David Rowe
@mrdavidrowe.bsky.social
School Chaplain, Anglican priest, immigrant to the US, panoramic Trinitarian. I wrote 'The Proverbs of Middle-earth' and like to paraphrase the Psalms.
So friends: HOLY MOOT II is coming!
If you have contributions worth hearing on the interplay of Tolkien and Theology, please be in touch!
If you have contributions worth hearing on the interplay of Tolkien and Theology, please be in touch!
December 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So friends: HOLY MOOT II is coming!
If you have contributions worth hearing on the interplay of Tolkien and Theology, please be in touch!
If you have contributions worth hearing on the interplay of Tolkien and Theology, please be in touch!
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More people should follow @digitaltolkien.com. It's the most useful site for studying the books, and it's pretty cool, too. The work James and his team have done really makes my work on Tolkien easier. If I wonder how JRRT uses a certain word or words, this site is my first stop.
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
More people should follow @digitaltolkien.com. It's the most useful site for studying the books, and it's pretty cool, too. The work James and his team have done really makes my work on Tolkien easier. If I wonder how JRRT uses a certain word or words, this site is my first stop.
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Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
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23 December 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Max Adolf Frits Cohen, was born at The Hague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
23 December 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Max Adolf Frits Cohen, was born at The Hague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Yesterday, I 'performed' at my first piano recital. It was kinda humbling to be an adult beginner surrounded by 7-11 year olds (many of whom were better than me).
I have a theory that the discomfort of being a beginner is one of our major obstacles to flourishing.
I have a theory that the discomfort of being a beginner is one of our major obstacles to flourishing.
a cartoon cat in a tuxedo is playing the piano .
ALT: a cartoon cat in a tuxedo is playing the piano .
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December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yesterday, I 'performed' at my first piano recital. It was kinda humbling to be an adult beginner surrounded by 7-11 year olds (many of whom were better than me).
I have a theory that the discomfort of being a beginner is one of our major obstacles to flourishing.
I have a theory that the discomfort of being a beginner is one of our major obstacles to flourishing.
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I was just futzing w/ Apple Maps, and I discovered that part of the Illinois/Indiana border still respects what was once a severe meander in the Wabash River.
Apparently since the border was set, the river has cut a new straight channel, leaving just an oxbow lake & a weird border kink as evidence.
Apparently since the border was set, the river has cut a new straight channel, leaving just an oxbow lake & a weird border kink as evidence.
December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I was just futzing w/ Apple Maps, and I discovered that part of the Illinois/Indiana border still respects what was once a severe meander in the Wabash River.
Apparently since the border was set, the river has cut a new straight channel, leaving just an oxbow lake & a weird border kink as evidence.
Apparently since the border was set, the river has cut a new straight channel, leaving just an oxbow lake & a weird border kink as evidence.
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Holiday sale ads making you frantic? Retreat with me to the leisurely Southfarthing with new prints today of this rarely-glimpsed and very special region of the Shire. More links in comments! #Tolkien #TolkienArt #OldWinyards #OldToby #Hobbits www.miriamellis.com/product-page...
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Holiday sale ads making you frantic? Retreat with me to the leisurely Southfarthing with new prints today of this rarely-glimpsed and very special region of the Shire. More links in comments! #Tolkien #TolkienArt #OldWinyards #OldToby #Hobbits www.miriamellis.com/product-page...
There is approximately 300% too much food here. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
There is approximately 300% too much food here. Happy Thanksgiving!
Couldn’t put this in our salad. Too alive!
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Couldn’t put this in our salad. Too alive!
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The Christian ought to “know your enemy” so that they might better love them.
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Christian ought to “know your enemy” so that they might better love them.
10 years ago, an old friend told me she wanted to find her faith again but didn’t know how. We met online weekly for 3 months, by which time she’d started praying again; 6 months later she’d joined a church and was writing worship songs.
Don’t give up on your "ex-Christian" friends.
Don’t give up on your "ex-Christian" friends.
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
10 years ago, an old friend told me she wanted to find her faith again but didn’t know how. We met online weekly for 3 months, by which time she’d started praying again; 6 months later she’d joined a church and was writing worship songs.
