God save the King.

Happy #ClergyMaltClub to all those who keep the feast. And a most blessed Christmas to each and every one of you.

Women speaking more than men in the Nativity story? You mean, just like in the Gospel according to St Luke?

The entire project of advanced education is about believing it's worthwhile to do the hard work of learning to understand difficult things and express your understanding in your own words. Bringing GenAI into the process is wholly destructive.

Not only do I not want to use your new A.I. mode, I want you to stop telling me about your new A.I. mode, this is like the waiter trying to tell me the specials, but what makes them special is that the chef is blindfolded and we've started keeping roach poison in salt shakers

Significant.

Not many people know this, but Hawker Hurricanes sniff each other's droppings to assess fitness, dominance and breeding condition...

Self-ID for left handed to be ended. Will now require a ten year wait and the opinion of three psychologists. Firstline treatments to include breaking all the fingers on the left hand with a mallet. NHS to offer sinister hand amputation to persistent cases. Move praised by charity Right Matters

Mind you, with enough organisation you could put together a very good programme of carols for a counter protest, many of them familiar, in their original non-English language. Infant Holy in the original Polish. Stille Nacht. The Angel Gabriel in Basque. Etc.

I love carols, but I would rather never sing one again than let the narrative take hold that only White English ways of celebrating Christmas are acceptable, or that Our Lord belongs to the fash.

Well, it's obviously not good for your proof reading.

It was a privilege to kick off Safeguarding Week for the @dioceseofyork.bsky.social yesterday by exploring theology and safeguarding. The rest of the programme looks varied and vital - here's today's lineup:

Every author, you know what to do.

BBC News - Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It's not though, it's it? Ludicrous scaremongering about 'illegal migration' is what's tearing the UK apart (although, hyperbole much?). Just stop it, Labour. Stop it stop it stop it.

Please watch & more importantly share this very cheeky, rather urgent request for £15k (ideally in one lump sum!) I'm only on Bluesky so if anyone can post on any other social platforms that would be hugely appreciated @churchofengland.org @dioceseofyork.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social Thanks🙏

Imagine what the Hebrew prophets would say about trillionaires.

Current favourite thing on the internet.

Heartily agree, and 'awesome McBride-ness' is exactly right.

I ahd no idea this was even a thing one could do. I'm not very good at social media-ing, or internet-ing generally. And I'm okay with that.

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

'My son is at play, pretending to be the man he believes I am.' Goodness, Wendell Berry. Goodness. That hit hard. #poetry

British people welcomed Ukrainians into their homes, just 3 years ago.

statistically, about 24% of television adverts in the UK should feature at least one publicly disgraced member of Reform/UKIP

Saw Counting Crows last night for the umpteenth time. My favourite band for more than 30 years now and they just get better and better. The most complete band I've ever seen.

Great news! Now computers won’t just flirt for you, they will also go on holiday for you. Next we’re hoping to get them to take on the arduous task of listening to the sound of a loved one laughing with joy.

People are always rightly pointing out that Warhammer contributes more to the British economy than the fishing industry, but the problem is that there just aren't very many folk songs about Warhammer

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

I fear there is an uncomfortable amount of truth here.

Exodus 8:2 "If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country."

Sophie Ecclestone is insanely good at this bowling malarkey. It's just so good to watch. #ENGvSL

@nakedpastor.bsky.social loving seeing your work in the @churchtimes.bsky.social - not that I don't love @davewalker.bsky.social too, but if they're going to let him take holidays, I can think of no better substitute.* *not a penal substitutionary substitute

I love this so much.

I mean, I don't actually want to engage with AI Christianity in any way (or AI at all, if I can help it), but if I did...

"nearly all 12 apostles". Cowards. Let me chat with AI Judas.

"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that

Hard agree.

It sucks all the fun from the nomination of the Archbishop of Canterbury that the nominee knows who they are in advance; the CNC should turn up at their front door and surprise them with cameras so we get the reaction shots

MORE CONFIRMATION (IF ANY WAS NEEDED) THAT TAYLOR SWIFT WILL BE THE NEXT ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

TAYLOR SWIFT CONFIRMED AS NEXT ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

WHAT YOU FAIL TO SEE MR POPE

Well this comes very, very close to perfection.

Not a bad way to spend the day. #Cricket #CountyChampionship

How soon is too soon to reread The Lord of the Rings? I finished my most recent reread about a month ago, but here's the thing; the nights are drawing in and the leaves are turning golden, and I kinda want to reread The Lord of the Rings.

This. This this this.

My goodness, Ellie Kildunne can play rugby. #FRAvENG

A rolling maul is one of my favourite sights in sport. #FRAvENG

As fascists hijack Christianity to serve their political aims, it is more important than ever for actual Christians to * Pray fervently for the renewal of the world * Follow Jesus as Lord * Proclaim the Good News of God’s grace and mercy in the public square * Be merciful * Reject evil ⚓️

This is something the Church of England is going to have to address carefully soon, I fear. I want to see a revival, but not if it’s built on Christian Nationalism, which is a dangerous distortion of the Gospel and bad news for pretty much everyone.