The problem is not thoughts and prayers, but praying with the thought in your mind that nothing must change, with your mind closed to what God might do with your prayers and your thoughts.

1. Insofar as evangelical Protestantism is a feature of modern era, it lacks several categories that are necessary to understanding sex, including robust understanding of embodiment & communal identity. Until we recover these, we don't have a chance.

Four minutes into the drive home after elementary school drop-off—I realized I didn’t, in fact, need to continue solidifying my three-part harmony to Itsy Bitsy Spider. What’s the music you can blast only sans kids?

Twitter has been going on for over 2000 years. Just look at this verse in the Bible: The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. -Acts 19:32

This week I'm sharing about the time I met Deo, the man who inhabited Pong Pagong in the 80s. He drove me to the airport but also changed my life. jaimengreen.substack.com/p/riding-in-ca…

Considering a second watch-through this year but...it's always a flip of a coin whether I emerge more hopeful or more depressed.

Jerry Springer, MTV, VH1 on a vintage b&w TV w/ a channel dial. Homeschooled+.

I'm excited to see how Gen Z will turn out. Any elder millennials remember 2004 and JibJab? The pure, refreshingly unhinged, caffeineless energy!

In rural Northern CA, this is the summer of “it didn’t take,” in reference to showers (a la George Constanza) and some other things.

We needed to move some sand around today.

Listen to children when they name your inconsistencies, especially when you’re think they’re wrong. Bring the offense to God. We spin out trying to talk and convince and manage—and keep all our pots at just the right simmer, never thinking to wonder why the stove’s on at all.

This new post lost me a couple followers so I guess, in the words of Cosmo Kramer, "I've broken through." substack.com/home/post/p-14…

“I fell in love with the feeling of the first sip of the first drink, electric warmth coating my insides on its way down, quieting the internal chatter and making inconsequential the habits and noise of everyone and everything.” —Jaime N. Green plough.com/en/topics/life…

I'm excited about my words out in the world today. A cross-section of the addict brain and the invitation of recovery for all of us: