Andy Rowell
@andyrowell.bsky.social
Ministry Leadership professor at Bethel Seminary. Learner. Former coach. Three kids in high school and college. Wife pastors at City Church in Minneapolis. andyrowell.net
Dad with 15-year-old daughter activities:
Planted 75 daffodil bulbs and 75 tulip bulbs, $30 total from Aldi).
Used all our extra Christmas lights on a front tree she climbed.
Rebound for her as she practices shooting 3's at park and YMCA.
Ride as she gets driving hours in.
Planted 75 daffodil bulbs and 75 tulip bulbs, $30 total from Aldi).
Used all our extra Christmas lights on a front tree she climbed.
Rebound for her as she practices shooting 3's at park and YMCA.
Ride as she gets driving hours in.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Dad with 15-year-old daughter activities:
Planted 75 daffodil bulbs and 75 tulip bulbs, $30 total from Aldi).
Used all our extra Christmas lights on a front tree she climbed.
Rebound for her as she practices shooting 3's at park and YMCA.
Ride as she gets driving hours in.
Planted 75 daffodil bulbs and 75 tulip bulbs, $30 total from Aldi).
Used all our extra Christmas lights on a front tree she climbed.
Rebound for her as she practices shooting 3's at park and YMCA.
Ride as she gets driving hours in.
Here in Minnesota, high school kids can take college courses (PSEO) easily online or in person paid by the state. Undergrad students can take courses that contribute to shortening a master's degree. Everything is in a hurry.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Here in Minnesota, high school kids can take college courses (PSEO) easily online or in person paid by the state. Undergrad students can take courses that contribute to shortening a master's degree. Everything is in a hurry.
So you can now click on a person's profile on X and then click on the "Joined [month year]" and it will tell you where the account is based. (In my brief exploration, it has been unremarkable because the people I follow and repost are who they say they are).
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So you can now click on a person's profile on X and then click on the "Joined [month year]" and it will tell you where the account is based. (In my brief exploration, it has been unremarkable because the people I follow and repost are who they say they are).
I played and my kids played high school baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, football, ultimate, cross country, and Nordic skiing. I'm just learning some people focus on hypertrophy (bigger muscles), body fat percentage, and body building. Those are rarely mentioned in sports.
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I played and my kids played high school baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, football, ultimate, cross country, and Nordic skiing. I'm just learning some people focus on hypertrophy (bigger muscles), body fat percentage, and body building. Those are rarely mentioned in sports.
One of our kids is an engineering major in college. What a great tradition in this field that most companies offer paid summer internships after junior year. Applying helps get students moving toward careers. BUT often you have to know someone inside to get past the AI filter.
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
One of our kids is an engineering major in college. What a great tradition in this field that most companies offer paid summer internships after junior year. Applying helps get students moving toward careers. BUT often you have to know someone inside to get past the AI filter.
Position Posting:
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Program Director for Competency-Based Theological Education Program
staffcareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/2186/pr...
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Program Director for Competency-Based Theological Education Program
staffcareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/2186/pr...
Bethel University | Careers
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November 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Position Posting:
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Program Director for Competency-Based Theological Education Program
staffcareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/2186/pr...
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Program Director for Competency-Based Theological Education Program
staffcareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/2186/pr...
Taylor University Tenure Track in Christian Ministries
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www.schooljobs.com/careers/tayl...
Tenure Track in Christian Ministries
Taylor University is seeking applications and nominations of distinguished candidates for a faculty appointment Christian Ministries, as part of the department of Biblical Studies, Christian Ministrie...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Taylor University Tenure Track in Christian Ministries
www.schooljobs.com/careers/tayl...
www.schooljobs.com/careers/tayl...
My kids also feel sorry for kids whose parents force them to attend their siblings' sporting events. The siblings are bored. And the player doesn't care if their siblings attend or not. Youth sports take a lot of time. The siblings don't need to be subjected to it.
My teenagers see parents who have daily "family dinner" as a red flag. The parents don't attend their kids' school activities. They don't provide rides to and from school. The parents are rich. The kids are nice. The kids can't wait to leave home.
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
My kids also feel sorry for kids whose parents force them to attend their siblings' sporting events. The siblings are bored. And the player doesn't care if their siblings attend or not. Youth sports take a lot of time. The siblings don't need to be subjected to it.
