Paul Parker
@jpaulp90.bsky.social
He/Him. Methodist Presbyter, not Quaker Recording Clerk. Geeky. Shouty. Pro-liberation. Likes boardgames, DnD, Folk music. Tries to sew. Drives an EV. Queer. Talks too much, too often and too banally. Views my own
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Honestly, is there *anyone* who isn't jumping on the Poisson Steve trend?
Taylor Swift’s official social team hints at an orange-themed album era.
August 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Honestly, is there *anyone* who isn't jumping on the Poisson Steve trend?
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When she was just 26 Florence Merriam wrote the first guide to birding with binoculars in 1889. And she slipped in this incredible feminist gem:
July 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
When she was just 26 Florence Merriam wrote the first guide to birding with binoculars in 1889. And she slipped in this incredible feminist gem:
A friend has been tallying speakers on the stationing review at #MethodistConf and come up with
Speaker breakdown:
13 ordained
7 lay (2 of whom identified as clergy spouses)
Speaker breakdown:
13 ordained
7 lay (2 of whom identified as clergy spouses)
July 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A friend has been tallying speakers on the stationing review at #MethodistConf and come up with
Speaker breakdown:
13 ordained
7 lay (2 of whom identified as clergy spouses)
Speaker breakdown:
13 ordained
7 lay (2 of whom identified as clergy spouses)
Beckly Lecture (hosted by the Joint Public Issues Team) time at #MethodistConf! Anthonie Reddie on "Whiteness is the sea not the shark: a post-colonial critique of British Methodism"
June 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Beckly Lecture (hosted by the Joint Public Issues Team) time at #MethodistConf! Anthonie Reddie on "Whiteness is the sea not the shark: a post-colonial critique of British Methodism"
A moment of minor confusion followed by much mirth as #MethodistConf transitions from Lydia to Lyngham midway through singing O For a Thousand Tongues, and concluded with a verse of Cranbrook (On Ilkley Moor Baht 'At).
June 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A moment of minor confusion followed by much mirth as #MethodistConf transitions from Lydia to Lyngham midway through singing O For a Thousand Tongues, and concluded with a verse of Cranbrook (On Ilkley Moor Baht 'At).
Representative Session of #MethodistConf 2025 begins
June 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Representative Session of #MethodistConf 2025 begins
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This. All day, every day, this.
It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
June 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This. All day, every day, this.
The Methodist Women in Britain Fringe Event at #MethodistConf. Kathy Galloway presents the Mary Bosquanet lecture
June 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Methodist Women in Britain Fringe Event at #MethodistConf. Kathy Galloway presents the Mary Bosquanet lecture
Back at #MethodistConf. Halfway through Presbyteral Session
June 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Back at #MethodistConf. Halfway through Presbyteral Session
I am once again pitching my romantic comedy:
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
June 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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SUBMIT TO MY PRESS! We're weird. 💚
It's that time of year again, folks! Submissions open in under two weeks. For full info, get yourself over to thebraag.co 💀💚
June 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
SUBMIT TO MY PRESS! We're weird. 💚
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RIP Walter Brueggemann www.walterbrueggemann.com/2025/06/05/i...
Walter Brueggemann: In Memory
Walter Brueggemann passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife, Tia, his sons, James and John, and their families. To read his online biography, click here.…
www.walterbrueggemann.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
RIP Walter Brueggemann www.walterbrueggemann.com/2025/06/05/i...
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More pictures from the Trans Kids Deserve Better action today.
May 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
More pictures from the Trans Kids Deserve Better action today.
Clergy pals ... Have HMRC stopped posting out the Self-Assessment and Minister of Religion tax forms?
April 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Clergy pals ... Have HMRC stopped posting out the Self-Assessment and Minister of Religion tax forms?
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Who needs a planet when you can have pretty PowerPoints?
April 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Who needs a planet when you can have pretty PowerPoints?
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i once heard a queer kid explain that one of the things that brings them the most relief and comfort is seeing a tattered pride flag with faded colors - because that's a sign of a place where a pride flag can soak in the sun and breeze for years and years.
I was scared to first put up a queer pride flag (red state resident) but the biggest surprise was how much more often people stopped by my house asking for help: stuck motorists, unhoused neighbors, etc.
