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Newsletter · By Derek Penwell · English · Paid tier available · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
21
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Lord, Help Us, Somebody Got Health Care! (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    The Verdict in Our Own Mouths (Matthew 21:33-46) (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Not People-y Enough (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  4. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Empire Watch for the Week of September 24, 2026 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    My dear ones,Well, here we are, another week, and man, is there a lot going on. I want to focus on some official government statements: who’s welcome, when violence is marketed as redemptive “protection,” and then how scripture gets co-opted to underwrite the “officially approved” narrative.All of the statements included this week are of a piece. Together, they’re an attempt at training our moral imagination. They teach us who we ought to fear and which exercises of power the folks in power want

  5. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Who Gets the Rest of Me? (opens the original)

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