Josiah Hawthorne
@josiahhawthorne.bsky.social
I'm not Young, Restless, or Reformed -- I'm Old, Exhausted, and (Ana)baptist. Half Took, Half Baggins. #ADHD. He/him.
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On Twitter, JeremyWingert79 asked how we stay sane through the next few years. Here's my answer -- a 🧵:
--Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact.
--Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint.
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--Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact.
--Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Any denomination that has "priests" is unbiblical.
...But any denomination that has "pastors" is also unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "bishops" is unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "elders" is unbiblical.
*BIBLICAL* denominations have ἐπισκοπῆς and/or πρεσβυτέρου! 😁 Checkmate!
...But any denomination that has "pastors" is also unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "bishops" is unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "elders" is unbiblical.
*BIBLICAL* denominations have ἐπισκοπῆς and/or πρεσβυτέρου! 😁 Checkmate!
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Any denomination that has "priests" is unbiblical.
...But any denomination that has "pastors" is also unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "bishops" is unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "elders" is unbiblical.
*BIBLICAL* denominations have ἐπισκοπῆς and/or πρεσβυτέρου! 😁 Checkmate!
...But any denomination that has "pastors" is also unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "bishops" is unbiblical.
And any denomination that has "elders" is unbiblical.
*BIBLICAL* denominations have ἐπισκοπῆς and/or πρεσβυτέρου! 😁 Checkmate!
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What? No, my D&D campaigns are never influenced by current events, why would you think that?
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
What? No, my D&D campaigns are never influenced by current events, why would you think that?
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Narrator: Bovino has now fled Chicago, because he was being held to account for his illegal actions there by the courts -- and is overseeing the assault and kidnapping of people elsewhere in the United States.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Narrator: Bovino has now fled Chicago, because he was being held to account for his illegal actions there by the courts -- and is overseeing the assault and kidnapping of people elsewhere in the United States.
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This lady is not your friend.
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This lady is not your friend.
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Poetry Comics Month, Day 16
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Poetry Comics Month, Day 16
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It occurs to me now that the discipline of history was not born out of reverence for the past, but rather out of somebody watching the people in charge make the most insane decisions and just being like “if I don’t write this down nobody’s ever gonna believe any of it happened”
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It occurs to me now that the discipline of history was not born out of reverence for the past, but rather out of somebody watching the people in charge make the most insane decisions and just being like “if I don’t write this down nobody’s ever gonna believe any of it happened”
It’s wild when you get to the end of “Titanic” and you realize that Rose had the gem that could turn Te Ka back into Te Fiti the whole time.
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It’s wild when you get to the end of “Titanic” and you realize that Rose had the gem that could turn Te Ka back into Te Fiti the whole time.
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Babe, wake up, woke trans Gothard just dropped.
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Babe, wake up, woke trans Gothard just dropped.
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Its wild to see Olivia Nuzzi get this treatment while if I break the ethics rules of my profession I'll never be a CPA again
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Its wild to see Olivia Nuzzi get this treatment while if I break the ethics rules of my profession I'll never be a CPA again
I had *diner* coffee today. The good stuff. Two mugfuls. It made me feel tingly.
And then later I had some delicious blackberry sage black tea.
Anyway, it’s 11:59PM and for some reason I’m not sleepy…
And then later I had some delicious blackberry sage black tea.
Anyway, it’s 11:59PM and for some reason I’m not sleepy…
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I had *diner* coffee today. The good stuff. Two mugfuls. It made me feel tingly.
And then later I had some delicious blackberry sage black tea.
Anyway, it’s 11:59PM and for some reason I’m not sleepy…
And then later I had some delicious blackberry sage black tea.
Anyway, it’s 11:59PM and for some reason I’m not sleepy…
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to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
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I’m sorry, I know it‘s in deeply poor taste, but Bill Clinton should absolutely issue a statement denying sexual relations with that man.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I’m sorry, I know it‘s in deeply poor taste, but Bill Clinton should absolutely issue a statement denying sexual relations with that man.
