Daniel Bentley
@danielbentley.bsky.social
Candidate for Priesthood, Episcopal Diocese of New York. Studying at a trade school on the Potomac. Cultus Dei Sapientia Hominis.
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Daniel Bentley
@danielbentley.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hey, new followers.
I’m Daniel. I’m a postulant (priest-in-training) from the Episcopal Diocese of New York and I’m at seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.
I’m originally from England and despite that wasn’t Anglican until about 4 years ago.
I’m LGBTQ+ affirming and support reproductive rights.
I’m Daniel. I’m a postulant (priest-in-training) from the Episcopal Diocese of New York and I’m at seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.
I’m originally from England and despite that wasn’t Anglican until about 4 years ago.
I’m LGBTQ+ affirming and support reproductive rights.
Fried by the French.
Name your fav way to eat potatoes
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Fried by the French.
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NPR: it’s the 26th and Christmas is over
Me: behold the real War on Christmas
Me: behold the real War on Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NPR: it’s the 26th and Christmas is over
Me: behold the real War on Christmas
Me: behold the real War on Christmas
Same with the response to Bishop Mariann’s homily.
one thing that’s annoyed me about the response to ‘wake up dead man’ is atheists saying things like “damn i wish all religious people/priests were like this”. like, go to church. it’s full of them😭
December 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Same with the response to Bishop Mariann’s homily.
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen
Saw a pizza on the ground
Deep pan, crisp and even
On the feast of Stephen
Saw a pizza on the ground
Deep pan, crisp and even
December 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen
Saw a pizza on the ground
Deep pan, crisp and even
On the feast of Stephen
Saw a pizza on the ground
Deep pan, crisp and even
Dinner was a hit.
December 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Dinner was a hit.
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It’s also canonically foreshadowed in both nativity accounts: the gifts of the Magi include grave goods and the language of wrapping Jesus in bands of cloth is the same language Luke uses to describe his preparation for burial.
ok, so this is something I've thought a fair bit about, I've never been a practicing Christian but like, I know the lore
it's literally on a narrative level flashing forward to the death of a person while celebrating their birth and foregrounding them as a baby
it's just obviously morbid!
it's literally on a narrative level flashing forward to the death of a person while celebrating their birth and foregrounding them as a baby
it's just obviously morbid!
Apropos of nothing, using the cross as a symbol of Christmas is weird? Like, the cross is a Good Friday/Easter thing. You already have the star of Bethlehem and all of the other seasonal stuff.
That's like using the Magen David at Hanukkah; sure you can but the menorah and dreidel are right there.
That's like using the Magen David at Hanukkah; sure you can but the menorah and dreidel are right there.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It’s also canonically foreshadowed in both nativity accounts: the gifts of the Magi include grave goods and the language of wrapping Jesus in bands of cloth is the same language Luke uses to describe his preparation for burial.
My last Christmas without a collar was lovely. Chill. Low key. Relaxing. 😌
December 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My last Christmas without a collar was lovely. Chill. Low key. Relaxing. 😌
Both. Same with Pentecost and Easter.
Is Epiphany the final day of the celebration of Christmas or the first of a new thing? Discuss.
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Both. Same with Pentecost and Easter.
Our celebrant this evening is a heavily pregnant woman and I can’t think of a better way to embody incarnation.
December 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Our celebrant this evening is a heavily pregnant woman and I can’t think of a better way to embody incarnation.
My 3 year old is “reading” his Bible:
“And Mary took Jesus out of the water. And Jesus saw a fire. And Jesus was afraid of the bugs. And Jesus he was afraid of the big wave. And Jesus went up the big mountain AND THERE WAS FIRE”
“And Mary took Jesus out of the water. And Jesus saw a fire. And Jesus was afraid of the bugs. And Jesus he was afraid of the big wave. And Jesus went up the big mountain AND THERE WAS FIRE”
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My 3 year old is “reading” his Bible:
“And Mary took Jesus out of the water. And Jesus saw a fire. And Jesus was afraid of the bugs. And Jesus he was afraid of the big wave. And Jesus went up the big mountain AND THERE WAS FIRE”
“And Mary took Jesus out of the water. And Jesus saw a fire. And Jesus was afraid of the bugs. And Jesus he was afraid of the big wave. And Jesus went up the big mountain AND THERE WAS FIRE”
December 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yesterday was day 3 of potty training and R took himself to the potty on his own and went multiple times. We cracked it!
