<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ancient Riffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[For people wanting to experience ancient scripture in a new way. Two posts a week that are short “riffs” on a sacred text. Part poetry, paraphrase & commentary.]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D7uZ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb318e0d6-9bd1-428c-be09-1a49b3cd6545_480x480.png</url><title>Ancient Riffs</title><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:08:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ancientriffs.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[ancientriffs@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[ancientriffs@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[ancientriffs@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[ancientriffs@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 4:6]]></title><description><![CDATA[so close it's hard to see the difference]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-46</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-46</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:15:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0d3d22a3-ba1a-4d57-8170-405f9ae3afcb_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The more we align</p><p>ourselves with the</p><p>mind of Iesous</p><p>the more our lives</p><p>become a litmus test</p><p>for others.</p><p>If we are close</p><p>to God and</p><p>people draw close to us,</p><p>they are attracted</p><p>to the divine they see</p><p>in us.</p><p>And if people reject us,</p><p>they are not really</p><p>rejecting us but</p><p>God.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 4:4-5]]></title><description><![CDATA[the patterns within you]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-44-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-44-5</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dad7c1c2-c32e-4540-ba1c-51ca8c16923c_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It sometimes feels like</p><p>the patterns and values</p><p>of greed, violence, apathy</p><p>and laziness &#8212;</p><p>the patterns and values</p><p>of a small world and</p><p>small minded thinking &#8212; </p><p>are going to win.</p><p>But this is not true.</p><p>The energizing Spirit</p><p>of Generosity, Love,</p><p>Power and Ambition</p><p>is in you.</p><p>Do not worry,</p><p>for this Divine Spirit</p><p>is greater than the patterns</p><p>and values you see in the news,</p><p>on the streets</p><p>and in your own heart.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 4:2-3]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to sense the God vibe part 2]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-42</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-42</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:55:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2d50278a-b711-46a8-8367-192d42bf4c4f_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best way</p><p>to discern if</p><p>the podcast or the</p><p>person or the idea</p><p>or the intellectual</p><p>can be trusted</p><p>to point you</p><p>towards a meaningful life,</p><p>is to compare them</p><p>to the wisdom</p><p>of <em>Iesous Christos</em>.</p><p><em>Iesous</em> becomes</p><p>the filter through</p><p>which we evaluate</p><p>the world around us.</p><p>What is good</p><p>and true</p><p>and beautiful</p><p>about stoicism,</p><p>budhism, athiesm,</p><p>modernism, capitalism</p><p>and more</p><p>can be seen</p><p>through the lens</p><p>of <em>Iesous</em>.</p><p>He shows us what</p><p>to embrace and what</p><p>to leave behind.</p><p></p><p> </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 4:1]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to sense the God vibe part 1]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:38:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8c83eb0f-ab69-4b7b-a257-07b1e9fc4e01_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not every vibe,</p><p>or voice,</p><p>or &#8220;virtue&#8221;</p><p>is from God.</p><p>Lots of people</p><p>claim to represent truth</p><p>on their &#8216;gram or tiktok</p><p>or sub as</p><p>they speak from pods</p><p>and podiums.</p><p>It is not their job</p><p>to convince you,</p><p>it is <em>your</em> job</p><p>to learn to discern</p><p>the spirits and spokesmen.</p><p>Those who lie</p><p>do not always know</p><p>they are lying.</p><p>But <em>you</em> can know</p><p>if you are truly</p><p>listening.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:24]]></title><description><![CDATA[Become a conduit for the divine]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-324</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-324</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:28:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ab5f944f-b2ef-4a91-9d0b-f922da8bbb46_320x240.gif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you move</p><p>towards love</p><p>and are set free</p><p>from resentment</p><p>and bitterness,</p><p>you continue</p><p>to align yourself</p><p>with God&#8217;s vision</p><p>for your life.</p><p>As you serve others</p><p>you begin to</p><p>dwell in God</p><p>like one dwells</p><p>in a house.</p><p>And God dwells</p><p>in you</p><p>in the same way.</p><p>You become a fractal</p><p>of mutual kindness</p><p>exploring the world</p><p>through infinite</p><p>rooms of love,</p><p>until the same energy</p><p>and breath</p><p>that motivates God</p><p>motivates you.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:23]]></title><description><![CDATA[What unlocks everything?]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-323</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-323</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:29:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/52268ea2-d2c2-42fb-92af-af07cd8bb532_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the</p><p>instruction that unlocks</p><p>everything:</p><p>make <em>Iesous Christos</em></p><p>your primary</p><p>lens of the world.</p><p>Trust what he said,</p><p>what he did,</p><p>how he sees you,</p><p>how he sees your enemy.</p><p>And seek to love</p><p>with a divine love.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:21-22]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to get what you want]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-321-22</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-321-22</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:20:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a6a96738-2a0c-419b-9cdb-cdcc05fe09ae_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If we mold</p><p>our hearts to the </p><p>desires of God</p><p>then our</p><p>hearts will be</p><p>at peace.