Mike Vrabel and Tiger Woods are 50. So am I. Makes me think about success and vices at 50.

My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery

If you like stories of detectives (or journalists!) solving mysteries and who doesn't, you must read for your own pleasure how a New York Times reporter unmasked the anonymous founder of Bitcoin.
Published today!
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/b...

Easter Lily EP

With “Days of Ash,” U2 sounded out the themes of Lent. With “Easter Lily” they give musical voice to the sounds of Easter. I already loved U2 plenty. Now I love them with the love of the church calendar—which is a lot!

open.spotify.com/album/1DY06Z...

Oh my good Lord—they have done it again! Another surprise EP, this one released at midnight Eastern time on Good Friday! (And I just finalized the book with an appended epilogue on their surprise Ash Wednesday EP Days of Ash!)

The Unlikely TV Show Restoring Everyone’s Faith in Dating

This is worth learning about if you were unfamiliar with it like I was. It's a description of the reality dating show with people with autism.
Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/m...

My Minneapolis pastor wife says she is going to use this in her Easter Sermon about the need for resurrection.

The Evidence That God Exists Searching for scientific proof for faith misunderstands faith.

Elizabeth Bruenig reviews a book that touts rational and scientific reasons to believe in God's existence. But she says belief in God is more about sensing beauty and love and justice are connected to something lastingly true.
Gift article:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Marc Andreessen’s Mistake The ability to understand, recognize, and label your own emotions is a necessary part of living a fulfilling life.

David Brooks on introspection: ineffective forms (archeological, confabulations, brooding, self-absorbed, depressed, anxious) and effective forms (noticing emotions, correspondence with truer narratives).
Gift article:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Opinion | Is It 1914 in America?

"Such leaders will speak fluently of capabilities, timelines and kill chains. They will have no language for resentment, dishonor, loyalty or grief — and they will discover, too late, that wars are made of these as much as of steel and fire."
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/o...

America Needs a Trimmer Some people long for bold, visionary leaders. Others value technocratic expertise. But there’s a third alternative.

David Brooks's magnum opus on leadership, "America Needs a Trimmer," March 25, 2026.
It's an excellent long essay rooted in historical observations on how to lead with wisdom long-term. There's alot of overlap with what I teach.
Gift article:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Dr. Perkins on how we learn through practice. This is "Dr. Perkins on how we learn through practice." by Parish Collective on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Joshua 3:7-8 And the Lord said to Joshua "Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river."

"The water didn’t part until they waded out into the water"
— John M. Perkins RIP
vimeo.com/19282223

Civil rights veteran and evangelical hero John Perkins has died.

Life as a Wild lifer: Jared Spurgeon has built a Minnesota legacy, on and off ice, at 1,000 games

Nice profile of the positive family life of the Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon who has played for the Wild for 16 years. Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

The Big 5 test is about twice as accurate as the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator for predicting life outcomes, placing the usefulness of the MBTI test halfway between science and astrology.

Any psychologist will tell you, the Meyers-Briggs is mostly bullshit.
powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-are-we...

The Mick Cronin Meltdown Is Worse Than You Think YouTube video by BBALLBREAKDOWN

I am not picking on this particular coach but too often see the abusive, arbitrary, lack-of-statistical-analysis, yanking players in coaching. The video by Nick of bballbreakdown is a master class in exposing it.
youtu.be/knTaM4YcrZ8?...

I loved the posthumously published collection of writings "History Matters" by David McCullough (Sept 2025). He is one of those superb mentors from afar—inspiring on leadership, courage, writing, art, great books, and history.

UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin UK and partners are today exposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny's death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body.

"UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin"
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Can't find the full statement in your article or googling.

The good thing about social media, podcasts, and YouTube is that you realize you're not alone about a thoughtful idea. I mean that sincerely. I meet people in real life who say "No one speaks up about this!" And I'm like, "What? Tons of people say that."

Delightful. Thanks for the update. I too have students doing video responses. (My mechanical engineering major son Ryan was thinking about your non-canonical gospels with a couple friends but is taking robotics elective instead).

Nehemiah: Good Leadership in Response to Destruction YouTube video by Andy Rowell

New 1 hour lecture I recorded today:
Nehemiah: Good Leadership in Response to Destruction
youtu.be/z3FZIzrsbhE

Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.

Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say

MN Department of Corrections update on ICE operations and addresses ICE 'misinformation' YouTube video by KARE 11

And
youtu.be/CfvBo_8QqdQ?...

You would like @pedalingpastor.bsky.social

Minnesota Corrections chief refutes DHS claims, says state authorities cooperate with ICE YouTube video by Face the Nation

And
youtu.be/Q2LoMkBTxBc?...

Fact-checking DHS's 'Worst of the Worst' arrest numbers YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

See also:
youtu.be/DMrWADE2SzE?...

Should We Question Everything ICE Says? | Breaking the News Plus YouTube video by KARE 11

Local media here trying to get to the bottom of the same questions I was asking.
youtu.be/vvmbiaBZ5_Y?...

Minneapolis city ranking of all U.S. cities:
#2 happiest
#2 biking
#3 parks
#6 fittest

Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration

A solid history of Minnesota here.
"Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration. The state embodies a civic ideal that the administration in Washington wants to discredit."
Jan 16, 2026.
By Charles Homans
Free gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/m...

What Is The "Divine Image" in the Age of AI? Rav Soloveitchik's Tale of Two Adams

Superb sophisticated moral reflection on AI drawing on the book of Genesis.
"What Is The "Divine Image" in the Age of AI?"
Rav Soloveitchik's Tale of Two Adams
Second Voice and Zohar Atkins
Dec 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/secondvo...