My teenagers see parents who have daily "family dinner" as a red flag. The parents don't attend their kids' school activities. They don't provide rides to and from school. The parents are rich. The kids are nice. The kids can't wait to leave home.
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My teenagers see parents who have daily "family dinner" as a red flag. The parents don't attend their kids' school activities. They don't provide rides to and from school. The parents are rich. The kids are nice. The kids can't wait to leave home.
Finished "The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story" by Christopher B. Hays and Richard B. Hays (Yale U. P.), Sept 2024. They rightly argue the trajectory of the Bible is to include outsiders. But despite the subtitle, they don't delve into sexuality.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Finished "The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story" by Christopher B. Hays and Richard B. Hays (Yale U. P.), Sept 2024. They rightly argue the trajectory of the Bible is to include outsiders. But despite the subtitle, they don't delve into sexuality.
"the first-ever empirical study of the American rabbinate across denominations, released this week by the Atra Center for Rabbinic Innovation."
"58% identify as women, 30% as men, and 12% as nonbinary. An estimated 51% identify as LGBTQ."
www.jta.org/2025/11/12/r...
"58% identify as women, 30% as men, and 12% as nonbinary. An estimated 51% identify as LGBTQ."
www.jta.org/2025/11/12/r...
What the first major study of the US rabbinate reveals - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The rabbinate is older, happier and more diverse than previously known, according to the study.
www.jta.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"the first-ever empirical study of the American rabbinate across denominations, released this week by the Atra Center for Rabbinic Innovation."
"58% identify as women, 30% as men, and 12% as nonbinary. An estimated 51% identify as LGBTQ."
www.jta.org/2025/11/12/r...
"58% identify as women, 30% as men, and 12% as nonbinary. An estimated 51% identify as LGBTQ."
www.jta.org/2025/11/12/r...
Pope Leo XIV extols the value of movies. "Entering a cinema is like crossing a threshold. In the darkness and silence, vision becomes sharper, the heart opens up, and the mind becomes receptive to things not yet imagined."
deadline.com/2025/11/pope...
deadline.com/2025/11/pope...
Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech
Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech
deadline.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Pope Leo XIV extols the value of movies. "Entering a cinema is like crossing a threshold. In the darkness and silence, vision becomes sharper, the heart opens up, and the mind becomes receptive to things not yet imagined."
deadline.com/2025/11/pope...
deadline.com/2025/11/pope...
I thought this 15-minute compilation of advice from people who are 100 years old was great. Lots of wisdom to ponder.
youtu.be/QzQhtsTdHhM?...
(May 2025 Business Insider)
youtu.be/QzQhtsTdHhM?...
(May 2025 Business Insider)
Life Lessons From 100-Year-Old Americans Who Didn't Expect To Live So Long | Business Insider
YouTube video by Business Insider
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November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I thought this 15-minute compilation of advice from people who are 100 years old was great. Lots of wisdom to ponder.
youtu.be/QzQhtsTdHhM?...
(May 2025 Business Insider)
youtu.be/QzQhtsTdHhM?...
(May 2025 Business Insider)
A lot of good insights and wisdom from Gordo Byrn in this interview based on his experiences as a triathlete in his 30's and then pausing and then now again in his 50's about endurance fitness and a fulfilling life with family.
alancouzens.substack.com/p/msmrl-6-go...
alancouzens.substack.com/p/msmrl-6-go...
MSMRL 6: Gordo Byrn
Gordo 1.0 to 2.0: How Endurance, Family, and Wisdom Redefined Performance
alancouzens.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A lot of good insights and wisdom from Gordo Byrn in this interview based on his experiences as a triathlete in his 30's and then pausing and then now again in his 50's about endurance fitness and a fulfilling life with family.
alancouzens.substack.com/p/msmrl-6-go...
alancouzens.substack.com/p/msmrl-6-go...
Finished "James" by Percival Everett (2024). It's a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim. I read it for my high school buddies book club. Wow. Memorable and powerful.
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Finished "James" by Percival Everett (2024). It's a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim. I read it for my high school buddies book club. Wow. Memorable and powerful.
What Wendell Berry Taught Me
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
What Wendell Berry Taught Me
After dreaming about performing the works of the acclaimed author for decades, Nick Offerman finally got his shot—and realized he wasn’t worthy
www.outsideonline.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
What Wendell Berry Taught Me
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
Nick Offerman
Mar 6, 2023
www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
An article from 2.5 years ago but makes you want to read some Wendell Berry.
