John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 20hThis is no longer about policy differences, not simple disagreement about the humane and responsible way to deal with collective national challenges. It isn’t a matter of agreeing to disagree on less-than-critical subjects where a stalemate is acceptable... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/yes-you-ca...johnpavlovitz.substack.comYes, You Can (And Maybe Should) End Relationships Over Politics“You shouldn’t let politics get in the way of your relationships.” 1010931
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026JD Vance's Christianity is unloving, inhumane, and Jesus-less. He and his morally inverted brethren have been bending the knee to their vile, belligerent, spray-tanned savior so long that the actual teachings of Jesus aren’t really a concern at this point. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/jd-vance-e...johnpavlovitz.substack.comJD Vance Embodies MAGA's Heretical, Heartless, Jesus-Less ChristianityJD Vance claims to be a follower of Jesus. 27365137
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ILLINOIS!!! I'm headed your way for three great events, November 20-22 at First Presbyterian Church in Decatur! Fri 7:00 pm: Speaking Event, Q & A, Book Signing Sat 2:00 pm: Compassion Fatigue Workshop Sun 9:30 PM: Sunday service Go to fpcdecatur.org/for more info. Hope to see you there! 15810
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026'Cornell’s Jane Doe Needed One Good Man In That House And That Group Chat. She Would Find None.' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/cornells-j... 818686
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In a Cornell University fraternity house and in the empty silence of phone screens, Jane Doe was being given the message that so many of our daughters hear every single day from their politicians, pastors, fathers, and peers: you just don’t f*ckin’ matter. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/cornells-j...johnpavlovitz.substack.comCornell’s Jane Doe Needed One Good Man In That House And That Group Chat. She Would Find None.Warning: this piece includes references to sexual assault, as well as words many may find offensive. 721260591
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I see WAY too many professed progressives/liberals using AI trash here for memes, promos, random pics. What are we doing here, people? 2335053
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Boys weaned on dudebro podcasts, twisted sexist theology, and the suspended adolescence of the Conservative manosphere have little chance of developing brains that evolve into mature adulthood... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-theres-...johnpavlovitz.substack.comIf There’s A Male Loneliness Epidemic, MAGA Masculinity Is The Reason.We’re in the middle of a male loneliness epidemic, or so we’re told. 1117455
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Benjamin Netanyahu has committed crimes against humanity. 391069218
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yes, Donald Trump and the Republicans are openly cheating. Yes, they are rigging the system and fixing the game. Yes, they’re using every legal and illegal tactic to steal the midterms, and have said as much publicly... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/republican...johnpavlovitz.substack.comRepublicans Are Trying To Disenfranchise Us, America. Let’s Not Help Them.Republicans know they can’t win in November. 8245105
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The only reason left to support a man like this is that he reflects your hateful heart, that he shares your contempt for people of color, your hostility toward outsiders, your toxic misogyny, your ignorant bigotry, and your feelings of supremacy. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-good-pe...johnpavlovitz.substack.comNo, Good People Don't Still Support HimEveryone believes they're essentially a good human being. 21467174
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He is who he is, and his supporters are who they are. Donald Trump is a r*pist. He will always be a r*pist. His supporters will always have passionately supported a r*pist. They cannot be excused for that. They cannot be forgiven for that. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/donald-tru...johnpavlovitz.substack.comDonald Trump is a Rapist. His Followers Can Never Be Forgiven For Supporting Him.(Warning: this article contains depictions of sexual violence and may be triggering for survivors of assault) 12400146
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026'Ed Sheeran and The White Privilege of Neutrality' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ed-sheeran... 917579
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026RALEIGH! I'm headed your way this Sunday at 10:30 am at Unitarian Universalist Peace Fellowship. We'll be talking privilege, presence, and the power of one voice. Hope to see you there! 24813
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We all have people like Ed Sheeran in our lives: people who believe that staying out of politics is somehow virtuous, as if silence is a show of restrained maturity that the rest of us lack... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ed-sheeran...johnpavlovitz.substack.comEd Sheeran and The White Privilege of NeutralityI know singer Ed Sheeran. 1921864
