Greg

Basically, I completely agree and its hard to explain to people even though it feels completely natural to me

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 love the city both because it is full of people that God loves, beautiful and majestic and because it is full of the beauty that people create - people being fruitful

“Our goons really don’t like being reminded of eternal judgement while they commit generational crimes against their neighbor.”

WMATA is over 250k, I'm guessing its just 350-400k spread over three jurisdictions (DC, MD, VA?)

upload yourself into the sun: boring, useless, you will burn up

upload yourself into the Son: thrilling, eternal, theosis

I just realized my comment was ambiguous, lol. I'm fascinated to watch the crash out post-election

100% I just meant that there is no reason this matters to him & his team -- if national opinion polling mattered they'd figure out a way to do better with it

Good thing he's not running for Mayor of America

Scariest thing in the world, thinking about your sins

Honestly, true about any good relationship with an audience

Oh, I pay 500 more in rent a month? Well I also don't need a car to thrive so

Sounds like he is a batman even though not yet the Batman

with your help, i believe sojo.net can become the new Washington Post.

Esp bc its a long weekend?

Senators Gear Up for War Powers Resolution Vote on Unlawful Caribbean Strikes | Friends Committee On National Legislation The Senate will soon vote on a War Powers Resolution, as early as today, October 8, to stop the Trump administration’s unlawful strikes against boats suspected of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean.

The Trump administration is illegally striking boats in the Caribbean - killing over twenty people so far. The Senate will vote TODAY on a resolution which would stop this
www.fcnl.org/updates/2025...

“I hold that [“do not kill”] moreover means, that we are to aid our neighbor’s life by every means in our power… therefore when [God] so forbids [killing], he, at the same time, demands all the offices of charity which can contribute to his preservation.”

— Calvin, Institutes II.8.9

Gave him a cup of cold water! Didn't take his cloak in security for a loan!

Like I get that the iconoclasts lost but maybe they shouldntve?

Do report back tho

Yes. Though I get being anxious

My understanding is that folks are worried that DT is just ignoring the budget process anyway so something that is "clean" would just empower him to keep doing things like cancel the Dept of Ed

Condemn Trump’s Murder on the High Seas The Trump administration is blowing up Venezuelan boats, deliberately killing civilians outside of war, in an illegal use of military force.

🚨The Trump administration is blowing up Venezuelan boats, deliberately killing civilians outside of war in an illegal use of military force.

Congress must exert its authority to stop Trump’s murder on the high seas.

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DC wants Amazon to stop powering ICE — Free DC

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Which, uh, ain't even illegal in most of the city so

I feel like I notice this in personal finance too - I'd love to have a sense of how to save for retirement and also give away plenty of money but the guidance doesn't encompass that

I think competent people hate them, which, fair

Maybe the pandas threatened a jailbreak

They're leaning into the sandwich thing? Weird choices

I read bits of Psalm 119 in morning prayer today (I might be off schedule, sorry) and it was comforting that those who break God's law will suffer bc of it.
ICE is gonna face God's judgment for brutalizing people in his name.