Where's the Good Stuff this week?

Friday 8/01/25 roundup of what I've discovered on Substack

‘Good Stuff’ = blog posts I’ve read this week that inspired, educated, entertained, or moved me.

I subscribe to almost 250 newsletters on Substack!!

I’m not saying I read that many, but if your writing shows up in my inbox, it gets at least a scan from me.

And I can’t help sharing the best of what I’m reading with you, too.

Here’s this week’s roundup:

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God stuff

• ‘O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?’ by

  Young Woong Yi
  . A beautiful story about embracing death to find life.

• ‘Where the Infinite Finds Us’ by

  Jake Owensby
  . We all have a path. We all have a goal. Are we aiming high enough?

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Church stuff

• ‘What the Heck Are Bishops For?’ by

  Mark Clavier
  . This is such a timely article for me! I’ve been grappling with the overly hierarchical/institutional nature of the church. It’s great to be reminded of the Biblical nature of church authority in bishops.

• ‘NPR, the Local Church and Bridging Divides’ by

  Dennis Sanders
  . Another timely one for me! The mainline church does not have to align itself with NPR, either politically or organizationally. We can choose a different path…

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Other stuff

• ‘Playing hide and seek’, by

  Carrie Craig
  . A beautiful story about a very adventurous life.

• ‘The New Renaissance Will Be Techno-Rural’, by

  James Taylor Foreman
  . A gorgeous meditation on the new horizons tech is bringing - in small towns, and small town life.
  

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I wrote a couple of things, too!

• ‘Unstuck Church’. How (and why) systematic changes are making today’s church life so hard.

• ‘Getting Spiritually Fit’. How ancient Christian spiritual practices stretch and strengthen our souls.

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Finally…

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