A colorful breakfast plate includes toasted bread slices, fried egg, black pudding, sausages, hash browns, baked beans, tomato slices, and steamed broccoli. A packet of Lurpak butter is placed on the edge of the plate.
Is this some kind of sick joke?
This is by far one of the craziest bus journeys ever!
Most weeks, but not quite every week, I make a miscellany on my blog sharing a mixture of articles, photos, songs and videos. Here's a playlist of the songs I chose in 2025. It's a mix of whatever caught my fancy so best to use the randomizer
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@haddenturner.bsky.social Great to see this in the wild!
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‘The greatest commandment is amongst other things a commandment to full engagement in the act of worship’
Thought-provoking, NOT boring from the @simplepastor.bsky.social
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this is mesmerizing
Goodbye Budapest
Table showing the countries with the 10 largest Muslim populations.
Table showing the countries with the largest Christian populations.
Nigeria has the world’s fifth-largest Muslim population and its sixth-largest Christian population. It is the only country that ranks among both the 10 largest Muslim populations and the 10 largest Christian populations.
Generosity towards others was, and is, as essential mark of the New Testament way of life.
Libraries are amazing & we shouldn't ever let them disappear. What a society where you could read thousands of books over a lifetime for FREE!
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Almost none of the songs I sing in church are drawn from the life of Jesus. There are very few based on what I read in the Gospels BEFORE the cross. Or at least I can't think of many
Give me your best hymns & songs that draw on the life/teachings of Jesus as we read in the Gospels BEFORE the cross
Better late than never. Probably.
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‘The greatest commandment is amongst other things a commandment to full engagement in the act of worship’
Thought-provoking, NOT boring from ‘the Simple Pastor!
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Not shocked to see where Sweden comes on this list
Two of the most brutal sentences in the Bible:
"Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord." (1 Sam 2:12).
God save us from religious leaders like that.
While the summer was probably nice in Poland or Denmark this is yet another reminder that Europe must adapt to higher temperatures quickly.
I take time to read this blog whenever I remember. A shame it’s not on Substack as X is not somewhere I like to spend much time thesimplepastor.co.uk/god-is-pro-j... Thanks @simplepastor.bsky.social
Thanks Virginia - much appreciated! I've been running a personal blog for about 20 years so I didn't want to migrate it to Substack after all this time. But you can subscribe to the feed or sign up to get content by email if that helps?
Just added & refreshed, if you check that post again!
We've just passed the 1st anniversary of my father's death. This was, it turns out, his last annual Christmas newsletter reflection. Poignant to say the least.
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"O may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in his grace,
And guide us when perplexed,
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next."
#dailyhymn
I was recently interviewed for the New Ground Leadership podcast. Fascinating to reflect that we're having this topic whereas five to ten years ago we wouldn't!
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UPDATED: Our interactive table shows the religious makeup of 201 countries and territories. pewrsr.ch/43usV6q?ut...
You can explore our new estimates of the religious composition of every country, by count and share here: www.pewresearch.org/religion/fea...
For example, here's a clip showing countries with the highest unaffiliated shares in 2020:
The UN pojects it will peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s but they are constantly revising that. Some think it will peak at 9 billion in 2050s and then fall dramatically.
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"Finish then thy new creation,
Pure and sinless let us be;
Let us see thy great salvation,
Perfectly restored in thee:
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heav'n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise!"
#dailyhymn
A graphic showing hyper-extremes of how “church” is experienced - working on next book which addresses how wrong understandings of church drastically can impact our spiritual growth. - Any feedback appreciated.
