The Crowhill Journal

Rev. 3:16 has Jesus saying to the church in Laodicea, “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth,” which is popularly taken to mean that it’s better to be all in or all out, but if you’re only partly committed to God, you’re distasteful.

The actual message is probably that Jesus wants them to be useful, since both hot and cold beverages are useful, while lukewarm beverages are not. (Here is an interesting explanation on why lukewarmness was particularly relevant to Laodicea.)

But this article seems to fit with the common interpretation.

People who are securely and avoidantly attached to God experience less distress than those in the middle

If I’m reading it right, it says when you compare commitment to God and anxiety, the less anxious people are the ones on the ends — i.e., those who are fully committed or “avoidant.” It’s the people in the middle who are anxious.

This was a fun P&C episode. We did some research into the possible origins of various phrases people use all the time.

220: The origins of common phrases

It’s way too big a topic for one podcast, but P&C do their best to clean up a few things. 219: The Book of Revelation

P&C discussed racial and sexual quotas in their latest episode: 218: Are quotas a good idea?

I have not been impressed with Gov. Greg Abbott. He has been far too soft on the border problem.

But he’s finally showing some spunk.

Governor Abbott Directs Texas to Send Illegal Migrants to D.C. on Charter Buses

“To help local officials whose communities are being overwhelmed by hordes of illegal immigrants who are being dropped off by the Biden administration, Texas is providing charter buses to send these illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C.”

I hope other states take similar measures.