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Heads Up, We're Moving
Just a heads up that my newsletter will soon look a little different
 • Bruce Reyes-Chow
Those Damn Flowers, A Story for The Moth
How a young pastor thought he learned what was important — and it wasn't him
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A New Gig and Snowy Gifts to All Subscribers
I've joined the team at Zephyr Point Conference Center near Lake Tahoe
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The Spiritual Gift of Resistance
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 through a lens of resistance
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The + Friday + Five: 02.07.25
Rando Thoughts on Books, BlueSky, Sing Sing, Ghost, and Weight
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I Choose Hope, Still and Again
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It's Been a Good Run, but the Algorithm Army Wins Again. Peace Out.
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I Once Was a Pastor
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New Job, Big Dreams, Sketchy Boss
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Living Deeply as I Enter My Mr. Miyagi Era
One way I have found beauty, belonging, hope, and resistance.
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Progressive Except for Palestine
Ongoing disappointment, anger, and bewilderment at the absence of progressive Christians
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BTS: Three Adaptations and Three Intentions
Another Behind the Scenes Update for Paid Subscribers
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When Happy New Year is Anything But
The exhausting nature of pretending to be fine when you are still sad
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CONFIRMED & UPDATED: Information and Logistics about Two Spring Solidarity Delegations to Palestine
Info about delegations for organizational leaders and holy week pilgrims
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2024 Top Posts from The Amalgamation
Most viewed posts my month and a peek under the hood of my subscriber stats
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Depression, Failure, and a Big Ass Bag of Privilege
One more post to help normalize acknowledging and addressing depression.
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Intro to BlueSky Feeds and Five Ways to Connect with Presbyterians
Introduction to Lists, Feeds, and Starter Packs using PC(USA) affiliated and adjacent individuals, congregations, and organizations as an example
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Book + Excerpt: Kindness as Commodity
From In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World (Chalice Books, 2023)
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Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith
Broadleaf Publishing, 2025
In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World
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