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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🇺🇦 is quietly having a very good Spring: * modest but real battlefield advances * About a fifth of 🇷🇺 oil export capacity knocked out * 🇷🇺 booted from Starlink * 🇮🇷 drone production presumably badly damaged & more of it needed for home use rather than export to 🇷🇺 * Orbán gone

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Holy Week starts tomorrow. It's called that because it's the holiest week of the year for Christians. If you call yourself a Christian, YOU SHOULD BE IN CHURCH FREQUENTLY OVER THE NEXT WEEK and absolutely on Easter Day, 5 April. Watching YouTube videos doesn't count! 👇 👇 👇

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Gutted to have come so close, but I think France deserved the championship over 5 matches, to be fair. Chapeau! #6nations #FRAvENG

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Why is Anglicanism's doom so often foretold? And why has it yet to come to pass? Click through to read me in The Critic on why the attempted an Anglican schism fizzled out & why a female Archbishop hasn't outraged Africa—but liberal policies on homosexuality have. thecritic.co.uk/schrodingers...

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Great piece, and also worth listening to this @listentotimesradio.bsky.social follow up—@murielzagha.bsky.social explains how the Book of Common Prayer's beauty made her a Church of England churchgoer from a French secular background. www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2... (Starts 3 hr 27 min 15 sec in).

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Kate McCann and Stig Abell with Times Radio Breakfast | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times

Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I'm pleased to have another academic paper published, this one in Cambridge University Press' prestigious Ecclesiastical Law Journal. This one is open access so you can have a read: “Discovering Anglicanism – ecclesiology at Lambeth Conferences 1867–1998”. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Discovering Anglicanism – ecclesiology at Lambeth Conferences 1867–1998 | Ecclesiastical Law Journal | Cambridge Core

Discovering Anglicanism – ecclesiology at Lambeth Conferences 1867–1998 - Volume 28 Issue 1

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Discovering Anglicanism – ecclesiology at Lambeth Conferences 1867–1998 | Ecclesiastical Law Journal | Cambridge Core

Discovering Anglicanism – ecclesiology at Lambeth Conferences 1867–1998 - Volume 28 Issue 1

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This war might well end up being a very bad idea, but a *lot* of Iranians seem delighted Trump and Netanyahu are bombing their country, which says a lot about their evil bastard of a government. If your concerned public statement doesn't mention that, you're missing something big.

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Malcolm Sinclair 💀✍️ @malcolmwriter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I’ve decided to use this year to identify, & write about (not sure in what form yet), the 50 best village churches in #Wiltshire This is the closest contender to home, Holy Cross in Seend, where I met its Rector today, the effervescent @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social More posts to follow from here.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

For fifty years, Latin America's big religious story was straightforward: Catholics were becoming Pentecostals. But recent data suggests things have changed. Catholicism continues to decline, but the recent beneficiary may not be Protestantism, but the religiously unaffiliated. 1/7

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

It seems only a few years ago that we were living at a time of optimism: of low inflation, low interest rates, and cheap travel, when the Internet was making the economy stronger and bringing people together. The mood has shifted as these material things have passed away. 1/3

A nighttime photograph of a tall, intricately decorated Gothic-style church spire illuminated against a deep blue-black sky. The spire rises dramatically, adorned with ornate stonework, pointed arches, and geometric patterns, tapering to a sharp point topped by a small red aircraft warning light. The dark sky is speckled with faint stars and subtle streaks of light, but especially by the constellation Orion, giving a serene and majestic atmosphere.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

If you think the idea of resurrection is absurd, you aren’t alone. It offends our scientific worldview, and even in the ancient world, the Sadducees—the smart, rationalist, high social class, scholars of Jesus’ Palestine—totally made fun of Him for believing in Resurrection. 1/7

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

One of the lessons I’ve learned from these recent years of gathering crisis is that too many of those dreams of progress, the ones that have started looking in trouble, thought they could change human nature, or flew entirely in the face of it. www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2025/07/27/p...

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Prayer, Persistence, and Peace—A Sermon

The world won't be perfect; but we're told to pray for God's Kingdom to come on Earth. How do we resolve this tension?

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

It was a privilege to review @dannydvincent.bsky.social's documentary for BBC World Service's Heart and Soul on those who escape North Korea and then become Christians as they rebuild their lives in the South.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The Church of England Newspaper (@churchnewspaper.bsky.social) has paused publication while it seeks a financial way forward: it had been supported by media entrepreneur Keith Young who died in February. Thoughts with staff at what must be an unsettling & upsetting time. mailchi.mp/012009fa66be...

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We all like a summer evening drive... Corfe Castle, Dorset, 9 July 2025.

A blue tractor pulling a red trailer drives down a narrow street lined with historic stone buildings. The architecture features sloped roofs, chimneys, and small windows. On the left, a building displays a sign with a coat of arms, while on the right, a building has a sign reading "GRYC." In the background, a stone church with a tall spire stands under a clear blue sky.

