Dan James
@danjames.bsky.social
Christian, Husband to Jay, Dad of Aoife, Welsh exile, Pastor of Eyres Monsell Community Church in Leicester (ForTheMonsell.co.uk)
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He who is good with a hammer thinks everything is a nail
October 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
He who is good with a hammer thinks everything is a nail
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You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
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There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today
June 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today
I may be late to this party, but not enough people are talking about how absolutely perfect BBC's Mum is/was. A genuinely hilarious and moving and brilliantly acted and written show. 3 series is not enough, but somehow perfectly right. Get on it people. #BBCMum
June 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I may be late to this party, but not enough people are talking about how absolutely perfect BBC's Mum is/was. A genuinely hilarious and moving and brilliantly acted and written show. 3 series is not enough, but somehow perfectly right. Get on it people. #BBCMum
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One of my students, 13, once said to me (god knows why) 'I hate immigrants.’
I said calmly 'I'm an immigrant' & he went red and apologised.
I said 'It's ok but watch this.'
Asked my form (who just thought I was being random as usual - didn't want to humiliate him) how many of their parents- (1/3)
I said calmly 'I'm an immigrant' & he went red and apologised.
I said 'It's ok but watch this.'
Asked my form (who just thought I was being random as usual - didn't want to humiliate him) how many of their parents- (1/3)
May 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
One of my students, 13, once said to me (god knows why) 'I hate immigrants.’
I said calmly 'I'm an immigrant' & he went red and apologised.
I said 'It's ok but watch this.'
Asked my form (who just thought I was being random as usual - didn't want to humiliate him) how many of their parents- (1/3)
I said calmly 'I'm an immigrant' & he went red and apologised.
I said 'It's ok but watch this.'
Asked my form (who just thought I was being random as usual - didn't want to humiliate him) how many of their parents- (1/3)
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After a gruelling bootcamp 133 Cardinals have made it through to judges houses. There they will compete to see who will make it to the live shows. Louis for the Over 25’s, Simon also for the Over 25’s and Danii Minogue for the groups (all of whom are over 25).
May 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
After a gruelling bootcamp 133 Cardinals have made it through to judges houses. There they will compete to see who will make it to the live shows. Louis for the Over 25’s, Simon also for the Over 25’s and Danii Minogue for the groups (all of whom are over 25).
Louder!!
The Great Commission is a call to make disciples, not converts.
We’re not here to make converts
We’re here to make disciples. Much popular preaching in the section of Matthew 28 that we’re taken to calling ‘the Great Commission’ gets my goat. It can amount to an exhortation to get the punters in by any means necessary as though the most important thing we’re doing is introducing new people to Jesus. Here’s the thing, Jesus tells us to go in all the earth…
nuakh.uk
May 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Louder!!
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The Great Commission is a call to make disciples, not converts.
We’re not here to make converts
We’re here to make disciples. Much popular preaching in the section of Matthew 28 that we’re taken to calling ‘the Great Commission’ gets my goat. It can amount to an exhortation to get the punters in by any means necessary as though the most important thing we’re doing is introducing new people to Jesus. Here’s the thing, Jesus tells us to go in all the earth…
nuakh.uk
May 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The Great Commission is a call to make disciples, not converts.
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News from the UK on the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism on VE Day
May 8, 2025 at 7:14 AM
News from the UK on the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism on VE Day
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
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[smoke in the Vatican turns orange]
Cardinal [shaking fist]: "JUST STOP OOOOIIILLL!!"
Cardinal [shaking fist]: "JUST STOP OOOOIIILLL!!"
May 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
[smoke in the Vatican turns orange]
Cardinal [shaking fist]: "JUST STOP OOOOIIILLL!!"
Cardinal [shaking fist]: "JUST STOP OOOOIIILLL!!"
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thanks, i’m calm now
May 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
thanks, i’m calm now
I managed to get 2 tickets to see @nickmohammed.bsky.social in Leicester in November, so I'm selling on the 2 tickets I had to see him in Northampton this month (23rd May)! Face value, front row - anyone want them, let me know and I can link you to the right SeeTickets place!
May 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I managed to get 2 tickets to see @nickmohammed.bsky.social in Leicester in November, so I'm selling on the 2 tickets I had to see him in Northampton this month (23rd May)! Face value, front row - anyone want them, let me know and I can link you to the right SeeTickets place!
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If I exclude from my income all my expenses I'm earning less than the minimum wage. This is a disgrace. I blame the government.
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
The analysts behind the calculation say professionals like doctors and lawyers are being priced out
www.thetimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If I exclude from my income all my expenses I'm earning less than the minimum wage. This is a disgrace. I blame the government.
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
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The minute I met my wife I knew I would make her mine. And within only six weeks I had her working in the family tin mine
April 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The minute I met my wife I knew I would make her mine. And within only six weeks I had her working in the family tin mine
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If you enjoy bittersweet comedy, then you may enjoy this web series I created, now all on BlueSky. It's been compared to Marion & Geoff which was a little bit lovely.
Follow the below thread to watch the whole thing 👇❤️
Follow the below thread to watch the whole thing 👇❤️
📺 Gary's Running Journey | Episode 1 | Beginning
April 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If you enjoy bittersweet comedy, then you may enjoy this web series I created, now all on BlueSky. It's been compared to Marion & Geoff which was a little bit lovely.
Follow the below thread to watch the whole thing 👇❤️
Follow the below thread to watch the whole thing 👇❤️
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Best drinking it straight from the can, if you put it in glasses it's unrecognisable.
April 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Best drinking it straight from the can, if you put it in glasses it's unrecognisable.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Three years ago, our warriors liberated Bucha from the Russian occupiers. And the world saw what the Russian occupation truly is: people killed in the streets, people tortured, graves in the yards.
Ukraine is fighting for the lives of its people.
Ukraine is fighting for the lives of its people.
March 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: Three years ago, our warriors liberated Bucha from the Russian occupiers. And the world saw what the Russian occupation truly is: people killed in the streets, people tortured, graves in the yards.
Ukraine is fighting for the lives of its people.
Ukraine is fighting for the lives of its people.
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You know what I’d call for if I was prime minister - more funding of youth clubs , extracurricular activities, and mental health support - but showing a film looks like concern while costing very little
March 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
You know what I’d call for if I was prime minister - more funding of youth clubs , extracurricular activities, and mental health support - but showing a film looks like concern while costing very little
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Just a reminder that I do not wish to be contacted to perform any dental work between now and January. Thank you.
March 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Just a reminder that I do not wish to be contacted to perform any dental work between now and January. Thank you.
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William Shatner is 94
Here’s what was going through his mind as he boldly went where a small group of people went before. Humble & haunting.
Here’s what was going through his mind as he boldly went where a small group of people went before. Humble & haunting.
March 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
William Shatner is 94
Here’s what was going through his mind as he boldly went where a small group of people went before. Humble & haunting.
Here’s what was going through his mind as he boldly went where a small group of people went before. Humble & haunting.
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I saw a UK evangelical leader post (on Facebook, yesterday) about the unique spiritual and social revivals that evangelicals experienced and cultivated in the 18th century - Wilberforce was specifically mentioned. I’m sick of this kind of narrative, when it’s just not true
March 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I saw a UK evangelical leader post (on Facebook, yesterday) about the unique spiritual and social revivals that evangelicals experienced and cultivated in the 18th century - Wilberforce was specifically mentioned. I’m sick of this kind of narrative, when it’s just not true
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March 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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I once saw a post saying Penelope Keith killed JFK and I posted it on social media thinking it was real.
March 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I once saw a post saying Penelope Keith killed JFK and I posted it on social media thinking it was real.