Sunrise through sea mist across the Bay of Islands NZ.

Bicultural Theology Walking alongside the legacy of Empire is a reminder of how enduring (and current) is the failure of human being to learn and the change. There must be a better way.

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Roiling seas off the coast of Napier, New Zealand, in the path of Cyclone Vaianu.

The east window @yorkminster.bsky.social reflecting the dawn sky on Holy Saturday.

Figure of Jesus in the posture of crucifixion

He ‘hid not his face from shame and spitting’. ‘Corpus’, Catalan, 1250-1300, in the Spanish gallery in Bishop Auckland.

I do enjoy reading the Time Literary Supplement, especially when a letter published in the current issue begins: ‘Regarding the small matter of the universe’s existence’.

David Garrick's epitaph for Laurence Sterne, depicted by Peter Coates, stonecarver

David Garrick's #epitaph for Laurence Sterne, who died #OnThisDay 18 March 1768 aged 54. Garrick decries the lack of a memorial for Sterne. Depicted by Peter Coates peter-coates.com #stonecarver #OTD #LaurenceSterne #memorials

The Yorkshire Wolds While studying at the University of Hull in the mid-'80s I often sat in the theology section of the library. The librarian, Philip Larkin, had decided that the best place for the aloof subjects of philosophy and theology was on the seventh and highest floor of the Brynmor Jones Library. Sometimes, during a winter term, I would gaze out of the windows watching snow approach slowly from the direction of the Yorkshire Wolds. As the hills disappeared I knew it wouldn't be long before snowflakes started to eddy around the building.

Human violence shows little sign of abating. The peace and beauty of nature might inspire us or provide balm for the soul. Yet humanity's moral progress appears to be questionable. As we enter the second half of Lent the need to spend time with the final days of Jesus' life on earth remains urgent.

Happy St David’s Day - Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus

A beautiful rainbow behind Ogleforth in York. A dramatic mix of sunshine and dark clouds.

Some pics around York taken early doors today.

The Vikings are back - why can’t they just leave York alone!

A mass of snowdrops in Kirby Underdale churchyard; the slightly snowy church; the landscape from Garrowby Hill; and the view down the hill - visibility limited. Quite misty.

On my way to take a service at Kirby Underdale - in rather wintry pre-Lenten weather.

@yorkminster.bsky.social first thing this morning - glad to see the sun.

A bit wild on the beach at Sandsend this morning - although low tide a strong wind blowing in the waves.

Tempus Fugit The village churches of Yorkshire possess some exceptional art that has survived across the centuries. They are also surrounded by wildlife protected from modern developments and offer a habitat for nature to thrive.

Tempus Fugit

The village churches of Yorkshire possess some exceptional art that has survived across the centuries. They are also surrounded by wildlife protected from modern developments and offer a habitat for nature to thrive.

Meet our new artist in residence A T Kabe Wilson, an artist, experimental poet and archival scholar will be working with the College until March 2026.

Delighted to be working this year with the wonderful Kabe Wilson, artist-in-residence at Jesus College Cambridge, who will be creating new Sterne related works to exhibit at #ShandyHall. #LaurenceSterne #art #exhibitions #literature www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/articles/mee...

Snittering Language has a powerful way of expressing our visceral experiences in general, and the weather in particular. A memory from Iona in winter is a reminder of the rich vocabulary we have the basic elements in which we live.

Snittering

Language has a powerful way of expressing our visceral experiences in general, and the weather in particular. A memory from Iona in winter is a reminder of the rich vocabulary we have the basic elements in which we live.

Glen Baxter (who exhibited at Shandy Hall earlier this year) has interview on Earlier with Jools Holland on BBC Radio 3 at 12.00 - 13.00 this Saturday 22nd Nov #glenbaxter #cartoons #surrealism #joolsholland @ianduhig.bsky.social @constantgardener.bsky.social @internationaltimes.bsky.social

York getting some of its first snow this season - but always looking good. Congratulations to all graduating today in York, Sheffield & everywhere else.

Lovely autumn colours in York.

The Sun Rising Luke Jerram's 'Helios' installation at Fountain's Abbey brings an extraordinary light into a place once dedicated to prayer.

The Sun Rising

Luke Jerram's 'Helios' installation at Fountain's Abbey brings an extraordinary light into a place once dedicated to prayer.

The central altar has a tester suspended above it, a decorative wooden panel. This isn’t a kind of movable nave altar but a far more substantial reflection of the Second Viscount Halifax’s High Church theology. The altar was commissioned by his son in memory of his father.

Lovely to be at St Andrew Bugthorpe this morning - my first visit. Grade 1 listed since the 1960s with a central altar created by Lord Halifax in 1937.

The continuing drought impeded my walk today #york.

The Aftermath of Absence As we near the announcement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury it's time to reflect on the state of the Church of England, and what might arise from the Church's long decline.

The Aftermath of Absence

As we near the announcement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury it's time to reflect on the state of the Church of England, and what might arise from the Church's long decline.

Mama Sithole , sister of Hector Pieterson, killed in Sharpville, SA 1976

Met an amazing woman during a visit to SOWETO today. Mama Sithole - gentle, humorous and forgiving. Standing before the iconic photo of her and her brother on that horrific day 16.6.76

Sister Moon Like many others, I’ll probably make an effort to see tonight’s full moon. Noteworthy not only for its fullness but also, today, for the eclipse which will be at least partly visible from the UK. The ‘blood moon’, as it is called, might offer us a spectacular reminder of this strange and beautiful neighbouring globe, held in the earth’s gravity. As a presenter on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme commented, events such as the eclipse somehow serve to put humanity’s woes into perspective. As we agonise about the various crises of our time, earth’s celestial companion is a daily reminder of a strange place to which few humans have ever been.

Tonight's lunar eclipse draws attention to earth's constant companion, and the interplay of human understanding and the vast universe in which we are set.

Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life? | Zoe Williams Whether it’s her housing, clothes, the restaurants she goes to, or the fact she watches opera and drinks wine, she can apparently do nothing right, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life? | Zoe Williams