Where's the Good Stuff this week?
Friday 1/09/26 roundup of what I've discovered on Substack
Welcome to a new year of Good Stuff!
‘Good Stuff’ = blog posts I’ve read this week that inspired, educated, entertained, or moved me.
Which for a Free Range Priest, means reading more amazing, inspiring things about God, the church, the universe, and running.
Here’s this week’s roundup:
God stuff
‘On Being Radiant’ by David S Harvey. ‘We bring our gifts of God to God, only for him to remind us that all gifts come from him, before returning those gifts to us as the sacred bread and wine of his body and blood.’
‘The Missing Piece of Discipleship’ by Scot McKnight. ‘There are certain things about following Christ that can only be learned in obedience.’
Church stuff
‘What is Community, Actually?’ by Barrett Merrill. ‘Fullness of life does not exist apart from community—that is a fact.’
‘Can the Decline of Christian Churches in North American be Reversed?’ by Kevin E Martin. ‘I want to start 2026 with a series of articles on the current and ongoing decline of Christian Churches in North America with a particular focus on the Episcopal Church (TEC).’
Other stuff
‘Seeing the deer’ by Diane Roth. ‘When I see the deer, I feel a sense of wonder, and I stop. It is a form of worship, of contemplation, a prayer, and, for me, at least, it restores my hope.’
‘Providence’ by Sean Dietrich. ‘..even though you’re stuck in a freefall, just remember this: There is a net beneath you. Providence.’
What I wrote this week:
‘Trexo: a gym for your soul ORIENTATION.‘ Here’s the truth: You can’t think your way into relationship with God. You have to practice your way in.
‘The lives we live.’ A new year, a new call from God.
And finally…
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