Paul Walker
@paulwalker71.bsky.social
Retired Anglican priest trying to figure out the place of faith and spirituality in contemporary society. Writer on Medium.com. Left-ish politics, prog rock lover, board games, Rugby League, husband, dad and (recent) grandad
Is it nerdy to admit I understand every word of this post?
Ulfric Stormcloak would have a Twitter account where he would get into fifty-comment threads arguing for Nord supremacy.
General Tullius would have a Bluesky account but all its bland posts would be by an intern.
Alduin would be on Truth Social.
Paarthunax would have a Substack.
General Tullius would have a Bluesky account but all its bland posts would be by an intern.
Alduin would be on Truth Social.
Paarthunax would have a Substack.
May 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Is it nerdy to admit I understand every word of this post?
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What are the lessons from how Australia and Canada firmly rejected the Trumpist candidates, yet here in the UK we seem to be drinking the Kool-Aid and voting in swathes of right-wing Trump imitators in the guise of Reform UK?
Why?
Why?
May 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What are the lessons from how Australia and Canada firmly rejected the Trumpist candidates, yet here in the UK we seem to be drinking the Kool-Aid and voting in swathes of right-wing Trump imitators in the guise of Reform UK?
Why?
Why?
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Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
April 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
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Will you all please stop trying to improve on this joke. You are only making it more laboured
April 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Will you all please stop trying to improve on this joke. You are only making it more laboured
This arrived as a birthday gift @drleahpayne.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This arrived as a birthday gift @drleahpayne.bsky.social
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I'm not much into the Bible thing but I know some of you are. Let us pray.
March 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I'm not much into the Bible thing but I know some of you are. Let us pray.
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And remember: THEY WANT TO HURT YOU. Musk, Trump, Vought....they all said this in public. They want you to suffer, be traumatized, and experience shock.
Your life is a game to them.
Donald Trump has never and will never be your friend.
Your life is a game to them.
Donald Trump has never and will never be your friend.
March 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And remember: THEY WANT TO HURT YOU. Musk, Trump, Vought....they all said this in public. They want you to suffer, be traumatized, and experience shock.
Your life is a game to them.
Donald Trump has never and will never be your friend.
Your life is a game to them.
Donald Trump has never and will never be your friend.
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More class in his pinky than Trump has shown his entire life.
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
More class in his pinky than Trump has shown his entire life.
This...
There is absolutely no salvation without love: this is the wheel in the middle of the wheel. Salvation does not divide. Salvation connects, so that one sees oneself in others and others in oneself.
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
February 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This...
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Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
You couldn’t make this up
February 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You couldn’t make this up
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Isn't it funny that Christian religions are now being attacked for being the wrong kind of Christian? I've been warning about this. There will be only one acceptable Christian religion, and most Christians are going to be shocked to learn it's not theirs.
February 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Isn't it funny that Christian religions are now being attacked for being the wrong kind of Christian? I've been warning about this. There will be only one acceptable Christian religion, and most Christians are going to be shocked to learn it's not theirs.
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Just a reminder:
There is no Bible verse commanding men to lead their wives.
There’s lots commanding them to LOVE their wives. Absolutely none commanding them to lead their wives.
There is no Bible verse commanding men to lead their wives.
There’s lots commanding them to LOVE their wives. Absolutely none commanding them to lead their wives.
January 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just a reminder:
There is no Bible verse commanding men to lead their wives.
There’s lots commanding them to LOVE their wives. Absolutely none commanding them to lead their wives.
There is no Bible verse commanding men to lead their wives.
There’s lots commanding them to LOVE their wives. Absolutely none commanding them to lead their wives.
Why does he always have to apportion blame, especially since he has no facts at this point?
Truly disgusting
Truly disgusting
They just blamed DEI for the deaths of 67 people in plane crash in the Potomac.
January 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Why does he always have to apportion blame, especially since he has no facts at this point?
Truly disgusting
Truly disgusting
Please... can you Americans keep him? We certainly don't want him in the UK
Last month, Calvin Robinson brought antisemitic Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon onto his podcast to explain why he believes that "Judaism is a pernicious evil."
January 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Please... can you Americans keep him? We certainly don't want him in the UK
They don't consider AN Y Christians to be Christians unless they parrot the MAGA/Trump line...
January 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
They don't consider AN Y Christians to be Christians unless they parrot the MAGA/Trump line...
What is WRONG with these people?
January 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
What is WRONG with these people?
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BURN!! (Not that he cares...)
January 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
BURN!! (Not that he cares...)
This is kinda how things are heading...
January 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is kinda how things are heading...
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Mark 6:34 As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
Greek:
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη
esplanchnisthē
Moved with compassion
Literal definition: moved in his gut
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Greek:
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη
esplanchnisthē
Moved with compassion
Literal definition: moved in his gut
+
January 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Mark 6:34 As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
Greek:
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη
esplanchnisthē
Moved with compassion
Literal definition: moved in his gut
+
Greek:
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη
esplanchnisthē
Moved with compassion
Literal definition: moved in his gut
+
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When I talk about Christian monasticism, I get the feeling many people are disappointed by how mundane it is. People often want to do big gestures than small daily work.
This feels similar to the work of resisting fascism. There will not be one big event, but lives of faithful, loving resistance.
This feels similar to the work of resisting fascism. There will not be one big event, but lives of faithful, loving resistance.
January 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
When I talk about Christian monasticism, I get the feeling many people are disappointed by how mundane it is. People often want to do big gestures than small daily work.
This feels similar to the work of resisting fascism. There will not be one big event, but lives of faithful, loving resistance.
This feels similar to the work of resisting fascism. There will not be one big event, but lives of faithful, loving resistance.