The latest episode of our church’s podcast was our best yet, I think: a conversation with our former church intern and first-year seminarian. She’s delightful, and the conversation flowed freely.

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Big blessings: just heard from our oldest that she has accepted a job offer that will have her gainfully employed in her field of study once she graduates college in May! And in the location she wanted: Portland, OR. Phew.

2026 Reads: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 📚

Delightful.

I know Apple has a history of ugly beta OSs, but this latest iPadOS 26.4 beta apparently broke the App Store. Can’t download or update apps. Stunning incompetence.

Well, my Now Page was overdue for an update. Blew the dust off and freshened it up a bit.

Taking some training at my new job that is very similar to courses I used to teach at my old job. Gotta pay attention, though, because the nuances between how the companies do the work will trip me up if I’m not careful.

2026 Reads: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers 📚

I unabashedly love Becky Chambers’ stuff. This one is no exception. Can’t believe I let it sit unread on the shelf for so long.

I see a lot of gushing over Ben Sasse’s latest interviews, and while I am sorry he’s dying, I have a hard time just looking past how he completely let politics corrupt his principles and witness with no acknowledgement or repentance.

Monday it was 68F and I went for a nice run outside.

Today:

Yeah, it’s still an Iowa winter.

A neighborhood blanketed in several inches of fresh snow.

Did somebody just hijack the Wall Street Journal’s feed? 🤔

WSJ phone alert saying “Billionaires’ low taxes are becoming a problem for the economy”