Andrew Rampton
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Why practices to connect us with our own humanity, each other, & perhaps something bigger, really matter now—
And can help keep us more whole, less responding on their terms & more on our own, more making choices as the people we wish to be.
Practical tips & bigger picture here:
Why practices to connect us with our own humanity, each other, & perhaps something bigger, really matter now—
And can help keep us more whole, less responding on their terms & more on our own, more making choices as the people we wish to be.
Practical tips & bigger picture here:
fortify inside
why spiritual practice matters during the rising authoritarian tide
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February 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New:
Why practices to connect us with our own humanity, each other, & perhaps something bigger, really matter now—
And can help keep us more whole, less responding on their terms & more on our own, more making choices as the people we wish to be.
Practical tips & bigger picture here:
Why practices to connect us with our own humanity, each other, & perhaps something bigger, really matter now—
And can help keep us more whole, less responding on their terms & more on our own, more making choices as the people we wish to be.
Practical tips & bigger picture here:
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GENRES ARE MARKETING TOOLS NOT RULES
different line of explains a lot than air is stuff, but literary genres are marketing tools, not rules ! also that ancient cultures interacted with each other
December 28, 2024 at 9:10 PM
GENRES ARE MARKETING TOOLS NOT RULES
Favourite at the moment is the Wexford Carol. That tune is absolutely glorious.
Least favourite is Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (which are two sides of the same horrid coin in my mind).
Least favourite is Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (which are two sides of the same horrid coin in my mind).
December 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Favourite at the moment is the Wexford Carol. That tune is absolutely glorious.
Least favourite is Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (which are two sides of the same horrid coin in my mind).
Least favourite is Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (which are two sides of the same horrid coin in my mind).
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If 20 years of research on the effects of plastics had taught me anything, it's that everyone thinks it's awful and then nothing changes.
Every single story about microplastics would, in a sane world, be sufficient to prompt a civilization-wide reconsideration of just what it is we think we are doing
Plastic all the way down! New Paper: Microplastics contamination in sea turtle nests (Malaysia). Aina Arifah Khalid et al Reprints: maisarah@umt.edu.my 🐢🌍🧪🦑 🦤🌊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#plasticpollution #microplastic #seaturtle #marineturtle
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#plasticpollution #microplastic #seaturtle #marineturtle
December 19, 2024 at 9:03 AM
If 20 years of research on the effects of plastics had taught me anything, it's that everyone thinks it's awful and then nothing changes.
A great piece on (dis)enchantment, belief, religion, and why Santa Claus might be more real than you think.
In my latest free post on Substack, 'I caught Father dissing Santa Claus', I look at the phenomenon of vicars who denounce belief in Father Christmas: drfrancisyoung.substack.com/p/i-caught-f...
I caught Father dissing Santa Claus
It seems that, once again, a vicar has got himself into trouble for telling children of primary age that Santa Claus is ‘not real’ – I seem to remember that exactly the same story appeared in the run-...
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December 16, 2024 at 2:16 PM
A great piece on (dis)enchantment, belief, religion, and why Santa Claus might be more real than you think.
God's Promise of Dignity: a sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent.
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God's Promise of Dignity
God promises that we will know the dignity of every human being. Every human being... Just who does that include and how will we know?
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December 15, 2024 at 7:13 PM
God's Promise of Dignity: a sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent.
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www.bookishpriest.com/gods-promise...
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The book flood is the publishing season before Christmas.
We have our Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve. Exchanging presents happens after dinner. This may or may not involve books.
The sitting up reading happens late in the night if at all. Cocoa? Possibly.
We have our Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve. Exchanging presents happens after dinner. This may or may not involve books.
The sitting up reading happens late in the night if at all. Cocoa? Possibly.
December 14, 2024 at 4:16 PM
The book flood is the publishing season before Christmas.
We have our Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve. Exchanging presents happens after dinner. This may or may not involve books.
The sitting up reading happens late in the night if at all. Cocoa? Possibly.
We have our Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve. Exchanging presents happens after dinner. This may or may not involve books.
The sitting up reading happens late in the night if at all. Cocoa? Possibly.
A first this morning: a medical technician who had to administer some uncomfortable tests to me, before starting, said, "This will hurt a bit. I know you're a priest. Please don't curse me."
We had a good laugh and then it did, indeed, hurt a bit. No curses involved.
We had a good laugh and then it did, indeed, hurt a bit. No curses involved.
December 12, 2024 at 11:16 PM
A first this morning: a medical technician who had to administer some uncomfortable tests to me, before starting, said, "This will hurt a bit. I know you're a priest. Please don't curse me."
We had a good laugh and then it did, indeed, hurt a bit. No curses involved.
We had a good laugh and then it did, indeed, hurt a bit. No curses involved.
Having a text exchange about homiletics, the Incarnation, and the hymns of St Ephrem the Syrian.