A red convertible car drives past a historic stone building with a sloped, tiled roof and multiple chimneys. The building, labeled "Bankes Arms," features small dormer windows and decorative stonework. The scene is set against a clear blue sky with lush green trees and hills in the background.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We expect the saints to be serious, humourless, and so holy halos float over them as they walk down the street. But the Bible records them as real people, with complex characters—and if Jesus truly is God made human, then God has a sharp sense of humour! www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2025/07/20/w...

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Would God Wind You Up?

If Jesus truly is God made man, then God has an acute sense of humour!

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

In this week's Church Times radio review, I cover Sunday exploring if a blasphemy law is emerging by the back door; and a weird hypermasculine priest in Texas; and Heart and Soul visiting Syrian Alawites who have fled to Lebanon after sectarian mass murder. www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

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Radio review: Sunday and Heart and Soul

IT WAS nice to have a genuinely meaty debate on Sunday (Radio 4). Hamit Coskun’s conviction for publ...

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I remembered the time in a Church in Belfast I heard that bit about the Parthians and Medes being read in a strong Iranian accent, and so preached on the Church's surprising growth in Iran in recent decades, and martyrdom, and believing because of the works... www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2025/06/08/m...

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Modern Medes and Parthians—A Sermon for Pentecost

Despite persecution and even martyrdom, the Church in Iran has grown rapidly in recent decades. It might be the Holy Spirit at work!

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

My radio review this week is quite Radio 4 focused—Clare Balding's Ramblings as she takes on the Camino; Nick Sturdee on Ukraine's disputing Orthodox denominations on From Our Own Correspondent.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The Tankwa Karoo National Park as a summer afternoon turns to evening. #SouthAfrica

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

On Starmer’s migration speech—Denmark’s Social Democrats did this. It didn’t crash the economy but did crash the far-right People’s Party. There’s plenty of room for them to screw up the implementation, but this has already worked in a broadly comparable NW European country. 1/6

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

A week ago I'd never heard of Robert Prevost and a month ago I didn't know what a cardinal *actually* was, but in this thread I will with great authority explain why Pope Leo XIV is wonderful/awful/evil... (delete to fit clickbait target) 1/116

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Chicago is ecumenically a very interesting place for a Pope to hail from: a stronghold of Catholicism, and also one of the greatest concentrations of Eastern Orthodox in the USA, and also, both in the Black community and among the White elite, large and significant Protestant churches. 1/3

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I'm going up to church now for the Vigil at 8 pm. So it's time for the talking snake sermon again. It seems bonkers... until you realise what it's really about, which is the besetting 21st Century problem, humanity exceeding the limits our nature puts on us. www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2023/04/08/w...

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Why the Talking Snake Matters: Sermon Preached on Saturday 8th April 2023 (Easter Vigil) - Gerry Lynch’s Blog

The Garden of Eden is a myth about what humans were before we had the capacity to exterminate other forms of life at our convenience Continue reading →

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

A sermon praising beauty, condemning bare materialism, explaining what nard is (a honeysuckle-like flower from the Himalayas) and asking the ladies of the parish if they'd like to sport a Sinead O'Connor-style buzzcut. www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2025/04/06/b...

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Beauty and Idols—A Sermon (Featuring Sinead O'Connor)

Beauty is 'useless': but it's a gift in a life that is sometimes hard, and a sign we are made for more than consuming and surviving.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Captured with a camera, not generated with AI...

A scenic image of a savanna at sunset with a dramatic sky. The foreground features tall, dry grass and several zebras grazing or walking. Two zebras are prominently visible, facing away from the camera, showing their black and white striped patterns. In the background, there are more zebras scattered across the landscape. The horizon displays a range of hills or mountains silhouetted against a vibrant orange and yellow sunset, with dark, heavy clouds above, creating a striking contrast. The overall atmosphere is serene yet dramatic, capturing the beauty of the African wilderness.

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William Crawley @williamcrawley.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Trump announces 10% reciprocal tariff for United Kingdom and 20% for EU.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Kyiv before the war.... Lavrska Street, 11 August 2017. © Gerry Lynch.

A city street scene at dusk with a yellow tram in the center, moving along tracks. In the background, there are several buildings with golden-domed roofs and crosses, indicating they are likely churches or cathedrals, surrounded by green trees. On the left, a red car and a white car are parked near a small tree, while on the right, a few people are walking near small shops with green roofs and a closed shutter. Streetlights and power lines are visible overhead, and the sky has a warm, orange hue from the setting sun.