</p><p>We will be</p><p>able to ask for anything</p><p>because we find</p><p>joy in the same things</p><p>God enjoys.</p><p>The secret to godlike power</p><p>is character that</p><p>God likes.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><sup>21 </sup></strong>Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God <strong><sup>22 </sup></strong>and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:19-20]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to set your hearts at rest]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-319-20</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-319-20</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7cf83108-42b1-490e-b061-6668c5bd63f1_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We long not only</p><p>for the truth</p><p>but for peace</p><p>in the face of truth.</p><p>Often the truth</p><p>creates unrest.</p><p>And often we choose</p><p>a peace that has</p><p>nothing to do</p><p>with the truth.</p><p>So how can</p><p>we have both</p><p>peace and truth?</p><p>Well, in the moments</p><p>when our hearts tell us</p><p>we are not worthy of love,</p><p>know that what God thinks</p><p>is more important</p><p>than what we think.</p><p>God knows everything</p><p>we&#8217;ve ever done</p><p>and still says</p><p>&#8220;I love you.&#8221;</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Riff // Luke 27:37-41]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before it was good it was scary as hell]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/easter-riff-luke-2737-41</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/easter-riff-luke-2737-41</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:32:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6c92d084-9836-4ed9-803c-83a052f503b3_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the floor</p><p>drops out</p><p>and you can&#8217;t believe</p><p>what you&#8217;re seeing.</p><p>&#8220;I thought you</p><p>were dead.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;I saw the execution.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;What is happening?&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;What does this mean?&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Look at you,</p><p>your flesh is</p><p>completely mangled.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Yes, I&#8217;m glad</p><p>to see you but also</p><p>I don&#8217;t understand.&#8221;</p><p>And</p><p>&#8220;I am</p><p>really</p><p>freaking</p><p>out</p><p>right</p><p>now.&#8221;</p><p>Breathe.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Friday Riff on John 19:30]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Good Things Die]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/good-friday-riff-on-john-1930</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/good-friday-riff-on-john-1930</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40084b31-15e1-4140-b8b5-032a078f4fbc_1254x1254.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2,000 years</p><p>ago</p><p>on a Friday,</p><p>Hope died.</p><p>A day of</p><p>disappointment.</p><p>Doubt.</p><p>Dreams shattered.</p><p>&#8220;But I thought&#8230;&#8221;</p><p>They went all in.</p><p>Backed the wrong horse.</p><p>And now everything</p><p>was crumbling around them.</p><p>So it was.</p><p>So it is for many.</p><p>It&#8217;s the day</p><p>we remember</p><p>that sometimes</p><p>even good things</p><p>die.</p><p>Could this be</p><p>the end</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:17-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is wealth for?]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-317-18</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-317-18</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c38d4e11-54da-467a-90f2-32c88b902e08_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What are possessions for?</p><p>What is wealth for?</p><p>We come back</p><p>to the same divine principle:</p><p>Love.</p><p>If we do not see the</p><p>opportunity for love</p><p>in what we have too much of</p><p>and what others</p><p>have too little of,</p><p>then we are disconnected</p><p>from the love of God.</p><p>Love becomes most potent</p><p>not in what we say</p><p>but in the wise actions</p><p>we take that</p><p>actually help</p><p>others.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:16]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the Proof of Love?]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-316</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-316</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:34:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e09545bd-a671-406f-b2de-b6678735b92d_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How do you know</p><p>what love looks like?</p><p>Is it flowers and chocolates?</p><p>Is it sex and feelings?</p><p>Perhaps.</p><p>But perhaps it is deeper.</p><p>We get our definition</p><p>of love from Iesous Christos,</p><p>who chose to die</p><p>so that we would know</p><p>Divine Love.</p><p>Iesous shows us</p><p>what God is like,</p><p>and that love is</p><p>meaningful sacrifice.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 John 3:14-15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love is greater than Death]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/1-john-314-15</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/1-john-314-15</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:01:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/53011a9f-a96e-4bce-80b1-23ae7b72e600_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How do you know</p><p>if you&#8217;re getting closer to Life?</p><p>When you choose to love.</p><p>Then you will know Love,</p><p>after the choice,</p><p>and Love is the only thing</p><p>that is greater than Death.</p><p>If we do not choose Love</p><p>we invite Death in.</p><p>If we choose to hate,</p><p>and allow ourselves to hate</p><p>anyone else,</p><p>we let Death take residence</p><p>in our hearts</p><p>and it will grow</p><p>until Death becomes</p><p>the only thing</p><p>that&#8217;s left.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:13]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Silent Voice of Nobility]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-313</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-313</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:10:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b1a53ecc-92c9-42e5-99c9-6c012b337acb_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Cains&#8221; hate their brothers when</p><p>the brother pursues nobility</p><p>and the Cains live from scarcity.