Ben Makuh

@benmakuh.com

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Writer (Editing my first book!), engineer (Miro), theologian (MA, Denver Seminary), obsessive reader, gardener, connoisseur of dad jokes. benmakuh.com/about

A bunch of purple beans in my hand
“Peaches” by The Presidents Of The United States Of America
The bazette Victor Marx widens lead over Barb Kirkmeyer as Colorado's GOP gubernatorial primary nears finish line
A night sky full of stars above the silhouette of a treeline
A whole colony of Japanese beetles chowing down on a plant
2026 Reading Challenge 100 of 200 books read | 184 days left 50%
FREEDOM ISLAND SAGA 1 BOOK 6 Paws off My CANNON Dana Loesch and BRAVE BOOKS Art by André Ceolin
WSJ: Will anyone buy this $25,000 EV truck with hand-crank windows and no radio?
27 Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of treachery; therefore they have become great and rich, 28 they have grown fat and sleek. They know no limits in deeds of wickedness; they do not judge with justice the cause of the orphan, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy. 29 Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD, and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?
A basket of multi-colored corn
Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store
Picture of the Interstellar movie with the caption, "Dreaming of the Crash" by Hans Zimmer
An infestation of roly polies destroying one of my squash plants
A movie poster spoofing The Last Of Us that says “The Worst Of Us” with a picture of Sam Altman and Elon Musk
Social media post showing the faces of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, quoting a different post saying "Trump's DHS Secretary: For some reason, ICE has been demonized."
An official White House tweet that says “Verified Patriot” and a CAPTCHA saying, “Select all images with a Patriot.” The image is of Trump, but none are selected
attempted contemplation at the breakfast table when I sought for blessed simplicity and only received endless complications when I sought for mindful silence and could only hear a jarring cacophony when I sought time alone and only found every room occupied when I sought for peace and only seemed inundated with enough troubles to sink the world I fled the ragged edge of the storm, looking for God and found he was waiting for me in its center
FLIGHT EVACUATED PLANE HITS PERSON ON RUNWAY AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
A screenshot of a Miro board that contains the structure of my book project
Nonviolence Defined Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate. Nonviolence resists violence of the spirit as well as the body. • Direct actions of nonviolence can only be done from the place of love and grace. • The resister not only refuses to shoot his opponent but he also chooses not to hate him. • Disrespectiu languaga not rolling scapegoating, humilating) is a form of violence - destructive means cannot produce constructive goals. Nonviolent love is spontaneous, unselfish, and creative • Agape Love allows us to see in someone what they may not be representing at the time. We choose to create in our mind and heart and spirit an image of this person that is more than what they are doing right now. When we see hate we can choose to respond with love. • Forgive yourself for decisions you have made and things you have done. If you make love a lifestyle, you can choose to be kind and forgiving everyday • Love is rooted in goodwill. It is a durable power that drives out hate. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. • The goal is not to be the opposite of violence but to be the cure for violence. • Nonviolence is love in action.
Vindaloo
Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes posing with Theodore the chipmunk for a band photo
My crabapple tree at dawn
Trump’s blasphemous post with a weird guy in the background that looks like Sauron
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire with Iran if Hormuz is re-opened The president, who had given Tehran a deadline of 8 p.m. ET to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pointed to progress on a 10-point proposal from Tehran.
A Facebook marketplace listing for an Apple Newton that says “This listing may be outdated.”
Me with my sign, “ICE OUT: Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner. Deuteronomy 27:19
The Wall Street Journal In a major win for big banks, the Trump administration is pushing to loosen the capital restrictions put in place after the 2008 financial crisis
Congressman Andy Ogles saying, “Muslims are unable to assimilate; they all have to go back. Paperwork doesn’t magically make you American.”
A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center.
A picture of tomatoes in a windowsill
The Trump post of the Obamas as apes
THEHILL GOP game-plans for a DHS shutdown as skepticism grows over funding talks
A sign above the freeway that reads, “Lizzard warning 4am Saturday to on Sunday”
My protest sign that reads, ICE OUT CURSED IS HE WHO WITHHOLDS JUSTICE FROM THE FOREIGNER. DEUTERONOMY 27:19
AP apnews.com Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
A screenshot of Voice Controls in Apple Maps
A meme mimicking Donald Trump's "Acting President of Venezuela" post by duplicating it for Adolf Hitler, showing a fake Wikipedia entry that calls him "Acting President of Austria."
Excerpt from an article that reads: Trump on Monday vetoed a pipeline measure and legislation that would include more land for the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida, the White House said on X. The pipeline bill, known as the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, passed both the House and the Senate by voice vote, indicating overwhelming bipartisan support. The legislation aims to facilitate completing a pipeline project to bring clean water to southeastern Colorado.
PLANS death cab for cutie
A shot of the Northern Lights above Boulder
Golden hour: The sun sets on a traditional German building with a red roof surrounded by golden trees
A picture of a biscuit on a plate
A gorgeous yellow tree from my walk earlier today
Gas pump showing a price of $1.75/gallon
A lone aspen peeking out above a bunch of pines
Me holding a tiny red cob of corn in my hand
A tweet from Hegseth that says, “Under my direction, the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Wounded Knee will keep their medals. This decision is final. Their place in history is settled.”
2025 vintage in the secondary fermenter
One of my 2024 vintage wines with a label that says Makuh Vineyards I CAME, I SAW, I CONCORD 2024 Arvada, CO
A photo of Aspen trees and pine trees. The ground is carpeted with various bright red plants
A picture of my Concord grape pie