iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ah! How did I not know about this!? I would have mentioned this to my students

000

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This man eats with sinners (Luke 15:2)

040

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Resource upon resource— Grace upon Grace

040

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

Bob Smietana @bmietana.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Been working on this for a while about pastors who see the racism and antisemitism of America's past as a feature, not a bug. Meet the Jim Crow Theobros religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...

religionnews.com

The rise of the Jim Crow theobros

(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...

826376

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Well I’m sure you’d get paid at the high end of the pay scale at $75 an hour

010

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I got the same thing. Also thought exactly the same thing.

110

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A rare photograph of Reviewer Two

110123

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I only skimmed the TGC review. So very disrespectful—could they not find someone qualified?

031

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Most people think that “the most segregated hour in America” is 10 AM Sunday morning because of church. But really it’s post-church lunch at the upscale taco restaurant.

020

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is so much effort for such little money. Why can’t they scam the finance bros rather than the group that only survives off of free review copies

021

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

WAKE UP— New scribal culture just dropped

010

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Truly wild to have lived through moral panics about teenagers wearing hoodies and Muslim women wearing the head dress to now experience 'but is a large group of organised far right activists in balaclavas really that scary'

9259921593

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You can actually call me Dr Brightside

020

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

524191185440

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’ve spent a total of 30 minutes on the phone to *buy* health insurance and I’m about ready to start the revolution.

010

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If not, we’ll just have to use AI. Hopefully this ragebait will work

120

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Got absolutely roasted today by my toddler. Me: “can you see the moon?” Lilah: “no, I’m in a car, silly”

130

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

diarrhea Taylor Farms, salmonella chicken parm, bags of frozen blueberries that straight-up kill your ass heavy metal sourdough, listeria soup bowl refreshing summer popsicle that's filled with shards of glass we didn't start the fire...

30983662222

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I do not know anything about the person or their situation, and I’m not commenting on wether or not the police officers were justified in their actions… But living in the UK for 9 years, I never saw such a thing, let alone right outside my apartment.

120

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ive been in America less than a week and I’ve already seen police officers use less-than-lethal ammo to subdue a person (which was followed by physical force and restraints). Thankfully, the man is alive.

100

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

Andy Judd @andyjudd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Magic quills and anti-cheating charms... what I think Hogwarts can teach us about securing online exams against AI use... a little article I wrote last night www.andyjudd.com/blog/the-hog...

andyjudd.com

The Hogwarts guide to securing online exams against AI — Andy Judd

In my field of theological education, we have always worn red-and-black robes and studied subjects that sound like they belong in a Harry Potter novel. Now we are wrestling with autonomous writing ins...

021

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service…” 1 Kings 1:1-2

130

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

As a Religious Studies professor I fervently believe in “religious literacy.” I also believe in political literacy, which includes not being a mark who thinks that Christian nationalists introducing the Bible in schools is going to serve that goal.

48521

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wow a new Sub-sub-sub-sub genre. @andyjudd.bsky.social is going to have to write another book

020

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“Third, like most dispensational and post-supersessionist scholars, Cornell essentializes Jewish identity by fixing it at the time of the patriarchs and viewing it as static throughout history” Woof. Your book would suck if you had done that.

110

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I am moving back to the US after living in the UK for 9 years. Going to document some of things I observe. First up: a lot of shirts celebrating the 250th anniversary of America.

240

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I have a pass/fail group project that is individually marked (so one person can’t tank the whole thing). I plan to give individual/group feedback on what they would have received had it been marked as normal. No idea if it will work!

010

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Please! I’d love to hear what you would propose

100

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.” 1 Sam 16:23

010

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Seats more than enough to satisfy Scylla

0767

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Have you written on the film yet? I’d be keen to hear your thoughts

100

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I think the term professor is used more expansively in the US to include anyone who lectures in HE. So a grad student adjuncting a class is called a professor as is someone with a 1 year VAP. In the UK even the equivalent of an associate prof is called a senior tutor or lecturer.

100

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I am BEGGING news outlets to hire some actual experts on religion (and maybe some editors?) The world should not be forced to read headlines like this: “Lost sermon by Saint in Pope Leo-JD Vance debate found 1,600 years later”

Newsweek article cover showing a manuscript on the left and Jd Vance and pope Leo on the right. Headline reads: Lost sermon by Saint in Pope Leo-JD Vance debate found 1,600 years later”

062

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I enjoyed the film as well, though I think it’s less about trauma and more about moral injury—regret, shame, and guilt for the things done and not done—rather than something like PTSD. (Though these are not mutually exclusive categories!)

011

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Really enjoyed the Odyssey but I did laugh out loud at this very real line in the film: “Our age of bronze is collapsing”

020

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I’m pretty sure this is just the plot of The Island

020

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I was looking at an email, tried searching the subject line, got a “no results found”. Tried searching the sender, got emails from 5+ years ago.

110

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Have you tried outlook? It’s gotta be worse.

120

Brandon Hurlbert @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In the UK it’s actually illegal for the sky to be blue the whole day

010

Reposted by Brandon Hurlbert

Alexiana Fry @alexianafry.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thankful to have joined the good folks over at The Two Cities podcast (@madisonpierce.bsky.social, @brandonhurlbert.bsky.social, and John Anthony Dunne) to talk about Esther Keeps the Score. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

073