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🙏 Week 20: Amazon vs. Church (Pt. 2)
February 26, 2021
Hello friends, In my last email (“Amazon vs. Church”) I unpacked the two key arguments in Jeff Bezos’ defense of Amazon (and his own wealth) that he...
🙏 Week 19: Amazon vs. church
January 2, 2021
Hello friends, In my last email (“What’s next for America?”) I used the mottos of American presidential candidates as examples of how we can choose to root...
🙏 Week 18: What's next for America?
November 15, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email ("Back after burnout") I recapped my first year of writing this newsletter and my goal to explore creativity as a spiritual...
🙏 Week 17: Back after burnout
October 14, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email (“Should I Text my Black Friends?”) I wrote about how inviting God into my inner dialogue helps me navigate the cacophony of...
🙏 Week 16: Should I text my Black friends?
June 22, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email I wrote about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and how I believe white Christians should be responding. For the first time I also...
🙏 Week 15: Ahmaud Arbery
May 26, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email I drew parallels between the “uncanny valley-ness” of video calls and prayer. I can’t say I’ve done the best job implementing...
🙏 Week 14: So many video calls
May 6, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email I was inspired by how a church in West Virginia responded to the constraint of social distancing, and challenged myself to...
🙏 Week 13: Creativity
April 19, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email I meditated on the word “serenity,” and how the morning light in my apartment (paired with Verve coffee) has been bringing me...
🙏 Week 12: Your responses to Corona
April 9, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email I recounted being held hostage in the sausage aisle of a grocery store by my anxiety, and realizing I needed to pray for...
🙏 Week 11: My trip to the grocery store 😫
April 1, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email I outlined the perils of the “read receipts” feature of an email app called Superhuman, wondering about how such an invasive...
🙏Week 10: Superhuman problems
March 13, 2020
Hello friends, In my last email I drew comparisons between the rituals of Communion and Instagram, and both rituals ring hollow without remembering the heart...
🙏Week 9: Instagram and Communion
February 11, 2020
Hello friends, You’re finally receiving the first Valleyist of 2020! It’s been two months since my last email but I haven’t abandoned the newsletter – I’ve...
🙏Week 8: Very fancy churches
December 8, 2019
Hello friends, I’m back in the Bay after spending the week of Thanksgiving on vacation in Paris and Barcelona (hence the break in emails). It was the first...
🙏Week 7: Jesus is King – a review of Kanye’s new album
November 5, 2019
Hello friends, In my last email I drew comparisons between how companies and churches play a role in my life, reflecting on the ways they make me feel like I...
🙏Week 6: Don’t be evil (and make more money)
October 21, 2019
Hello friends, In my last email I talked about how wealth and transience are two primary factors that make it difficult for community to organically take...
🙏Week 5: Who needs other people?
October 8, 2019
Hello friends, In my last email I described how challenging it is to find real friends in Silicon Valley, illustrating the point through the true story of my...
🙏Week 4: Broken cars and good news
September 23, 2019
Hello friends, In my last email I described how America conflates Christianity with white-American culture and how I'm hesitant to casually share my faith in...
🙏Week 3: Mutant Christianity
September 10, 2019
Hello friends, First off, an apology: I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to establish a consistent rhythm of Valleyist emails (not that you’re holding your...
🙏Week 2: The one thing you can't be in Silicon Valley
August 18, 2019
Hello friend, When you meet someone in Silicon Valley, the very first question they'll ask you is "what do you do?" It's a great question! In fact, it's one...
🙏Week 1 – Faith, Work, and Silicon Valley
July 31, 2019
Hello friend, Thank you deeply for subscribing to The Valleyist! I'm honored that you're joining me on this 52 week journey. So what exactly is The...