested in contributing to this book!

Living in New Hampshire has been a political education for me like no other. Growing up in big urban environments where progressive movements and people of color are plentiful and visible, I made a lot of assumptions about the organizing conditions and outcomes

I really enjoyed this. And it’s about so much more than repudiating Nietzsche. youtu.be/_QQ6UFRw9pY?...

Week Two of 250 to 250:

This is great! Practical and encouraging. @lollardfish.bsky.social This has me thinking that I could write! Courtesy of @mclsnj.bsky.social Love my local library!

"In interviews with nearly 100 parents, coaches, athletes and experts, the reporting found a system that has corrupted the experience, making it so that even the families of average athletes shell out as much as $20k/yr just for their child to keep pace with their peers." www.nj.com/sports/2026/...

Go Phils!!!

Book Giveaway! With *The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World* to be released in a week, it is time to give away 3 free signed copies! Must repost and follow (if needed) to enter. Will randomly select winners + cover mailing costs. Please share!

“The doctrine of election is the sum of the Gospel because of all words that can be said or heard it is the best…” - Karl Barth, born May 10, 1886

On this May the 4th, I think it should be said that the best Star Wars movie will be the one they make that fits squarely within the horror genre. Think Vader at the end of Rogue One, make it more terrifying, and do that for the whole movie. youtu.be/wxL8bVJhXCM?...

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only: Spider-Man (1994) Batman TAS Buffy the Vampire Slayer Battlestar Galactica The Office I Love Lucy The Queen’s Gambit Avatar: The Last Airbender The West Wing Rick Steve’s Europe The Daily Show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Bluey Looney Tunes 30 Rock

Tier 1 for Everyone in NJ next?

This is cool! But sociologists have been talking about “Twentysomethings” as a unique category for about 20 years now.

Can we just lock John Behr, Bruce McCormack, David Bentley Hart, Katherine Sonderegger, and Rowan Williams in a room until they figure out some things?

A Khan Noonien Singh origin story?

An outstanding interview by Neil McRobert of Caroline Bicks on her upcoming book “Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Steven King.” Releases April 21. Can’t wait to read it! @carolinebicks.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/03HO...

Libraries are amazing institutions! I put this request in on March 6. The book released on April 7. I’m picking up the latest @chanda.blacksky.app book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie, from my @mclsnj.bsky.social branch today!

Holy Spirit, Grant me the faith that saves me from despair and vice. Grant me the love for God and others that purges all hate and bitterness, grant me the hope that frees me from fear and despondency. Teach me to discern Jesus Christ and to do his will. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2/4/1906-4/9/1945)

I will be teaching on the UN in the next week, including the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. All too relevant. www.un.org/en/genocide-...

I can’t believe I missed these! Wasn’t even on my radar 😔 Maybe because they were the week before Holy Week. Can’t wait to listen to Willie James Jennings in these Warfield Lectures! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#EasterEggs Blank canvas, model, and my finest work. Go Phils! And Happy Easter!

Took a trip down to Hell this week with RF Kuang’s “Katabasis.”

“When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.” -Isaiah 1:15

Between this headline and the “primal scream that fades into a whimper” line in the article, what are we to say but that the NYTimes’s current editorial standards disqualify it as a “newspaper of record.” School districts should cancel their subscriptions. This isn’t news. It’s agitprop at best.

Bohm!!!

We must reject this admixture of God and government. “Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over…’” John 18:36 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

Preparing for a post-Easter sermon series on Revelation. We are in John now and have been since Christmas Eve. We did Luke-Acts last year. With so much (bad) talk about Revelation, I’m excited to dive into the Apocalypse this spring. My four horseman are below. Giddyap!🐴 🐴 🐴 🐴

Hard to overstate how bad this is. This would be *national legislation to aid book banning*. The time to call your reps and say you are against HR 7661 is NOW.

It’s always good to listen to @frutledge.bsky.social when preparing for Holy Week. Check out this interview from the end of 2020 for some of her insights into preaching Christ crucified. open.spotify.com/episode/6KiN...

The SAVE America Act is an awful bill that furthers Trump's agenda to gain more power and price people out of voting. It's a poll tax on you.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Love your neighbor as yourself.

Cuba has gone dark. Trump’s vindictive oil embargo – along with a sanctions regime that has starved Cuba of opportunities to develop its solar and wind – is depriving innocent Cuban citizens of basic necessities and creating a humanitarian crisis. Trump must end the embargo.

In case it helps anyone in New Jersey to find focus in this moment, I am firmly anti-war. @kim.senate.gov @corybooker.com @booker.senate.gov @repherbconaway.bsky.social

Horror upon horror

Talked with my #APUSH students today about how quickly new technological developments are appropriated for war. I pointed out: - Kitty Hawk 1903 - First aerial dogfight 1913 A student pointed out: - Release of Anthropic’s Claude March 2023 - Claude used to kill Iranian children February 2026

To me this says FUND LIBRARIES‼️ Fund collections. Fund staff. Fund more folks working in reference and research. Fund teen library space & teacher in the library programs We ALREADY have a wildly popular institution that helps kids learn, respects their privacy, and teaches critical thinking 📚

It’s hard right now being a high school history teacher who was in high school when the US invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. I’m so sad for my students.