HeyJaredThings In A Box By Matthew Watchman
You're not losing your faith. You're losing your patience with a version of it that was never working. I write for people who are ready to be honest about that.
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Jesus Wears Jeans—and 35 Other Things I Know at 36 (opens the original)
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Dear You,Jesus wears jeans.Orgasms are not anti-Christian.The internet should close at 9 p.m.And if the Nigerian Christian film industry ever allows me near its budget, I am buying everyone better wigs.I turned 36 on the 7th of August 2026.It has been a strange time. I’ve spent the last three years in Brazil with my family based on God’s instructions, and I still don’t know whether I’m ready for whatever comes next.But moving on.Here are 36 things I’ve picked up over the years. Some are convicti
But what are single Christians actually supposed to do with sexual desire? (opens the original)
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Last week, I had an article go viral. Frankly, it was overwhelming. But it also meant that people were interested in the message. At the time of writing this, it had received about 250,000 views, so if you have not read it yet, you should.Whatever the case, there seemed to be one recurring question — What are single Christians actually supposed to do with sexual desire?And so I did what any sane person would do: I asked my co-writer, Holy Spirit. And so, He had a few things to say. This was His
The Death (opens the original)
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Today on The Hidden Theology Project, we have a guest writer, sharing a reflection with our community. I’m grateful to make room for another voice and perspective—one that I believe speaks meaningfully to the season many of us may be navigating.I hope you receive their words with the same openness and thoughtfulness you have always brought to this space.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BJJK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https
What God Said During Solomon's Biggest Success (opens the original)
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I am notoriously bad at receiving compliments. Someone says this was good, and I’ve already changed the subject.And I move on quickly. When I finish something — the project ships, the event goes well — I don’t stand back and enjoy it. I don’t congratulate myself on the win. Some quiet part of me is already asking, alright, what’s next? As though the finished thing can’t be allowed to sit there being enough. As though I can’t be allowed to sit there being enough beside it.It is a human reflex. Th
I Heard "Don't Have Sex" A Thousand Times. I Didn't Listen. (opens the original)
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Every few weeks, another influencer goes viral explaining how to reclaim your sexuality, or heal your inner child through better sex. The lighting is soft, the tone is therapeutic, the message is always some version of the same word: free. But freedom has quietly changed its meaning. It used to describe the ability to govern yourself — to possess your desires rather than be possessed by them. Now it means the right to do whatever feels authentic, whenever it feels authentic, and to treat anyone
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