Kyle Oliver

Even by cult standards, this is just bonkers.

That gambling is a part of this is horrifyingly evil.

This is an excellent explanation. You can’t just let right wing Americans behave as though they own the Bible. That way lies disaster, and not just for the United States.

"If we have to follow the law and constitution we won't be allowed to break the law and violate the constitution" says man sworn to uphold the constitution.

Basically "on the one hand, the universe is super big, but on the other hand, the universe is super big"

The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny is expected to take place between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. ET.

The alternate halftime show by Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock is expected to take place between 1930 and 1932.

Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

JD Vance could go to space and he would be booed by any life out there

production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA

HOME ESPN FOX NBC MORE E Pat McAfee blown away to learn San Francisco is not what conservative media makes it out to be "This place has been gorgeous. It has been incredible." F 2.6.26 #PMSLIV PAT MCAFEE SHOW ** UNE FROM SAN FRANCISCO ** SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TIGHT END GEORGE KITTLE Credit: The Pat McAfee Show By Sean Keeley on 02/06/2026

tfw you leave Plato’s cave

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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Photo of a collection of icicles that have formed outside a window that look like a creature or a ghost or a demon idk it’s got a nice ass tho

if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in

New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.

Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.

In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.

Big to-do management breakthrough for me today.

I now check off (rather than simply delete) items I've decided to skip or abandon.

I used to not feel like I'd "earned" it. 🤮

But taking decisive action to trim the plan is its own kind of labor and well worth celebrating with the dopamine hit.

"It was just three months in a decorated 19-year career, but three months the likes of which we may never see again."

Brewers fans of a certain age won't soon forget 2008.

Formation v. Education, Part 1 Does it really matter what we call it?

I’m curious how y’all feel about formation vs education. Has the change resonated with you?

Part 1 of my thoughts is in the newsletter today. (And I’m certainly NOT proposing we go back. The newsletter is called “A (Christian) Formation Playbook,” after all.)

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Figurines placing building blocks

When I was just getting started in Christian formation, we were in the throes of the transition to *calling* it Christian formation. Roughly fifteen years later, I’m still puzzling over what we gained and what we lost.

Hit me up if you want more information. September 23–25. Gonna be great, the lineup is fantastic!

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I’ll be proposing an accessible framework for “talking about how we talk about” our pedagogy with the people we serve, and I’ll be bringing really fun and sturdy prompts for formative personal storytelling.

Crafted for those immersed in the work of faith formation—writing, designing, adapting curriculum and resources, and dreaming of what comes next—daily interactive plenaries and workshops will enable attendees to learn from scholars and practitioners, immediately reflecting on their learning.

The Faith Formation Creators Collective is a virtual mini-conference that brings together creative minds and faithful hearts to explore where pedagogy, theology, and imagination intersect.

A practice for noticing & resetting "One weird trick" that actually works

Anyway, the practice/example over on the newsletter this week is the most annoyingly transformative "one weird trick" of my spiritual journey. Maybe yours too?

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The funny thing is, sometimes there really IS one weird trick, you just have to be a consistent practitioner for a month or a year or a lifetime for the seed to fully flourish.

If you've been on the web in the last fifteen years, you've probably fallen prey at least once (I certainly have) to the "one weird trick" clickbait ploy.

Noticing (In)Attentive Moments Vacation Mode as a metaphor for the broader spiritual journey

Some reflection this week on attention, seen through the lens of Vacation Mode. 👇🏻 I close with thoughts on how faith leaders can support our people amid the Attention Crisis. More on that topic Wednesday.

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I’m grateful for the thoughtful ways many writers and researchers I follow are drawing our attention to … attention. It’s a personal wellness issue, a social fabric issue, a political persuasion issue, and—of course—a spirituality issue.

'Problem-posing' education makes room for the Spirit A fondly remembered example from my youth storytelling research

The day I tried to recruit participants for my dissertation pilot, I marched five counselors into the un-campy space of a formal conference room to hang out with a semi-stranger and make low-tech videos about themselves. 🤦🏼‍♂️

👇🏻 Here’s how we got back on track.

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Important Learning Theories for Formation Leaders Bringing a (light-touch) faith lens to some of the most important ideas in learning

Which learning theories are especially important for Christian formation leaders to know? I've got thoughts

Even more important than the theories are prompts that help put their underlying mechanics into play. You'll prolly recognize a few.

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'Pedagogy Moments' in action But you probably shouldn't call them 'Pedagogy Moments'—or anything at all

This week we’re talking about how we talk about our teaching/ forming.

My fav bit of advice is to have a little pedagogical pep talk ready for whatever activities you’ve had resistance to in the past. It’s better for motivation if you share it in advance.

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