Today? Sike!
Today? Sike!
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Yesterday was day 3 of potty training and R took himself to the potty on his own and went multiple times. We cracked it!
Today? Sike!
Today? Sike!
This administration frequently releases the kind of graphics we used to mock North Korea for.
Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.
December 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This administration frequently releases the kind of graphics we used to mock North Korea for.
Let your school-aged child know how many days it is until my ordination
December 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Let your school-aged child know how many days it is until my ordination
Reading this with Gonzo emphasis.
Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.
Numbers 26.11 (NRSV)
Numbers 26.11 (NRSV)
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reading this with Gonzo emphasis.
Good church news! St. Peter’s Westchester Square, whose fourth rector was a certain Samuel Seabury, has re-opened after closing since COVID. 📕
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December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Good church news! St. Peter’s Westchester Square, whose fourth rector was a certain Samuel Seabury, has re-opened after closing since COVID. 📕
myemail.constantcontact.com/---Monday-Mo...
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a Masterclass in advertising
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
a Masterclass in advertising
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I saw some Instagram post about human-centered preaching vs God-centered preaching and it was really good but I can't find it.
paraphrasing:
Human-centered: Joseph trusted in God's plans. Be like Joseph
God-centered: This is what God did with Joseph's confusion. This is what God does with ours.
paraphrasing:
Human-centered: Joseph trusted in God's plans. Be like Joseph
God-centered: This is what God did with Joseph's confusion. This is what God does with ours.
December 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I saw some Instagram post about human-centered preaching vs God-centered preaching and it was really good but I can't find it.
paraphrasing:
Human-centered: Joseph trusted in God's plans. Be like Joseph
God-centered: This is what God did with Joseph's confusion. This is what God does with ours.
paraphrasing:
Human-centered: Joseph trusted in God's plans. Be like Joseph
God-centered: This is what God did with Joseph's confusion. This is what God does with ours.
hero.
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
hero.
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Clergy watching any kind of show involving clergy: ‘That vestment/color/phrasing is wrong’ or ‘that is actually misconduct.’
Regular viewers: yeah but the priest is hot
Regular viewers: yeah but the priest is hot
Doctor watching medical drama: "That detail is wrong."
Regular viewers: Interesting!
Cop watching crime drama: "That detail is wrong."
Regular viewers: Interesting!
Historian watching history drama: "That detail is wrong."
Regular viewers: It iS NoT A DoCuMeNtArY!
Regular viewers: Interesting!
Cop watching crime drama: "That detail is wrong."
Regular viewers: Interesting!
Historian watching history drama: "That detail is wrong."
Regular viewers: It iS NoT A DoCuMeNtArY!
Vintage Disappointed GIF
ALT: Vintage Disappointed GIF
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December 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Clergy watching any kind of show involving clergy: ‘That vestment/color/phrasing is wrong’ or ‘that is actually misconduct.’
Regular viewers: yeah but the priest is hot
Regular viewers: yeah but the priest is hot
A critique that has been leveled at my sermons is that they don’t contain many action items. No “now go and do this…” moments. I think this is ultimately because I care more that people hear what God has done and is doing, than moral instruction from the pulpit.
December 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A critique that has been leveled at my sermons is that they don’t contain many action items. No “now go and do this…” moments. I think this is ultimately because I care more that people hear what God has done and is doing, than moral instruction from the pulpit.
Others are making this point and it’s accurate.
I don't think it's cold water at all. I rather suspect young men going trad are doing so because they want to live a life of justifiable dominance over a bang maid, not because they have any especially pious disposition that would encourage them to join the clergy.
December 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Others are making this point and it’s accurate.
This is wild, and cold water on the “young people are all becoming trads” narrative. For comparison,The Episcopal Diocese of New York has more than that in formation for the priesthood and we’re *only* 170 congregations and 42,000 members. 📕
December 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is wild, and cold water on the “young people are all becoming trads” narrative. For comparison,The Episcopal Diocese of New York has more than that in formation for the priesthood and we’re *only* 170 congregations and 42,000 members. 📕
I want to throw up.
Gregory Bovino posted video co-opting Isaiah 6:8 as if it's about God calling people to join US Border Control. Department of Homeland Security previously made video with this verse (& others misusing other verses): publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...
A #ChristianNationalist heresy!
A #ChristianNationalist heresy!
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I want to throw up.