my friend David Bentley Hart in the NYT, explaining Christians' social & political obligations

Vatican Media Live YouTube video by Vatican News

Now #prayforpeace www.youtube.com/live/03pYP2N...

#tec #narthex #romancatholicchurch #cofe #christian

Oh do have a read at the blog at least and signposts to longer read report #cofe #tec #narthex #christian

#cofe #narthex

5pm Sat on YouRTube - a call to join in prayer for peace

On earth as it is in heaven? Pentecost 2026 On the day of Pentecost, something extraordinary happened. The Holy Spirit fell on a room full of frightened, uncertain people, and suddenly they found themselves speaking in languag…

Bishop Nick Baines' report on the future of Europe got me thinking (a tad prematurely) about Pentecost. And nationalism.
#cofepeeps #pentecost

villagevicar.net/2026/04/09/p...

No, anything over 38 Celcius means you are probably fighting a lurgy of some sort, and 101.1 F is a smidge over that.

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Does anyone know who's doing interesting work on Islam and disability?

A rainy view through a bus's upstairs, front, right hand side window. Caption: Huzzah! I got the upstairs driver's seat!

I win.

I did not know you needed a licence to fear monkeys.

Now therefore be wise, O kings; ♦
be prudent, you judges of the earth.

Serve the Lord with fear, and with trembling kiss his feet, ♦
lest he be angry and you perish from the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Happy are all they ♦
who take refuge in him.

Ps 2 #EveningPrayer ⚓️✝️

All the best for 2026!

And it's a happy new year (2017) YouTube video by Nick Morgan

Looking back with thanks for those we have lost; resolving to enter a new year with a renewed commitment to love.
#cofepeeps

youtu.be/8QUjMtGM5PA?...

And also with you!

A vicar holding a glass of whisky with a Christmas tree in the background.

The birth of Jesus is proclaimed, and his mission of bringing the joy and love of heaven to earth has been commended to many people. Merry Christmas! #clergymaltclub

Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter

NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹

They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.

A new scoop for The Reengineer!

www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...

Advent 4. Get ready to be Godbearers.

#CofEPeeps

Very sad news, and I very much admire @robinince.bsky.social for swimming against the tide.

A man wearing a jaunty hat and sunglasses stands amid Yorkshire Dales scenery beside an ice cream van

I like to think that forcing someone in US border control to scroll through 5yrs of my social media would have a +ve influence on them, make them smile, introduce them to Jesus, missional theology & discipleship, help them admire my places of work, &make them jealous of my stylish &jaunty hats.

Bishop warns against ‘populist forces’ seeking to ‘exploit the faith’ at Christmas Bishop Arora has been involved in the launch of a poster campaign, which uses artwork by Andrew Gadd depicting the nativity in a bus shelter

A warning from the Bishop of Kirkstall that “populist forces” are “seeking to exploit the faith for their political ends” has provoked a furious response from organisers of a carol service promising to “put Christ back into Christmas”

#christmas

There’s an obvious sense in which we need the fellowship of our fellow Christians, the examples of the saints, and the writings of faithful and insightful believers (in many different modes and very much including poetry and fiction). 1/11

Somehow this got missed off the "Benefit Street" front pages today

Rachel Shabi: "This whole idea of the BBC being too liberal.. on Gaza, is just gaslighting on an epic scale. If anything, as we all know, people have been watching with increasing frustration as the BBC has massively failed to accurately report a war described as genocide in Gaza"

Psalm 61 verse 2. From the end of the earth I call to you with fainting heart; O set me on the rock that is higher than I.

the BBC should apologise with a montage of all the times Trump showed support for 6 Jan and they should get the person who does the end of World Cup montage to do it

A picture of John Henry Newman in a cardinal’s red cassock, with the caption “and introducing John Henry Newman as The Doctor.”

I was a little bored earlier. ⚓️✝️

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. [Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa]. 1 PRESENTER: Now - some disturbing new research has shown 2 PRESENTER: that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK. [Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives  3 PRESENTER: In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage [We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage] 4 PRESENTER: Nigel, what’s your view?  FARAGE: Well I think this very worrying. 5 FARAGE: And just another reason why we should ban all immigration. 6 PRESENTER: I won’t push back on that FARAGE: Absolutely! 7 PRESENTER: Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it? FARAGE: Oop - plug time! PRESENTER: Ha ha 8 FARAGE: Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’. 9 [Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc] FARAGE: It’s a really emotional journey  10 FARAGE: with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...  11 FARAGE: as I answer the question: *Am I the only option for Britain?* 12 [Cut back to studio] PRESENTER: I won’t push back on that FARAGE: Absolutely! [ends]

Sunday Times book critic declares the “best defence against fascists is laughing at them”, thereby sidestepping historical reality as expressed by Peter Cook, who recalled:

“those wonderful Berlin cabarets which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler & prevent the outbreak of the Second World War”.

A pondering on my day off...