Some told me outright that the flag made them guess that I cared about them and that's correct
Some told me outright that the flag made them guess that I cared about them and that's correct
With all of the anti-drag, transphobic, queerphobic nonsense about lately, I wanted to install a flag that demonstrates queer pride, so here it is. Trans and proud. Queer and proud.
April 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
i once heard a queer kid explain that one of the things that brings them the most relief and comfort is seeing a tattered pride flag with faded colors - because that's a sign of a place where a pride flag can soak in the sun and breeze for years and years.
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Whenever I see this British Birds advert, I can't help but think that it's an opportunity to advertise using UK avifauna.
Fulmars shilling for Tesco.
Willow tits flogging car insurance.
Song thrushes promoting B&Q.
Barn owls trailing banners for huul.
Fulmars shilling for Tesco.
Willow tits flogging car insurance.
Song thrushes promoting B&Q.
Barn owls trailing banners for huul.
April 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Whenever I see this British Birds advert, I can't help but think that it's an opportunity to advertise using UK avifauna.
Fulmars shilling for Tesco.
Willow tits flogging car insurance.
Song thrushes promoting B&Q.
Barn owls trailing banners for huul.
Fulmars shilling for Tesco.
Willow tits flogging car insurance.
Song thrushes promoting B&Q.
Barn owls trailing banners for huul.
This is one I was gutted to miss! #SST25
Tuning into @markdruss.bsky.social’s paper (Nottingham) on British Quakerism and whiteness. #SST25
April 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is one I was gutted to miss! #SST25
Awww yaaay. I've bumped into some cool new people and some familiar faces! #SST is off to great start for me! Plus, bring on the bodies!!!
April 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Awww yaaay. I've bumped into some cool new people and some familiar faces! #SST is off to great start for me! Plus, bring on the bodies!!!
Prep for attending SST is getting serious and very colour co-ordinated!!
(Fully expecting my brain to have melted by the end of my time there!)
(Fully expecting my brain to have melted by the end of my time there!)
April 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Prep for attending SST is getting serious and very colour co-ordinated!!
(Fully expecting my brain to have melted by the end of my time there!)
(Fully expecting my brain to have melted by the end of my time there!)
Okay. Time is fast approaching to lock-in some outfits.
Key questions are:
1. Collar or not collar
2. Where on the formal-informal continuum.
Obviously I'll dress comfortably. (Both physically and how I hold myself). And I know it doesn't really matter.
Key questions are:
1. Collar or not collar
2. Where on the formal-informal continuum.
Obviously I'll dress comfortably. (Both physically and how I hold myself). And I know it doesn't really matter.
No, I have no idea what I'm going to wear.
Yes, of course I'm thinking about that already.
Yes, I am excited.
Yes there's also something very intimidating about going.
I know two of you'll be there, but do lemme know if I can look forward to seeing you there!!
Yes, of course I'm thinking about that already.
Yes, I am excited.
Yes there's also something very intimidating about going.
I know two of you'll be there, but do lemme know if I can look forward to seeing you there!!
March 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Okay. Time is fast approaching to lock-in some outfits.
Key questions are:
1. Collar or not collar
2. Where on the formal-informal continuum.
Obviously I'll dress comfortably. (Both physically and how I hold myself). And I know it doesn't really matter.
Key questions are:
1. Collar or not collar
2. Where on the formal-informal continuum.
Obviously I'll dress comfortably. (Both physically and how I hold myself). And I know it doesn't really matter.
In a rare coincidence of getting my service printed by 10pm last night, having a 10.45 service today and happening to wake up nicely this morning... I've managed a cup of tea with my Sunday breakfast!! Which is unheard of!
(It's 50/50 whether I manage breakfast most Sundays tbh).
(It's 50/50 whether I manage breakfast most Sundays tbh).
March 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In a rare coincidence of getting my service printed by 10pm last night, having a 10.45 service today and happening to wake up nicely this morning... I've managed a cup of tea with my Sunday breakfast!! Which is unheard of!
(It's 50/50 whether I manage breakfast most Sundays tbh).
(It's 50/50 whether I manage breakfast most Sundays tbh).
Hey UK clergy ... What's the clergy tax firm you all rave about?
March 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hey UK clergy ... What's the clergy tax firm you all rave about?
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A straight couple caused The Fall and a queer family destroyed its sting.
February 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A straight couple caused The Fall and a queer family destroyed its sting.