Don’t give up on your "ex-Christian" friends.
Don’t give up on your "ex-Christian" friends.
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Locations of Lord of the Rings places. 🏔️
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Locations of Lord of the Rings places. 🏔️
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Was talking to a friend this week and she said her timeline is all church controversies and I said mine is all birds and I think mine wins.
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Was talking to a friend this week and she said her timeline is all church controversies and I said mine is all birds and I think mine wins.
Before ordination, you go through a long 'discernment process' wherein your brothers and sisters prayerfully work through your calling with you.
I wish we (the Church) did something like this for all believers, not just clergy vocations. Knowing your calling is for everyone!
I wish we (the Church) did something like this for all believers, not just clergy vocations. Knowing your calling is for everyone!
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Before ordination, you go through a long 'discernment process' wherein your brothers and sisters prayerfully work through your calling with you.
I wish we (the Church) did something like this for all believers, not just clergy vocations. Knowing your calling is for everyone!
I wish we (the Church) did something like this for all believers, not just clergy vocations. Knowing your calling is for everyone!
Been thinking about the times in my life when I had most adventures and from which I have the most stories to tell. The common factors? I was out of my comfort zone following God, and almost penniless.
It's almost as if safety, ease, and affluence breeds bland, tepid dullness.
It's almost as if safety, ease, and affluence breeds bland, tepid dullness.
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Been thinking about the times in my life when I had most adventures and from which I have the most stories to tell. The common factors? I was out of my comfort zone following God, and almost penniless.
It's almost as if safety, ease, and affluence breeds bland, tepid dullness.
It's almost as if safety, ease, and affluence breeds bland, tepid dullness.
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Today, November 1st, is All Saints’ Day. All Saints is the second most common church dedication in England, after St Mary. In rural Derbyshire, we care for a church with this very common dedication: All Saints', Ballidon.
📷© CB Newham
📷© CB Newham
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today, November 1st, is All Saints’ Day. All Saints is the second most common church dedication in England, after St Mary. In rural Derbyshire, we care for a church with this very common dedication: All Saints', Ballidon.
📷© CB Newham
📷© CB Newham
One of my favourite things about the US is that I have never heard of most of these.
October 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
One of my favourite things about the US is that I have never heard of most of these.
'Gafcon has re-ordered the Anglican Communion by restoring its original structure as a fellowship of autonomous provinces bound together by the Formularies of the Reformation... we are now the Global Anglican Communion.'
Quite a big deal. Time to pray.
gafcon.org/communique-u...
Quite a big deal. Time to pray.
gafcon.org/communique-u...
The Future Has Arrived - GAFCON: Global Anglicans
To our dear Anglican brothers and sisters in Christ. Grace and peace to you in the name of our risen Lord Jesus Christ, on the Commemoration of the martyrdom of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley. The f...
gafcon.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
'Gafcon has re-ordered the Anglican Communion by restoring its original structure as a fellowship of autonomous provinces bound together by the Formularies of the Reformation... we are now the Global Anglican Communion.'
Quite a big deal. Time to pray.
gafcon.org/communique-u...
Quite a big deal. Time to pray.
gafcon.org/communique-u...
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A Brief History of Let’s Bring Back The Good Old Days
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October 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A Brief History of Let’s Bring Back The Good Old Days
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Curry < Leftover curry the next day
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Curry < Leftover curry the next day
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I think we should call it 2 Civil 2 War
ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Texas National Guard troops have arrived at an Army Reserve center south of Chicago ahead of expected deployment.
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I think we should call it 2 Civil 2 War
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The "Department of Homeland Security" which is living up to its Orwellian name has posted a video on Facebook of agents arresting (alleged) illegal aliens and titled the video "Bag it. Tag it. Take it down."
This is grotesque. Even assuming every person in the video committed some criminal act,
This is grotesque. Even assuming every person in the video committed some criminal act,
October 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The "Department of Homeland Security" which is living up to its Orwellian name has posted a video on Facebook of agents arresting (alleged) illegal aliens and titled the video "Bag it. Tag it. Take it down."
This is grotesque. Even assuming every person in the video committed some criminal act,
This is grotesque. Even assuming every person in the video committed some criminal act,
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