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Missives from the Here and Now and the Not Yet. Blogs and newsletters from the JR Houn & family.

Don't Outsource Your Spiritual Formation to AI

An algorithm can test a lyric's orthodoxy, but it cannot shepherd a people. Why delegating discernment to AI shortcuts the wrestling that forms us.

Tech

Nine Months, Five Harnesses, 10+ Large Language Models, and What I'm Learning Building with AI

Wherein I tell you about how deep down the AI building rabbit hole I've gone. Harnesses, Models, and more.

Clean Up on Aisle: Blog

Hi Friends - There's been a good amount of housekeeping going on with the blog these last few days. I think as my AI-related writing increases - I have two blogs already written up that are pending - I was struggling with how it's all going to work together on both

Introducing MovieRanker.win 🎞️🎉

My new passion project is officially in open beta! Pit your favorite films head-to-head to build an accurate personal ranking.

life

Family Update - August 2026

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society

Whose Children Are They?

The other day I was watching comedian, Hasan Minhaj, interview the former governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie. My ears immediately perked up during this specific part of the interview: It's a short clip - under two minutes long, but there's at least a couple things to unpack here. A policy

life

Family Matters - Tales of my Father

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life

Family Update June 2026 - To Madrid and Mt. Hermon

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life

Family Update May 2026 - May is for Birthdays

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