Happy Friday!
I hope August is settling in with a sense of momentum and openness. I’ve found myself thinking about the things that linger beyond their original moment: an idea that keeps returning, a fleeting interaction, a piece of music, an image, or a conversation that continues to reveal itself over time.
And as always, I’d love to hear what’s been staying with you lately. What’s captured your attention? What thoughts, moments, or discoveries have been circling back?
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Let’s dive in:
Donnie Wahlberg posted a birthday video on Monday, a montage of his last year set to Elevation Worship, thanking his family and his fans for the well-wishes. And, to some fans’ surprise, it includes clips of him and his wife, Jenny McCarthy, getting baptized.
“Kalshi was my entrance into gambling,” Burmeister said. “Every single dime I had, I lost on that app.”
God is at work for our good. That doesn’t minimize the hurt done against us, but it dethrones it.
Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
JD Vance doesn’t think our nation is Christian enough to be truly free. Your faithlessness has broken the social compact, and now it is time for the government to seize greater control.
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REEL
Brene Brown on the Growing Gap Between Tech Leaders and Everyday People
Brené Brown points to a contradiction she says she often hears in elite circles: technology leaders encourage parents to prioritize coding, physics, and technical skills, while many credit philosophy, history, and deep reading for shaping their own thinking.
She notes that Steve Jobs reportedly limited his children’s access to technology at home, with conversations centered on art, history, and ideas. The bigger question is whether the people building the future are preparing their own children to understand it deeply rather than simply become users of it.
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When I Thank God by Matthew Paul Turner
I’ll ask God to help me see Written in Matthew Paul Turner's signature rhyming style,
What being thankful really means.
To help me know how gratitude grows
And in my life is seen.
A change happens in me,
And I might get a glimpse of all I can be.
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Thank you so much for being a part of this community! I’ll see you next week.
Jm
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