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FFV (From FL & VA) @gildassapiens.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The era of broadcast television—and only broadcast television—was an incredible thing. Your audience is essentially the entire public; the entire public is gathered and shaped as one audience. “Mainstream,” whatever it might mean in the future, is unlikely ever to acquire that same cohesion again.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

What's your furthest north, south, east, west, up & down on dry land? North: Gullfoss 🇮🇸 64°19' South: Cape Agulhas 🇿🇦 34°50' East: Simatai 🇨🇳 117°17' West: Qualicum Beach 🇨🇦 124°26' Highest: Lisiu Mafika Pass 🇱🇸 3090m 🔼 sea level Lowest: Dead Sea shore. It was 437m 🔽 back then; the bit I was on is in 🇵🇸.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Our next Devizes Deanery Choral Evensong will take place St Mary the Virgin, Bishops Cannings at 6 pm on Sunday 30 March. For those who would like to sing, please feel free to turn up to the rehearsal on the day – the rehearsal will start promptly at 4.15 pm. 1/3

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Primrose morning, Great Cheverell churchyard. #Wiltshire

A serene scene features a small, old cemetery plot surrounded by a rusty iron fence. Two weathered stone crosses stand in the background, partially covered by green ivy and foliage. In the foreground, a vibrant patch of wildflowers blooms, with white, pink, and purple blossoms scattered across a lush green lawn, basking in soft sunlight. The overall atmosphere is peaceful and slightly nostalgic, blending nature with the quiet presence of the graves.

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Jonathan Brash, Labour MP for Hartlepool

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

If I’m being honest, I didn’t much like today’s readings when I sat down to prepare my sermon. I’m not sure that I enjoy them any the more now. But real religion, which actually sheds light on the human condition, is more than uplifting spiritual Prozac. www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2025/03/23/t...

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Time to Change Direction?—A Sermon

Today’s life-giving new insight may become stale and deadening over time. God may often ask us to change direction.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

St Thomas's in Salisbury today—a 21st Century font in a 15th Century building with a 16th Century painting of the last judgement.

A photograph of the interior of a Gothic-style church, taken from the central aisle looking toward the altar. The church features tall, pointed arches and stone columns that support a wooden ceiling with exposed beams. Rows of wooden pews line both sides of the aisle. At the center of the image, a large, modern wooden baptismal font shaped like an inverted cone stands prominently. Behind the font, a colorful medieval wall painting depicts a religious scene with figures and vibrant details, set within an arched frame. Stained glass windows on either side allow light to filter in, illuminating the space. The overall atmosphere is serene and historical, blending ancient architecture with a contemporary element.

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laudable Practice @laudablepractice.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

For Saint Patrick's Day: 1. Saul Church, built to mark the 1500th anniversary of Patrick's arrival. 2. A fine stained glass depiction of Patrick. 3. A memorial to the Irish Guards. Their regimental badge bears St. Patrick's saltire. 4. The traditional flag of Saint Patrick.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Another one for St Patrick's Day—the High Cross at Clones, Co. Monaghan, 27 March 2009.

A tall stone Celtic cross with intricate carvings stands prominently in the foreground, enclosed by a black metal fence with pointed tops. The cross features a circular ring intersecting the arms, typical of Celtic design. Behind the cross, a row of colorful buildings with pitched roofs lines the street, including a pink house, a white house with arched windows, and a yellow house with a dark roof. The sky is clear and blue, suggesting a bright, sunny day.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Hail glorious Saint Patrick, dear saint of our isle On us thy poor children bestow a sweet smile And now thou art high in the mansions above On Erin's green valleys look down in thy love

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

The natural beauties of the springtime raise our spirits and fill us with joy. But why should we find them beautiful? It makes no sense that we find the flowers beautiful unless, of course, our lives have deeper meaning and we are more than biological robots www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2025/03/16/n...

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New Life and the Cross—A Sermon

Our instinct for beauty is a sign that we were made for more than just life in time and space and matter.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest at a whopping 5,199 metres above sea level, shot from the outskirts of Timau in Meru County.

A scenic landscape featuring a lush green field with various bushes and tall grasses in the foreground. Scattered trees, including a prominent solitary tree on the right, dot the scene. In the midground, there are more trees and a few small houses with red roofs partially obscured by vegetation. In the background, a range of mountains rises, with a prominent jagged peak partially shrouded in mist under a clear sky.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

The Church became so consumed building God’s Kingdom on Earth that it stopped talking about Heaven. It started to hope that laws, treaties and international co-operation could bring the dark side of the human soul under control, and psychiatry might even cure it. www.gerrylynch.co.uk/2025/03/09/f...

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Faith in a Geopolitical Wilderness

In the geopolitical wilderness of 2025, we can live in terror of death or we can learn to trust God.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Afternoon light, Meru County, Kenya, 11 January 2025.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

We’re now in a geopolitical wilderness. The post-Cold War order has collapsed, something clear since Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion and now accelerating. Our 21st Century assumptions about how the world works stand revealed as illusions. 1/9

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I have no idea which version of what's happening in Latakia and Tartus to believe, but it's clearly Not Good.🙏🙏🙏 for Syria. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Worst violence in Syria since Assad fall as dozens killed in clashes

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 71 people died in clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I'm sure if Democrats start heckling all Trump's speeches, this will stop him being President. I bet it will also be whizzbang at showing people who voted for Trump despite being, you know, not TOTALLY convinced by him that they got it wrong.

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Gerry Lynch @therealgerrylynch.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

There isn't any way to change the fact that Trump is President; but here are eight things I think are being missed about what he means politically, and how to flourish personally while he’s in power. 1/9

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