Samuel James

Content Development @Crossway. Writer @Substack.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

Clickbait has saturated the market. Cheap drive-by discourse is a dime a dozen. People are weary of autoplay nonsense and being yelled at by the Internet. That stock is falling.

What stock is rising? Thoughtfulness. Paragraphs. Fresh insight. Very soon attention farming will be seen the way ad banks are today.

I truly believe this.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@danitreweek @OhMelodylane @NadyaWilliams81 I think we are going to be at cross purposes, so it might be best to respectfully disengage. I believe the article is making an argument that its author may not have intended, and I believe it's an argument expressive of a wider, well-intentioned but harmful ethos.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

The issue isn't really about where people sit in church. The issue is actually about whether we are obliged to make church a place where no one has to see or think about things that might make them sad. And your answer to that question has a *lot* of implications.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@danitreweek @OhMelodylane @NadyaWilliams81 I don't think we should ask one another to answer for the comments of strangers. Beyond that, though, I would simply say that there are much better ways of including the whole body of Christ rather than pitting biological family against spiritual family.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@bejtweets My point is that the only reason to split married couples up rather than inviting singles into their space is to make marriage less visible, and therefore less hurtful, to those who don't have it. This is consistent with a lot that comes out of "idolatry of the family" discourse

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@bejtweets If the goal were merely to make single people more visible, wouldn't a better solution be, "Hey couples, invite singles to sit with you"? Why split married couples up?

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@bejtweets What making biological family ties less visible really does is help singles not feel like they're missing out. And I simply don't think that's a good operative principle in church.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@bejtweets You're assuming that the best way for a church to realize its familial nature is for biological families to become less visible. I just disagree. Such a thing would not actually facilitate more friendship than, say, segregating by gender (a much more historic practice).

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

1) Check email addresses. An official sounding name followed by a generic Gmail dot com domain is a red flag.

2) Look for AI tells like "what stood out to me" and wordy summaries of your writing.

3) Use LinkedIn and other places to confirm names of editors/hosts.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

Reminder to writers: If you get an email asking you to come onto a podcast or talk with an editor, PLEASE DO RESEARCH.

AI phishing scams are using names of real people/podcasts to fool you. Just got one yesterday cribbing a real brand. 5 minutes of Google revealed the scam.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@danitreweek @NadyaWilliams81 It may not be what the author intended. But IMO the argument being made is of a piece with a broader effort to define love in such a way that we, as a friend put it to me, protect others from the things they don't have.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

Meg Ryan's IG mental health feed convinces her to move to Seattle, meanwhile Tom Hanks is convinced Taylor Swift shot Charlie Kirk. Will they find each other again? Find out when "Suggested For You" releases Summer 2028

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

A remake of ‘YOU'VE GOT MAIL’ is in the works at Warner Bros.

(Source: Deadline)

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@HannahGraceLong I don't disagree, but I think "Inside Out 2" was a very strong counterpoint to this.

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@joynessthebrave @suzania

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

Here's an excerpt from the book: https://t.co/rTzb3h0BWq

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

Don't let influencers make a fool out of you.

How can we evaluate the claims of popular online voices? In my new book, I offer three tests that can help:
1) Does it sound like the voice of Scripture?
2) Do trusted people agree?
3) Does it bear good fruit in my life?

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

You will want to grab this book. Trust me.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

What book would I give a brand-new Christian? Or a longtime believer who wants to rediscover what’s already theirs in Christ?

That was my burden as I wrote this book: a compass for the Christian life.

Preorder: https://t.co/AeeDXQFQZ7

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

At this point, the best thing the Rams could do for the franchise is wave the white flag on this season. Don't trade away any more picks just to try to plug 2 of your 10 leaky holes. The season is over. Move on to 2027

[HoldenCantor @HoldenCantor]

Puka Nacua is slated to miss the next 4 games which are against the:

Cardinals
Packers
Chiefs
Niners

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

@XianMind @crossway Wonderful! I hope you like it!

[Keith Plummer @XianMind]

What a pleasant surprise to see this in today’s mail! Sincere thanks to @Digitalliturgy and @crossway.

[John Kroencke @johnkroencke]

Rumors that Ross Douthat is being considered for James Bond