My small offering, for Jyoti and the other peaceful protestors arrested under #Article13 of the #TACT2000, and for environmental campaigners willing to risk the same. Respect. This what it is coming to. #Poetry #Poem Numbers (522/532) and individuals taken from www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Speaking in this series at St Paul’s Cathedral this lunchtime. Up early to compensate for any travel delays! www.stpauls.co.uk/whats-on/flo...

@thomasjayoord.bsky.social and I spoke with the good people at @shibbolethmag.bsky.social for their Beer Christianity podcast - we covered a lot of ground! www.beerchristianity.co.uk/episodes/unc...

I spoke to the nice people at Reform magazine about progressive Christianity and other things, including my addiction to writing... you can listen to it here. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the...

The story of Jesus' healing at Bethesda is not about an historical 'event', like John's other 'signs' this is part of the wider narrative. Here Asclepius, the god of healing, represents the power of the empire - while John's Jesus represents it's opposite. simonjcross.substack.com/p/progressiv...

No lectionary substack from me this week, but I did record this a few days ago. youtu.be/o04Gz_Fu9-k?...

We have been uplifted by the incredible reaction to the police raid on Westminster Meeting House. Many Friends have asked us what actions they could now take to push back against the erosion of protest rights in the UK. Here are 7 ideas 👇 www.quaker.org.uk/blog/7-actio...

In Luke's story of Jesus' spectacular theatrical protest against Roman occupation there's a cryptic phrase: "I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out." What if this one remark is intended to demonstrate that the Jesus way was one of non violence? open.substack.com/pub/simonjcr...

Something that I wrote about @thomasjayoord.bsky.social 's idea of amipotence - is the parrot alive, or not? c4ort.com/essays/the-p...

Looking forward to the first of three live #poetry events to celebrate #worldpoetryday - tonight the hilarious Paul Cookson is in Cottingham, East Yorkshire. Tickets available on the door, or book in advance if you want. www.eventbrite.com/e/1244785750...

All that money for a toilet, and yet still the loo roll is on the wrong way around. Evidently there are still some things that money can't buy.

I have a 'go-to' take on the story of Jesus being 'tempted' in the wilderness, but it doesn't necessarily account for the bigger question of 'where does this story come from?' What if this Christian story isn't really a Christian story at all? open.substack.com/pub/simonjcr...

What is it like to be a woman in Hull? Mark International Women’s Day by attending a panel discussion with Dame Diana Johson and guests. Chaired by Karen Okra, community activist and female and race equality champion. To book [email protected] #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

NEW EPISODE! Roger Mitchell talks about how Jesus’ message challenged the empire of his day, and how a 'politics of love' might inform Christian engagement with our present political systems. 🎧 Listen: theodisc.podbean.com/e/roger-mitc... or watch: youtu.be/e92ObQNZVlY #podcast #theology #Jesus

Good to see that @shibbolethmag.bsky.social have joined the ranks of the tofu eating wokerati over here. I'm pleased to say that I have also got an article in issue 2, which means that I can safely claim to have played my part in their downfall. Peace and love my sweary friends.

Book for The Uncontrolling Love of God Conference this coming June. Join @thomasjayoord.bsky.social @simonjcross.bsky.social, Emma Pavey, myself and other speakers from across the churches. #relational #ecumenical Get tickets now. Bit.ly/ort25

"Do to others as you would have them do to you" emerges from this week's lectionary gospel reading not just as a cornerstone of Jesus' teaching, but as a core 'axial ethic' underlying 1000s of years of thinking, across continents & cultures, about living together. open.substack.com/pub/simonjcr...

Every week (ok, most weeks) I write a reflection on one of the lectionary texts for the week ahead. It's for people who, like me, talk about the Bible a lot, and anyone who wonders why on earth anyone still bothers with it at all. Here's the most recent one. simonjcross.substack.com/p/progressiv...

Extraordinary to think that we* can look at the Thatcher years and mutter: "Aaaaahhhh, the good old days." Which makes me wonder if, in three or four decades time we'll be looking back at the skip fire we're in now and mutter: "Aaaaahhhh, the good old days." *Granted - not all of us.

Excited to share this collaboration with @plsoc.bsky.social - the marvellous & mega talented poet and broadcaster Stewart Henderson will be exploring the legacy of #PhilipLarkin for World Poetry Day here in Hull. "There is an evening coming in..." #worldpoetryday www.eventbrite.com/e/a-celebrat...?

In partnership with PLS, this Hull church is putting on a Larkin themed event on World Poetry Day, March 21. Details will follow! Great initiative which came from the church itself.

We're getting poetical over here in Hull. Words on the poster are courtesy of the city's most famous librarian and hint at an event that we're holding in March to celebrate Larkin's legacy - in association with the Philip Larkin Society - featuring the wonderful Stewart Henderson. Details to follow.

The story of the miraculous catch is one of Luke's big hits - he had a knack for memorable stories. But what was it about? Why would Jesus, a builder from the hills, be hanging about by the lake anyway? And who lurks in the background in this well known tale? simonjcross.substack.com/p/progressiv...

A lost ancient text implying that Jesus was gay is discovered in the 1950s... but is it genuine?

Today's "Side Ways" presented by Matthew Syed on BBC R4 is a great introduction to the idea of decay leading to creation, a key underpinning of #process thought. Syed talks about William Basinsky's 'Disintegration Loops' & the power of seeing everything as impermanent. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I don't know much about the skulduggery of American politics, but isn't it possible that the #Bidenpardons of today (Fauci, Cheney et al) are just part of an agreement with the incoming regime which allows them to play to their base/save face on the pledge to prosecute without any real consequences?

Love this from Joni Mitchell's 'Mingus' album. youtu.be/ExbC-JmccGA?...

I'm excited to tell you about a conference that @thomasjayoord.bsky.social and I are co-organising, it will be of interest to anyone in the UK who's interested in #processtheology or other open and relational theologies. Line-up and programme announcements coming soon. Get tickets now. Bit.ly/ort25

Respect for military who break the omertà when faced with evidence of colleagues in arms committing atrocities: "If we don't believe this, then no one else will and when the next WikiLeaks occurs then we will be dragged down with them." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Most weeks I write a short reflection on the lectionary gospel passage set for the coming Sunday - I've just had a Christmas break and am back this morning with this one which is about the baptism story in Luke 3... simonjcross.substack.com/p/progressiv...

My two favourite R4 progs collide: The Media Show AND When it Hits the Fan. My cup brimmeth and ove floweth.

Both our ticket price deadlines are tied to the *other* two big festivals of the year - Christmas and Easter. So you’ve got until Jan 6 to save money on tickets (you could say we've had an Epiphany). Use the interest-free monthly payment plan to spread the cost of your tickets.

In the latest piece on the Center for Process Studies blog, Dr. Ross L. Stein explores "What Can Aristotle & Whitehead Teach a Chemist about Chemical Change?" Read the full piece here: buff.ly/3B0Xt4p

Today is not a perfect day to hang out laundry to dry. However, if you only hang out laundry on perfect days you won't get much laundry dry.

So here's a starter pack, then, for folk interested in process/open and relational theology - not intended to be exhaustive... it's a work in process after all. go.bsky.app/LitdKPG

I'm interested in building up a starter pack of folk who work out of a #processtheology or #processphilosophy way of thinking - or indeed folk who consider their theology to be 'open and relational'. @thomasjayoord.bsky.social and @trippfuller.bsky.social would be in there ofc. Who else?