</p><p>It happened back then,</p><p>it happens right now.</p><p>So it shouldn&#8217;t surprise us,</p><p>who are committed to</p><p>noble pursuits</p><p>if people hate you for it.</p><p>Like the drunk who resents</p><p>those who are sober,</p><p>people cause violence</p><p>first to themselves</p><p>and then to others</p><p>in order to kill the voice inside</p><p>that reminds them</p><p>they could be</p><p>noble too.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 John 3:12]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient virus that remains today]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/1-john-312</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/1-john-312</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:58:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77592944-20b4-4685-b510-6ed9edd3a922_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is an ancient story</p><p>about two brothers,</p><p>Cain and Abel.</p><p>Cain did not pursue nobility,</p><p>but his brother did.</p><p>So instead of Cain dealing with</p><p>the darkness within himself,</p><p>he wasted his time cultivating</p><p>jealousy for Abel</p><p>until it overcame Cain</p><p>like a virus.</p><p>Then, once the self-inflicted disease</p><p>of hatred</p><p>had totally consumed Cain,</p><p>like a zombie he went out</p><p>and murdered his brother in the field.</p><p>This still happens today,</p><p>in families</p><p>in companies</p><p>in communities</p><p>with nations.</p><p>Do not be like Cain.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love is the fuel.]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-311</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-311</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:38:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/802bbed6-850f-4209-a45f-f07272160fe1_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is the core,</p><p>what is the foundation,</p><p>what is the fuel</p><p>of this life you&#8217;ve</p><p>been invited into?</p><p>The message has been simple</p><p>but difficult,</p><p>clear but challenging,</p><p>worth it</p><p>but expensive:</p><p>Love.</p><p>Love is the core.</p><p>Love is the foundation.</p><p>Love is the fuel</p><p>for the Divine Life.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 1:10]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Litmus Test for Divinity]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-310-5af</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-310-5af</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:15:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6a0622c7-69fe-4cfe-83d9-02054bd7de04_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a way</p><p>to know who your</p><p>Spiritual Father is,</p><p>to know your ancestry</p><p>and your destiny.</p><p>It&#8217;s not about your blood</p><p>or your physical lineage</p><p>but in your daily choices.</p><p>It&#8217;s not in what you claim</p><p>to believe</p><p>but in how you behave.</p><p>If we do not pursue nobility</p><p>we are not children of Divinity.</p><p>If we do not love those around us</p><p>above us</p><p>below us,</p><p>then God may not be</p><p>within us.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:10]]></title><description><![CDATA["There is nothing wrong with you."]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-310</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-310</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:00:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/34400922-96b6-4d79-a995-70927f7114e7_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some people claim</p><p>there&#8217;s no such thing as sin.</p><p>&#8220;There is nothing wrong with you.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;There is nothing broken.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Everything that you do is perfect.&#8221;</p><p>These are feel good marketing slogans</p><p>for you to buy books</p><p>and coaching programs,</p><p>so charlatans can sell you</p><p>bracelets and supplements</p><p>while you listen</p><p>to their podcasts and seminars.</p><p>To believe we never choose harm,</p><p>to believe we always hit the mark</p><p>(or even know</p><p>what the mark is)</p><p>is to claim to be God.</p><p>That claim distorts our lives</p><p>and expels any Truth</p><p>that tries to live in us.</p><p>It may feel good in the short term,</p><p>but in the long run</p><p>it will destroy us.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those who Flow from The Source]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-39</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-39</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:27:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/253242ec-fdb1-4025-b087-ea577cf746b9_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If any person</p><p>flows from</p><p>the Source of Life,</p><p>they do not make choices</p><p>that lead to Death &#8212;</p><p>those that malign</p><p>how Reality is designed &#8212;</p><p>for it is not in their DNA.</p><p>Their spiritual programming</p><p>will not allow it,</p><p>because their ancestry</p><p>flows backwards</p><p>to the One who is</p><p>Good</p><p>and True</p><p>and Beautiful.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riff on 1 John 3:8]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we dance with The Distorter]]></description><link>https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-38</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ancientriffs.substack.com/p/riff-on-1-john-38</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Jaggard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/143ad498-6d95-4a4e-8b7f-da346f56b276_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People who romanticize</p><p>destructive choices,</p><p>who try and make</p><p>choices that hurt themselves</p><p>and others</p><p>look attractive</p><p>and beautiful,</p><p>are part of the legacy</p><p>of The Great Distorter.</p><p>The Distorter has been</p><p>lying about what is true</p><p>and good and beautiful</p><p>since the dawn</p><p>of consciousness.</p><p>This is why the</p><p>Source of All Goodness</p><p>became human,</p><p>to restore everything</p><p>the Distorter has warped</p><p>and damaged</p><p>back to a beautiful state.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>