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If Christians Truly Are Pro-Life, They Should Reject This Republican Party.' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-christi... 424077
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If Christians look critically at the actual policies and practices of the Trump Administration, there is almost nothing there that results in anything truly life-affirming... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-christi...johnpavlovitz.substack.comIf Christians Truly Are Pro-Life, They Should Reject This Republican Party.What does it mean to be pro-life? 614250
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026'Hey, Ed Sheeran, Palestine Is Dying In White Silence Like Yours.' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/hey-ed-she... 1323977
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026STATEMENT ON MACKLEMORE'S 2014 ANTISEMITIC OUTFIT. 1711725
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Palestinian people deserve our discomfort, Ed. They deserve to be on our breath because the voices of white people can carry their cries to people in the world who need to hear them, despite how uneasy it makes them... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/hey-ed-she...johnpavlovitz.substack.comHey, Ed Sheeran, Palestine Is Dying In White Silence Like Yours.Hey Ed Sheeran, 72791230
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026With their votes, White Christians could reject the nonsensical conspiracies, the immigrant dehumanization, the masked thug armies, the capricious wars of choice, the tax-funded genocides, the wall-building taunts, and the abject lies... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/christians...johnpavlovitz.substack.comChristians Could Stop Trump’s Violent, Hateful Chaos At The Polls—And All They’d Need Is Jesus.I’ve been a pastor for nearly three decades. 1417569
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Christian nationalism isn’t a Black problem, a Muslim problem, a queer problem, an Atheist problem, a Jewish problem, or an immigrant problem. Christian nationalism is a White-Christians-in-America-who-give-a-damn-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus problem. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...johnpavlovitz.substack.comWhite Christians Must Destroy White Christian NationalismI didn’t want to be doing this. 924681
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026'On 9/11, We Said, “Never Forget.” Then, We All Forgot.' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/on-911-we-... 917051
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A reminder: Charlie Kirk has left a hateful, dehumanizing legacy of words Conservative Christians are either choosing to ignore in their zeal to canonize him, or they share his racist, phobic, misogynist, Islamophobic, antisemitic, supremacist sentiments. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-shamef...johnpavlovitz.substack.comThe Shameful Christian Idolatry and Fraudulent Martyrdom of Charlie KirkAs news of his shooting first broke, the Jesus-washing of Charlie Kirk’s life by Conservative Christians began almost immediately. 1121882
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026NORRIS, TN! See you tomorrow night at 6:30 pm at the Museum of Appalachia as we gather to encourage one another, strengthen the community, and get into some seriously good trouble! Look forward to seeing you there! 15217
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026FASCISM ISN'T GOING TO DEFEAT ITSELF. Friends, aren't you absolutely worn out, pissed off, and fed up by the napping, treasonous felon-rapist and his racist, phobic Christian nationalist sycophants? flareusa.org/OctoberSurpr... 49037
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026As we rocket toward an election that will likely determine the fate of our Republic, these monstrous, treasonous predators are marshaling every possible method to prevent a free and fair election... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-we...johnpavlovitz.substack.comAmerica, We Cannot Let The Monsters Win—Period.How did this happen? 1223399
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026She was there. Unlike that narcissistic, bloated, spray-tanned piece of excrement, she was actually there: Showing empathy. Transcending party. Helping. Leading. No AI slop. No asinine stories. No bullshit. Never forget... 713095977
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026He lies. Pathological. Unrepentantly. Disgustingly. He steals valor. He dishonors heroes. He lacks a single noble impulse. No good people support him or his enablers. 57905320
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026ILLINOIS FRIENDS! I'll be heading to Decatur, November 20-22, for three events at First Presbyterian Church of Decatur! For more info, go to fpcdecatur.org Can't wait to see you! 06820
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026TENNESSEE!!! I'm headed your way this week for two 'Grassroots vs. Greed' rallies, alongside Anna Golladay For TN annagolladay.com and a bunch of good troublemakers. NORRIS, THURSDAY, SEPT 10 6:30 pm Museum of Appalachia CHATTANOOGA, FRIDAY, SEPT 11 6:30 pm Mack Avenue 15723
