HeyJaredChris Hatch
Child of God, husband, father, grandad, friend; Kidney donor; Work @ThirdmillSem & KRS; ICS PhD @TEDS; Takes naps
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Books I’m Reading (September 2026) (opens the original)
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These late “dog days” of summer - it’s been in the 90s (33 °C or more) for the past two weeks in St. Louis - have kept me working through two long books: John Adams by McCullough and The Wonderful Works of God by Bavinck. But I have started reading four additional books over the past 30 days.Since I’ve only read one nonfiction book by Wendell Berry (Life is a Miracle), I thought it was time to start on Jayber Crow, as I’ve read several tributes to his writing since his passing on August 31st. Th
My Prayer for our Thirdmill Seminary Graduates (opens the original)
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Father in Heaven,Today we thank you for these nine graduates, your servants who have chosen a better way. They have sacrificed their time and resources to study your Word. So werejoice with them, but not just for their academic achievements, but becausethey have chosen to know you better, our Creator God. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0TBL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpub
“Let African Churches Participate in Mission” (opens the original)
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Yesterday, a friend and student at Thirdmill Seminary (TMS) texted me via WhatsApp to let me know that an article of his had been published on the TGC Africa website. Here’s the link to Clayton Kaila’s article, “Let African Churches Participate in Mission: Prayer and Sending.”After building our friendship for two years over Zoom and WhatsApp, we met in the flesh this past June in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Clayton runs a local cafe where I met other
The Battleground of My Heart (opens the original)
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St Louis is a battleground of the Arctic air sweeping down from Canada and the warm tropical air surging up from the South. Last week we had pleasant temperatures every day, but yesterday the heat from Texas set in, so it will be mid-to-upper 90s all week (34-36c). Thankfully, it won’t be long before we have those chilly autumn days. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HYrQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post
Support for my friend, Charles (opens the original)
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Two weeks ago, I received a text from my friend and Thirdmill staff member Elie, who wrote, I’m sorry to share some very sad news about Charles. His house was burnt down tonight.Charles co-pastors a church plant in one of the poorer areas of Bujumbura, the largest city in one of the poorest countries in the world, Burundi, East Africa. I met Charles in April 2025 when he translated my sermon for his congregation. We discussed the opportunities available to study Scripture at Thirdmill Seminary,
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