Hey
Hey,
I’m glad you’re here. Seriously.
You signed up for the free version of this newsletter, which means at some point something I wrote caught your attention, and you decided to stick around. That means a lot to me.
But I want to ask you something, and I’m going to be direct about it: Have you thought about upgrading your subscription?
I know that’s not the most subtle ask. But here’s the thing — what I do here isn’t a side project. This newsletter is where I do some of my best thinking. It’s where I go deeper than the radio show allows, where I connect dots that don’t fit neatly into a radio segment, and where I can actually talk with you — not at you.
Paid subscribers get more of that. A lot more.
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The understanding you’re protecting me from cancellation as the world around us turns hostile to people who weave their faith and the gospel into the daily messages.
I don’t have a massive media company behind me. I have readers like you. The paid subscribers are the reason I can keep doing this at the level I do — researching, writing, proclaiming the gospel, and staying independent.
A paid subscription costs less than a cup of coffee a week. I know that’s a cliché, but it’s also just true. And unlike that coffee, what you read here will actually stay with you.
If you’ve been on the fence, let me just say this: the best time to upgrade is when you’re already getting value. You’re already reading. You clearly care about what’s happening in the world and want to understand it better. Paid is just the next logical step.
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Thank you for reading. I don’t take it lightly.
Erick