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The Unexpectedly Beautiful Mess from an Unexpected Life

Abortion is often defended from the perspective that a new life, a child, disrupts the patterns, hopes, and aspirations which preexisted this nascent human being. People have plans, they have lifestyles, they expect tomorrow to look something like today. When we introduce a new being into our lives, we introduce resistance, unexpected challenges, and [...]

By |2026-03-30T22:02:15+00:00March 30th, 2026|Categories: JAY'S SUBSTACK, PRO LIFE|

Dostoevsky’s Monster and the Language of Justification

Few characters in literature are more detestable than Mikolka. We meet him in Chapter 5 of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, a book I am currently reading for the 5th time in the fourth different translation (It was originally published in Russian in 1866). Mikolka shows up in a fever dream of the [...]

By |2026-03-30T21:40:46+00:00February 14th, 2026|Categories: JAY'S SUBSTACK|

The Problem of Platforming on Anger

A pastor recently asked my opinion on another Christian speaker. The pastor expressed reservations concerning the manner the speaker in question tends toward being, in his words, provocative and ungracious. Under normal circumstances I avoid discussing other speakers, but this speaker had come up in conversations several times lately. Rather than attack the man, [...]

By |2026-03-30T21:41:26+00:00November 4th, 2025|Categories: Humanity, JAY'S SUBSTACK|

#38 Season 4 Episode 6

Season 4 Episode 6 Being a Local Voice for Jesus Restricting evil and loving everything local. Family, church and community. This was recorded on August the 14th. Episode Reference for Pro-Life arguments here....    • #35 Season 4 Episode 3   Jay's Substack

By |2025-09-11T15:11:00+00:00September 11th, 2025|Categories: Human Things, Podcast|
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