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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've been on hold with a company for an hour and 19 minutes, and also when does stubbornness tip over into stupidity?

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Canterbury Press @canterburypress.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Our Big Summer Sale is on now! Each week of the sale shines a spotlight on a different category and this week we're featuring Mission and Ministry. Shop here: canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/features/sum... #summersale

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Wayne Rooney for Sports Personality of the Year.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

On the plus side, I think this might be the first time I've ever held any opinion about a tactical decision in football which has turned out to be correct. So there's that.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Bother. Well, I've not seen a better England white ball side for a while. But they're not there yet. 🏏

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A reminder that before the match everyone is going on about, England are playing a world cup FINAL today at Lords at 3:30. Truly frustrating to hear the lack of coverage on 5 Live this morning.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I wrote a piece for The Bookseller website, on being the antidote to AI slop, and how I tell my kids daddy's job is to beat the robots by creating books with SOUL. www.thebookseller.com/comment/anti... (you have to register to read, but it is free...)

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The antidote to AI slop?

Religious and spiritual non-fiction is flourishing thanks to a uniquely human trait: soul.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"we're sorry to announce that your train is delayed. This is due to you not having had a train delayed yet this week, and us not wanting you to get away with that really"

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Incredible to see so many England flags out, really good to see the country getting behind the women's T20 world cup semi final tomorrow 🙏

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Gosh AI posters are bad aren't they? My Facebook is awash with terrible, overdesigned AI slop adverts for school fetes, pub BBQs, etc etc. Folks, stop it - they look awful.

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Stephen H. Jones @stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The personal consequences are the most important thing here, but it is worth mentioning that Exeter is a major hub for Arabic/Islamic studies. Following on from Lancaster, Kent and Nottingham, our country's ability to talk intelligently about religion is being erased as religious prejudice rises.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Why yes, now you mention it I DO see something that doesn't look right. How about your entire chuffing train service.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Every week I think South Western Railways have surely exhausted the possibilities for delay and discomfort and every week they offer a fresh surprise.

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Guite is an excellent storyteller who could introduce the unadulterated message of the medieval legends to generations to come. www.thetablet.co.uk/inspire/grai...

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Grail Quest revisited - The Tablet

Guite’s confidence in his voice and style is key to the charm of the poem, refreshing the centuries-old story while drawing inspiration from Tolkien and

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Just putting on record now - on my tombstone, please write the words: "It's spelt foreword not forward". Thanks.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Given AI bots are famously over the top in heaping praise on you for every little thing, I'm really quite hurt that when I cracked my tractor joke to Chat GPT it told me "half the room will laugh, and the other half will stare at you like you’ve just wasted 45 seconds of their life."

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Lucy Sixsmith @lucysixsmith.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It was brilliant to talk with Madeleine Davies at @churchtimes.bsky.social about When the Music Fades. I appreciated sharp questions about the different perspectives readers might have. And an honour to see all my rambling emerge as part of a clear write-up! www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

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Dr Lucy Sixsmith on the power of Soul Survivor: ‘Who gets to look round calmly, triumphantly, as each worshipper falls?’

She talks to Madeleine Davies about her experience as ‘neither a survivor nor a safeguarding expert, but just someone who was in the crowd’

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It lay forgotten for 13.8 billion years, but they've just uncovered the first ever BBC news report from the archive

A screenshot from the BBC live news page. Under a banner reading 'Breaking' are the words 'There's been a big bang'

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Canterbury Press @canterburypress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Earth Day 2026! Explore our books designed to help you and your church make a difference: canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk #earthday2026 #canterburypress #ourpowerourplanet

Book cover of The Canterbury Earth Justice Lectionary by Robert E. Shore-Goss and Sarah J. Melcher on a teal background, alongside text explaining that the book helps integrate ecological justice into worship and spiritual practice.

Book cover of Act Justly: Practices to Reshape the World by Samuel Wells, showing two clasped hands, displayed on a teal background with text about addressing racial and climate injustice.

Book cover of Renewing the Face of the Earth by David Atkinson, featuring a stylised flower with a globe at its centre, shown on a teal background with text about theological responses to climate change.

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Lucy Sixsmith @lucysixsmith.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

/When the Music Fades: Power, Surrender and the Soul Survivor Generation/ is a book about charismatic worship, dignity, and what happens when you think you're all supposed to be history makers but it doesn't work out. Pre-order here: canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978178...

