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When Sacrifice Costs More than Gummy Bears
Thoughts on Lent, ICE, and "100 million deportations"
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
F*ck ICE: Hate, Lament, and the Death of Imagination
TL;DR: Anger and outrage in the face of injustice are understandable—and often necessary—but when hatred becomes the driving force, it destroys…
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
Why we Need to Learn to Trust the Resurrection Again
TL;DR Much of progressive Christianity has quietly replaced resurrection faith with optimism about human progress.
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
Totalism and Despair: Trumpism in 2026
Thoughts on Walter Brueggemann and Venezuela
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
Books That Shaped My Thinking This Year
The books that most shaped how I thought this year—about calling, culture, the church, leadership, and faithfulness in unsettled times.
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
If Jesus Were Born Today, He’d Be in a Detention Center
TL;DR The Massacre of the Innocents is not an awkward add-on to the Christmas story—it’s the first sign that the incarnation threatens violent power.
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
Ten Conversations That Shaped the Year on the Future Christian Podcast
As the year comes to a close, I wanted to taka a moment to look back at what resonated most with listeners of the Future Christian Podcast. These were…
 • Loren Richmond Jr. and Martha Tatarnic
Top 5 reasons to join Substack Seminary
A recording from Loren Richmond Jr. and Fr. Cathie Caimano's live video
 • Loren Richmond Jr. and Fr. Cathie Caimano
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Reading Faithful Futures: What I Appreciated, Where I Hesitated, and Why I’m Still Thinking About It
Josh Packard’s Faithful Futures offers important sociological wisdom about youth ministry, listening, boundaries, and community.
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
Are There Any Signs of a Tipping Point? (Some Wonderings…)
Part 3 of my exploration of Christian Smith's book in conversation with Malcom Gladwell
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Can American Religion Reach a Tipping Point?
Renewal in American Christianity—if it comes at all—will depend on context, a compelling message, and the right mix of people faithfully doing small…
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
Why "Why Religion Went Obsolete" Hit Me So Hard
Part one of my examination of Christian Smith's book
 • Loren Richmond Jr.
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I advocate passionately for the gathered community of believers, critique Progressive Christianity from the left, and believe that God is more than just a political mascot.
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