Steve Taylor AngelWings Ltd
@emergentkiwi.bsky.social
Researcher, educator, writer on cultures and change. Author First Expressions, Built for Change and Out of Bounds Church. Gardener, runner, sleeper
The social impact of lectio divina during Covid. Artist Rob Larsen joined an online lectio divina group during Covid to discover a new rhythm. His insights on words + images are in Image journal imagejournal.org. They echo my research into spiritual practices. emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/the-...
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The social impact of lectio divina during Covid. Artist Rob Larsen joined an online lectio divina group during Covid to discover a new rhythm. His insights on words + images are in Image journal imagejournal.org. They echo my research into spiritual practices. emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/the-...
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The work of Sue Welfare, contemporary UK printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmaker
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The work of Sue Welfare, contemporary UK printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmaker
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Three strategies to link paragraphs and improve the flow of
your academic writing. patthomson.net/2025/11/08/t...
your academic writing. patthomson.net/2025/11/08/t...
three ways to link paragraphs
One of the things that separates just OK academic writing from really good academic writing is how smoothly it flows. You’ve probably read papers where every paragraph feels like a fresh star…
patthomson.net
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Three strategies to link paragraphs and improve the flow of
your academic writing. patthomson.net/2025/11/08/t...
your academic writing. patthomson.net/2025/11/08/t...
I’m delighted to be editing a special issue for Ecclesial Futures journal on Digital faith-based grassroots activism.
Timelines are tight, but there is some flexibility. So if you are interested drop me a line.
Details of the call are here -> emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/digi...
Timelines are tight, but there is some flexibility. So if you are interested drop me a line.
Details of the call are here -> emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/digi...
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’m delighted to be editing a special issue for Ecclesial Futures journal on Digital faith-based grassroots activism.
Timelines are tight, but there is some flexibility. So if you are interested drop me a line.
Details of the call are here -> emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/digi...
Timelines are tight, but there is some flexibility. So if you are interested drop me a line.
Details of the call are here -> emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/digi...
A 12 months on research project update. Listing the 16 outputs from my Social Impact of selected Spiritual Practices.
A highly productive season. Thanks @X_Training_UoB, @templeton_fdn for support.
Excited the research box remains open. Roll on 2026.
emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/box-...
A highly productive season. Thanks @X_Training_UoB, @templeton_fdn for support.
Excited the research box remains open. Roll on 2026.
emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/box-...
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A 12 months on research project update. Listing the 16 outputs from my Social Impact of selected Spiritual Practices.
A highly productive season. Thanks @X_Training_UoB, @templeton_fdn for support.
Excited the research box remains open. Roll on 2026.
emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/box-...
A highly productive season. Thanks @X_Training_UoB, @templeton_fdn for support.
Excited the research box remains open. Roll on 2026.
emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/box-...
Parihaka.
Good to gather with folk in Ōtepoti this morning to remember and recommit.
Lest we forget.
“Though the lions rage still I am for peace... Though I be killed I yet shall live; though dead, I shall live in peace which will be the accomplishment of my aim.” -- Te Whiti o Rongomai, 1881
Good to gather with folk in Ōtepoti this morning to remember and recommit.
Lest we forget.
“Though the lions rage still I am for peace... Though I be killed I yet shall live; though dead, I shall live in peace which will be the accomplishment of my aim.” -- Te Whiti o Rongomai, 1881
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Parihaka.
Good to gather with folk in Ōtepoti this morning to remember and recommit.
Lest we forget.
“Though the lions rage still I am for peace... Though I be killed I yet shall live; though dead, I shall live in peace which will be the accomplishment of my aim.” -- Te Whiti o Rongomai, 1881
Good to gather with folk in Ōtepoti this morning to remember and recommit.
Lest we forget.
“Though the lions rage still I am for peace... Though I be killed I yet shall live; though dead, I shall live in peace which will be the accomplishment of my aim.” -- Te Whiti o Rongomai, 1881
12 months on. Is the box half-empty or half-full? Summarising 16 outputs from my social impact of religious practices research project with Cross Training at Birmingham Uni. And I describe some half open next steps to build on the research and find collaborators. emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/box-...
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
12 months on. Is the box half-empty or half-full? Summarising 16 outputs from my social impact of religious practices research project with Cross Training at Birmingham Uni. And I describe some half open next steps to build on the research and find collaborators. emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/box-...
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Yarn-bombing is thought to have originated in Texas USA, instigated by clothes-shop owner Magda Sayeg and a group known as Knitta Please, who began the "knit graffiti" movement to brighten up public spaces as a form of street art #Womensart
November 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Yarn-bombing is thought to have originated in Texas USA, instigated by clothes-shop owner Magda Sayeg and a group known as Knitta Please, who began the "knit graffiti" movement to brighten up public spaces as a form of street art #Womensart
The Listening training table lists 6 practices that can build listening skills in religious contexts and identifies how these spiritual practices develop communities. The public resource is an output from my novel research on the social impact of religious practices -> osf.io/u468g
November 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The Listening training table lists 6 practices that can build listening skills in religious contexts and identifies how these spiritual practices develop communities. The public resource is an output from my novel research on the social impact of religious practices -> osf.io/u468g
I've uploaded Listening training in religious contexts: theoretical and empirical research resources. The resource lists 6 practices for listening training in religious communities. Each practice is described. Relevant literature is referenced. New research opportunities made evident. osf.io/u468g
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I've uploaded Listening training in religious contexts: theoretical and empirical research resources. The resource lists 6 practices for listening training in religious communities. Each practice is described. Relevant literature is referenced. New research opportunities made evident. osf.io/u468g
“that feeling of being in a deep fog continues with every new research project you will do” - 9 really practical steps to keep perspective amid big projects. I’d add 10 - use task blocks. Identify key tasks (write, read, admin, plan, gather data). Move between each task over a day/week.
