Jesus, books, mental health and pork pies // Pastor of @LitchardMission, Bridgend // Home of the Christian Book Endorsement Awards
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The Christian publishing world has been waiting with bated breath, but finally the moment has come.
Yes, it’s The Christian Book Endorsement Awards 2026! This is the ONLY awards ceremony devoted to Christian book endorsements.
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Jun 11
The BCP option is to use the Prayer before a Fight at Sea, subbing out ‘our enemies’ with the name of the opposing team.
A prayer for the World Cup 2026. ⚽
ALT A prayer for the World Cup God of glory, as the world gathers to celebrate the beautiful game, we pray for a harmonious and joyous World Cup. Bring safety and security for players and officials on the pitch, fans in the stands, and spectators at home. May we see and celebrate the hand of God in the creativity of every curving free kick, silky pass or impossible save. May we have compassion and perspective on the miskicks, missed penalties, and muddled VARs. Every winning team needs a losing team – even if you were the better team. Let the journey to World Cup glory be not only for the nation that wins. May we see something more of the world you want us to be: a gathering of every nation and people who share your glory. Amen.
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Jun 10
Once again, kind of weird, but not a sin
Jun 9
Without naming your job, tell me something you say 16 times per day at work.
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If those two words are not 'Peri' and 'Peri', I will be severely disappointed.
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Apparently, if a church enjoys their vicar's sermon, it might have been written by AI, which is one clear piece of evidence that my sermons aren't written by AI
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This week on Murder at the Manse, I’ve been sampling the work of Peter Swanson. Publishers Weekly promised: “Classic whodunit fans will be in heaven.” Were they right? Find out here:
open.substack.com/pub/murder…
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Jun 5
Stanley Hauerwas’ quote that “In 100 years, if Christians are people identified as those who do not kill their children or their elderly, we would have been doing something right” continues to be vindicated.
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I have, for my sins, started a substack. My rationale is below, but do have a look if early Christianity, the contemporary relevance of church history, and wider thoughts on church life interest you in any way.
edwardcreedy.substack.com/
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18 years ago today, I was baptised in the River Wear. Each year since, I've learned more and more about how amazing Jesus is.
"Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home."
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May 30
You just won a 2-week, all-expenses-paid vacation. But there’s a catch: you have to stay within one zone the whole time. What are you picking?
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May 30
I don't understand why people complain about the £200 open window fine (£75 if paid in 28 days)
We had to introduce the law because pigeons kept flying into houses and people were feeding them and the pigeons were becoming too powerful. Do we really want to be run by pigeons?
May 29
Opened my window in the UK and police came round and installed this.
Was told its illegal to open windows and got a £200 fine. This country is a joke
Community note
There is no UK law making it illegal to open a window, and police do not issue fines for doing so. The image shows a standard window restrictor cable, which is a common safety device installed by homeowners or landlords to prevent falls and improve security. legislation.gov.uk hse.gov.uk gov.uk/private-rentin…
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I've recently finished a chronological readthrough of John Dickson Carr's 23 Dr Gideon Fell novels. So, this week on Murder at the Manse, here is my official ranking of them all:
murderatthemanse.substack.co…
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May 29
People keep suggesting AI is unreliable, but personally I am proud to be an inhabitant of Bridpenpd
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May 27
It’s is a really dark day when a talk about the history of ancient Israel and Judah is cancelled by the British Museum because of ‘security concerns’.
Is this what we do now? We cave in?
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May 26
This explains the 11 herbs and spices, though I do wonder which herb/spice betrayed the Colonel and was removed from the recipe
Today I learnt that Colonel Sanders, of KFC fame, was a Pentecostal.
ifphc.wordpress.com/2026/05/…
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