The Church Mouse
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Author of Beard Theology. Be kind, I’m only little. Interested in people, culture, faith and history. Blog at www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk. Beard stuff at www.beardtheology.com.
Really, BBC? “Too all-powerful”? As opposed to just about all-powerful enough?
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Really, BBC? “Too all-powerful”? As opposed to just about all-powerful enough?
The last open question from the defunct LLF process was to work out how we actually do doctrine. The attempt to answer that question has fallen rather short of the mark >>
The good old CofE has had a crack at defining what it means by “doctrine”. This Mouse thinks they have made a bit of a hash of it www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/11/the-...
The Church of England attempts to define doctrine | The Church Mouse Blog
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November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The last open question from the defunct LLF process was to work out how we actually do doctrine. The attempt to answer that question has fallen rather short of the mark >>
The good old CofE has had a crack at defining what it means by “doctrine”. This Mouse thinks they have made a bit of a hash of it www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/11/the-...
The Church of England attempts to define doctrine | The Church Mouse Blog
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November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The good old CofE has had a crack at defining what it means by “doctrine”. This Mouse thinks they have made a bit of a hash of it www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/11/the-...
Writing a new blog post ... first one in a while! The Church of England still can't work out how to do doctrine.
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Writing a new blog post ... first one in a while! The Church of England still can't work out how to do doctrine.
Slightly shocked by the latest report by the Faith and Order Commission on the nature of doctrine in the Church of England. It is an interesting read, but makes no mention whatsoever of any previous work by the Church of England on the matter. It is entirely derived from first principles.
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Slightly shocked by the latest report by the Faith and Order Commission on the nature of doctrine in the Church of England. It is an interesting read, but makes no mention whatsoever of any previous work by the Church of England on the matter. It is entirely derived from first principles.
Anyone want a game of That’s My Favourite Spy Ship?
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Anyone want a game of That’s My Favourite Spy Ship?
A short thread on international spy ships and why the British have the best one.
Bond is still trying to keep the British end up, it seems with this small but advanced British drone spy ship. We win, I think.
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A short thread on international spy ships and why the British have the best one.
Bond is still trying to keep the British end up, it seems with this small but advanced British drone spy ship. We win, I think.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Bond is still trying to keep the British end up, it seems with this small but advanced British drone spy ship. We win, I think.
For the Chinese, size clearly matters when it comes to spy ships
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
For the Chinese, size clearly matters when it comes to spy ships
The Americans are all function and no aesthetic with their spy ship
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Americans are all function and no aesthetic with their spy ship
I have to admit I’m a bit disappointed by this. Not exactly what I imagined an advanced Russian spy ship would look like. Seems more like a Norwegian deep sea fishing vessel to me.
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I have to admit I’m a bit disappointed by this. Not exactly what I imagined an advanced Russian spy ship would look like. Seems more like a Norwegian deep sea fishing vessel to me.
Using the phrase “prone to error” is surely Pichai’s pitch to be the Gerald Ratner of tech.
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Using the phrase “prone to error” is surely Pichai’s pitch to be the Gerald Ratner of tech.
The folly of this is almost beyond belief. Even if you believed that Musk is a uniquely talented leader, the idea that the only possible motivation to keep him actively involved with Tesla is to drown him more money that anyone in human history has had is the definition of madness.
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The folly of this is almost beyond belief. Even if you believed that Musk is a uniquely talented leader, the idea that the only possible motivation to keep him actively involved with Tesla is to drown him more money that anyone in human history has had is the definition of madness.
If any CNC members are reading this, could you hurry up a bit please.
September 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If any CNC members are reading this, could you hurry up a bit please.
I see the government have achieved their stated ambition - “one out”. Can we move on from this now?
September 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I see the government have achieved their stated ambition - “one out”. Can we move on from this now?
Are we treating the data behind the “quiet revival” claims the same way we would treat negative data about church attendance? I don’t think so.
🚨New on The Church Mouse Blog | The Quiet Revival under the microscope. 🚨 Mouse takes a closer look at the data behind the claims. www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/08/the-...
The Quiet Revival under the microscope | The Church Mouse Blog
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August 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Are we treating the data behind the “quiet revival” claims the same way we would treat negative data about church attendance? I don’t think so.
🚨New on The Church Mouse Blog | The Quiet Revival under the microscope. 🚨 Mouse takes a closer look at the data behind the claims. www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/08/the-...
The Quiet Revival under the microscope | The Church Mouse Blog
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August 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
🚨New on The Church Mouse Blog | The Quiet Revival under the microscope. 🚨 Mouse takes a closer look at the data behind the claims. www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk/2025/08/the-...
Apologies for the delay - finally got round to my second blog post on the data behind the Quiet Revival research and why I don't trust it. Will be up on Monday.
August 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Apologies for the delay - finally got round to my second blog post on the data behind the Quiet Revival research and why I don't trust it. Will be up on Monday.
Hard to think of a worse model for peace than to try to imitate the situation in the West Bank.
August 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hard to think of a worse model for peace than to try to imitate the situation in the West Bank.
Bishop of Fulham interrupts concert in his dressing gown. news.sky.com/story/this-i...
Bishop in dressing gown interrupts church concert - and asks crowd to 'leave my house'
"This work deserves respect, not to be disparaged as a terrible racket," an audience member told Sky News. "They put their heart and soul into it."
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July 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Bishop of Fulham interrupts concert in his dressing gown. news.sky.com/story/this-i...
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Thank you @CommonsCMS, for recognising in your letter to @DCMS the importance of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, need for a clear future beyond 2026, and the role played by churches as hubs in their community. #Church @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @churchofengland.org @synodnews.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thank you @CommonsCMS, for recognising in your letter to @DCMS the importance of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, need for a clear future beyond 2026, and the role played by churches as hubs in their community. #Church @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @churchofengland.org @synodnews.bsky.social
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The World Population divided in two equal parts
July 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The World Population divided in two equal parts
Trying to keep calm. Only another 1,305 days.
June 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trying to keep calm. Only another 1,305 days.
It is laughable and utterly nonsensical.
June 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It is laughable and utterly nonsensical.
It seems Anglican Ink has copied and pasted an entire blog post of mine and labeled it an Op Ed without asking me. They do link and attribute but still…
June 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It seems Anglican Ink has copied and pasted an entire blog post of mine and labeled it an Op Ed without asking me. They do link and attribute but still…