Doing a PhD can feel like wandering through a forest with no map. You’re constantly questioning whether you’re smart enough, working hard enough or heading in the right direction. If you’re feeling this way, you’re not alone. More importantly, you’re not broken. patthomson.net/2025/10/25/b...
Building confidence during your PhD
Doing a PhD can feel like wandering through a forest with no map. You’re constantly questioning whether you’re smart enough, working hard enough or heading in the right direction. If yo…
patthomson.net
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
“that feeling of being in a deep fog continues with every new research project you will do” - 9 really practical steps to keep perspective amid big projects. I’d add 10 - use task blocks. Identify key tasks (write, read, admin, plan, gather data). Move between each task over a day/week.
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The phrase "Western Civilisation" is just white supremacy in a poorly-fitting tuxedo. It presents the absurd idea of a grand unifying tradition which encompasses the Vikings, the Romans, the Ancient Greeks and a bunch of Enlightenment dudes in wigs, but is also somehow completely heterosexual
i say 'crypto fascist' because he continuously has to justify and pretend to be *not fascist* whenever writing or guesting, even on the more rightwing media outlets
as below - the reason people claim that is because it's been more frequently true every year for the last 2 decades
as below - the reason people claim that is because it's been more frequently true every year for the last 2 decades
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The phrase "Western Civilisation" is just white supremacy in a poorly-fitting tuxedo. It presents the absurd idea of a grand unifying tradition which encompasses the Vikings, the Romans, the Ancient Greeks and a bunch of Enlightenment dudes in wigs, but is also somehow completely heterosexual
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October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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The work of hand knitting fiber artist Kendal Ross #WomensArt
October 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The work of hand knitting fiber artist Kendal Ross #WomensArt
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Embroidered leaves by US artist Hillary Waters Fayle #WomensArt
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Embroidered leaves by US artist Hillary Waters Fayle #WomensArt
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“I see just a massive opportunity on the horizon, and not just in Europe but all over the world, to start building a new, good internet outside the U.S. One that’s multilateral, one that’s pluralistic, one that is enshittification-resistant from the start. It’s going to be accelerated by Trump.”
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“I see just a massive opportunity on the horizon, and not just in Europe but all over the world, to start building a new, good internet outside the U.S. One that’s multilateral, one that’s pluralistic, one that is enshittification-resistant from the start. It’s going to be accelerated by Trump.”
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So the Prime Ministers new attack on teachers is their 12 weeks of school holidays which we all know many teachers work through.
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So the Prime Ministers new attack on teachers is their 12 weeks of school holidays which we all know many teachers work through.
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
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Possibly the most epic sunset I've ever captured. A mothership lenticular cloud above the Māniatoto plains looking at Pātearoa Rock & Pillar Range, Central Otago New Zealand
#Nikon #GreatNZRoadie #Weather #NZ
paullecomtephoto.nz
(available on my site)
#Nikon #GreatNZRoadie #Weather #NZ
paullecomtephoto.nz
(available on my site)
October 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Possibly the most epic sunset I've ever captured. A mothership lenticular cloud above the Māniatoto plains looking at Pātearoa Rock & Pillar Range, Central Otago New Zealand
#Nikon #GreatNZRoadie #Weather #NZ
paullecomtephoto.nz
(available on my site)
#Nikon #GreatNZRoadie #Weather #NZ
paullecomtephoto.nz
(available on my site)
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🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.
October 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.
Coalitions’ “Local Water Done Well" is working well
About 30,000 residents have been told to boil tap water before using it for cooking, drinking, preparing baby formula or cleaning their teeth #nzpol #3Waters
Waikato water contamination: Schools stay closed for start of term
Waikato schools may need to implement a "distance learning programme" if they can not reopen soon.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Coalitions’ “Local Water Done Well" is working well
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Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).
OPERATION INFLATION
www.operationinflation.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).
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Cardiff To Be First UK City To Introduce Extra Parking Fees For SUVs www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Cardiff To Be First UK City To Introduce Extra Parking Fees For SUVs
Cardiff tackles 'carspreading'.
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Cardiff To Be First UK City To Introduce Extra Parking Fees For SUVs www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
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AI recommended some journal articles that were impossible to locate. I asked for more details and received a response that said, "Not all of the articles are real." (DIRECT QUOTE.)
Yall, the chatbot lied, became aware of its own lie, and then came right out and told me that it lied.
What a world.
Yall, the chatbot lied, became aware of its own lie, and then came right out and told me that it lied.
What a world.
October 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
AI recommended some journal articles that were impossible to locate. I asked for more details and received a response that said, "Not all of the articles are real." (DIRECT QUOTE.)
Yall, the chatbot lied, became aware of its own lie, and then came right out and told me that it lied.
What a world.
Yall, the chatbot lied, became aware of its own lie, and then came right out and told me that it lied.
What a world.
Careys Bay calm on a warm spring afternoon
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Careys Bay calm on a warm spring afternoon
I’m looking forward to presenting at the Theology Seminar, University of Otago tomorrow. I’ll be talking about my action research on the social impact of shared spiritual practices, using the frame of science-engaged practical theology. Otago awarded me my PhD so it’s a sort of homecoming.
October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I’m looking forward to presenting at the Theology Seminar, University of Otago tomorrow. I’ll be talking about my action research on the social impact of shared spiritual practices, using the frame of science-engaged practical theology. Otago awarded me my PhD so it’s a sort of homecoming.