HeyJaredThe Crazy Middle
Reflections on faith, life and politics from the messy and meaningful middle.
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- Sep 22, 2026
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- Jul 10, 2026
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Dust Devils (opens the original)
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The other day, as I was driving home from work, I was mesmerized by what look like little dirt tornados.I had never seen this before. I drive past these dry, dusty fields quite often, but this day was different. I noticed dirt and dust swirling high into the sky and I was fascinated. So of course, I stopped to check it out. I learned later they were called dust devils. What an interesting name!Thanks for reading The Crazy Middle! Subs
Hope in Futility (opens the original)
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Yesterday, as I was driving home, I felt the futility of life weighing on me. Quite honestly, I was irritable and restless.News headlines pranced across my phone screen, uninvited and invading my peace. Everywhere I looked, there seemed to be another need, another tragedy, another person struggling.Thanks for reading The Crazy Middle! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="subscription-widge
Diamond Formation (opens the original)
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For a brief moment, we had hope. Our son was excited about playing football again. His coaches were excited to have him. And I was excited—not simply because I wanted to watch him play football, but because I wanted him to belong to something bigger than himself! And if I am being honest, I thought this was the answer to the struggle we have felt in parenting him. Here was an opportunity for him to be part of a team.Thanks for reading The Crazy Middle! Subsc
I Don’t Have to Understand (opens the original)
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My son’s best friend is a sailor currently serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a ship that has recently received considerable media attention. Reports and social media posts have described concerns about food shortages, contaminated water, plumbing problems, an extraordinarily long period at sea, and sailors struggling with their mental health.I don’t know how much of what is being reported accurately reflects life aboard that ship. I am not there.<div class="subscription-widget-wrap-ed
Entitlement & Demand (opens the original)
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This is a hard one for me to write because, if I’m being truthful, I have been struggling.Let me give you a little background on our family. We have two adopted sons.Thanks for reading The Crazy Middle! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button primary" type="submit" va
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