Tim Chesterton
@timchesterton.bsky.social
Jesus-follower (Anglican/Mennonite hybrid), husband, dad, grandpa, friend, neighbour, folk musician.
If you start following me and I see that you follow 14 million other people, I may well block you, for obvious reasons.
If you start following me and I see that you follow 14 million other people, I may well block you, for obvious reasons.
This Fall I've been reading the fiction of George MacDonald (1824-1905), who was a great influence on C.S. Lewis. Several times in his novels, he says that the question ‘Does God exist?’ is far less important than the question ‘What sort of God would be worth believing in?’
I really warm to that.
I really warm to that.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This Fall I've been reading the fiction of George MacDonald (1824-1905), who was a great influence on C.S. Lewis. Several times in his novels, he says that the question ‘Does God exist?’ is far less important than the question ‘What sort of God would be worth believing in?’
I really warm to that.
I really warm to that.
24 hours after PM Carney persuaded Elizabeth May to vote for his budget by promising her that Canada will keep its Paris Agreement commitments on climate change. Liberals speaking out of both sides of their mouth on the environment? Imagine my surprise.
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
24 hours after PM Carney persuaded Elizabeth May to vote for his budget by promising her that Canada will keep its Paris Agreement commitments on climate change. Liberals speaking out of both sides of their mouth on the environment? Imagine my surprise.
William Russell would have been 101 today. He played Ian Chesterton in the very first incarnation of Doctor Who, starting in November 1963.
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
William Russell would have been 101 today. He played Ian Chesterton in the very first incarnation of Doctor Who, starting in November 1963.
And the despicableness continues.
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
And the despicableness continues.
Many thanks to Dave Bowden who did sound at our show on Saturday night at the Northern Lights Folk Club, and also produced these excellent recordings of our two sets.
Set 1: drive.google.com/file/d/1gjy5...
(see comments for set 2).
Set 1: drive.google.com/file/d/1gjy5...
(see comments for set 2).
Songs of War and Peace Set 1.mp3
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November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Many thanks to Dave Bowden who did sound at our show on Saturday night at the Northern Lights Folk Club, and also produced these excellent recordings of our two sets.
Set 1: drive.google.com/file/d/1gjy5...
(see comments for set 2).
Set 1: drive.google.com/file/d/1gjy5...
(see comments for set 2).
Bruce Cockburn - People See Through You - Munich 1986.05.26
YouTube video by Jack Cockburn
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November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sometimes Jesus is very confusing. Doesn't the first part of his answer contradict the second part?
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November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sometimes Jesus is very confusing. Doesn't the first part of his answer contradict the second part?
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Hey great! Nothing like destroying the public health system in the same month that you destroyed collective bargaining rights! What destruction is next?
SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail
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Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
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November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hey great! Nothing like destroying the public health system in the same month that you destroyed collective bargaining rights! What destruction is next?
Reposted by Tim Chesterton
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will vote yes on the 2025 federal budget after securing a public commitment from the Prime Minister to meet Canada's legally binding Paris agreement targets. We made the government promise, now we make them deliver. 🟢 #GreenParty
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will vote yes on the 2025 federal budget after securing a public commitment from the Prime Minister to meet Canada's legally binding Paris agreement targets. We made the government promise, now we make them deliver. 🟢 #GreenParty
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I take delight; listen to him.”
Matthew 17.5b, Revised English Bible.
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Matthew 17.5b, Revised English Bible.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I take delight; listen to him.”
Matthew 17.5b, Revised English Bible.
#MorningPrayer
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#dailygospels
Matthew 17.5b, Revised English Bible.
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#DailyOfficeLectionary
#dailygospels
New book review on my blog and Substack: Ursula K. LeGuin's 'A Wizard of Earthsea'.
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2025 Book 46: Ursula K. LeGuin: ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’
This is my third or fourth time through this book, which I like very much. Many of the reasons I like it are spelled out in this edition in the author’s ‘afterword’. As she says, most books about w…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New book review on my blog and Substack: Ursula K. LeGuin's 'A Wizard of Earthsea'.
tachesterton.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/2...
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Today in the church calendar we remember my old friend St. Margaret of Scotland, who died in this day in 1093.
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today in the church calendar we remember my old friend St. Margaret of Scotland, who died in this day in 1093.
“No slave can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and Money.” - Jesus
Luke 16.13 REB
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Luke 16.13 REB
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November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“No slave can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and Money.” - Jesus
Luke 16.13 REB
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Luke 16.13 REB
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Only Visiting This Planet, by Larry Norman
16 track album
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November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Well, tonight's the night. Tickets will likely still be available at the door; doors open at 7.15 pm and the show starts at 8.00. We would love to see you there!
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Songs of War and Peace featuring Tim Chesterton & Bill Werthmann – Northern Lights Folk Club
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November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Well, tonight's the night. Tickets will likely still be available at the door; doors open at 7.15 pm and the show starts at 8.00. We would love to see you there!
northernlightsfc.ca/show/songs-o...
northernlightsfc.ca/show/songs-o...
Marci and I watched 'The Woman in Cabin 10' on Netflix last night, and my main observation is that the writer is wildly optimistic about how long people can stay alive when they go for a swim in Arctic waters.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Marci and I watched 'The Woman in Cabin 10' on Netflix last night, and my main observation is that the writer is wildly optimistic about how long people can stay alive when they go for a swim in Arctic waters.
'Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."'
Matthew 16.24, NRSVUE
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Matthew 16.24, NRSVUE
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November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
'Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."'
Matthew 16.24, NRSVUE
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Matthew 16.24, NRSVUE
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“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16.15b REB)
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November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16.15b REB)
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Yes, but what are they actually going to DO about it? All they’ve done so far is go backwards.
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Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says | CBC News
Canada’s new environment minister and Environment and Climate Change officials confirmed that the federal government is standing by the national climate targets that were set under the previous Prime ...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Yes, but what are they actually going to DO about it? All they’ve done so far is go backwards.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Had a grand time at CJSR today with Rhea, Bill, and Miles.
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Had a grand time at CJSR today with Rhea, Bill, and Miles.
If you missed our show today, you can listen to a recording of it here.
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I.T.A.V. Remembrance Day Special
Songs of War and Peace Remembrance Day Special with Bill Werthmann and Tim Chesterton
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November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you missed our show today, you can listen to a recording of it here.
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This coming Saturday my friend Bill Werthmann and I are the leads for a concert called ‘Songs of War & Peace’ at the Northern Lights Folk Club in Edmonton. Today (Nov 11) we’re doing a one-hour preview of songs and conversation on CJSR radio in Edmonton from 1-2 pm, hosted by our friend Rhea March.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This coming Saturday my friend Bill Werthmann and I are the leads for a concert called ‘Songs of War & Peace’ at the Northern Lights Folk Club in Edmonton. Today (Nov 11) we’re doing a one-hour preview of songs and conversation on CJSR radio in Edmonton from 1-2 pm, hosted by our friend Rhea March.
If you're awake in Edmonton right now, at 6.50 am CBC radio (93.9 FM) will be playing the interview Bill Werthmann and I did with Tara McCarthy. You can also hear it live online anywhere in the world at www.cbc.ca/lite/radio/l....
Radio One • Edmonton
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November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If you're awake in Edmonton right now, at 6.50 am CBC radio (93.9 FM) will be playing the interview Bill Werthmann and I did with Tara McCarthy. You can also hear it live online anywhere in the world at www.cbc.ca/lite/radio/l....