Simon Hall
@spoofoid.bsky.social
Practical Theologian, who can't do much practice due to chronic illness. Still able to write a bit. Also rants about random stuff.
The podcast that I've been working on for a couple of years is finally live! Listen on your usual app or click below!
What did Church teach us about sex?
We get personal and discuss how the things we learned about sex from church shaped our earliest experiences of relationships.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The podcast that I've been working on for a couple of years is finally live! Listen on your usual app or click below!
This post feels central to the argument I've been building up that God has (learned to?) become more and more inclusive.
When Jesus Became Inclusive
A story so true that many people doubt it
agodwecouldbelievein.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This post feels central to the argument I've been building up that God has (learned to?) become more and more inclusive.
I finally read Dominion by Tom Holland and under Trump 2.0 it hits even harder.
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Reading Dominion among the Dominionists
A quick book review
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April 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I finally read Dominion by Tom Holland and under Trump 2.0 it hits even harder.
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
I had a great chat with my friends from The Northumbrian Collective. In the midst of chaos, how can we listen to the still, small voice?
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Listen-Think-Live
Podcast · Roy Searle, Dave Ward, Craig Millward, Julie Bryan and Simon Hall · Come and join Roy, Dave, Craig, Julie and Simon who together form the Northumbrian Collective. We are united in a shared c...
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April 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I had a great chat with my friends from The Northumbrian Collective. In the midst of chaos, how can we listen to the still, small voice?
open.spotify.com/show/1BrGBVp...
open.spotify.com/show/1BrGBVp...
I love that Bluesky doesn't throttle external links... Well, let's see if that's true!
Two Ways to Attend to our Imperfection
One of the weirdest theological innovations of my lifetime: empathy is a sin.
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March 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I love that Bluesky doesn't throttle external links... Well, let's see if that's true!
A great little chat about culture and the sacred and a wonderful introduction to 3/4 of our podcast team!
A Heavy Metal Gift for You!
A lovey taster for what is to come
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February 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A great little chat about culture and the sacred and a wonderful introduction to 3/4 of our podcast team!
January 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Yesterday I posted my favourite things of last year, and a few more thoughtful things. This year I've decided to write a bit more until I run out. So today I'm starting with my song of the year. I'm not going to post every day, but if you're interested you're welcome to subscribe to my Substack!
January 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yesterday I posted my favourite things of last year, and a few more thoughtful things. This year I've decided to write a bit more until I run out. So today I'm starting with my song of the year. I'm not going to post every day, but if you're interested you're welcome to subscribe to my Substack!
Chuffed that my first published work in a LONG TIME is out in the wild, just in time for Christmas!
So pleased to have worked with Roy Searle and Joshua Cockayne on this, a gentle but firm gospel corrective to the 'Big is Beautiful' subtext of the current church planting orthodoxy.
So pleased to have worked with Roy Searle and Joshua Cockayne on this, a gentle but firm gospel corrective to the 'Big is Beautiful' subtext of the current church planting orthodoxy.
December 14, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Chuffed that my first published work in a LONG TIME is out in the wild, just in time for Christmas!
So pleased to have worked with Roy Searle and Joshua Cockayne on this, a gentle but firm gospel corrective to the 'Big is Beautiful' subtext of the current church planting orthodoxy.
So pleased to have worked with Roy Searle and Joshua Cockayne on this, a gentle but firm gospel corrective to the 'Big is Beautiful' subtext of the current church planting orthodoxy.
God seems to like us different.
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December 6, 2024 at 10:29 AM
God seems to like us different.
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Jesus is the Lamb of God, but what does that mean?
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November 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Jesus is the Lamb of God, but what does that mean?
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To some people reading the story of Abraham and Isaac today, the shocking lesson is that God might ask us to kill someone, and faithfulness means being willing to kill.
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 AM
To some people reading the story of Abraham and Isaac today, the shocking lesson is that God might ask us to kill someone, and faithfulness means being willing to kill.
Hey, I'm new here. Expect theology, politics, sport, media, games and self-deprecation.
I've heard good things about this place but it doesn't feel very intuitive.
How do I find my way around? How do I find my friends? How do I make new friend?
I've heard good things about this place but it doesn't feel very intuitive.
How do I find my way around? How do I find my friends? How do I make new friend?
November 19, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Hey, I'm new here. Expect theology, politics, sport, media, games and self-deprecation.
I've heard good things about this place but it doesn't feel very intuitive.
How do I find my way around? How do I find my friends? How do I make new friend?
I've heard good things about this place but it doesn't feel very intuitive.
How do I find my way around? How do I find my friends? How do I make new friend?