David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sounds like a decent spot! We'll be about 20 minutes away, so that's very handy – thank you! 020
Reposted by David Rowe🌑 @fell.energy · 08/10/2026any sword wielded by a woman is a broad sword 652884
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It's seems like everyone I know in Charleston is heading for the mountains this weekend. We're going to be in and around Brevard, NC. Say hi if you're nearby!static.klipy.comAubeALT: Aube 120
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I can't convey just how much I love Unfinished Tales. 1131
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026'The motives of women are so inscrutable! Their most trivial action can mean volumes, and their most extraordinary conduct depend on a hairpin or a pair of curling tongs. How do we build on such a quicksand?' This is what Sherlock Holmes thinks, I couldn't possibly comment. 020
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"If you're not weird you're boring!" said the 2nd grader at recess. I gave her a high-five. 040
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026If anyone would like to read the review, it's here: historyforatheists.com/2025/10/revi...historyforatheists.comReview - Alice Roberts "Domination: The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity" - History for AtheistsAlice Roberts, Domination: The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, (Simon and Schuster, 2025), 413 pp. There is no shortage of excellent books on both the end of the Roman Empire an... 020
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026It's the silence that freaks me out – especially in a busy, noisy cafeteria. I am so grateful that she was right in front of me. 011
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Today at school a girl choked on her food – right in front of me, thank God, or she may not have been noticed. I did three firm whacks on her back and the obstruction was out. She was shaken, I was shaken, but in the hustle and bustle of the cafeteria hardly anyone else noticed. 2120
Reposted by David RoweCPN @oksettledown.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Thank you for your attention to this matter!! 14571191329
Reposted by David RoweThe Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026A while back I had a brilliant conversation with none other than the enchanting Malcolm Guite! We talked about Tolkien, stories, imagination, language and the prophetic edge of LOTR.youtu.beMalcolm Guite on enchantment and imaginationYouTube video by The Wonder of Tolkien 093
Reposted by David Rowei amar prestar aen @oakleaf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Everyone asks “who is Tom Bombadil” and “what is Tom Bombadil” but never “how is Tom Bombadil?” (He’s a merry fellow, thanks for asking!) 0339
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I'd never hear of Aerie – you taught me something new! Thanks! 040
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Yesterday morning, it was cloudy for about an hour and a half. Having arrived in England on June 29, that was the first time since then it has not been bright and sunny. Man! 021
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Heart goes out to you, James. Bless you as you grive. 020
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I went to a Church of England service yesterday: • No traditional building (held in a hotel) • No vestments • No liturgy • No communion So, not my preference. And I only knew one of the songs. But man, it was FANTASTIC. God was in the house and doing great things. Amen. 010
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Just found these pictures my wife took of me 5ish years ago. New baby, middle of seminary, full-time job and a part-time job too. No surprise that I found Greek borderline impossible. 070
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026He's by no means alone in (potentially) just being like that. Bilbo, Boromir, Theodred, Legolas, Dwarves in general... 140
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 13/06/2026What a wonderful heritage you have! I am incredibly grateful for the Moravians and their impact... 010
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Here you go! Chris's tests are always worthwhile :) www.theodramatist.com/early-modern...theodramatist.comWhat Movement Would You Have Joined in Early Modern Europe? A Typology Quiz — theodramatistA typology quiz for the years 1500 to 1789. Thirty-four questions, thirty-four types—humanist, Puritan, philosophe, magus, salonnière, mercenary. Which were you? 020
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Sounds pretty solid, ngl. Love me some Moravians! (And thanks to @theodramatist.com for the work) 230
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026The older I get, the more grateful I am for parking spaces in the shade. 0100
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I was a visiting speaker/celebrant. Third time at this rural church. Very lovely. 040
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I’m on vacation, haven’t played guitar for 4-5 days. Feel weirdly ‘itchy’. 110
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Do you ever wish that people would respond to God's nudge rather than waiting to be asked? 110
Reposted by David RoweAndre Walendowsky @walendowsky.bsky.social · 27/05/2026O God, you made us in your own image, … Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance & hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; … that … all nations & races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 🙏 072
Reposted by David RoweLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Pope Leo quoting Tolkien in his encyclical on AI seems like a pointed reference for the tech oligarchs who have appropriated LOTR for their own ends. 543849932
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Well, you could call it a transcription error (or a "tranny"), or maybe a homophone error (or a "homo"). Not sure which would be best though... 020
Reposted by David RoweJosiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Is there a word like "typo" for when you're using speech-to-text and it spells out what you said phonetically but it's not the right word? 472
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 23/05/2026It's a terrifying time of year. Time to see if last summer's shorts still fit. 230
Reposted by David RoweDavid Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Last night after dinner, I wrote a rhyming paraphrase of Psalm 150, meaning that – after 8 years of often-plodding creativity – I now have paraphrased the entire Psalter into poetic forms. So now it's time for me to go back to the beginning and start revising/rewriting! Yay! >> 131
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026ii. If you would like to read what I have done, I'm very happy to share the document. Just message me. I appreciate feedback – this is very much a work in progress, and I'm not an experienced poet – but even more so I appreciate people engaging with the text. 020
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The first time I read one of my rhyming psalms aloud, it was as if my brain instinctively heard and engaged with it in a new way. I regained something. I would love to see something like that happen for others. >> 110
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Anyway, two things: i. The reason I did this is because the Psalms were written as poetry – as 'right-brained' literature, full of the aesthetic, rhythmic, and musical qualities inherent in language, alongside rich imagery and depth of meaning. >> 110
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Last night after dinner, I wrote a rhyming paraphrase of Psalm 150, meaning that – after 8 years of often-plodding creativity – I now have paraphrased the entire Psalter into poetic forms. So now it's time for me to go back to the beginning and start revising/rewriting! Yay! >> 131
David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 17/05/2026That's a good one! 'Apotheke' basically means 'store', right? So it's actually changed surprisingly little in meaning over 2+ millennia. 110