Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 6hI read the NYT article about Olah's courting of religious studies scholars to agree that AI models have moral standing and it really is disturbing how much he seems to believe, but then does not advocate for any sort of change in working conditions for the models 100
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My big wish for politics in America is accountability. I want the people driving our horrific immigration policies to be held accountable for violating human rights. I want the most corrupt administration of my lifetime, if not the US' entire history, to be held accountable 110
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Been a while since I posted a picture of Margie. Here she is supporting her favorite soccer team 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is a hot take based off little reading on the topic, but I think Jonathan Edwards might be a liberal theologian 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Pleading with anyone who will listen, don't become a utilitarian. 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I've been meeting with a friend of mine to read through different theological texts. We just now started Elements of Christian Thought by Eugene Rogers. Have been looking forward to this one for a while now 150
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Thinking about getting into Doug Ottati's theology if my schedule clears up. So little time and too much reading to do 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If Jacques Ellul is right and we live in an age that is swimming in propaganda, Sontag accomplished an incredible moment of reflection. Something that is difficult, but needs doing 011
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Maybe this is a dumb question, but how is this legal in two-party consent states? 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Still seeing people struggling to comprehend Arsenal as a team capable of attacking and not reliant on set pieces. I think we all knew this team was there under the surface last year. Loving it now 100
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Much of my recent life has been reading "canonical" literature and then encouraging friends and coworkers to read it. It feels obvious to see the beauty of works everyone says are worthwhile, but a rewarding experience nonetheless to discover or rediscover these in adulthood 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Just finished The Politics of Ritual by Molly Farneth. Solid book and would recommend to anyone who might get a little weird about rituals 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Honestly, not sure I deserve to be this happy the opening weekend for the Premier League 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Yesterday, I was under the impression you're expected to dominate newly promoted clubs. I guess that's an Arsenal thing? 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 15/08/2026As a fan of the Scream movies, part of me feels that after 3 they probably should have stopped. Sometimes you just need to make a different movie with different characters 010
Reposted by SamuelTom @dixitinsipiens.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"One side encouraged people to put their preferred pronouns in their email signatures. The other has shot innocent people with no criminal records in the head point-blank. I have never felt this politically homeless." 2177
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Starting a Christian ed class at my church using @kennethjwoo.bsky.social's book. Really excited to discuss Calvin with folks at my church 041
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Would recommend Bruce Gordon's biography of Institutes of the Christian Religion. Probably as good an introduction as any for understanding the reception history around Calvin. 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 31/07/2026"It would take the great German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834), alongside lesser figures, to recover Reformed Protestantism in the nineteenth century" Bruce Gordon in his bio of Institutes. 100
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 10/07/2026"The Institutes is an extended hymn of praise by an exiled Frenchman to a saving God he believed never abandoned the faithful." Bruce Gordon in his biography of Calvin's Institutes 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It's John Calvin's birthday! I've amassed several books on Calvin and his work over the years. I think to commemorate the occasion I'm going to pick up this long neglected volume on my shelf 010
Reposted by Samuelarseblog @arseblog.com · 06/07/2026What a hero. Saved us from extra-time and sent Ronaldo out. I love Premier League winner Mikel Merino 36103071
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Played a guy wearing a founders ministries t shirt at a blitz chess tournament and won. A true W for the liberal Reformed camp 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Pulisic scoring an offside goal about sums up what I think about how good he his. 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Something I've learned about the English after Arsenal won the Premier League, which is as long as you say "fair play" any amount of salt and copium can come out of your mouth and people will think you've taken things in good spirits 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Waking up tired, but elated. Witnessing Arsenal win the league is a dream come true 020
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Have had the pleasure of revisiting Iowa for my sister's graduation and there is something special about the Midwest. There is a certain charm that I was not expecting 000
Reposted by SamuelPoorly Drawn Arsenal @poorlydrawnarsenal.com · 10/05/2026ENEMYSHIP WITH VAR ENDED. FRIENDSHIP WITH VAR STARTED. 1548746
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 29/04/2026After watching the Arsenal match, I simultaneously feel we got away with one AND got robbed. Lol 000
Reposted by SamuelAmy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Not a great look for a manager to pick on an on-loan teenager from another country who may well have a hard time with language/adaptation when the team he joined has been a mess this season. A cheap and poorly aimed shot. 2132222
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Maybe a hot take, but reactions to the would-be assassin indicate educated leftists and liberals are just as susceptible to propaganda. The conspiracy narrative or even the "of course someone from a Reformed church would be violent" hot takes do a lot of work to paper over uncomfortable truths 100
Reposted by SamuelKenneth J. Woo @kennethjwoo.bsky.social · 23/04/2026At its recent meeting in Birmingham, the Calvin Studies Society elected three new trustees. Read more about Angela Carpenter, Nick Cumming, Sam Ha, and the rest of the CSS Board here: www.calvinstudiessociety.org/officers @samha1.bsky.social 031
Reposted by SamuelJames Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Pope Leo XIV: "Even the holy Name of God, the God of life, is being dragged into discourses of death. A world of brothers and sisters with one heavenly Father vanishes, as in a nightmare, giving way to a reality populated by enemies" 4404109
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I've been down a rabbit hole of biblical scholarship popularizers and it is wild to me how confident they are in their assertions. Almost rely exclusively on authority as scholars. All while criticizing the overconfidence of people making theological assertions regarding scripture 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The Easter faith feels difficult this year. But I believe Christ is risen and that all the sin and death of this world is not the final word on our lives. This is my hope, that life and God's grace endure even in our moments of despair 010
Reposted by SamuelRobert Paq @barth-bro.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Alone thou goest forth, O Lord, in sacrifice to die; is this thy sorrow naught to us who pass unheeding by? Our sins, not thine, thou bearest, Lord; make us thy sorrow feel, till through our pity and our shame love answers love’s appeal 062
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 04/04/2026At a different Presbyterian Church for Good Friday and got the best seat in the house 010
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I had to work today and so missed the No Kings protests. However, it seems fitting that the protest happened today as many Christians who protested Saturday will go to church on Sunday and be reminded of how Jesus is a humble king in contrast to rulers who think might makes right 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Incredible to me how available Dale Allison makes himself to podcasters and youtubers. Honestly grateful that one of the foremost biblical scholars is that accessible, but how does he find the time 100
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 26/03/2026See how that first inning unfolded was an important reminder that I should never feel any amount of optimism regarding the Pirates 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 25/03/2026The historical accuracy of Calvin's commentary here is certainly in question, but from my reading of Calvin he loves this sort of imagery of Christ's meekness contrasting the power and riches of worldly success 000
Reposted by SamuelJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 24/03/20263. An odd theological aside: the profound religious chasm between Talarico and these guys notwithstanding, *both* of their faith traditions (PCUSA and CREC, respectively) are Calvinist. Calvinism has a much, much broader spectrum of interpretations — especially politically — than many people think. 39311
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Anyone have reading recommendations on the Confessing Church? Came across someone (I think Tom Greggs) mentioning Bonhoeffer's relationship with von Harnack and am interested in tracking down how theological liberals were involved or informed the Confessing Church 000
Samuel @terrierdaze.bsky.social · 22/03/2026That was terrible. But maybe without the quadruple talk we can focus on winning the league 000