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That was an intense game! Norway should be proud. They played hard!

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“By continually translating the gospel into immanent terms, we steadily demythologize it. We offer accounts of the church, Scripture, and salvation that no longer require a grounding in transcendent realities.”

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The Disenchantment Death Spiral: The Immanence Feedback Loop by experimentaltheology.blogspot.com

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“Because if the diagnosis is “many of us are suffering psychologically in the isolation of remote work and many of us are losing basic emotional and relational skills to the general detriment of our society”, then surely there are other imaginable therapies besides “look to the workplace to provide what you’re losing, regardless of how precarious, unpleasant and costly life in the workplace might be.””

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Academia: The Answers We Don’t Offer by newsletters.feedbinusercontent.com

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73 weeks strong, but some big changes are underfoot. — Back on the Bike

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What I'm Up To: marmanold.com

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Back on the Bike: marmanold.com

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View from the office on Demonbreun in Nashville, TN.

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It’s been a bit warm cycling into the office this week.

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My kids got me a green chess board, a growler of beer, a bag of sweet heat chips, and asked to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail. — I feel very seen and loved.

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O God, who from the family of thy servant David didst raise up Joseph to be the guardian of thy incarnate Son and the spouse of his virgin mother: Give us grace to imitate his uprightness of life and his obedience to thy commands; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Steht auf! 🇩🇪

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This game is stressing me out! Auf geht’s Deutschland! Let’s make it happen in the second half. 🇩🇪 ⚽️

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Finished reading: Galahad and the Grail Merlin’s Isle by Malcolm Guite 📚

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De NOS-pagina staat ook open voor de Nederlandse wedstrijd. Hup Holland, hup! 🇳🇱 ⚽️

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Der VPN läuft. Die Sportschau-Livestream-Seite steht offen. Ich bin für die WM 2026 bereit. (Nach der Messe, natürlich…) Auf geht’s, Deutschland! 🇩🇪 ⚽️

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Currently reading: Galahad and the Grail Merlin’s Isle by Malcolm Guite 📚

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Lifting: marmanold.com

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Lifting: marmanold.com

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Go Deep in the Summer: marmanold.com

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If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, nether will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.

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Do we live as if Jesus really rose from the dead? Do we live as if Christ reigns? Do we live as if the Kingdom of God is already among us? These are...","url":"https://marmanold.com/sermon/go-deep-in-the-summer/","date_published":"2026-06-12T14:12:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Wayne Arnold","url":"https://info.marmanold.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F48%2F11810.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"marmanold"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 14:12","date_timestamp":1781273560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p7nkp5rjasksezc2rwlw2iy5/post/3mo3uafli4i2p"]}},{"id":"91264649","content_html":"\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://microblog.marmanold.com/2026/05/31/081635.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T13:16:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Wayne Arnold","url":"https://info.marmanold.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F48%2F11810.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"marmanold"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 13:16","date_timestamp":1780233395,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p7nkp5rjasksezc2rwlw2iy5/post/3mn5nlro2ge2n"]}},{"id":"91258132","content_html":"

I’ve been using Kagi for a while now and really like it. — What The Big Tech Escape Hatch Should Look Like

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“For Mr. Nixon, the pope’s open letter read like one of the many government policy documents that have been shared among think tanks and regulators over the past several years.”

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At the Epicenter of A.I., Pope Leo’s Warnings Are Dismissed by Cade Metz

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Magnifica Humanitas was a good read. I appreciate Rome’s understanding of work and the family. Many great quotes. But, I must say, as an Anglican I found it lacking a lot of Jesus. Save a few throw away sentences here or there it could have been written by any secular philosopher. — Obviously, the drive in...

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“In Christ, we are called to cooperate in the work of creation, rather than be disinterested observers of technological processes that limit our freedom and responsibility.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“if technology becomes the ultimate criterion, the human person risks being reduced to data, a cog in a machine or a commodity.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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@ReaderJohn Ha! Totally down with church fathers, bishops, tradition, etc. As an ex-Mormon it just starts weirding me out when it’s focused on one individual man/office. (See also Lutherans w/ Luther and Methodists w/ Wesley.)

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@BonnieRue I’ve been wanting to do it for years. I started a new job downtown and the timing was right.

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@JudsonGreene Beautiful.

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@pxlnv Benches are gone because we as a nation have opted for an “open air” asylum policy. Instead of institutions to care for the mentally ill and addicts, we leave them alone to roam our streets.

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@philbowell This is exciting! I’m going to try it out.

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@vincent Awesome! Lifting is surprisingly rewarding, especially when you aren’t tracking or turning it into a game.

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@manton Required by a lot of workplaces. I doubt anyone is actively seeking it out.

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@mwerickson In the middle of that chapter now. Such a great book! I had to put it down because I was laughing in bed while my wife was trying to sleep.

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@frjonjordan Amen!

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@KyleEssary I’m glad to hear it was good. I think a Bible study I’m in is taking it as our next reading after we finish Jeremiah.

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@jonah Absolutely. — I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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@jonah Love it. This a good and worth-while read? I’ve had a lot of pressure on me of late to do the Ordinariate, so hot topic for me. (NB: I’m so fully English Catholic the arguments thus far seem so totally un-Catholic to me that I couldn’t fathom it.)

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@ReaderJohn It is. I can’t speak to the rest of it, but I like the first question. I needed a pallet cleanser after a pretty bleak secular book!

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@mineinmono Odd! Maybe Readwise doesn’t share source when it’s a PDF. It’s this lovely book. It’s a challenging book, but a great read so far. archive.org/details/c…

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@jonah When I started ministry among the poor and homeless I was told to use modern language and the NLT. Time and time again my readers were coming up with worn copies of the KJV. Seemed silly to use modern in that context. It was elitist to think they were too dumb or low class the for historic liturgy!

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@jonah Great essay. Until he started dissing older language. I’ve been using 1928 and 2019 TLE my whole ministry. Never once has the language made us elitists or unwelcoming.

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@manton I truly wish Apple would bring back the iPod. Right timing. I buy one for the kids and one each for me and my wife.

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@KyleEssary he’s added to my “to read” list for sure. Super interesting idea I’d like to go further into.

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@ReaderJohn Congratulations! It’s a slow go, but totally worth it.

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@jonah We are piloting a return to the traditional one-year lectionary. So far, so good.

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@jonah Truth be told, they should have just left out the ordinal from the printing. No province should be ordaining from a private publishing house’s prayer book.

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@jonah Seriously!?! Why would they make this change. Ugh. I like the IE and use it for daily prayer. The whole point was a plain 62 with minor word updates and revised state prayers.

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@eludom Exactly! It was cold and we were stuck in a room together anyways, so we just kept reading.

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@eludom We started at “we’re not sending her to public & it’s only kindergarten so let’s save on tuition” and quickly moved towards “we’re incredibly passionate about learning and can’t imagine another place that would give her the freedom to learn.” Now, all three are homeschooled and we love it! Honestly, we feel like we’re finally getting an education along with them. So many books I’d never’ve had the opportunity to read!

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@mineinmono Same to y’all! This ice is scary stuff.

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