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I love watching craftspeople… We’ve been watching a British (?) show on Netflix called The Repair Shop. I’m hooked. It’s so good. It’s incredible seein…

Feb 24

I’m noticing something… The more I age, the harder it is to stay upright. Gravity has a way, over time, of smooshing us into the ground. Our spines sta…

Feb 19

Sure, I could swear off candy bars, coffee, or beer. But I’d rather cut deeper to the root vice of our modern human situation: social media. As I’ve re…

Feb 17

Imagine what you might realize if you poured a cup of coffee, turned on some Mozart, and sat down at your dining room table without your phone while st…

Feb 15

One of the central points that I’m drawn to in Christian theology is the death of the ego (lowercase-s-self) and resurrection of the Christ-Self (upper…

Feb 12

For the longest time, I took issue with one of the most fundamental parts of the Christian Creed - And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, I…

Feb 10

After all of these years on social media, I’m trying to figure out how to… Exist there. I wrote an essay a couple of weeks ago about why I slapped an “…

Feb 5

You’ve probably figured - or maybe you know firsthand - publishing a post every day this last year has been darn near impossible. I could list off the …

Jan 31

I happen to live in a very dry area - the eastern Sierra Valley of Northern California. You’ve heard all about our wildfires. I’ve written about them. …

Jan 29

I was given the sacred opportunity to preach a sermon today - the third Sunday after the Epiphany - at Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian Church. Click here…

Jan 25

Here’s a question to ponder… If you knew that you couldn’t disappoint God, how would that change things? (Or would it?) Grace + Godspeed,Jonas Everythi…

Jan 24

I noticed something about the transition of presidential power in the US of A yesterday… We hate the pardons that a US President grants during their la…

Jan 22

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