Jumala The Sky God

Jumala

The Sky God

Jumala—Finnish for “god,” the Finno-Ugric sky deity of thunder and lightning—names this blog exploring, from the edge of empire’s twilight, the intersection of authentic Christian faith, America’s democratic decline, and humanity’s struggle with its own contradictions.

Historical photograph from the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, a stark reminder of freedom’s price and fascism’s horrors.

After Liberation Day tariffs devastate markets, what does real liberation mean? A dialogue with a frontier large language model explores organizing strategies for polarized times: building coalitions, focusing on concrete harms, and bridging divides through trusted messengers rather than virtue signaling.