"Brené Brown on leadership, Trump, and the coward's path to power" with Kara Swisher. Oct 9, 2025. youtu.be/jn86FtQMWHQ?...
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Brené Brown on leadership, Trump, and the coward's path to power" with Kara Swisher. Oct 9, 2025. youtu.be/jn86FtQMWHQ?...
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
The hero says "I'll do it myself."
The victim says "People don't get how hard this is."
The villain says, "I don't care if people hate us. We're doing it."
I am requiring:
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
Novel-reading for Pastors
(1) Karamazov, Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, or Moby Dick.
(2) Death Comes for the Archbishop, Kristin Lavransdatter, or Bernanos
(3) Father Brown, Cadfael, Sayers, or The Power and the Glory
(4) Baldwin or O'Connor
(5) L'Engle, Buechner, Gilead, or Berry.
(1) Karamazov, Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, or Moby Dick.
(2) Death Comes for the Archbishop, Kristin Lavransdatter, or Bernanos
(3) Father Brown, Cadfael, Sayers, or The Power and the Glory
(4) Baldwin or O'Connor
(5) L'Engle, Buechner, Gilead, or Berry.
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am requiring:
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Classic Novel of New Mexico
by Willa Cather
Introduction by Richard W. Etulain
2024
and
The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Translator)
2024
I just noticed that Sister Jean like my Grandma died at age 106 in the month of October. From this two-person sample size, I think prayer, an engaged-mind, believing-the-best-about-people, and cheerfulness might be the key to 106.
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
Sister Jean, beloved Loyola-Chicago chaplain, dies
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team, died Thursday at the age of 106. "[She] was an invaluable source of wisdom and grace for generations of ...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I just noticed that Sister Jean like my Grandma died at age 106 in the month of October. From this two-person sample size, I think prayer, an engaged-mind, believing-the-best-about-people, and cheerfulness might be the key to 106.
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
www.espn.com/mens-college...,
www.knappjohnson.com/obituaries/V...
The lobby after church is busy because I have to greet new people then catch up with the football coach, the recovering addict forklift operator, the YouTube learner about AI, and the wise retired man who exercises, reads, and volunteers at a clothes closet for the poor. Like Bluesky!
October 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The lobby after church is busy because I have to greet new people then catch up with the football coach, the recovering addict forklift operator, the YouTube learner about AI, and the wise retired man who exercises, reads, and volunteers at a clothes closet for the poor. Like Bluesky!
As a professor or teacher or workshop or seminar leader, you will want listeners to apply the material to their own lives and have breakout groups to discuss this. But tell them they can disguise with pseudonyms and altered details and years and places what they share.
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As a professor or teacher or workshop or seminar leader, you will want listeners to apply the material to their own lives and have breakout groups to discuss this. But tell them they can disguise with pseudonyms and altered details and years and places what they share.
Reposted by Andy Rowell
I wrote an updated guide on which AIs to use right now, & some tips on how to use them (and how to avoid falling into some common traps)
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now
What AI to use in late 2025
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I wrote an updated guide on which AIs to use right now, & some tips on how to use them (and how to avoid falling into some common traps)
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Reposted by Andy Rowell
Yes:
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
www.theatlantic.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Yes:
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
"The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth...rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Daily prayer "a minimum of 30 minutes ... Besse’s timeline conforms more or less to other common recommendations in the manualist tradition, which suggest anywhere between 4-6 weeks for a dedicated person to transition from meditation to contemplation."
open.substack.com/pub/simoneko...
open.substack.com/pub/simoneko...
Practice Timelines in Mysticism
Ludovic de Besse on the act-habit distinction
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Daily prayer "a minimum of 30 minutes ... Besse’s timeline conforms more or less to other common recommendations in the manualist tradition, which suggest anywhere between 4-6 weeks for a dedicated person to transition from meditation to contemplation."
open.substack.com/pub/simoneko...
open.substack.com/pub/simoneko...
My Two Windows on John MacArthur
One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...
One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...
My Two Windows on John MacArthur
One near and the other at a distance.
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My Two Windows on John MacArthur
One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...
One near and the other at a distance.
Matthew Raley
Oct 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...