I have some of the coolest friends.
I have some of the coolest friends.
December 9, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Having a text exchange about homiletics, the Incarnation, and the hymns of St Ephrem the Syrian.
I have some of the coolest friends.
I have some of the coolest friends.
Blessed Second Sunday of Advent, all. ✝️⚓
December 8, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Blessed Second Sunday of Advent, all. ✝️⚓
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I still have never listened to any of Taylor Swift’s music. I think it adds a little mystery to my life.
December 5, 2024 at 12:33 AM
I still have never listened to any of Taylor Swift’s music. I think it adds a little mystery to my life.
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listen up christians: ~if~ you believe in a god of transactions, maybe instead consider a god of justice
It's clear how people get an idea of an authoritarian, abusive parental deity from a lot Deuteronomy--even what we call the 2nd graf of the Shma.
But: I don't actually believe that inserting prayer or deeds & getting rewards is how the world works.
Do you?
So what's a mature adult theology to do?
But: I don't actually believe that inserting prayer or deeds & getting rewards is how the world works.
Do you?
So what's a mature adult theology to do?
On Vending Machine Theology
God is not a kiosk and your prayers are not a quarter
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December 3, 2024 at 4:15 PM
listen up christians: ~if~ you believe in a god of transactions, maybe instead consider a god of justice
A sermon for the First Sunday of Advent and God's promise of redemption. What does it mean for the Kingdom of God - heaven - to come to us?
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God's Promise of Redemption
What does God's promise of redemption mean for us and this world? How are we to make sense of hope, peace, joy, and love alongside heaven, hell, death and judgement?
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December 2, 2024 at 6:12 PM
A sermon for the First Sunday of Advent and God's promise of redemption. What does it mean for the Kingdom of God - heaven - to come to us?
www.bookishpriest.com/gods-promise...
www.bookishpriest.com/gods-promise...
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I still see people cutting and pasting from the Bad Place to dunk on it here, and I hope you all get that out of your system real soon now
December 1, 2024 at 11:27 PM
I still see people cutting and pasting from the Bad Place to dunk on it here, and I hope you all get that out of your system real soon now
I've tried, roughly annually, to play through Breath of the Wild since purchasing it. Now, five tries in, I think I have to call it: This game is not for me.
#gaymer
#gaymer
November 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I've tried, roughly annually, to play through Breath of the Wild since purchasing it. Now, five tries in, I think I have to call it: This game is not for me.
#gaymer
#gaymer
In the last 18 months, two colleagues have retired and gifted me most or all of their libraries. (Clergy tend to amass books.) I'm finally getting around to cataloguing.
It looks like the TBR of physical books in my house may pass 600.
At least I know what my plans are for the next decade or so...
It looks like the TBR of physical books in my house may pass 600.
At least I know what my plans are for the next decade or so...
November 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM
In the last 18 months, two colleagues have retired and gifted me most or all of their libraries. (Clergy tend to amass books.) I'm finally getting around to cataloguing.
It looks like the TBR of physical books in my house may pass 600.
At least I know what my plans are for the next decade or so...
It looks like the TBR of physical books in my house may pass 600.
At least I know what my plans are for the next decade or so...
Quote a favourite film using a gif only
November 16, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Quote a favourite film using a gif only
I love finding notes from previous readers in books. #marginalia
November 14, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I love finding notes from previous readers in books. #marginalia
This is a really lovely thread.
It's nearly Halloween, so let's talk about the dead.
After all, I spend a lot of my time collecting human bones from the surface of an approximately 1500 year old graveyard, storing, and then reburying them, and this can freak people out. It seems spooky, strange.
So why am I so chill about it?
After all, I spend a lot of my time collecting human bones from the surface of an approximately 1500 year old graveyard, storing, and then reburying them, and this can freak people out. It seems spooky, strange.
So why am I so chill about it?
October 24, 2024 at 11:29 PM
This is a really lovely thread.
A sermon for the Last Sunday after Epiphany. If you're into that sort of thing.
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www.bookishpriest.com/when-the-swe...
When the Sweet By and By Meets the Nasty Here and Now
When confronted with revelations of divine truth, God's first instruction is not to act, but to listen.
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February 11, 2024 at 7:38 PM
A sermon for the Last Sunday after Epiphany. If you're into that sort of thing.
www.bookishpriest.com/when-the-swe...
www.bookishpriest.com/when-the-swe...
I know that #TheTraitors isn't real. It's entertainment and more scripted than we're meant to think. But it's amazing to watch how effectively loud voices sway a crowd and how even the smallest differences between people become excuses for radical exclusion.
February 10, 2024 at 4:21 AM
I know that #TheTraitors isn't real. It's entertainment and more scripted than we're meant to think. But it's amazing to watch how effectively loud voices sway a crowd and how even the smallest differences between people become excuses for radical exclusion.