# confessional (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover confessional. Page: Feed: --- ## [Goal Own Goal. The podcast that can be truly honest.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/goal-own-goal-the-podcast-that-can-f74) _2026-08-09 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Consistently ahead of the game on FIFA/UEFA. ## [AI Did Not Pick Your Pocket](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/ai-did-not-pick-your-pocket) _2026-08-07 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ A Biblical, Legal, and Confessional Case Against Calling Every Rightful Use of Artificial Intelligence “Theft” ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media. Episode 4, brought by 54.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look-f4f) _2026-08-06 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Roger Mitchell and Mark Oliver are joined by Davide Tesoro-Tess, the strategist who helped shape Sky Italy, to unpack the biggest media question of the moment. ## [In a Hole in the Ground: Human Authorship, Artificial Intelligence, and the Right to Sub-Create](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/in-a-hole-in-the-ground-human-authorship) _2026-08-03 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ Why Human Intention, Creative Control, and Christian Sub-Creation Still Matter in the Age of Generative AI ## [A ship called Dignity](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/a-ship-called-dignity) _2026-07-31 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ It was inevitable. Because if you insist to call sport an asset class, it will eventually behave exactly like one, to its fullest potential. ## ["Signal (Interlude)" Explained: The Dead Hear and Live](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/signal-interlude-explained-the-dead) _2026-07-29 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ A Static Whisper from the Fathers on the Word That Wakes the Dead ## [The Artist Is Not Justified by Works](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/the-artist-is-not-justified-by-works) _2026-07-27 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ Effort, Property, Communism, and the Theology Behind the AI Panic ## [A Marketing Consultant Would Hate This](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/a-marketing-consultant-would-hate) _2026-07-24 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ Lutheran theology, pulp imagery, and hip hop under one roof. Plus the "Fangs" video premieres today. ## [Charlie Methven in The Confessional](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/charlie-methven-in-the-confessional) _2026-07-20 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ The value in telling the truth. ## [Why Heresy Still Matters Online and in Music](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/why-heresy-still-matters-online-and) _2026-07-16 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ On internet drama, wounded consciences, and an open letter to Bryson Gray ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/suzCQI9XAUoJ) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Awakening the Italian “bull”.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/awakening-the-italian-bull) _2026-07-07 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Today’s Albachiara Column assesses the possibility that Italian football is perhaps a “buy”. Surprising? Never forget, every “bear” is always just a “bull” waiting for the right moment. ## [Music You Can Hold: Collecting, Streaming, and the Christian Stewardship of Sound](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/music-you-can-hold-collecting-streaming) _2026-07-06 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ A follow-up to "You Shall Not Steal" — and the announcement I've been waiting to make. ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media. Episode 3, brought by 54.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look-904) _2026-07-05 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Big Media is going through very significant strategic change, and corporate M&A. If your banker is volatile, de facto so are you! ## [I Let AI Analyze a Facebook Post. It Was More Self-Aware Than the Author.](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/i-let-ai-analyze-a-facebook-post) _2026-06-24 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ When AI can point out irony better than some humans in Christian hip-hop ## [Ray Ranson in The Confessional](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/ray-ranson-in-the-confessional) _2026-06-21 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ A life less ordinary. ## [The Kingdom of Larry and Sergey.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/the-kingdom-of-larry-and-sergey) _2026-06-07 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Understanding Google is about the “macro” vision of where this whole group is going, and why. And where it will leave sport, the markets, the world of work, and humanity itself. ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media. Episode 2, again brought by 54.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look-0bf) _2026-06-01 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ The intelligence of Peter Hutton. always asking "why" things are done, and what things "could" be done. This is the high end of our industry. Real experience and wisdom. ## [Ant Arena in The Confessional](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/ant-arena-in-the-confessional) _2026-05-24 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ The best of Oz. From Calabrian DNA. ## [Defensor Harmoniae Biblicae: A Lutheran Pastor Made a Hip-Hop Project.](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/defensor-harmoniae-biblicae-a-lutheran) _2026-05-18 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ Here's Why That's Not As Stupid As It Sounds. ## [Not All Reformation: Why Pentecostalism Is Outside Historic Protestantism (Pt. 2)](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/not-all-reformation-why-pentecostalism-004) _2026-05-13 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ A steel-man and Conclusion ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4s3VPLH4t8ZH) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [The Generation Game](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/the-generation-game) _2026-05-10 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ it’s hard not to conclude that sport is wading through treacle in its own Generation Game. It’s not dealing with any of this well. A confused muddle of compromise. ## [Not All Reformation: Why Pentecostalism Is Outside Historic Protestantism (Pt. 1)](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/not-all-reformation-why-pentecostalism) _2026-05-06 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ How a Movement Born in Revivalism Departed from the Historic Protestant Faith ## [Citizen AYNE: the very serious look at sport and media.](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/citizen-ayne-the-very-serious-look) _2026-05-04 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ Citizen AYNE Podcast 1 ## [Goal Own Goal](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/goal-own-goal-cee) _2026-04-30 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ GOG click here. ## [A Captain Confesses](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/a-captain-confesses) _2026-04-26 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ click here. ## [Will Serie A get a bid?](https://asinthelake.substack.com/p/will-serie-a-get-a-bid) _2026-04-22 · Roger Mitchell · As In The Lake_ A recording from Roger Mitchell's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195054760/2b78d3d1f076c4e3cc9c597683c1d8ef.mp3) ## [Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra… and the Death of a Shared Culture](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/darmok-and-jalad-at-tanagra-and-the) _2026-03-30 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ When Words Remain but Meaning Is Lost ## [12 Angry Men and the Art of Explaining Everything Away](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/12-angry-men-and-the-art-of-explaining) _2026-03-24 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ Christian Apologetics, Atheist Doubt, and the Habit of Explaining Away the Evidence ## [Karma, Reincarnation, and the Death of Compassion](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/karma-reincarnation-and-the-death) _2026-03-09 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ Why the Gospel Rejects the Logic of Karma ## [#21 For your consideration 2.12.26](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/21-for-your-consideration-20926) _2026-02-12 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ Reds worth reaching for year round, basics worth investing in, and a Dries Van Noten resale rabbit hole ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PKUhh5gKTWwB) _2026-02-12 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [#20 For your consideration 1.27.26](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/20-for-your-consideration-12726) _2026-01-27 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ We're not here for resolutions that don't stick. We're here for pieces that do. ## [Martin Luther King Jr., Christian Martyr?](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/martin-luther-king-jr-christian-martyr) _2026-01-19 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ A Confessional Lutheran Correction ## [#19: I Bought 37% Less This Year and Like My Closet More](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/19-i-bought-37-less-this-year-and) _2026-01-08 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ I'm being brutally honest and sharing my Wardrobe Wrapped - all the numbers behind what I bought, spent, and sold in 2025. ## [A Look Back, A Look Ahead, and Why Your New Year's Resolution is Probably Idolatry](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/a-look-back-a-look-ahead-and-why) _2025-12-29 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ December 29, 2025 ## [You Shall Not Steal: Digital Piracy, Christian Stewardship, and the Importance of Physical Ownership](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/you-shall-not-steal-digital-piracy) _2025-12-02 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ Over the past several months, I have been setting up my own Jellyfin media server. ## [Why Stream DOOM? A Confessional Lutheran Answer](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/why-stream-doom-a-confessional-lutheran) _2025-11-03 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ On vocation, media, and the right distinction between Church and content. ## [Reformation Week: Why Remaining Lutheran Is Remaining Catholic and Apostolic](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/reformation-week-why-remaining-lutheran) _2025-10-27 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ A Call to the Faithful: Why the Confessional Lutheran Church Alone Keeps the Apostolic Faith ## [The Confessional Response to Pop Culture Fear](https://bcwarr.substack.com/p/the-confessional-response-to-pop) _2025-10-13 · Rev. Brandon Warr · Rev. Brandon Warr_ From Swiftie Hysteria to Lutheran Resistance: A Call to Create, Not Complain. ## [#18: Closet Confessional: Asta of Fit Happens](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/closet-confessional-asta-of-fit-happens) _2025-09-18 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ How to be happier with your closet? Forget the rules. Seriously. ## [#16: Closet Confessional with Jennifer Cook, buyer and writer of Mom Friend](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/16-closet-confessional-with-jennifer) _2025-07-29 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ On perfecting Brooklyn mom style, finding community on Substack, and the blessing and curse of fashion industry access. ## [#15: What the Future Reference community bought in June](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/what-the-future-reference-community) _2025-07-17 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ Gap shorts, wedge sandals, and strappy heels secondhand. Plus for all you voyeurs, you can now discover what everyone is shopping in the app... ## [#14: Closet Confessional with Angela Galvez](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/14-closet-confessional-with-angela) _2025-06-19 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ On her closet and career evolution, and why your wardrobe is never 'complete'— especially when your favorite pieces disappear in a dry-cleaning / donation mix-up. ## [#13: Closet Confessional with Kelly Williams of Midimalist](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/13-closet-confessional-with-kelly) _2025-06-11 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ On what it is to be a Midimalist, style sleuthing, and building a wardrobe where every piece pulls its weight. ## [#12: What the Future Reference community bought in May](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/12-what-the-future-reference-community) _2025-05-29 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ Tariffs have everyone going secondhand (25.5% of purchases!), Tibi is having a moment, and Gap is making affordable basics chic again. ## [#11: Closet Confessional with Tina Boetto of Semi-Sustainable](https://futurereference.substack.com/p/11-closet-confessional-with-tina) _2025-05-22 · Future Reference · Saved For Future Reference_ Behind the closet door with the trend forecaster turned outfit repeater - a former maximalist, current minimalist, and eternal jewelry enthusiast.