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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me in November: OH YEAH TIME TO GET COZY
also me: as long as the sweater doesn't touch my neck and isn't too itchy and the sleeves are long enough but the bottom isn't TOO long and it's the correct colors
also me: as long as the sweater doesn't touch my neck and isn't too itchy and the sleeves are long enough but the bottom isn't TOO long and it's the correct colors
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
me in November: OH YEAH TIME TO GET COZY
also me: as long as the sweater doesn't touch my neck and isn't too itchy and the sleeves are long enough but the bottom isn't TOO long and it's the correct colors
also me: as long as the sweater doesn't touch my neck and isn't too itchy and the sleeves are long enough but the bottom isn't TOO long and it's the correct colors
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
Me: “What’s this?”
6yo: “I drew Jesus on the cross on the back of my schoolwork so I could show my friends how he died.”
Me: “…Is he screaming?”
6yo: “Well yeah. It hurt a lot when he died, right?
Me: “…”
(I’m going to get a call from the school social worker, aren’t I?)
6yo: “I drew Jesus on the cross on the back of my schoolwork so I could show my friends how he died.”
Me: “…Is he screaming?”
6yo: “Well yeah. It hurt a lot when he died, right?
Me: “…”
(I’m going to get a call from the school social worker, aren’t I?)
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Me: “What’s this?”
6yo: “I drew Jesus on the cross on the back of my schoolwork so I could show my friends how he died.”
Me: “…Is he screaming?”
6yo: “Well yeah. It hurt a lot when he died, right?
Me: “…”
(I’m going to get a call from the school social worker, aren’t I?)
6yo: “I drew Jesus on the cross on the back of my schoolwork so I could show my friends how he died.”
Me: “…Is he screaming?”
6yo: “Well yeah. It hurt a lot when he died, right?
Me: “…”
(I’m going to get a call from the school social worker, aren’t I?)
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I couldn't ask for a better person to cover the highs and lows of the evangelical news landscape alongside than Daniel.
He has contributed so much to CT as a caring editor, careful investigator, creative collaborator, and our in-house historian. Grateful for all his work and gutted at this news.
He has contributed so much to CT as a caring editor, careful investigator, creative collaborator, and our in-house historian. Grateful for all his work and gutted at this news.
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I couldn't ask for a better person to cover the highs and lows of the evangelical news landscape alongside than Daniel.
He has contributed so much to CT as a caring editor, careful investigator, creative collaborator, and our in-house historian. Grateful for all his work and gutted at this news.
He has contributed so much to CT as a caring editor, careful investigator, creative collaborator, and our in-house historian. Grateful for all his work and gutted at this news.
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Daniel, a friend and mentor, taught me so much about reporting and good writing when I freelanced for CT with him as my editor and even after then. I'm excited for the adventures that await him next.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Daniel, a friend and mentor, taught me so much about reporting and good writing when I freelanced for CT with him as my editor and even after then. I'm excited for the adventures that await him next.
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A huge loss for CT. Daniel knows more about the institution than anybody, I bet. An expert on the many denominations out there. A solver of editorial problems. A safe person for abuse victims to talk to. A great colleague. Going to miss working alongside him every day.
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A huge loss for CT. Daniel knows more about the institution than anybody, I bet. An expert on the many denominations out there. A solver of editorial problems. A safe person for abuse victims to talk to. A great colleague. Going to miss working alongside him every day.
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Modi's demonetization but with food, what could go wrong
Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
The move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and get rid of “fraud.”
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Modi's demonetization but with food, what could go wrong
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A personal note: I am leaving CT.
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A personal note: I am leaving CT.
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Jeffrey Epstein reading the first 100 pages of Lolita and stopping: "Holy shit this sounds great! Everything's gonna work out!"
did not have Harvard English professor Elisa New emailing Jeffrey Epstein about Lolita on my 2025 bingo card
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein reading the first 100 pages of Lolita and stopping: "Holy shit this sounds great! Everything's gonna work out!"