Aaron
@theclutteredmouth.com
Nerd. Poet. Spiritual director. Post-Christian theologian. I contain multitudes. There will be typos. He/Him
https://aaronjsmith.net
https://theclutteredmouth.com
https://aaronjsmith.net
https://theclutteredmouth.com
@adhd-preacher.bsky.social got your email. I'll respond soon.
September 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
@adhd-preacher.bsky.social got your email. I'll respond soon.
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I still have a podcast... it's just dormant. On it, I talk with various people about how we make and live out a spirituality of being human, the idea that the way we live our beliefs should make us better neighbors, better humans.
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
September 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I still have a podcast... it's just dormant. On it, I talk with various people about how we make and live out a spirituality of being human, the idea that the way we live our beliefs should make us better neighbors, better humans.
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
Sermon/essay for this week. All about working the vineyard and being acepted.
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Because No One Has Hired Us theclutteredmouth.com/because-no-o...
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Because No One Has Hired Us theclutteredmouth.com/because-no-o...
Because No One Has Hired Us
what happens when no one wants us
theclutteredmouth.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Sermon/essay for this week. All about working the vineyard and being acepted.
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Because No One Has Hired Us theclutteredmouth.com/because-no-o...
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Because No One Has Hired Us theclutteredmouth.com/because-no-o...
Why is everything so expensive?
September 15, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Why is everything so expensive?
I still have a podcast... it's just dormant. On it, I talk with various people about how we make and live out a spirituality of being human, the idea that the way we live our beliefs should make us better neighbors, better humans.
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
September 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I still have a podcast... it's just dormant. On it, I talk with various people about how we make and live out a spirituality of being human, the idea that the way we live our beliefs should make us better neighbors, better humans.
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
I wanna start putting out episodes again. Who should I have on
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some official macklemore “support the artist NOT the art” merch with proceeds to gaza would go triple platinum easy rn
September 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
some official macklemore “support the artist NOT the art” merch with proceeds to gaza would go triple platinum easy rn
Apparently, I have feelings about the cross and the crucifixion.
Deep feelings.
Deep feelings.
September 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Apparently, I have feelings about the cross and the crucifixion.
Deep feelings.
Deep feelings.
"Jesus was ungovernable, and the sociopolitical religious leaders couldn’t stand that."
theclutteredmouth.com/lifted-up/
theclutteredmouth.com/lifted-up/
Lifted Up
a llama pack sermon
theclutteredmouth.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
"Jesus was ungovernable, and the sociopolitical religious leaders couldn’t stand that."
theclutteredmouth.com/lifted-up/
theclutteredmouth.com/lifted-up/
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This looks like a great job for someone with an adventurous spirit who loves the outdoors: Rector of the Yellowstone Episcopal Parishes.
www.standrewslv.org/yep#rector-s...
www.standrewslv.org/yep#rector-s...
YEP — St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
www.standrewslv.org
September 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This looks like a great job for someone with an adventurous spirit who loves the outdoors: Rector of the Yellowstone Episcopal Parishes.
www.standrewslv.org/yep#rector-s...
www.standrewslv.org/yep#rector-s...
I first wrote this a few years back. Today, I polished it up a bit, corrected some grammar, and decided to share it again.
If the cross isn't trauma-informed, it's just going to keep perpetuating the cycles of trauma.
The Trauma-Informed Cross theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
If the cross isn't trauma-informed, it's just going to keep perpetuating the cycles of trauma.
The Trauma-Informed Cross theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
The Trauma Informed Cross
discipleship and death
theclutteredmouth.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I first wrote this a few years back. Today, I polished it up a bit, corrected some grammar, and decided to share it again.
If the cross isn't trauma-informed, it's just going to keep perpetuating the cycles of trauma.
The Trauma-Informed Cross theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
If the cross isn't trauma-informed, it's just going to keep perpetuating the cycles of trauma.
The Trauma-Informed Cross theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
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Happy Holy Cross day to all who celebrate.
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
The Trauma Informed Cross
discipleship and death
theclutteredmouth.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Happy Holy Cross day to all who celebrate.
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
Sometimes you just gotta "LEROY JENKINS" your poetry.
September 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Sometimes you just gotta "LEROY JENKINS" your poetry.
Gah, I am such a downer.
Coffee.
I need more coffee.
Coffee.
I need more coffee.
September 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Gah, I am such a downer.
Coffee.
I need more coffee.
Coffee.
I need more coffee.
Every poetry publisher I look at has some (feels) large barrier to publishing my work. lolsob
September 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Every poetry publisher I look at has some (feels) large barrier to publishing my work. lolsob
Happy Holy Cross day to all who celebrate.
