We must repudiate the idea that "speech can be violence" once and for all. Greg Lukianoff and I wrote about the dangers of promoting this idea on college campuses back in 2017, in The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/education/arch…

Check out the first in our series walking through the gospel of Matthew. Our hope is to learn to walk closely with Jesus as we grow to know him. Jesus is the Messiah King Who Blesses the World open.substack.com/pub/jallen816/…

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The Mississippi State Bulldogs are 4-0 and crushing it on social media! One month into the 2025 college football schedule Mississippi State Football is the top Power 5 CFB team for season-over-season growth. ⬆️ 226% more impressions ⬆️ 305% more engagement ⬆️ 219% more social value

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Check out the next offering in the Gospel of Matthew series. Matthew 1.18–25 open.substack.com/pub/jallen816/…

Anyone with experience having patches made? Who did you use and why did you like them? Thanks!

If you haven’t read Newport’s Slow Productivity, you should grab it now. Kindle version is on sale for $2.99. amazon.com/Slow-Productiv…

Tim Keller (2007): “The world embraces Christmas in a way it has never embraced Good Friday and Easter. I think the world sees Christmas as being rather affirming — it’s all about peace and goodwill. Isn’t that nice? Actually, the message of Christmas is incredibly

This explains everything needed to know about my last week of 2025. Trying to finish chapter 1 of diss. by Friday.

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When toddlers get iPads, does it change brain development? A longitudinal study from Singapore says yes and shows links: accelerating visual and cognitive control networks early predicts later effects on decision making, and later increases in anxiety:

First draft of chapter 1 finished up this morning: “Ch1: Characterizing Aseity.” Going to start rolling on the next chapter to try and keep some momentum.

Just a reminder, today the Australian Open starts. And this is as close as we can get to a Federer return to tour.

I fully support this. Bc I’m not sponsored, I’ve often thought abt buying used racquets than I can destroy if need be… :)

Looking forward to speaking at the KC Pillar workshop later this month. thepillarnetwork.com/pillar-events/…

Just one week after tearing her ACL, Lindsey Vonn has completed her Olympic training run in Cortina. The women's downhill competition takes place this Sunday.

New Super Bowl ad just dropped reminding women facing unexpected pregnancies that adoption is an option. Rarely do we see an ad like this, especially during the Super Bowl. If one woman sees this & decides not to terminate her baby, then it's worth every penny spent Live Action