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This piece means a lot to me. It's about as beautifully messy as it gets. I hope it will be helpful to someone… “I feel like I’m losing my mind.” That thought runs through my head more than I’d like to admit these days... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/is-everyon...johnpavlovitz.substack.comIs Everyone Else’s Mental Health A Mess, Or Is It Just Me?“I feel like I’m losing my mind.” 1815552
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026MAGA Republicans are telling us something right now, America: they are mortally terrified of American voters. We are their only outstanding obstacle to unabated rule. We are the single remaining line of defense Democracy has left here... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/extremist-...johnpavlovitz.substack.comExtremist MAGA Republicans Have Declared War on American Voters. We Can and Must Defeat Them This November.MAGA Republicans are telling us something right now, America. 821776
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Trump voters, is this really what you wanted? Did you want prices on groceries and gas to rise stratospherically as he taunts our long-time allies? Did you want a senseless and unwinnable war of choice in Iran that is throwing the world into turmoil? johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-vote...johnpavlovitz.substack.comTrump Voters, Is This Really What You Wanted?A vote is loud. 1414957
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It gives me absolutely no joy to say that on most days now, I hate waking up in this country. I confess to regularly daydreaming about being an expat: of putting new roots into foreign soil and reclaiming somewhere else what it feels like we’ve lost here... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-dream-of...johnpavlovitz.substack.comI Dream Of Waking Up In Another Country.Mornings are strange these days. 2320639
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Trump Administration is murdering people of color in every way possible. No good human beings stand with it. 518990
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026NC/TN FRIENDS! This Friday and Saturday, I'll be in Harmony, NC, for the Wild Goose Festival! I'll be leading 3 sessions: Friday at 1 pm (book signing to follow) and 5 pm, and Saturday at 1 pm. I hope to see you there! wildgoosefestival.org 03112
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026'Congratulations, MAGAs, You Really Won With “Lake America” ' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/congratula... 721287
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Well, Trump supporters, I have to admit, you sure won this one. Your guy really handed our rear ends to us this time. I can see why you’re pounding your chest and dunking on us liberals on social media about this Lake America business... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/congratula...johnpavlovitz.substack.comCongratulations, MAGAs, You Really Won With “Lake America”Well, Trump supporters, I have to admit, you sure won this one. 1312132
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Barack Obama never had to change the names of lakes. 2038269
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026For the love of God and all that’s beautiful, haven’t you had enough, America? Enough book bans, culture wars, bathroom bills, family separations, poisoned food, renamed lakes, unrelenting surveillance, tax-funded genocides, and wars of choice?... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/havent-you...johnpavlovitz.substack.comHaven’t You Had Enough, America?For the love of God and all that’s good and beautiful, haven’t you had enough, America? 11319110
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Hey, NC, TN, LA, and IL, COMING YOUR WAY! More details will be up at johnpavlovitz.com/events 54116
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026'No, MAGA, Dolly Was Not One Of You.' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-maga-do... 211030306
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026No MAGA, Dolly Parton was not one of you. She was not MAGA in any way; she was its beautiful counterpoint... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-maga-do...johnpavlovitz.substack.comNo, MAGA, Dolly Was Not One Of You.Hey MAGA, a quick word. 9463103
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026‘Dolly Parton Knew How To Be Human.’ johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dolly-part... 11635155
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly Parton knew how to be human better than just about anyone I can think of... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dolly-part...johnpavlovitz.substack.comDolly Parton Knew How To Be Human.This one hurts like hell. 10577105
John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Received some of my favorite reviews of 'HERE and NOW and SMALL and CLOSE' this past Sunday in Hendersonville! I am so grateful to watch this book reach thousands of kids of all ages. Thanks to everyone for the support. Link to the book and ebook version here: pavlovitzdesign.com/collections/... 15811
