Archive - The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz

Dear Karoline Leavitt, Was It Worth It?

Aug 13 • John Pavlovitz

The Left Has A Purity Problem, And It Needs To Fix It.

This should be easy.

Aug 12 • John Pavlovitz

White Evangelicals Ruined America

A full decade into one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history, white people in this country need to be honest about something: White Christians…

Aug 10 • John Pavlovitz

I Didn't Realize How Sick America Was Making Me Until I Left It

“So, this is what it’s like to feel normal.”

Aug 9 • John Pavlovitz

Trump Supporters Aren't Leaving MAGA Because They Feel Empathy, But Because They Feel Pain.

Recently, I was on a Zoom call with some of my Substack subscribers.

Aug 7 • John Pavlovitz

July 2026

Waiting For Bad People To Die

“I never wished for someone to die before.

Jul 30 • John Pavlovitz

The Mortal Sin of Anthony Fauci

A reader outside of the US messaged me today and asked me to explain to him the Right’s incessant attacks on Dr.

Jul 30 • John Pavlovitz

Brown-Skinned Screams and White-Skinned Silences

America is dying.

Jul 30 • John Pavlovitz

If MAGA Christians Really Love Jesus, This Sunday in Church, They Should Repent.

All over America, MAGA Republicans will stream into churches this Sunday.

Jul 29 • John Pavlovitz

I'm Furious With People Who Aren't Furious Right Now.

I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I’ve had it with people right now.

Jul 28 • John Pavlovitz

You're Right To Grieve What's Happening to America.

Hey. I may not know you but I know what you’re thinking.

Jul 27 • John Pavlovitz

This President Exposed My White Christian Friends, and I'm Grateful

This President has been many things since descending an escalator a decade ago: a national embarrassment, a global punchline, an environmental disaster…

Jul 26 • John Pavlovitz

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