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When the Music Fades Power, Surrender and the Soul Survivor Generation by Lucy Sixsmith - Paperback / softback - 9781786226150

Buy When the Music Fades Power, Surrender and the Soul Survivor Generation by Lucy Sixsmith Paperback / softback from Canterbury Press - ISBN: 9781786226150

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Lucy Sixsmith @lucysixsmith.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It lives!!

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Read. For goodness' sake, read. It's the most hopeful thing you can do.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Read. For goodness' sake, read. It's the most hopeful thing you can do.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"Passengers wishing to leave the train at the next station must move forward from this part of the train" declares the automated announcement in the front carriage as we arrive at the terminus. A metaphor for something, probably.

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Proud of our publishing and delighted to be shortlisted for the IPG's DEI award!

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A deeply moving moment, uniting us in a deep sense of our common humanity, the height of our achievement, and our shared goals for future endeavour, as we remember that tomorrow is the start of cricket's county championship season.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Thoroughly excited about Artemis II launch, getting 'It would be unwise to stay up for the first ball of the Ashes but I think I'm going to anyway' vibes. Incidentally I saw a space launch in person once, unmanned satellites but was still fairly mind-blowing.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The Quiet Revival thing has me utterly unsurprised. It always felt like there had been a lack of critical thinking in response to the YouGov figures. Given what Jesus told us about his search for the one, single, small sheep, it's amazing how often the church loses its head in big numbers.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Been reflecting on this conversation, and @lucysixsmith.bsky.social's book in general. I wonder, does anyone else remember the jobs/volunteering stalls at Soul Survivor. A big room full of opportunities to go and be history makers. 1/3

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Greg James seems a lovely chap, a cracking role model, and an all round very good thing. If we're going to have celebrities, they should be like him. Also they should all feel about cricket like he does.

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

NEW on the SCM Press blog: @alexianafry.bsky.social talks us through the cover of her new book scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/behind-...

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

BREAKING: Oscars Nomination Committee Thrown Into Last Minute Chaos By Dad's Extraordinary Turn as Mr Toad During Bedtime Story

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

In beautiful, beautiful Temple Church with St Martin's Voices rehearsing for tonight's special event to mark the coming of Malcolm Guite's new Arthurian epic "Merlin's Isle"

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Small Prophets. Exquisite. Watch it immediately.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

If we're going to excel at anything, it may as well be hurtling downwards headfirst at 90mph.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

We are pressing onwards with introducing the kids to Narnia, and thus this evening I read one of favourite opening lines of all: "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it”.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

If we're going to excel at anything, it may as well be hurtling downwards headfirst at 90mph.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

It hasn't (and I can't believe I'm saying this, and I appreciate there's still time, and some people might accuse me of 'tempting fate' but since that doesn't mesh with my worldview I don't mind too much, much as I'd love to think what I type on here has that kind of power) rained today so far.

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

BIG TEXTBOOK SALE NOW ON: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/features/big...

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Big Textbook Sale

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

On this grey, damp day, you need something to look forward to. Go on - add some enchantment to your February. Beautiful music, haunting words, ancient setting, what's not to love? Tickets a bargain at £15 and even more of a bargain if you're a Church Times subscriber. canterburypress.co.uk/events

A poster for an event. It reads "'Merlin's Isle: A Journey in Words and Music' - with Malcolm Guite and the St Martin’s Voices 17 February, 7pm Temple Church, London EC4Y 7BB. With readings by Malcolm Guite from his forthcoming 4-volume epic Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad, and music sung by the St Martin’s Voices, directed by Andrew Earis. Tickets £15, Church Times subscribers £10, canterburypress.co.uk/events"

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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

If Bilbo had Chat GPT

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Lucy Sixsmith @lucysixsmith.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

It was great to chat with @samhowson.bsky.social about Soul Survivor, charismatic worship and my book, When the Music Fades youtu.be/_OdaFwfI3Xs?...

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Dr Lucy Sixsmith Breaks Down the Soul Survivor Generation

YouTube video by Sam Howson | Sacrosanct

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Canterbury Press @canterburypress.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This month we are publishing two excellent titles: Becoming Prayer by Simon Cocksedge and Nicholas Alan Worssam The Middle Eastern Jesus by Nadim Nassar Find out more: chbookshop.hymnsam.co.uk

Cream background with purple boarder. Purple text which reads 'Introducing our January Titles'. Images of the covers of two books: Becoming Prayer and The Middle Eastern Jesus.

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

"And though red roses blossomed bright, in secret gardens on the height, for many a lady and her knight the morning came too soon." 👀 (Coming very soon ... )

Cover of Galahad and the Grail by Malcolm Guite

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