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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fancy a sneaky Thought For The Day? Listen by clicking on the link below… #TFTD www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

bbc.co.uk

Thought for the Day - Dr Rachel Mann - BBC Sounds

01 OCT 2026

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dahlias splashing colour in the @lutherkingtheology.bsky.social courtyard - thank you James for planting them. #TinyJoys

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Liz Shercliff's latest book is reviewed in @churchtimes.bsky.social today. 'Shercliff shines a searing light on the practices of the Church and how they permeate the lived experiences of women as ministers, but especially as preachers.' 20% off RRP this week: www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

churchtimes.co.uk

Book review: May She Speak in the Name of the Father: Patriarchy, preaching and the gospel by Liz Shercliff

Female preachers have to fit into a male mould, Victoria Johnson says

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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What’s that? There’s a new #JaneAusten movie coming out this week? It would be remiss of me, beloved, not to remind you of my book about her novels … forty glorious days in her company … Buy it from my friends at the bookshop below … chbookshop.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978178...

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A Truth Universally Acknowledged 40 Days with Jane Austen by Rachel Mann - Paperback - 9781786225030

Buy A Truth Universally Acknowledged 40 Days with Jane Austen by Rachel Mann Paperback from Church House Bookshop - ISBN: 9781786225030

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A few pics of the launch event of The Anarchic Spirit - and a link to the recording... youtu.be/SnWSIk3xvJ4

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

First (very brief) edit of the draft by using Microsoft Editor. Pleasingly few spelling mistakes, but 350 grammatical concerns… It turns out Microsoft and I disagree about commas. #Writing #WritingCommunity

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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just the greatest … THANK YOU … this has cheered my day so much. Presto agitato, maestro!

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Woohoo! Draft one of my latest (thriller with working title No Baggage) is done. Amazing how writing 300 words a day mounts up. #Writing #WritingCommunity Mock up of a possible cover below

Cover with title No Baggage and author Jonathan Tallon. The cover is dark, with a woman’s face partly emerging from the shadows, cross-crossed with dark lines.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Some woodwind players may be unsuitable as partners.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Make a band bigger: Pineapplearama

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

John Chrysostom, Homilies on Philippians by Pauline Allen is available as an ebook for $5.00 through 23 August when you use code HOMILIES.https://buff.ly/gkWd2Tw

John Chrysostom, Homilies on Philippians
Pauline Allen

Other ancient commentaries in Greek and Latin on Paul’s Letter to
the Philippians are shorter, survive only in fragments, or are contained in
incidental treatments of the work.36 This is perhaps surprising, given that
the letter contains some passages of great christological significance.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Owain Kenobi… …now, that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time… #WelshStarWars

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Like Loebs? Every fall semester, I like to remind people that while Perseus has many free Loebs sectioned up into book and chapter, if you want to download and read the public domain Loebs (277 of them) as PDFs or txt files, Duke U's very own Ryan Baumann created _Loebolus 📗📕_. ryanfb.xyz/loebolus/

ryanfb.xyz

Loebolus

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Enjoying Fallowfest in the Shakespeare Gardens in Platt Fields, Manchester.

Harpist playing under a gazebo while others watch from seats in the Shakespeare Gardens in Fallowfield.

People sat in garden listening to the harpist.

One of the colourful flower beds in the Shakespeare Gardens, Fallowfield

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I wandered lonely as a cloudy with a chance of meatballs. #poemmovies

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NEW on the SCM Press blog: Graham Adams writes about discerning the spirit(s) in the stories that shape us scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/discern... @grahamadams.bsky.social

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The Church in Wales | Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru @churchinwales.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales has today released a statement about the EHRC Draft Code of Practice. Mae Mainc Esgobion yr Eglwys yng Nghymru wedi cyhoeddi datganiad heddiw ynglyn â Chôd Ymarfer Drafft yr EHRC. www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-... #ChurchInWales

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And-Boo 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🎶 Paperback writer 🎶 (available here: www.cambridge.org/us/universit...)

paperback copies of GOSPEL THRILLERS in a cardboard box

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“I am announcing a new party in British politics to shake up the old Labour, Tory, Reform establishment. It will be called Repeat.”

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Graham Adams @grahamadams.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

There's something in the air ... or soil ... or cracks ...

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

At the @lutherkingtheology.bsky.social valedictory service today, the Jayne Irlam prize for pioneering Baptist ministry was awarded to Karen Smith, a newly accredited minister based near Alnwick. You can find out more about her work in this video: youtu.be/uLLnw0BLCL8?...

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Great day celebrating with people who have trained for different types of Baptist & URC ministry as they finish with @lutherkingtheology.bsky.social and go on to new ministries. BBQ & a valedictory service.

