HeyJaredEmily’s Substack
Writing about the intersection between what Jesus says and actually living it out in this broken, yet beloved world.
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- Sep 11, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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The Sky was So Blue (opens the original)
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On Monday afternoon, I found myself floating in a friend’s pool, staring at a sky so blue. It took my breath away. It kept me present in the moment. It was picture perfect.I don’t have picture proof because I was trying to enjoy time without a screen. The sky was the only thing I needed to look at. It was one of those blue skies you always remember. It was so blue.It reminded me of the sky on that Tuesday morning, Sept 11, 2001. Every year I learn new stories of those who died, and those who sur
The First Witness (opens the original)
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Three years ago was the first time I really paid attention to what was going on at an LCMS convention. To be completely honest, I didn’t really care, because as a commissioned worker, I didn’t have a vote anyway. In this church body, one pastor and one lay leader each have a vote in presidential elections as well as district conventions. A representative amount of delegates attend the synodical convention on behalf of the district. Commissioned workers, like DCEs, educators, deaconesses, etc…can
Your Story Matters (opens the original)
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This is the final post of a series, sharing the self-authored book, “The Hard Way: Honest Conversations about mental health in our homes, churches and communities,” which is introduced in this free post as well as this one. The funds given by paid subscribers for this post will be donated to the <a href="https://openpathcollective.org/getstarted/?gad_campaignid=23138238915&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAA
Speaking Up-Part II (opens the original)
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This is part of a series, sharing the self-authored book, “The Hard Way: Honest Conversations about mental health in our homes, churches and communities,” which is introduced in this free post as well as this one. The funds given by paid subscribers for this post will be donated to the <a href="https://openpathcollective.org/getstarted/?gad_campaignid=23138238915&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAqutCavUSV
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