Michael Grenier

Husband, dad, church member, IT professional. Posts about: theology, culture, baseball, fishing, nerdy things. My hope in life and death: 2 Cor 5:21

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

Remarkable home run and comeback. Let's goooo

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

WALK-OFF SCHWARBOMB OVER THE BATTER'S EYE!!!!!!

[Caleb Wait @calebwait]

Here is a side-by-side comparison of Bryan Johnson and Ben Sasse’s answer to Ross Douthat’s question about death.

[Denny Burk @DennyBurk]

SHERMER: “Do you ever get any women in their second half of the second trimester or in the third trimester that say they have no medical problems—they just don't want the baby, or changed their mind? Would you do it?”

DR. HERN: “Of course. If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, there's no justification for forcing her to continue the pregnancy.”

SHERMER: “Has that happened?”

DR. HERN: “It happens all the time. She has a potentially fatal condition that can kill her.”

SHERMER: “No, no. I mean, if she has no medical problems…”

DR. HERN: “The medical problem is that she's pregnant.”

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

My favorite podcast. And I dont listen to much.

[Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT]

Just a longer note: "Interesting Times" was way more than I expected (or bargained for, sometimes) when it was decided, after the 2024 election, that maybe I should have a solo podcast. I think we produced some remarkable conversations that captured some striking things about the era we've entered in the last few years. The number of people who helped make it happen is large (you can hear many of their names in the credits every week), but I really can't say enough about my producers, Jordana Hochman at the top and Sophia Boyd and Victoria Chamberlin and Raina Raskin, who made it all happen, built a de facto TV show from the ground up, and were all-in for the extremely unusual scope and subject matter and diversity of guests. I hope that what we did in a relatively short time will hold up as a unique chronicle of this moment, I'm grateful to everyone who watched and listened -- and for those who haven't, I think there's a lot here: https://t.co/sfWDk243WC

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

You can't doubt anything (such as Christianity) except on a platform of other beliefs, which are just as community-based and faith-based rather than empirical discoveries. There is no 'view from nowhere'--no perfect objectivity. Everyone doubts FROM someplace.

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

Looking forward to getting this for my youngest daughter, who is very interested in space and astronomy. I hope it might encourage both that passion and her love for the Lord.

I have really appreciated Sarah's work.

[Sarah Salviander @sarahsalviander]

My first book - The Heavens Declare - is going to the printers today! I'll have it in my hot little hands soon. 😊

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

Bravo, @DouthatNYT , your work has been a huge blessing to me. Looking forward to the next chapter. https://t.co/bKRbM4WcNN

[John Piper @JohnPiper]

“Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” Luke 18:17

Jesus knew better than we do that children are self-centered and demanding. But whether they like it or not, they are utterly dependent. They need the rule, the protection, and the supply of adults. If they would survive, they must accept this reality. If they would flourish, they must accept it gladly.

Such bowing to the reign of Jesus is our only hope.

[John Piper @JohnPiper]

“There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18

Not every slash of truth is a healing scalpel.

[Drew @drewdyck]

C.S. Lewis on social media. So prescient.

"Picture hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives with the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment."

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

If your theological convictions are not actively making you more gracious, humble, and repentant than your beliefs are not being shaped by Jesus they’re motivated by a desire to be argumentatively “right.”

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

Excited for this one. I respect and admire Gavin's work.

[Gavin Ortlund @gavinortlund]

One reason I remain drawn to Christianity is it takes seriously the strange, stubborn longings of the human heart. 
Our thirst for meaning, beauty, justice, and love. The haunting sense of a home we have never quite seen but somehow remember. The ache that surfaces with music or happy memories.
And Christianity's account of this longing is deeply satisfying. I am developing this into an argument called the Argument From the Human Predicament.
It's also a theme in Why Christianity Makes Sense (which ships soon!).

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

This was a fascinating interview.

[Yiyang Zhuge @ZhugeYY]

Here is my interview with Christopher Nolan: are you a bard for a civilization at dusk?

[Rhyne Putman @rhyneputman]

I think I’ve watched this video 50x this weekend.

Just give me Jesus.

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

What a legend of a human being. I could list to him talk about Tolkien for hours.

[Matt Fradd @RealMattFradd]

Tolkien Expert: You don't understand the Lord of the Rings.

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

My Nolan Movie Ranking:
1. Interstellar
2. The Prestige
3. Inception
4. The Dark Knight
5. Dunkirk
6. Batman Begins
7. The Odyssey
8. The Dark Knight Rises
9. Tenet
10. Memento
11. Oppenheimer

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

Odyssey Mini Review: ★★★1/2 out of 5 stars.

I enjoyed it. It was not my favorite Nolan film, but not the worst either. The biggest thing missing was a Hans Zimmer score. The final act was my favorite. Damon was good. It showed restraint despite the R rating in some ways.

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

The visuals, especially the creatures, were wonderful. The emotional core of the movie was lacking for me, which I think is the key reason this didn't rise to greater heights. The themes seemed forced and too modern for the source material, though I did not find the film "woke."

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

Agree with this take.

[Michael Brendan Dougherty @michaelbd]

I was completely against the pre-lash to The Odyssey. I went to see it, and really enjoyed the third act and was surprised at the symmetry of its themes.

But I could absolutely see why fans of Homer would dislike or even hate this film. It’s a revised take. The film isnt “woke.” Its view of war and the gods is closer to mine than it is to Homer’s. Ultimately this Odyssey is morally horrified by war and profanation of the divine. In Homer Odysseus is not guilt-stricken about the Trojan horse, war is a normal and potentially glorious enterprise, and profanation is really just another (probably inadvisable) form of risk taking and adventure, not a moral crime.

[Michael Grenier @mike_grenier]

Very helpful piece

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

I thought this was an extremely helpful post from @aaron_renn. I've been trying to reevaluate my own work and philosophy lately, and this piece put into words a lot of what I've been aspiring to but not clearly identifying yet. https://t.co/5x6k6LNxFv