Group photo of leavers and staff at Luther King Theological College, taken outside in our lovely green courtyard.

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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I've been working on this for 18 months, so super excited that it is now *finally* out in the world! It's open access, so free for anyone to read! The article tackles the way that contemporary readers *import* homophobia into ancient texts. doi.org/10.1163/1568...

doi.org

Looking for Homophobia, a Metacritique: Contemporary Interpreters’ Views on Sodom in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Abstract Many contemporary scholars, when interpreting early Christian texts about Sodom’s sin, refer to ‘homosexual practice’ or ‘homosexual activity.’ In this paper I present a meta-critique of cont...

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Ruth Cadbury MP @ruthcadbury.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Thank you to the dozens & dozens of constituents who have emailed me about the EHRC code of practice, and the impact it will have. I have just added my name to EDM 240- which would disapprove the code. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

edm.parliament.uk

Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This is a cat check point. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone #ProofOfCat

White cat with brown patch over left eyes lying on a sofa with a pink throw and various cuddly toys piled around.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

merge two movies: The Empire Strikes Back to the Future

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Justin Hancock @justinhancock.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Please do this. It's febrile, MPs are worried about their jobs. It's time for them to pick a side.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

More from John Rylands @thejohnrylands.bsky.social -Shakespeare and Homer face each other in the reading room.

Monochrome picture of stone statue in a wall niche of Shakespeare.

Monochrome picture of stone statue in a wall niche of Homer

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Just been in the John Rylands Library. Every time I forgot just how wonderfully gothic this building is (plus great contents & friendly staff).

Reading room of John Rylands library. A long, high vaulted hall with arches either side. Large reading cabinets run down the centre of the hall.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A random cat photo, just because it’s Friday.

A mostly white cat with brown markings over the left eye lies staring, with a collection of cuddly toys around him (in a cute rather than spooky way).

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Arsenic AND old lace? In *this* economy?

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Catriona/Rev Cat @revcatg.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Good day with our students yesterday exploring legal, theological, liturgical, practical and pastoral matters around weddings and marriage.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

What I like about Bluesky is guessing how a thread ends up going from A to B

Screenshot of a thread that starts with Brexit and ends with tooth fairies for puppies. Only the first and last posts are shown.

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Samuel Adam Wright @samadamwright.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Huge THANK YOU to everyone who came along to "Reclaiming Belonging" today. So good to come together to engage with the Bible and share stories of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the life of the Church 🏳️‍🌈 ⛪

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Wanting to be inclusive, but struggling with scripture, particularly Romans? Come to the Reclaiming Belonging conference in London on Saturday, & find out how modern assumptions mislead us about Paul’s real targets. You can embrace inclusivity and the Bible. reclaimingbelonging.carrd.co

reclaimingbelonging.carrd.co

Reclaiming Belonging Conference 2026

Scripturally-rooted conversations around LGBTQ+ inclusion in the life of the Church

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Still time to book your place at the Reclaiming Belonging day conference in Barnet this Saturday. Look at how to maintain scriptural integrity while championing the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in the church. I’ll be speaking. #Bible #LGBTQ+ reclaimingbelonging.carrd.co

reclaimingbelonging.carrd.co

Reclaiming Belonging Conference 2026

Scripturally-rooted conversations around LGBTQ+ inclusion in the life of the Church

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Slightly increase a band Cocteau Triplets Judas Bishop

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only.

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Interested in exploring more about the Bible and sexuality (and why you can affirm both scripture and LGBTQ+ people)? Come to a day conference I'm leading in Barnet on Saturday 16th May.

Poster giving details of event. Reclaiming Belonging day conference, Saturday 16th May 2026, 9am to 2.30pm St John's Church, Friern Barnet, N11 3EQ. Featuring a keynote address, opportunities to come together and worship, and seminars.

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Samuel Adam Wright @samadamwright.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Southern friends! I'm helping organise a small and informal conference at St John's Church (Friern Barnet) on the morning of Saturday 16th May ⛪ Biblical scholar Jonathan Tallon will be sharing his thoughts on whether LGBTQ+ inclusion can be compatible with Scripture (the answer may surprise you!) 🏳️‍🌈

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Jonathan Tallon @jonathan-tallon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Advance notice that I'll be leading a day conference around the Bible and sexuality on Saturday 16th May at St John's Church in Barnet. We'll be looking at why you can be faithful to scripture and affirm God's blessing on LGBTQ+ people. Register to book a place here: www.reclaimingbelonging.co.uk

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Reclaiming Belonging Conference 2026

Scripturally-rooted conversations around LGBTQ+ inclusion in the life of the Church

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