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Rachel Darnall

@trueconsolation.bsky.social
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Quiverfull baby, homeschool alumnus and one-time stay-at-home daughter. M.A. Theological Studies. Host of "These Troubled Times" podcast, co-host of "It's a Man's World" for @anastasiscenter.bsky.social Gently stirring the evangelical pot since 2017.

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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 15h
There’s a case that just broke in one of my IRL networks and I’m just 😡😡😡 everybody acts shocked that anyone would even want to do that, and yet I can’t seem to throw a rock without hitting a pedophile these days.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 20h
I'm so exhausted with it repeatedly, relentlessly being CSA. Is it really so hard to just leave the kids alone?
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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All The Time - The Sixth Sense
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Obviously we all love Dolly Parton as a singer, but I've always thought she has one of the most appealing speaking voices I've ever heard. I could listen to her talk for hours.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hegseth is one of the most obviously troubled individuals I've ever seen.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’m so confused by this because virtually every man in his denomination has a beard, on principle.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Should I be concerned that this is where my subscribe count is sitting after my episode on end times theology? 👀
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm happy to report that I can now spell "Nietzsche" right the first time.
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Jeb Bush's Iconic 'Please Clap' Moment
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m on track to hit 10K views on my latest video, which is a significant leap for my little channel (Yay!). I showed my daughters, because YouTube impresses the youth, and their response was to devote the next ten minutes to listing all the people who are still more famous than me 😂
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
😂😂 strangely enough, I’ve never really moved in Baptist circles. I was raised in the Church of Christ . My childhood church was in Troy though!
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oooh, what were your network?
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Keanu Reeves: My Pleasure
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
for the first 24 years of my life, yup.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today I randomly remembered that Jack Kevorkian used to live just a few miles down the road from us and we used to see his death-mobile driving around town. Anyway, just thought you all should know.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rockstar level of food processing.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That would be a pretty interesting comparison. They're in the right geographical location for LDS influence, and there's lots of cross-pollination through the homeschooling world. I know for a fact there are LDS kids who attend the Wilson-adjacent classical Christian school near us.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With all this talk of the AI apocalypse, and with billionaire technocrats making alliances with the Christian Right, there's never been a better time to brush on on your eschatology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W42D...
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The Rapture Theology of Left Behind Used to Be a Heresy
YouTube video by These Troubled Times Podcast (with Rachel Darnall)
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
… and/or taking over an entire municipality to turn it into a New Jerusalem, not that that applies to anyone we know …
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With all this talk of the AI apocalypse, and with billionaire technocrats making alliances with the Christian Right, there's never been a better time to brush on on your eschatology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W42D...
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The Rapture Theology of Left Behind Used to Be a Heresy
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What app are you using for this? 👀
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Soon! Definitely by the end of September. I fell off the bandwagon for a while there but I'm trying to get back on schedule.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
OK, I already liked Mamdani but THIS speaks to my heart. Supporting the performing arts and making an "elite" art form accessible to the public regardless of income level? Now you're speaking my language.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Same. I've always been suspicious of this definition because it's just a little too convenient. And it doesn't fit with how Jesus presents himself as the "lamb of God," which really can't be twisted into "the warhorse of God."
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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What Hath Meekness to Do with Mustangs?
On Warhorses and a Widely Misunderstood Greek Word
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"But the truth is (as I will show below) that the word praüs has (almost) nothing to do with horses. And Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5 has literally nothing to do with horses." - Zachary Wagner (See link for article)
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In theory, I would too. In theory.
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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
LIVE LAUGH LOVE is a NEW YORK TIMES Best Seller!!! Thank you to all my readers and defenders, and to my incredible team at Liveright. ❤️❤️❤️
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just say no to multigenerational compounds.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi writer friends! I'm excited to announce that I've opened up shop to do audiobook narration. If you have a project you're looking to have narrated, please think of me! You can check out my profile in the link in the comments.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I feel like it's such a missed opportunity, because choosing a specific religious tradition could have given the story so much more texture and depth.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
She's giving Protestant fundie vibes with the long hair and prairie skirts, but the sexual innuendo in her internal monologue and her social media posts would send any self-respecting fundie into a tailspin of shame. Idaho suggests Mormon, but she doesn't use "Heavenly Father" for God.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have a hunch it will be. I listened to an interview with the author and it sounds like she landed the book contract sheerly on the basis of the concept, which is relevant and marketable right now. In the hands of a good script writer, it could still be good.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think other people have already said this, but the lack of specificity about Natalie's religious affiliation really bugs me and smells like someone just didn't want to do the research.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I would have made Natalie a regular, not particularly religious person who went through a feminist phase in college, became disenchanted with modern life and went all in on the trad lifestyle, which is a more common plot IRL than you might think.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I actually already did 😅
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m about ten minutes into the audiobook of “Yesteryear,” and my overwhelming impression so far is, “Well, maybe the movie will better.”
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My husband forgets to eat too and I'm like
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IS THAT POSSIBLE ??
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I wear nasal strips to bed. I listen to ambient birdnoise videos while I work. My favorite food is Grape Nuts. I am, in short, becoming elderly.
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Bilbo's Heartfelt Confession to Gandalf
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But you're right, with the gloves it's definitely giving "cleaning my bathroom and I don't want to get bleach on my pants" vibes.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You would think, but no. 😔
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It is all too real, I'm afraid.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I just did a double-take because I'm using this exact image in my next These Troubled Times episode. 😂 I finally found a reason to include the Munster Rebellion.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not to start a stampede, but these women's cargo underpants are on sale at Saks Fifth Avenue for a mere $875.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And so many of them actually aren’t even that established. I mean, the Trumps are very recent transplants …
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Where? 👀
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I needed this today.
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And I cannot believe how young some of these riders are. I'm talking elementary schools kids. 😶
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There have just been too many "accidentally racist" ads recently for me to keep on giving all these brands the benefit of the doubt.
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