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
The Trauma Informed Cross
discipleship and death
theclutteredmouth.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Happy Holy Cross day to all who celebrate.
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
The cross is trauma informed.
theclutteredmouth.com/the-trauma-i...
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When I say I was raised in the seeds of Christian nationalism, this is what I mean. Propaganda shaped by developmental years.
This is why I write what I do at theclutteredmouth.com. We have to de-brainwash ourselves. That's easier to do with help.
This is why I write what I do at theclutteredmouth.com. We have to de-brainwash ourselves. That's easier to do with help.
The Cluttered Mouth
The writing of Aaron J. Smith. For everything that's stuck in my throat...
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September 13, 2026 at 4:35 AM
When I say I was raised in the seeds of Christian nationalism, this is what I mean. Propaganda shaped by developmental years.
This is why I write what I do at theclutteredmouth.com. We have to de-brainwash ourselves. That's easier to do with help.
This is why I write what I do at theclutteredmouth.com. We have to de-brainwash ourselves. That's easier to do with help.
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Here's a poem for all the preachers, teacher, and readers of the Bible.
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
On Reading The Bible After
a poem about approaching scripture
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September 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Here's a poem for all the preachers, teacher, and readers of the Bible.
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
It's hard not to feel like I'm making up my writing skill when no other poet or essayist or writer really has invested confidence in me. I don't know if anyone is in my corner. I don't know if anyone is rooting for me. I'd love for an experienced writer/editor to tell me I'm a halfway decent writer.
September 14, 2026 at 2:17 AM
It's hard not to feel like I'm making up my writing skill when no other poet or essayist or writer really has invested confidence in me. I don't know if anyone is in my corner. I don't know if anyone is rooting for me. I'd love for an experienced writer/editor to tell me I'm a halfway decent writer.
Here's a poem for all the preachers, teacher, and readers of the Bible.
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
On Reading The Bible After
a poem about approaching scripture
theclutteredmouth.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Here's a poem for all the preachers, teacher, and readers of the Bible.
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
theclutteredmouth.com/on-reading-t...
Only in act 3.
Chekov's gun? Um, I'm pretty sure he used a phaser.
September 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Only in act 3.
meant to go to church today. Woke up fifteen minutes after it started.
oops.
oops.
September 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
meant to go to church today. Woke up fifteen minutes after it started.
oops.
oops.
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I'm currently looking for a second job. It's really discouraging. But I'm still at it. In the mean time, digging out of this debt is super important, and being able to pay rent next month. Please help us stay afloat while I get more employment.
gofund.me/af683caac
gofund.me/af683caac
Donate to Help My Family Avoid Eviction & Find Stability, organized by Aaron Smith
My family and I are facing a very difficult time. We’ve been caught in an u… Aaron Smith needs your support for Help My Family Avoid Eviction & Find Stability
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September 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I'm currently looking for a second job. It's really discouraging. But I'm still at it. In the mean time, digging out of this debt is super important, and being able to pay rent next month. Please help us stay afloat while I get more employment.
gofund.me/af683caac
gofund.me/af683caac
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Things I was frightened of as a child:
-public school
-the rapture (especially before I had sex/got married)
-hell
-the antichrist (or the caricature of them xians had)
-dying
-losing my salvation
Sensing a theme here? And people wonder why I give such a damn about theology now.
-public school
-the rapture (especially before I had sex/got married)
-hell
-the antichrist (or the caricature of them xians had)
-dying
-losing my salvation
Sensing a theme here? And people wonder why I give such a damn about theology now.
Things I was frightened of as a child:
- the blue-eyed child from the tv show “Sky”
- demons
- the end times & the antichrist
- that my parents would die (it sucks as bad as I feared)
- being bullied at school
- the blue-eyed child from the tv show “Sky”
- demons
- the end times & the antichrist
- that my parents would die (it sucks as bad as I feared)
- being bullied at school
Things I was frightened of as a child:
* Ghost nuns,
* The werewolf mask made from a paper grocery bag pictured in the back of a monster art and craft book I was gifted at aged 4,
* Every possible bad thing at bedtime.
* Ghost nuns,
* The werewolf mask made from a paper grocery bag pictured in the back of a monster art and craft book I was gifted at aged 4,
* Every possible bad thing at bedtime.
September 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Things I was frightened of as a child:
-public school
-the rapture (especially before I had sex/got married)
-hell
-the antichrist (or the caricature of them xians had)
-dying
-losing my salvation
Sensing a theme here? And people wonder why I give such a damn about theology now.
-public school
-the rapture (especially before I had sex/got married)
-hell
-the antichrist (or the caricature of them xians had)
-dying
-losing my salvation
Sensing a theme here? And people wonder why I give such a damn about theology now.